Fourth Quarter Assignments
Science 6 May 16 -- 24
|
Topic in Class |
Homework DUE Date |
Assignment |
|
Mon May 16
|
Weds May 18 |
Work on your human impact project. Bring anything to class on Wednesday that you need in order to work on your project during class. |
|
Weds May 18 Work on project in class |
Thurs May 19 |
Finish all parts of your project (except maybe notecards) and turn everything in on Thursday May 19. Powerpoints or other electronic documents should be emailed before class or brought on thumb drive or disk. Most of your “Checklist for A work” should be filled out before turning everything in. |
|
Thurs May 19 |
Fri May 20 |
Complete and turn in “check-list for A work ,” including the part about practicing for your presentation. This means you have to PRACTICE!!! |
|
Fri May 20
|
Mon May 23 |
Practice presentation several times. Everyone must be ready to present on Monday May 23. Be sure to bring notecards or anything else that is necessary. |
|
Mon May 23 Presentations |
Tues May 24 |
Continue practicing if you did not present on Monday. |
Science May 9--16
|
Topic in Class |
Homework DUE Date |
Assignment |
|
Mon May 9
|
Weds May 11 |
Quiz Wednesday on Intertidal Zones. Research for Human impact project must be finished by the end of class (time after quiz can be used for research, but you should be basically done before class!). |
|
Weds May 11
|
Thurs May 12 |
Prepare journal for grading. I will start collecting them on Thursday May 12. |
|
Thurs May 12 |
Fri May 13 |
Test corrections on ocean currents, properties of water test. All usual test correction guidelines apply.
|
|
Fri May 13
|
Mon May 16 |
Heavy duty work on human impact project: next due date is May 19, when all parts must be turned in!! |
Science 6 May 2--9
|
Topic in Class |
Homework DUE Date |
Assignment |
|
Mon May2 Coast habitat |
Weds May 4 |
Read about Intertidal Zones pg 146—149. Answer questions on page 149: 1a,b and c and 2 a and b. |
|
Weds May 4 Intertidal zones |
Thurs May 5 |
Do question 2 part c on page 149 – this will require a whole paragraph to answer completely. |
|
Thurs May 5 Neritic Zone/open ocean |
Fri May 6 |
Continue research for Human Impact presentation. |
|
Fri May 6 Short class, then Flintlock |
Mon May 9 |
Paragraph describing basic plans for each part of human impact project |
Science 6 April 27th -- May 2
|
Topic in Class |
Homework DUE Date |
Assignment |
|
Weds April 27 Deep Trouble |
Thurs Apr 28 |
No homework.
|
|
Thurs Apr 28 Research |
Fri Apr 29 |
Write a PARAGRAPH describing your research topic. |
|
Fri Apr 29
|
Mon May 2 |
Show progress on your research sheet (at least some information in most sections). |
Science 6 April 11--18
|
Topic in Class |
Homework DUE Date |
Assignment |
|
Mon Apr 11 Surface currents and climate |
Weds Apr 13 |
Density quiz corrections due Weds Apr 13. Remember – completely correct all missed answers, staple corrections to original quiz. |
|
Weds Apr 13 Finish currents |
Thurs Apr 14 |
Quiz on ocean currents on Thursday.
|
|
Thurs Apr 14 Ocean chemistry |
Fri April 15 |
Do the Density calculation on page 110 of Earth’s waters. |
|
Fri Apr 15 Intro human impacts |
Mon Apr 18 |
Write a paragraph describing how you think that varying salinity and temperatures in each part of the ocean might lead to different kinds of organisms living in certain parts of the ocean. |
Science 6 April 4 -- 11
|
Topic in Class |
Homework DUE Date |
Assignment |
|
Mon Apr 4
|
Weds Apr 6 |
If you didn’t do this over the weekend: In your “Earth’s Waters” textbook, read Chapter 3, section 4, on Currents and Climate on pages 116—121. Answer question 1 (parts a and b) and question 2 (part a and b). About 6 of you left your book on the shelf in my room . . . |
|
Weds Apr 6 |
Thurs Apr 7 |
Write a paragraph explaining upwelling (pg 120--121 in your book) from the perspective of a sea lion that lives off the west coast of North America. |
|
Thurs Apr 7
|
Fri April 8 |
In your “Earth’s Waters” textbook, read Chapter 3, section 3, on Ocean Water Chemistry on pages 108 -- 113. Answer questions 1(parts a, b and c) and question 4 on page 113. |
|
Fri Apr 8
|
Mon Apr 11 |
In Earth’s Waters” on page 113, answer questions 2 and 3 (all parts). |
Science 6 Mar 28 – April 4
|
Topic in Class |
Homework DUE Date |
Assignment |
|
Mon Mar 28 Density |
Weds Mar 30
|
Find three items at home that you can measure the volume of using Volume=Length x Width x Height. Write down what the object is, the formula, and your work. Don’t forget to include the correct units! |
|
Weds Mar 30 Calculating Density |
Thurs Mar 31 |
Prepare for a quiz on density by: Reading in “Chemical Building Blocks” pages 16 –18. Do the math practice on page 19 and problem 4 on page 20. Your book may be on the shelf in my classroom! |
|
Thurs Mar 31 Density of water |
Fri Apr 1 |
No homework. |
|
Fri Apr 1 Water currents |
Mon Apr 4 |
In your “Earth’s Waters” textbook, read Chapter 3, section 4, starting on page 116—121. Answer question 1 (parts a and b) and question 2 (part a and b). |
