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Friday 20-November

Classwork/Activities:

 

 

 

Homework:     Complete the plate bounaries activity found here

 

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Monday 17-November

Classwork/Activities:

 

 

Daily trout habitat observations:

Chem test of trout tank:

  • fish quite and laying on bottom
  • Ammonia 1 ppm
  • Nitrate 5.6 ppm
  • Nitrite 0 ppm

Remedy:

  • 10% water exchange...

Homework:

 

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Monday 17-November

Classwork/Activities:

pm Activity schedule

  • Video Plate Tectonics (30 minutes)
  • Notes: Alfred Wegener's theory of Continental Drift

 

Daily trout habitat observations:

Chem test of trout tank:

  • nitrite levels rising......indicates bacteria are cycling Nitrogen)
  • elevated pH:7.6 and
  • ammonia  1 ppm

Remedy:

  • 10% water exchange...

Homework:

 

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Thursday 12-November

Classwork/Activities:

  • Computer Lab:
    • Began Earth Science Research Project for Powerpoint Presentation
      • Due 11-December

 

Homework:

  • none

 

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Monday 9-November

Classwork/Activities:

  • Earth's Interior discussion/review from WebQuest Activity
  • Overview of Earth........NOTES

 

Homework:

  • From Earth Science Textbook
  • Read pages 274-279 Complete Assessment Question 1-5 p.279

11/2-11/10 We are sorry, but homework hotline has been experiencing some hiccups!

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Thursday October 30

Classwork/Activities:

  • Reviewd Take Home Quiz problems (newtons laws) on board as a class
  • completed quiz  Newtons Laws........1st and 2nd
  • Corrected Homework

 

Homework:

  • none

 

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Tuesday October 28

Classwork/Activities:

  • Reviewed Math Skills act p. 667 and Section 2 Assmt. Q. 1-5 p.670 on board as a class
  • Read pages 671-676
  • Began Assessment Q 1-5 p.676 as lead in to Newton's 3rd Law

 

Homework:

Teacher Work Day Monday 26-Oct

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Friday October 23

Classwork/Activities:

  • Reviewed 2nd Law problem set collaboratively.......on the white board
    • Introduced more practice problems:
      • Math Skills act p. 667 and Section 2 Assmt. Q. 1-5 p.670

 

Homework:

  • finish classwork if not done for homework

 

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Wednesday October 21

Classwork/Activities:

 

Homework:

  • none

 

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Monday October 19

Classwork/Activities:

  • Water testing/ data collection
  • Went to computer lab to finish foldable on 2nd and 3rd laws of motion

 

Homework:

  • none

 

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Thursday October 16

Classwork/Activities:

  • Water testing/ data collection
  • Overview of Newtons laws of motions (note taking activity)
  • began foldable on Newtons Laws of Motion

 

Homework:

  • Read pages 656-663
  • Complete assmt Q 1-5 p.663
  • Complete flap #1 Newtons first law of motion

 

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Tuesday October 13

Classwork/Activities:

  • shortened class due to homecoming activities
  • Water testing/ data collection
  • reviewed Acceleration/Velocity quiz
  • started Ch 21 Section 3 Assmt questions in class

 

Homework:

  • finish Ch 21 Section 3 Assesment Q p.646

 

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Thursday October 8

Classwork/Activities:

  • Reviewed Accleration and Velocity problems
  • Completed Acceleration/Velocity Quiz
  • Introduction to Momentum problems

 

Homework:

  • none

 

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Tuesday October 6

Classwork/Activities:

  • "Catch up day".......all make up work to be completed
    • watched incredible earth video while makin up work
  • Returned Velocity/Acceleration packets to students for correction

 

Homework:

  • correction on Velocity/Acceleration packets
  • study for section1/2 Chapter 21 Quiz

 

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Friday October 2

Classwork/Activities:

  • Reviewed Speed and Velocity (discussed and corrected section1 assmt Q)
  • Generated notes on Acceleration and practiced several posititve and negative acceleration

accel form

  • and began the introduction of Inertia and Momentum
  • Momentum = Mass * Velocity

 

Homework:

  • Read ch 21 Sections 2 and 3
  • Complete Section 2 Assmt Q 1-5 p. 640
  • Complete Math Skills activity p. 642

 

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Wednesday September 30

Classwork/Activities:

  • Acceleration (office chair) lab
    • Calculating acceleration due to a constance force

 

Homework:

  • none

 

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Monday September 28

Classwork/Activities:

  • What is acceleration........problem set

 

Homework:

  • Finish Ch 21 section 1/2 problems set of worksheets

 

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Thursday September 24

Classwork/Activities:

  • Began Chapter 21 (Speed and Motion)

 

Homework:

 

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Tuesday September 22

Classwork/Activities:

  • Completed the Nature of Science and Measurement Test
  • Began construction of trout habitat

 

Homework:

  • none

 

 

 

 

 

 
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