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=__Welcome to 12th Grade Earth Science!!__=

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12th Grade Earth Science Syllabus

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Earth Science Reference Table 2011 Edition

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http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/earth-science

__Homework__

 * 6-12-13** **Wednesday will be your science practical for the Earth Science NYS Regents!!**


 * YOUR YELLOW BOOK AND RED TEXT BOOK ARE DUE FRIDAY 6/7, thank you!!**

5/30-5/31 In class work on completing "Using ESRT" worksheet. If you do no complete the worksheet it is for homework and due Monday 6/3

Mock regents Tuesday and Wednesday June 4th and 5th Study!

5/21 Moon quiz this Friday

5/14 Finish lab for homework and turn it in tomorrow. Mock regents moved to Thursday 6/4 and 6/5 ellipse worksheet (6 multiple choice regents questions)

5/13 HR diagram due tomorrow! It is considered late!

5/10 quiz Monday- study complete HR diagram lab for hw mock regents exam 6/4 and 6/5

5/9 Quiz on Monday (multiple choice) Complete HR diagram worksheet for homework.

5/1 Research the Doppler Effect

4/24 Complete climate chart worksheet

4/23 Complete the Ocean Current Worksheet we started in class

4/22 Happy Earth Day!

Complete mountain barrier worksheet (ten questions multiple choice) Study for exam next Monday, 4/29 Extra help for exam tomorrow after school 3:30-5:30/6

4/19 Complete lab over the weekend to hand in for Monday Monday is Earth Day, wear blue or green!

4/18 1. Cloud project due tomorrow 2. Study for quiz tomorrow

4/16 1. Worksheet on fronts

4/15 1. Tonight please gather materials and information for your cloud project...we are going to work on it during 4th period upstairs 3rd floor common area 2. Cloud project due this Friday 4/19 3. Quiz on Friday 4/19 4. Exam moved to Monday, 4/29 5. Tues-Thurs this week 4/16-4/18 class will not be in B7 please report to the following locations Tues., 4/16 - 3rd floor common area (please bring materials for your cloud project) Wed., 4/17- room 318 Thurs., 4/18- room 318

4/10 1. In your workbook read pages 142-146 and take active notes Answer questions 1-18 starting on page 147 2. Quiz on Friday, Study! 4/2 3. Cloud project due next Friday, 4/19 4. Exam week of 4/22, date to be announced.

4/9 Complete Dew Point worksheet Quiz on Friday, Study!

4/8 Complete Relative Humidity (%) worksheet You need your ESRT!

4/5 You have the weekend to complete any missing assignments for half credit (Due Monday, 4/8) Extra credit wind packet due Monday, 4/8

4/4 Study for quiz tomorrow, Friday 4/5

3/22 Drawing Planetary Winds Lab in class, we will finish lab when we get back Packet due after break and missing homework will be accepted for half credit when we get back Have a wonderful break!

3/21 Study for quiz tomorrow Packet that was passed out in class is due after break Any missing homework will be due after break for half credit

3/20 Pressure conversion worksheet and study for quiz on Friday

3/19 Season worksheet 1 and 2 and insolation "quiz" worksheets study for quiz

3/18 Quiz on Friday 3/22

3/15 Due Monday: 3/18, vocabulary cards with the following words (WORDS MUST BE DEFINED AND A PICTURE DRAWN OR NO CREDIT WILL BE RECEIVED)

air mass, air pressure gradient, anemometer, (atmospheric pressure / barometric pressure / air pressure: you can put these all on one card as they share the same definition.) atmospheric transparency, barometer, cloud cover, cold front, cyclone, cyclonic storm, dew point, front, humidity, isobar, jet stream, monsoon, occluded front, planetary wind belt, polar front, precipitation, probability, psychrometer, radar, relative humidity, stationary front, station model, troposphere, visibility, warm front, water vapor, weather variables, weather

3/14 Study for quiz tomorrow

3/13 Study for quiz on Friday 3/15

3/11 Read and take directed notes in yellow book pages 216-218 and answer questions #16-49 in complete sentences

3/5 Insolation practice multiple choice worksheet

2/27 Read pages 191-195 and take notes. Answer questions #31-41 in complete sentences.

2/15 Homework over break... Due Mon, 2/25 1. read page 190-195 and take notes 2. extra credit article, reaction, opinion and cited in APA format 3. Any missed work can be redone for partial credit

2/12 Extra credit given on article. Reflect on article, use APA format for citing. Due Monday, Feb. 25

2/7 Study for midterm and complete multi-choice review on the Earth's interior

2/6 Study for midterm and complete multi-choice review on weathering, erosion and deposition

2/5 Study for midterm and complete multi-choice regents questions # 2 lat/long, minerals and rocks

2/4 Study for midterm next Monday 2/11 and complete multiple choice measurement regents packet/questions # 1 measurement

2/1 Complete lab 2 or finding epicenters (complete entire thing except using the compass) and study for your midterm! Get the study sheet signed!

1/31 Study for midterm

1/30 Start studying for midterm and have parent sign study sheet you need 8 hours of studying time before the midterm

1/29 Study for your midterm, Monday, Feb, 11th

1/28 Earthquake multiple choice worksheet Announcement: Midterm Monday, 2/11

1/25 Complete finding the distance to the epicenter worksheet (three seismic stations)

1/16 Read pages 54-56, take notes and draw pictures!

1/11 Study for quiz on Tuesday 1/15 on Earth's interior, thermal energy transfer and plate tectonics

1/10 Finish lab questions in complete sentences, due tomorrow. Reminder Quiz next Tuesday 1/15

1/9 Worksheet on page 5 of your ESRT

1/8 Read pages 66-69, take notes and answer in complete sentences questions # 38-50

1/7 Read in your books page 70-71, take notes and answer in complete sentences questions # 51-55 Quiz next Tuesday on Earth's interior, thermal energy transfer and plate tectonics (STUDY!)

1/3 Worksheet on ESRT pg. 10

1/2 Welcome back! Read pages 60-61 and take notes. Answer questions 17-23 in complete sentences.

12/20 Extension time on paper It is now due on Wednesday 1/2/13; the day we come back from break Please take the time to revise your APA format and email me with any questions or if you'd like any feedback on your paper before you hand it in. The rubric is attached below under 12/10 date

12/19 Paper due tomorrow 12/20

12/18 Study for quiz

12/17 Study for quiz on Wed 12/19 Paper due on Thurs 12/20 Erosion questions

12/14 1. Erosion review worksheet 2. Quiz Wednesday 12/19 3. Project due 12/20 4. Any missing/late work hand in!

12/13 Complete stream table lab, questions in complete sentences

12/12 1. Your article for your project is due tomorrow to be checked off (counts as 10pts toward a total 100pts of your project grade); you will bring your article to class every day. The rubric is attached under 12/10 date 2. For homework tonight you needed to draw the stream diagram from the board and determine all three sections of the stream the... 2a. arrows determining where the velocity is the slowest and greatest 2b. label were erosion, E and Deposition, D occur 2c. draw cross sections for all three sections 3. Reminder: You have a quiz next week on weathering, erosion and deposition 4. Reminder: Your entire article project is due next Thursday 12/20

12/11 Senior grades will be due as soon as we come back from break, in this case the next two weeks of class will consist of grades going toward your final grade. Make it count!! 1. You had homework due from 12/10 I will check it off in class on Wednesday 12/12 for a homework grade. 2. From the sub you received a worksheet 19 multiple choice questions #2-20 to answer in class. I will collect it on Wednesday and grade it for participation points 3. You have to answer questions from your workbook on page 88 # 24-37 in complete sentences. I will check it on Wednesday and it will be counted toward your homework grade. 4. A reminder: your article will be checked off on Thursday 12/13. Your final grade for this project will be the last grade in my book toward your semester grade. It is counted as a lab grade (worth more than a test!!) Make it count!! 5. If you were absent from class anything that was due is still your responsibility and you will receive no credit if you do not hand it in!!

12/10 Project given out and part 1 (article due to approve on Thursday 12/13) Entire project due Thursday 12/20

websites to help you with locating an article, APA format and rubric are attached below

What particles are being eroded and deposited? 1. if a stream started moving at 300cm/s and the velocity decreased to 100cm/s? 2. if a stream started moving at 10cm/s and the velocity decreased to 0.05cm/s?

12/7 Research some articles on an Earth Science topic and get thinking about which one you would like to use for your project

12/6 Worksheet on stream velocity and particle diameter

12/5 Read pages 81-88 and create your own notes and study guide

12/3 Study for your quiz tomorrow on physical and chemical weathering (12/4) Any work you did not hand in today will ONLY be accepted tomorrow for 1/2 credit

11/21 Weathering rate worksheets due 12/3 Weathering quiz 12/4 Study!

If you were not in class today 11/21 you are responsible..... 1. To get the Do Now and have it ready to hand in on Monday 12/3 2. Get the worksheets done in class and complete them for homework due Monday 12/3 3. Completing the lab questions 1-5 and the graph once we start the lab again on Monday 12/3

11/20 Worksheet on physical and chemical weathering.

11/19 Read pages 81-83 in your yellow workbook. Answer questions #1-16 in complete sentences. Quiz on weathering Tuesday, December 12/4

11/15 Define the following vocabulary words (on blank side write the word; on opposite side write the definition and draw a picture) __**Due Friday 11/16**__ 1. abrasion 2. breaking wave 3. chemical weathering 4. delta 5. erosion 6. finger lake 7. flood plain 8. glacial groove 9. glacial parallel scratches 10. glacier 11. mass movement 12. meander 13. physical weathering 14. sandbar 15. sandblasting 16. sediment 17. stream 18. stream abrasion 19. stream channel shape 20. tributary 21. "U"-shaped valley 22. "V"- shaped valley 23. watershed 24. weathering

11/9 Study for test on Tues. 11/13

11/8 Rocks and Mineral short answer regents questions Extra credit due tomorrow Fri 11/9 Reminder Unit Test on Tues. 11/13

11/7 Metamorphic rock worksheet

11/5 Sedimentary lab report due Wednesday, November 7th Unit Exam moved to Tuesday, November 13th

11/1 I hope everyone is safe and sound concerning the hurricane. What to expect for Monday 11/5: If you could please read over the weekend either in your workbook or textbook (both if you have them) sections on rocks (igenous, sedimentary and metamorphic). Please study for your exam. It's likely date will now be Tuesday, November 13th Be prepared Monday to finish your sedimentary rock lab.

I am going to give extra credit to those who would like to write a reaction paper about Hurricane Sandy. The paper should include what conditions create a hurricane, the effects and dangers of a hurricane. Include information about the specifics of Hurricane Sandy. Its category on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, it’s path and impact on where it hit and the economy. Include any local information and your opinion counts! Try to include pictures to the paper if you can. Due to the conditions, I will allow the paper to be typed (double spaced) or neatly written (double spaced). Paper is due on Friday November 9th. The paper will count as a project/lab grade!
 * EXTRA CREDIT***

10/25 Workbook homework page 41 questions # 32-44 write answers out in complete sentences

10/24 Announced today: Unit Exam Friday, November 2nd Topics on exam from measurement to rocks Format: multiple choice and short answer

10/23 Complete lab questions they are due tomorrow 10/24

10/22 workbook page 39 questions # 18-31

10/19 igneous practice due Monday 10/22

10/10 1. Mineral practice worksheet with using the ESRT 2. Flashcards due tomorrow Oct. 11th

10/9 1. Minerals and rock flashcards for homework due Thurs. Oct. 11th 2. Mineral project assigned and due Tuesday, Oct. 16th

3. Mineral Quiz Tuesday, Oct. 16th

10/5 Read and highlight ch.2 pages 32-37 and answer questions #1-17

10/4 Read and highlight ch.2 pages 32-37 on minerals

10/2 Study for quiz tomorrow!

10/1 Latitude and longitude practice worksheet # 2

9/28 Latitude and longitude practice worksheet # 1 quiz on 10/3

9/24 Study for quiz tomorrow 9/25 and print out ESRT 2011 Edition

9/21 practice quiz packet

9/20 rate of change worksheet

9/19 % deviation worksheet

9/14 density worksheet

9/13 measurement worksheet

9/12 3 worksheets 1. observation and inference 2. decimals 3. scientific notation

9/11
Get syllabus signed by 9/14 Have calculator and ruler by 9/13