Classwork
Today in class we finished working on the time zone lab. Students who finished early were given a holiday trivia challenge which will count as extra credit on the next unit test.
Homework
No homework was assigned
Help Sessions
All students are encouraged to attend my help session next Wednesday.
Notes
The notes for the Topography unit have been placed on the “Student Shared Drive” in the school’s computer system.
Projects & Tests
No projects or tests are currently scheduled
Classwork
We continued talking about using maps in today’s class. We looked at how longitude can be used to not only determine local time, but day as well.
Homework
“Latitude, Longitude, & Time Zones” wkst (2 sides)
“Mapping the Earth’s Surface” wkst (1 side)
Help Sessions
All students are encouraged to attend my help session next Wednesday.
Notes
The notes for the Topography unit have been placed on the “Student Shared Drive” in the school’s computer system.
Projects & Tests
No projects or tests are currently scheduled
Classwork
We continued looking at maps in today’s class. We finished examining the coordinate system we use to determine location on our planet and began looking at how longitude can be used to determine local time.
Homework
No Homework was assigned
Help Sessions
All students are encouraged to attend my help session next Wednesday.
Notes
The notes for the Topography unit have been placed on the “Student Shared Drive” in the school’s computer system.
Projects & Tests
No projects or tests are currently scheduled
Classwork
The introduction to Earth’s topography was concluded in class today. We finished looking at the three types of landscape features by discussing plains and plateaus.
Homework
Complete the “Topography Review and Reinforcement” wkst (2 pages)
Help Sessions
All students are encouraged to attend my help session next Wednesday.
Notes
The notes for the Topography unit have been placed on the “Student Shared Drive” in the school’s computer system.
Projects & Tests
No projects or tests are currently scheduled
Classwork
In introduction to the Earth’s topography was begun in class today. The major division of land were address and notes were given.
Homework
Read pages 276-278 in textbook
Answer questions 1-3 (B block q. 1-4)
Complete “The Continents” (2 sides)
Help Sessions
All students are encouraged to attend my help session next Wednesday.
Notes
The notes for the Topography unit have been placed on the “Student Shared Drive” in the school’s computer system.
Projects & Tests
No projects or tests are currently scheduled
Classwork
The Astronomy projects were collected in class today. As I collected the projects, students worked on answering two MCAS prompts that are related to our present unit of study.
Homework
Study for tomorrow’s unit test on Astronomy
Help Sessions
All students are encouraged to attend my help session next Wednesday.
Notes
The notes for the Astronomy unit have been placed on the “Student Shared Drive” in the school’s computer system, but there are no notes for the engineering project
Projects
The “In a Galaxy Far, Far Away” project in due today, December 7th.
Upcoming Test
The test for the Astronomy unit is tomorrow, December 8th.
Classwork
As a way of reviewing for our upcoming Astronomy test, we played Astronomy Jeopardy in today’s classes.
Homework
Complete the “In a Galaxy Far, Far Away” Astronomy project
Begin studying for Tuesday’s unit test on Astronomy
Help Sessions
All students are encouraged to attend my help session next Wednesday.
Notes
The notes for the Astronomy unit have been placed on the “Student Shared Drive” in the school’s computer system, but there are no notes for the engineering project
Projects
The “In a Galaxy Far, Far Away” project in due on December 7th.
Upcoming Test
The test for the Astronomy unit has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 8th.
Classwork
To gain a further understanding as to how optical telescopes function, students built simple refracting telescopes for the “Modeling a Telescope” lab today in class.
Homework
Help Sessions
All students are encouraged to attend my help session next Wednesday.
Notes
The notes for the Astronomy unit have been placed on the “Student Shared Drive” in the school’s computer system, but there are no notes for the engineering project
Projects
The “In a Galaxy Far, Far Away” project in due on December 7th.
Upcoming Test
The test for the Astronomy unit has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 8th.
Classwork
To gain a further understanding as to how optical telescopes function, we examined how light behaves in class today. Notes, handouts, and physical representations of different types of mirrors and lenses were used to reinforce the lesson.
Homework
Complete the worksheet “Reflection in a Spoon” (1 page)
Help Sessions
All students are encouraged to attend my help session next Wednesday.
Notes
The notes for the Astronomy unit have been placed on the “Student Shared Drive” in the school’s computer system, but there are no notes for the engineering project
Projects
The “In a Galaxy Far, Far Away” project in due on December 7th.
Upcoming Test
The test for the Astronomy unit has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 8th.
Classwork
Today in class we discussed how telescopes function and compared the two types of optical telescopes; reflecting and refracting.
Homework
1) Read pages 32 to 39 in the book
2) Answer questions 1 & 2
Help Sessions
All students are encouraged to attend my help session next Wednesday.
Notes
The notes for the Astronomy unit have been placed on the “Student Shared Drive” in the school’s computer system, but there are no notes for the engineering project
Projects
The “In a Galaxy Far, Far Away” project in due on December 7th.
Upcoming Test
The test for the Astronomy unit has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 8th.
