Monthly Archives: January 2012

Tuesday, January 10 A

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All students: read the Counting Carbons article this evening. Per 3 and 5 are to attempt the worksheet (given in class today)
-Mid-term review materials are posted below. See my previous blog post (from last week) for review quizzes and games.

Period 1/2 Class and LAB:
-review more vocab terms (list is posted again today)
-watch Tom Brokaw’s Global Warming video and complete questions

Period 3 Class:
-review more vocab terms (list is posted)
-discuss counting carbons assignment

Period 5 Class:
-same as Per 3

12Mid-Term Review[1].pdf
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1112MidTGraph Review[1].pdf
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Counting_Carbons_article.pdf
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Counting_Carbons_ws.pdf
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Vocabulary for natural resources and cycles.doc
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Monday, January 9 D

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Mrs. Nork is out sick today:(

Period 3 Class:
-watch Global Warming with Tom Brokaw and take notes. Here are the links for the video (in case you are absent too):
Links for the video are blocked from school. You can find Tom Brokaw’s Global Warming on the www.dailymotion.com website. It is listed in 5 parts.

Read Counting Carbons for HW

Period 4/5 Class and LAB:
-same as per 3, but also read Counting Carbons and work on the w/s from Mrs. Burt

Period 7 Class:
-same as Per 3

Friday, January 6 C

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HW:
-all students should finish the Resources and the Environment reading (given out before break) over the weekend! Copies of this were posted earlier this week.
-all students should have completed and turned in their Energy Sources data table research (which we worked on in class this week).
 
Period 1 Class;
(Mrs. Nork is out at a workshop)
-watch Eyes of Nye Nuclear Power (video failed…students had a study hall instead)
 
Period 5 Class:
-watch Eyes of Nye Nuclear Power video and complete questions
 
Periods 7/8 Class and LAB:
-work on vocab
-Resources PPT (stop at ozone)
-watch Bill Nye's Greatest Discoveries in Sci: Energy

Midterm Practice Quizzes

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Click on the link below to try this practice quizzes that I made! Thanks to Ms. Burt for showing me quia:)
-Scientific Method and Density Quiz    http://www.quia.com/quiz/3447598.html

-Electrical Generation Quiz  http://www.quia.com/quiz/2954735.html

-Climate Change, Ozone and Acid Rain Quiz http://www.quia.com/quiz/3454163.html

-Nature of Sci and Sci Method http://www.quia.com/mc/514513.html (Ms. Burt)

-Atoms to Molecules Millionaire Game http://www.quia.com/rr/79146.html (Ms. Burt)

-Resources and the Environment Cloze http://www.quia.com/cz/443141.html

-Petroleum (Crude Oil) “Millionaire” review http://www.quia.com/rr/349953.html

-Polymer Practice  http://www.quia.com/quiz/3456671.html

-Acids and Bases quiz   http://www.quia.com/quiz/3462047.html

Thursday, January 5 B

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Vocabulary for natural resources and cycles.doc
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HW:
-Energy sources research and data table (posted yesterday) is due today (Thurs) for per 1 and tomorrow (Friday) for per 3 and 7. Either submit hard copy in class or upload to Moodle by the due date evening.

Period 1 Class:
-finish Resources PPT and complete more vocab words (vocab list is posted below)

Period 3/4 Class and LAB:
-for per 3: meet in room 501 (across from caf) and conduct energy sources research (posted yesterday).
-for per 4: back to room 247 to finish Resources PPT

Period 7 Class:
-meet in room 501 (across from caf) and conduct energy sources research (posted yesterday).

Wednesday, January 4 A

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HW:
-All students please complete the reading (Resources and the Environment) packet
-Per 5: energy sources research (from yesterday's lab) is due today in class or tonight on Moodle
-Energy sources research is due Thurs, 1/5 (Per 1) and Fri, 1/6 (Per 3 and 7). Either submit in class on due date or upload to Moodle by that evening.
 
Period 1/2 Class and LAB:
-PPT on Resources and the Environment (posted yesterday)
-Complete Energy sources data table (word document posted below) using this site http://home.clara.net/darvill/altenerg/index.htm
 
Period 3 Class:
-Resources PPT
 
Period 5 Class:
-complete the Resources PPT
 
 

Resources_Environment.pdf
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Energy Sources data table using clara energy site.doc
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Tuesday, January 3 D

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Happy New Year, everyone! Welcome back to school….2 weeks until mid-terms…we can do this!
 
Period 3 Class:
-look over vocab list for Resources (posted) and sort words into 3 categories: know, heard of it, never heard of it
-PPT on Natural Resources
 
Period 4/5 Class and LAB:
-same as Per 3
-for lab: go to Room 501 and research info on alternative energy sources at http://home.clara.net/darvill/altenerg/index.htm and complete data table
 
Period 7 Class:
-same as Per 3

Resources and the Environmentnewer.ppt
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Energy Sources data table using clara energy site.doc
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