NABerment

Welcome to Earth Science 2017-2018! Email: naberment@latinpcs.org Tutorial: M-Th 3:15 - 3:45 pm Study Hall: B Block; Planning Period: E Block = =
 * =**Finals are around the corner. Finish this GREAT year in Science STRONG.**=

Study guide attached.

|| . || =Please review the first 5 pages of the DBQ packet on Climate change. Come to class prepared to lead a lively discussion.= . ||
 * =Great job on the DBQ so far! Presentations tomorrow 5/22/18=
 * =5/14/18=
 * =Hawaii volcano: Aerial views show slow-moving disaster unfolding as lava envelops homes=



https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/05/07/hawaii-volcano-science-behind-eruption-kilauea/586268002/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hawaii-volcano-slow-moving-disaster-as-lava-flows-envelop-homes/ ||
 * =Treasure island: Rare metals discovery on remote Pacific atoll is worth billions of dollars=

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/04/19/treasure-island-rare-metals-discovery-on-remote-pacific-atoll-is-worth-billions-dollars.html

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/16/asia/japan-rare-earth-metals-find-china-economy-trnd/index.html ||
 * =Radioactive Isotope Graphs due:=

Tuesday Blocks A, F, and G Wednesday Block C Thursday Block D || =Rock Cycle Webquest please us the following for Part 2= Username: rside Passwork: riv2009
 * =NOW THAT THE QUIZ IS OVER!=

Due Wednesday 21st C, D, G and F Due Thursday 22nd A . ||
 * =Due Monday=

Rocks and Weathering review sheet and The Rock Cycle worksheet ||
 * =Weathering, Erosion, and Rock Cycle Quiz RESCHEDULED TO MONDAY 19th March 2018 =

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 * =Weekend homework - Rock cycle notes and worksheets.=
 * 1) Sedimentary rocks
 * 2) Igneous rocks
 * 3) Metamorphic rocks
 * 4) Rock cycle

Blocks C, D, G, and F homework due on Wednesday 28th. February Block A homework due on Thursday 1st. March

=Although we will be on field trips on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th February, there will be tutorial. Please stop by if you need help or have questions.= = = ==

= = =Never-Before-Seen Mineral Found Inside a 'Super Deep' Diamond=

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/03/super-deep-diamond-found-calcium-silicate-perovskite-spd/ ||
 * =Weathering (Antacid) Lab=

As promised here are your data. I have cleaned it up and done the averages for you. Please construct your graph using the data generated by you and your classmates and answer the questions in the lab packet.

This assignment along with your Mass Movement worksheets are due:

A, F, G: Tuesday C: Wednesday D: Thursday

Have a great long weekend!

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 * =**Weathering Worksheet**=

. || . || = = =__If you are shadowing high school classes on Monday please see me to arrange an alternate time/ date to do your test.__=
 * Homework due:**
 * A, D, C and F due Thursday 15th February**
 * G: Wednesday 14th February**
 * =If you were absent or not ready with your Earthquake Resistant Building last Monday, please bring your structure to class on Thursday if you are in __F-period OR MONDAY 12th if you are in Blocks A, C, D, or G.__=
 * =EARTHQUAKE TEST NEXT MONDAY 12TH FEBRUARY. Study guide below.=

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 * =IT'S TIME FOR THE BIG SHAKEDOWN!=

Major earthquakes around the world have damaged or destroyed numerous buildings, bridges, and other structures. Your challenge is to build an Earthquake-proof building of sticks and stones (toothpicks and mini marshmallows and cardboard)! Remember to adhere to the building codes or risk disqualification!

=media type="file" key="IMG_2221.MOV" width="300" height="300"= = = =Let's get ready to RUMBLEEEE.= . || Thursday F-Block Friday C and D-Blocks ||
 * =Finding the Epicenter worksheet due=
 * Monitoring Earthquakes worksheet due Thursday C and D Blocks ||
 * =The final version of your volcano lab reports are due on:=

Thursday 25th January A and F blocks Friday 26th January C, D, and G-block . || = = =Here is a copy of the lab report template - feel free to type or write it up. DUE ON Monday 22nd January 2017. Your fault block models from the weekend worksheet are also due on Monday.=
 * =VOLCANIC ERUPTIONSSSSSSS!=





Thursday 18th January Block F Friday 19th January Blocks A, C, D and G

Get creative with your volcanoes. Paint them! Add pop-rock candy for sound effects! Laundry detergent and food coloring for lava! Have an idea, pass it by me for approval. Please no open flames or flammable/ caustic liquids.

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 * =Forces in the Earth's Crust worksheet due:=

Wednesday 17th January Blocks F and G Thursday 18th January Blocks A, C, D ||
 * =Welcome to 2018!=

Let's start the year and end the semester with a grade boosting QUIZ!

The quiz will be on Plate Tectonics with specific emphasis on Tectonic Plate Boundaries and the Types of Volcanoes that develop on them.

Please see the guide to what you should be studying attached. . ||
 * =Seafloor spreading worksheet due Tuesday 19th December ALL BLOCKS= ||
 * =Theory of Plate Tectonics Worksheet=

Due Wednesday 13th December Blocks F and G Due Thursday 14th December Blocks A, C, and D ||
 * =Drifting Continents worksheet=

Due Tuesday 11th December Blocks A, F, and G Due Wednesday 12th December Blocks D and C || . ||
 * =Earth Science Test Blocks F on Thursday 14th December and on Friday 15th December for Blocks A, C, D, and G. The test will be on Density, Planetary Differentiation and Mantle Convection. Study guide attached.[[file:Study Guide Density to Continental Drift.pdf]]=
 * =Weekend Homework Layers of the Earth Webquest=

= THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE "DIGGING THROUGH THE EARTH" WEBPAGE. SKIP THAT QUESTION =

Due Monday 11th December 2017 ALL BLOCKS. . ||
 * =Calculating Density Homework:=

Due Tuesday 5th December 2017 Blocks A, F, and G Due Wednesday 6th December 2017 Blocks D and C . ||
 * =Welcome back. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving Break!=

Please bring your Mineral ID flow chart and Quiz study guides to class on Monday 27th November. You will get an opportunity to use the minerals and test the "flow" of your ID chart.


 * Our Mineral Quiz will be as follows:**

Wednesday 29th November **Block G** Thursday 30th November **Blocks A, D and F** Friday 1st December **Blocks C** . || = = =**Weekend Homework DUE ON MONDAY 20th 2017**=
 * = TOMORROW'S QUIZ CANCELLED UNTIL AFTER THANKSGIVING BREAK =

Please complete your mineral ID flowcharts. I will collect them on Monday.

Also complete your Mineral Presentations started in class today. Presentations to be done in class on Monday. Remember the objective of this assignment is to teach yourself and classmates a little more about the minerals that you have been working with in class. Make your slides interesting. Include lots of pictures and fun facts about your mineral e.g. Avery found that we consume 28 pounds of Gypsum in our lifetime! Gypsum is used in toothpaste, ice cream, canned good, and blue-cheese!

__Format__

Slide 1: Title of your presentation Slides 2 and 3: Chemical/ Elemental composition. Sources of the mineral - where is it found? How is the mineral obtained? Slides 4 and 5: How is your mineral used in everyday life? Include lots of examples and interesting facts. Slide 6: URL of web-pages used. Please use primary sources.

=F Block will work on their presentations on Monday.= ||
 * =__ NO MINERAL QUIZ __ on Monday 20th November 2017. We will do the Mineral Quiz when we return from Thanksgiving Break!=

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 * =Due Monday 13th November ALL BLOCKS [[image:Picture1.png width="158" height="155"]]=


 * 1) Final draft of your crystal growing lab report. You will be graded on this final draft and be given an opportunity to regain 50% of lost credit after 1 round of revisions. Review your notes on the fundamentals of a good lab report. Please see the attached instructions and use them to assist you!
 * 2) =PLEASE BRING A HARD COPY OF YOUR LAB IF YOU CHOOSE TO TYPE IT UP!=
 * 3) PRE-LAB 7 questions from Mineral Identification Lab packet.


 * Please note, all students that missed their crystal growing lab day need to make up the assignment during their study hall or another time maybe lunch-recess (by appointment). You need at least 45 minutes to complete the lab so completing the assignment during tutorial may not be an option. See me today (11/9)**
 * Please stop by the Science room to check on your crystal. Some crystals are growing marvelously others NOT SO MUCH! There are fixed we can try if you see no crystal growth occurring after 24 hours!**
 * Please stop by the Science room to check on your crystal. Some crystals are growing marvelously others NOT SO MUCH! There are fixed we can try if you see no crystal growth occurring after 24 hours!**

|| Tuesday Oct. 31st October Blocks A, F and G Wednesday Nov. 1st Blocks C and D ||
 * =Many of you have NOT submitted home and classwork for this NEW Quarter. Please come to class on Monday 6th November with the following outstanding work for credit! Let's not get off to a bad start this Quarter!=
 * 1) Mineral Mania worksheet
 * 2) Chapter 4 Minerals
 * 3) Mineral 3D Shapes
 * 4) Mineral/ Rocks and their uses (BLOCKS A,D,C and F ONLY) ||
 * =Cut and assemble mineral crystal shapes due: =
 * =Chapter 4 and Mineral Mania worksheets=

Thursday blocks A, C, D Friday Blocks F and G ||
 * WELCOME TO QUARTER 2 ||
 * =**TEST Monday 23rd October. ALL BLOCKS**=

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 * =**Borh Model Homework**=

Due Thursday D and F Block and Friday B, C and G Blocks ||
 * =Organizing Elements Worksheet read and answer all questions. Atom Building Worksheet - Do part 2. Part 1 is optional for now.=

Due Tuesday 10th October Blocks A, F and G. Due Wednesday 11th October Blocks C and D. ||
 * =Why does Matter Matter and Describing Matter worksheets due:=

Thursday 5th October Block F Friday 6th October Blocks A, C, D and G || Solar System packet due on day of quiz.
 * =ASTRONOMY QUIZ __RESCHEDULED TO TUESDAY 3rd (BLOCKS A, F, G) and WEDNESDAY 4th (C and D) OCTOBER 2017.__=

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 * =Moons Packet=

Due Monday 25th September ALL Blocks ||
 * =Complete your 5 Science questions and answers=

Round table discussion on the Doppler Effect, Redshifts, Blueshifts, Hubble Theory and the Big Bang. . || . || . || = = Due Tuesday 19th September 2017 for Blocks A, B, F and G and Wednesday 20th September for Block C. . || . ||
 * =Complete Part 2 of our Expanding Universe Packet due next class=
 * =Complete Part 1 of our Expanding Universe Packet due next class=
 * =Balloon lab=
 * =Planet Packet due Monday 18th September 2017 All Blocks=
 * =Homework: Due Wednesday Block G, and F. Thursday Block A.=

Complete Guided notes from "The Big Bang to Present Day" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eKIjkk0NVY and Solar System Crossword. . ||
 * =Study Guide for Quiz 1=

|| == = = =**QU****IZ - ALL BLOCKS Monday 11th September 2017**=

Topics covered include:
 * 1) Lab safety
 * 2) The Scientific Method including Variables
 * 3) Type of Bias
 * 4) Spotting bias in experimental design and execution
 * 5) Accuracy and Precision
 * 6) Law and Theory

PLEASE come to tutorial for extra help - Monday to Thursday 3:15 to 3:45 pm. . ||
 * =**HOMEWORK Due 9/05/17 and 9/06/17 **=
 * ===== Scientific Method - Controls and Variables Parts 1 and 2 **Due 9/5 for Blocks A, F, G.** Please also read and make talking points on the "Discussion Questions" handout. Come to class (9/5) prepared to lead a vibrant seminar on "What is real Science" and "What is the place of observational studies in Science". =====


 * =====Scientific Method - Controls and Variables Parts 1 and 2 **Due 9/6 for Blocks C and D.** Please also read and make talking points on the "Discussion Questions" handout. Come to class (9/5) prepared to lead a vibrant seminar on "What is real Science" and "What is the place of observational studies in Science". =====



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 * =**HOMEWORK Due 8/31/17 and 9/1-17 **=
 * ===== Introduction to the Scientific Method Worksheet **Due 8/31 for Block F and A.** =====

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 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 16px;">Introduction to the Scientific Method Worksheet **Due 9/01 for Block C, D, and G.**
 * =**<span style="font-family: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;;">HOMEWORK Due 8/28/17 **=
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|| <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: center;">//**Earth Scientists, homework (ABOUT 20 minutes worth) will be assigned and serves to 1) confirm/ reinforce an understanding of the day's lesson and 2) prepare you for tomorrow's lesson.**// <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: center;">//**Not doing or handing in the homework on time defeat both objectives.**// <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: center;">__//**Please note that unless there is a school issued accommodation, late homework will not be accepted.**//__ <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 1701.5px; width: 1px;">
 * **__<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 24px;">This is your grade breakdown. Be responsible and SMART. Don’t let the sure or eagy points ones get away!! __**
 * **<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 24px;">Tests 25% **
 * **<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 24px;">Quizzes 25% **
 * =**<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 24px;">Classroom Participation 15% **=
 * =**<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 24px;">Classwork, Labs, and Projects 25% **=
 * =**<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 24px;">Homework 10% **= ||