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
Today in class we continued working on the time zone lab. We will finish working on the lab tomorrow in class.
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
Today in class we began a lab in which students will make a model to utilize for determining the local time and date for various places around the globe. We will continue working on the lab tomorrow in class.
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
We began looking at maps in today’s class. We discussed some of their uses, talked about map scale and then started to examine the coordinate system we use to determine location on our planet.
Homework
Read pages 287-293 in textbook
Answer questions 1-7 (B block q. 1-8)
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
An introduction to the Earth’s topography was continued in class today. The three types of landscape features were discussed in general with mountains landscapes covered more thoroughly.
Homework
Read pages 279-285 in textbook
Answer questions 1-4 (B block q. 1-5)
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.
