2012-2013 Earth Science Homework
Extra Copies of handouts not available here are in the Extra Paper Box in class until they run out.
Any emails to Ms. Barge MUST include "es" at the beginning of the subject line
| HW# | Assignment | Date Assigned | Due Date |
| 1. | Parent Survey, Student Survey | 9/04-06/12 | 9/07-10/12 |
| 2. | Extra Credit for the month of Sept - 1 roll of paper towels, box of tissue or container of wipes | 9/04/12 | 9/28/12 |
| 3. | Keep a record of interesting news articles, blogs, videos, etc about weather around the world. Right now there have been several tropical storms and hurricanes that have been in the news. Bookmark, print out, download, etc those news items you find interesting related to weather. | 9/06/12 | 9/24/12 |
| 4. | Extra Credit - Visit the exhibit about the Mars Rover Curiosity at the Museum of Science and Industry. Take a picture with it and submit a reflection about what you learned about the rover | 9/7-10/12 | 10/1/12 |
| 5. | Extra Credit - not for me but for you - Adobe has a contest going on for students using their software Creative Suite (the online version) to create a teeshirt design. $5000.00 winner. Deadline 10/7/12. Read the rules. Someone is going to win, could be you! | 9/18/12 | 10/7/12 |
| 6. | Email Ms. Barge ( jcbarge@cps.edu )from your CPS google email account. Put your class (Earth Sci) and period | 9/21-24/12 | 9/25/12 |
| 7. | Online map exercises #1 How do map projections distort Earth's surface? and #2 How are landforms represented on Flat Maps? | 9/25/12 | 10/2/12 |
| 8. | Finish your topographical map & answer the questions - handout | 9/18/12 | 10/2/12 |
| 9. | Browse the web sites about Mt Everest on our map webpage & write a reflection about what you found interesting or intriguing | 10/2/12 | 10/5/12 |
| 10. | Extra Credit - C2ST Talk - Exploring the Universe from the Bottom of the World - If you go, write to me & tell me what you found interesting. Thursday Oct 11, 6 pm, School of the Art Institute 112 South Michigan, SAIC Ballroom |
10/7/12 | 10/11/12 |
| 11. | Test on Maps - Thursday, October 18 - study guide * Gradient Practice * AnswerKey | 10/12/12 | 10/18/12 |
| 12. | Complete the following labs over three class periods - Radiation, Conduction, Convection - Be ready to discuss all three on Monday 10/22/12 | 10/16/12 | 10/22/12 |
| 13. | Air Pressure - complete worksheets 1 & 2 | 10/31/12 | 11/2/12 |
| 14. | Test Corrections - Map Test - Schedule an appointment with Ms. Barge to go over the test. You can get up to 1/2 the points you missed if you show understanding. | 11/2/12 | 12/4/12 |
| 15. | Finish answering Evaporation Lab questions | 11/9/12 | 11/19/12 |
| 16. | Field Trip Thursday 11/15/12 - bring permission slip & money ($10) | 10/25-26/12 | 11/15/12 |
| 17. | Complete the Field Trip Survey | 11/15/12 | 11/15/12 |
| 18. | Complete Weather Forecast Information worksheets | 11/26/12 | 11/28/12 |
| 19. | Submit Practice Forecast - For Thursday 11/29 & Friday 11/30. Submit on moodle by midnight Wed | 11/28/12 | 11/28/12 |
| 20. | Submit Forecast #1 - For Saturday 12/1, Sunday 12/2, Monday 12/3 & Tuesday 12/4 by midnight Friday | 11/30/12 | 11/30/12 |
| 21. | Submit Analysis #1 for 12/1, 12/2, 12/3 & 12/4 by midnight | 12/4/12 | 12/4/12 |
| 22. | Submit Forecast #2 for 12/5, 12/6 and 12/7 by midnight | 12/4/12 | 12/4/12 |
| 23. | Submit Analysis #2 for 12/5, 12/6 and 12/7 by midnight | 12/7/12 | 12/7/12 |
| 24. | Submit Forecast #3 for 12/8, 12/9, 12/10, 12/11, 12/12 and 12/13 | 12/7/12 | 12/7/12 |
| 25. | Study Guide for Test on Wednesday 12/19/12 | 12/14/12 | 12/19/12 |
| 26. | Submit Analysis #3 for 12/8, 12/9, 12/10, 12/11, 12/12 and 12/13 | 12/17/12 | 12/17/12 |
| 27. | Submit Final Analysis for Forecast Project | 12/17/12 | 12/17/12 |
| 28. | Mineral Quiz 1 | 1/4/2013 | 1/8/2013 |
| 29. | Finish Crystal Lab Write up | 1/8/2013 | 1/10/2013 |
| 30. | Mineral ID Test | 1/15/2013 | 1/17/2013 |
| 31. | Crystal Formation Lab | 1/22/2013 | 1/22/2013 |
| 32. | Mineral Quiz 2 | 1/24/2013 | 1/24/2013 |
| 33. | Review for Final using study guide given out in class | 1/24/2013 | 1/30/2013 |
| 2nd Semester 2012-2013 | |||
| 1. | Finish Earthquake questions using online site | 2/15/2013 | 2/19/2013 |
| 2. | Quiz 1- rescheduled from 1/15/2013 | 2/19/2013 | 2/19/2013 |
| 3. | Hot Spots - handouts #1, #2 | 2/19/13 | 2/19/13 |
| 4. | Create a document explaining where your plate is located and how it is moving in relation to its neighboring plates. Include screen shots of evidence of volcano & earthquake data from the MyWorld GIS software. Description | 3/1/13 | 3/5/13 |
| 5. | Test on plate tectonics - Thursday 3/7/13 | 3/1/13 | 3/7/13 |
| 6. | Test on geologic time - Friday 3/22/13 | 3/22/13 | 3/22/13 |
| 7. | Retest on geologic time - Tuesday 4/9/13 -- Study Guide -- Online Practice Problems that go with our textbook: Relative Age; Absolute Age Dating; Fossils | 4/2/13 | 4/9/13 |
| 8. | Science Summer Interships - New things always being added so check back often | 4/5/13 | 4/5/13 |
| 9. | Planetary Scale Model - Be ready to share info about your planet | 4/9/13 | 4/11/13 |
| 10. | Ancient Astronomy Report - Choose one ancient astronomy site. Find out who built it or who used it, what it was used for (how it was connected to astronomy), where it is located, when it was an active site, describe it, include pictures, etc. Upload to moodle | 4/11/13 | 4/25/13 |
| 11. | MicroObservatory - request at least two images | 4/11/13 | 4/15/13 |
| 12. | Complete the Using your Spectrascope worksheet using your spectrascope | 5/1/13 | 5/16/13 |
| 13. | APOD Star Life Cycle document - create a document showing & explaining the different stages of a star's life cycle using images from APOD. Include stars of different masses. Upload document to moodle. | 5/10/2013 | 6/6/13 New Date |
| 14. | Planetarium Project Description - Calendar | 5/14/13 | 6/6 & 6/10 |
| 15. | Spring constellation quiz on 5/21 - Practice wksht | 5/14/2013 | 5/21/2013 |
| 16. | Redshift practice - Answer key | 5/17/13 | Quiz 5/23/13 |
| 17. | 3D Universe - Galaxy Classification - use the link on our webpage and go to GalaxyZoo to classify at least 30 galaxies. You must be in our group for your classifications to count. You might have to use a different browser (Mac OS use Chrome, some versions of Safari don't work) | 5/28/13 | 6/6/13 |
| 18. | Reflection for Planetarium Presentation - upload to moodle within 24 hours of presentation - check project description for questions to answer in reflection - New Due Date because of change in CPS's Final Grade Due Date | 6/4/13 | 6/4/13 - 6/11/13 |
| 19. | Textbook return - Return your textbook Earth Science by Tarbuck - book list | 6/6/13 | 6/11/13 |