Sauer's science class updated 05/19/10 01:31:18 PM
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Class Work |
Homework |
| 5/28 - Final day of 8th grade! Early dismissal. | 5/28 - Have a safe and wonderful summer!!! |
| 5/27 - TEXTBOOKS due today. Adaptation continued, camouflage and mimicry | 5/27 - None. |
| 5/26 - Meet in lab 104 for your "Earth's History" test and to complete your final Gizmo. Click here for the agenda. | 5/26 - None. Bring ALL textbooks tomorrow!! |
| 5/25 - Review day or completion of notes. All makeup work must be completed today. | 5/25 - STUDY. Complete your final Gizmo. |
| 5/24 - Hypothesis, fact, law, theory notes; change within a species | 5/24 - Study. Complete your Gizmo EG that is due on Wednesday. |
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5/21 - Periods 1 & 3 are to report to the computer
lab (104) to turn in your labs. Click here
for the agenda.
All 8th graders:
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5/21 - Continue studying. Test is next week. Work on your Gizmo that is due on 5/26. |
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5/20 - EOC test administration for Carnegie unit
classes. Report to assigned location at the start of the day! Periods 4 & 6 are to report to the computer lab (104). Your reading rock layers labs is due today. Gizmo assigned today that is due on Wednesday, 5/26. Click here for the agenda. |
5/20 - Periods 1 & 3, your labs are due
tomorrow.
ALL periods:
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| 5/19 - EOC test administration for Carnegie unit classes. Report to assigned location at the start of the day! | 5/19 - Continue studying for your test and working on your labs that are due in our next class meeting!! |
| 5/18 - Reading Rock Layers (interpreting the history of an area based on the fossil and rock evidence); Gizmo - Absolute Dating | 5/18 - Rock Layers due at end of the week. (Thursday for periods 4 & 6, Friday for periods 1 & 3.) |
| 5/17 - Types of fossils; Relative and absolute dating techniques | 5/17 - Study for EOCs and for your earth's history test. Gizmo due on Thursday for periods 4 & 6. Gizmo due on Friday for periods 1 & 3. |
| 5/14 - Complete time line. All others: Prehistoric Earth series | 5/14 - Study for EOCs and for your earth's history test. |
| 5/13 - PASS in first half of day. 1st: Complete time line. All others: Prehistoric Earth series | 5/13 - ALL CLASSES: Come in tomorrow with all work assigned on 5/6 or 5/7 finished. |
| 5/12 - PASS in first half of day. 1st: Continue time line. All others: Prehistoric Earth series | 5/12- PASS routine. |
| 5/11 - PASS in first half of day. 1st: Earth's History Time Line; All others: Complete time line & begin Prehistoric Earth series | 5/11 - Early to bed. Healthy breakfast in the morning. |
| 5/10 - 1st period: performance; All others: Earth's History Time Line | 5/10 - ALL Classes: Have you finished your work from the end of last week? Sleep early and have a healthy breakfast in the AM. |
| 5/7 - 1st period only - PTT test; All others, continue where you left off yesterday with the intro into Earth's history. | 5/7 - Complete today's class work. Please use the PASS review page and work for 10 - 15 minutes each day to go over topics from earlier in the year. |
| 5/6 - Test. Turn in PTT lab work. (Meet in lab 104.) (First period's test will be on Friday. Today is wrap up and review for 1st period.) | 5/6 - Continue today's class work if you did not finish. |
| 5/5 - PTT wrap up and review. | 5/5 - See 5/3. TOMORROW is your test (except for 1st period). Are you ready? Do you have all of your electronic labs completed and in your notebook? |
| 5/4 - PTT continued (continental divergence, transform) | 5/4 - See below. |
| 5/3 - Continuation of notes on Plate Tectonic Theory. First period only: begin on-line labs. |
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| 4/30 - Meet in 104. Click here for today's agenda. |
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| 4/29 - Plate Tectonic Theory notes and discussion |
4/29 - All classes: Review as usual; bring
completed questions from Tuesday's data analysis.
1st period only: Complete the plate tectonics chapter in your textbook. This means to read it, take quality notes, and answer the questions at the end of each section. |
| 4/28 - Benchmark Test (meet in 104) |
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| 4/27 - Seismic data paints a picture...where is the old ocean floor? Graph foci near a coastline. Interpret the results. Tie in seismic evidence with Hess's Sea-Floor Spreading Theory and Wegener's Continental Drift Theory. | 4/27 - STUDY. TEST is coming soon!! Have you found all of the locations listed above and put them on your world map? |
| 4/26 - 1st period: see 4/23. Periods 2-4: field trip. Period 6: Guest speaker on Hawaiian geology. | 4/26 - Review all notes so far. Use the Geology Review page to brush up for Wednesday's benchmark. (This is the last extra credit offered for this quarter.) |
| 4/23 - What does the evidence suggest? How do your conclusions compare to Wegener's? Flaw in Wegener's Continental Drift Theory? Harry Hess and his Sea Floor Spreading Theory - Problem: Where is all of the OLD ocean floor? (Note: 1st period is one day behind so this is their lesson for Monday, 4/26.) | 4/23 - Monday is our field trip. Bring your lunch or money for lunch at the Food Court in Citadel Mall. |
| 4/22 - World Traveling for Evidence of Change | 4/22 - None other than the standard review. |
| 4/21 - Meet in 104 for your test. (Click here for today's agenda.) | 4/21 - If you did not finish the notes assigned on 3/31, do so for homework. |
| 4/20 - Sedimentary rocks; rock cycle; review. | 4/20 - STUDY. (practice games) |
| 4/ 19 - Rock cycle & metamorphic rocks. | 4/19 - STUDY. |
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4/16 - Work on your Gizmos and study for
Wednesday's test. |
| 4/15 - Mineral identification lab. | 4/15 - Study for tomorrow's test. Work on the rock identification and the rock cycle Gizmos and study. |
| 4/14 - Click here for today's agenda. | 4/14 - Study for Friday's test. Work on the mineral identification Gizmo. |
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4/13 - Study for Friday's test. Complete all online work that was not finished in class. Work on the three Gizmos a little each night. |
| 4/12 - Click here for today's agenda. | 4/12 - Study for Friday's test. Work on class work dealing with minerals if you did not finish. |
| 4/2 - Field day! | 4/2 - NONE! Have a wonderful holiday! |
| 4/1 - Supervolcanoes | 4/1 - None. Are you prepared for field day? |
| 3/31 - Test, turn in Exploration Guide from Monday's Gizmo, answer the five Gizmo questions, introduction to our next topic (agenda) | 3/31 - None. :0) PLEASE be sure you have read ALL of the field day information!! |
| 3/30 - Continue with topographic Gizmo from yesterday's agenda | 3/30 - Review & practice! |
| 3/29 - Benchmark test; review for Wednesday's test; begin Gizmo due Wednesday | 3/29 - Review all volcano notes and notes on topographic maps. |
3/23 - 3/26: Swap week. All my kiddos are
with Mr. M. for the week except 3rd period girls who are returning to me
this week.
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3/23 - 3/26 - Complete all of the work Mr. M. assigns
you. The material you learn about topographic maps will be on your
next test.
Mr. M.'s kiddos & my 3rd period girls: Study all week. There will be a quiz on viscosity and how it relates to the shape and behavior of volcanoes later this week. |
| 3/22 - No School. Teacher work day. | 3/22 - None. |
| 3/19 - Field study in Japan part 2; volcano notes, questions | 3/19 - Review this week's notes on volcanoes. Be wonderful next week!! |
| 3/18 - Viscosity's effect on shape and behavior of volcanoes; Field study in Japan part 1 | 3/18 - Review |
| 3/17 - PASS testing; field study in Hawaii (part 2) | 3/17 - Review notes. |
| 3/16 - PASS testing; field study in Hawaii (part 1) | 3/16 - Review notes. REST. Do not wear your favorite clothes tomorrow. |
| 3/15 - Viscosity; igneous rocks | 3/15 - Review notes. REST. Do not wear your favorite clothes tomorrow. |
| 3/12 - Field trip. | 3/12 - None. |
| 3/11 - Test on geology standards we've learned so far. | 3/11 - None. |
| 3/10 - Review. | 3/10 - Study. Test is tomorrow. |
| 3/9 - Completion of model of three types of faults; Mountain building | 3/9 - Are you ready for your test? |
| 3/8 - Types of stress; types of faults (Musical theater students are to take notes on this from your textbook or use these.) | 3/8 - Study! Test is THIS WEEK! If you would rather review using the text book, use chapter 7. Here are two games, but they do not include everything! |
| 3/5 - Earthquake hazards. Please listen to this interview at home over the weekend. | 3/5 - Study! Please listen to this interview at home over the weekend. Remember, I will collect your data table from WEDNESDAY'S lesson on MONDAY. |
| 3/4 - MAP testing. Meet in room 113. | 3/4 - None other than your nightly required review. |
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3/3 - Locating the epicenter of an earthquake.
(Meet in Mrs. Musselman's classroom.) Click
here for today's agenda.
What is the probability of a 5.0+ in Summerville within the next 100 years? |
3/3 - If you did not finish your lab, complete it for homework. Please completely fill out the data table I gave you. If you lost yours, click here to open and print another. The completed "worksheet"/Exploration Guide (provided to you on Quia) and the finished data table will be collected MONDAY. |
| 3/2 - Completion of diagram. Earthquake safety. Discussion of seismic news. | 3/2 - Study! Earthquake test is next week. |
| 3/1 - Continue working on scale diagram. | 3/1 - If you did not finish your diagram in class, finish ALL of the research it for homework. As requested, you will be allowed the first 20 minutes of class for your final touches to the diagram. It will be collected tomorrow. |
| 2/26 - Layers of the earth; begin scale diagram/research (Click here if you were absent.) | 2/26 - When you return on Monday, please have the math and the research for your scale diagram completed. You will work on drawing the scale diagram in class on Monday so that I can assist you if necessary. |
| 2/25 - Types of seismic waves; inferring interior structure of earth based on waves (Click here to see today's animation again.) | 2/25 - Study new terms. Bring in required data for an earthquake that happened today within your assigned time frame and location. |
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2/24 - Early dismissal. Meet in room 107.
1st & 3rd period; 6th period (Fourth period will go to the Black History assembly. Do today's class work at home!!) |
2/24 - See yesterday! The same
applies.
ADDITIONALLY, please complete today's class work. This MUST BE FINISHED BEFORE 5 PM. |
| 2/23 - Intro to earthquakes; Haitian geology responsible for recent disasters |
2/23 - Review today's new notes AND last semester's
notes on WAVES. Meet in room 107 tomorrow.
If you are an ARHS student, return your course verification form by THURSDAY. |
| 2/22 - | 2/22 - None. |
| 2/19 - Unit test. | 2/19 - If you have completed your Seasons Gizmo (see 2/17), then you have no homework. Have a nice weekend. |
| 2/18 - Unit review. | 2/18 - STUDY. |
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2/17 - T-shirt orders for archy
& mehitabel are due by tomorrow! Turn in e-labs. Practice with seasons.
(If you were absent, please review the notes from today.) |
2/17 - STUDY. |
| 2/16 - Seasons |
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| 2/12 - Click here for today's agenda. | 2/12 - Work on your Gizmos and STUDY! |
| 2/11 - Notes on moon phases and tides | 2/11 - Study. Work on your Exploration Guide for Moon Phases. |
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2/10 - Click here
for today's agenda.
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2/9 - Continue to study.
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| 2/9 - Tunguska - Compare/contrast comet/asteroid explanations; describe a NEO and detail the technology we are using to deal with NEOs; technology used to study Tempel and what was learned about comets from this | 2/9 - Be sure your Exploration Guide is complete and with you tomorrow! Meet in lab 104. |
| 2/8 - Collection of parent surveys; student surveys; completion of general motions in space, eclipses |
2/8 - Continue to study all material and work on your
Gizmo.
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| 2/5 - Earth, sun, moon; unit of times derived from motions; eclipses | 2/5 - Teach a younger sibling or your pet about the movements that cause day, month, year, and eclipses. Your parent survey is due Monday. |
| 2/4 - What if earth had no moon? | 2/4 - Study. Make sure you know how to access your Explore Learning account (Gizmos) because we will do several next week. 3D Eclipse Exploration Guide is due on Wednesday! |
| 2/3 - Meet in computer lab 104. Quiz (characteristics and movements of solar system objects; sun's features and the effect of those features on earth). Begin eclipses. (Click here for full instructions.) | 2/3 - Notes are to be reviewed regularly! |
| 2/2 - Tools and technology used to study space; spectroscope as primary focus | 2/2 - Add this week's information to your study, but tomorrow's quiz will largely cover last week's notes. (characteristics and motions of objects in the solar system; sun) |
| 2/1 - Sun's position in the universe; measuring distances in space; differences in galaxies | 2/1 - Continue studying. You have a quiz on Wednesday. |
| 1/29 - Complete notes on Sol's Surface characteristics. Review content we've completed so far. | 1/29 - Study! You will have a quiz next week on the four standards we have completed so far. |
| 1/28 - 95 Worlds and Counting - If finding life in our solar system is the mission priority, which three bodies would be the most reasonable to investigate? SUPPORT your choices by detailing the characteristics of these bodies that make them viable options. | 1/28 - Continue your review. |
| 1/27 - Notes on Sol's surface characteristics and how those features may affect Earth. | 1/27 - Review notes. |
| 1/26 - Your Sol's Planets research is due today. | 1/26 - Review notes for 5 to 7 minutes. You should now be able to clearly give summarize the characteristics and movements of objects in the solar system. How would you perform on a quiz if I gave you one tomorrow? |
| 1/25 - Remember to be on your best behavior for your guest teacher today and tomorrow. I'll see you on Wednesday! :-) Click here for today's agenda. | 1/25 - If you have not finished your research on Sol's Planets, you must finish it tonight for homework. It is due tomorrow when you come to class. |
| 1/22 - Complete classification lesson from Wednesday. (If you were absent on Tuesday, and you would like to take the pretest, come to T2 TODAY during lunch.) | 1/22 - Review. Be certain that you can meet the standard. (Summarize the characteristics and movements....) Do you KNOW all of the new vocabulary WITHOUT consulting your notes? |
| 1/21 - Meet guest teacher in computer lab 104. Remember my expectations for your conduct when you have a guest teacher!!! Carefully follow today's agenda and all will be well with the world. :0) | 1/21 - Review. Work on research! It is due TUESDAY. |
| 1/20 - Classify space objects. Standard: "Summarize the characteristics and movements of objects in the solar system..." Definitions of nine typical objects in notes. (If you did not finish or were absent, please ask the guest teacher to give you the yellow sheets tomorrow.) | 1/20 -REVIEW today's new words!!! If time, work on research assigned yesterday. |
| 1/19 - Survey, pretest, and solar system research | 1/19 - Work on research. It will be due next week. (No, I haven't picked the day yet.) Did you notice in the "Things to Know" section that your parents have "Parent Night" tomorrow at your high school? Please make sure they know! |
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Links of Interest
Variables practice - Variables will never go away! Check out this World Clock. It is interesting to see how each variable may affect another. Follow this link to learn a bit more about the Nobel prize and play some games that explain the concepts and work of past winners. |
