2011-12 Earth Science Homework
Extra Copies of handouts not available here are in the Extra Paper Box in class until they run out
| HW# | Assignment | Date Assigned | Due Date |
| 1. | EXTRA CREDIT: Watch Freedom Riders: American Experience on channel 11 - Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at 8:00 pm with your family. Write a reflection - Would you be brave enough to get on that bus? Would you risk your life for someone else's freedom? What story made an impression on you? | 2/1/2012 | 2/10/2012 |
| 2. | EXTRA CREDIT: Architectual Geology of Downtown Chicago - Use the guide to walk around the Loop and find examples of rocks and fossils that give some of Chicago's buildings a unique flavor! You should look up the addresses of the buildings before you go. SOME OF THE BUILDINGS ON THE LIST MAY BE GONE. | 2/1/2012 | 4/30/2012 |
| 3. | EXTRA CREDIT: Visit the Rock Wall at the Chicago Tribune Tower. Walk along the north, west and south sides of the building and read about/touch rocks from all over the world. Take at least 5 pictures of the rocks you find interesting. Compile a document with your pictures and comments and turn it in. | 2/1/2012 | 4/30/2012 |
| 4. | Finish Earthquake packet | 2/17/2012 | 2/22/2012 |
| 5. | Planetarium Constellation Project Description | 4/10/2012 | 5/21??/2012 |
| 6 | Star Light Star Bright Worksheet & website | 5/3/12 | 5/11/12 |
| 7. | Infrared Images website - questions to answer are on the webpage | 5/4/12 | 5/11/12 |
| 8. | MicroObservatory - Order a picture from the MicroObservatory Telescopes - They will send an email to you when it is ready. We will learn how to get the image in a later class. | 5/7/12 | 5/11/12 |
| 9. | Light, Mirrors and Lenses - 1. Turn in your drawing of the light box with mirrors & lenses; 2. Large Telescope website - browse through the telescopes and pick 2-3 telescopes to learn about. Find out where it is located, how big it is, what kind of light it captures from objects in space | 5/8/12 | 5/11/12 |
| 10. | New Cosmic Frontiers Student Essay Competition | 5/14/12 | 6/4/12 |
| 11. | MicroObservatory Image Processing - Use the handout with images found under the FITS IMAGE link in the sidebar of our class webpage. | 5/15/12 | 5/18/12 |
| 12. | Watch the StarGazer video about the solar eclipse that is happening Sunday. Scroll down the page and find the 5 Minute Star Gazer for May 7 - 13, 2012 called "Sunday Solar Eclipse for Some" - Use your solar shades to watch it on Sunday. | 5/18/12 | 5/18/12 |
| 13. | EXTRA CREDIT - Watch the National Memorial Day Concert on May 27, 2012, 7:00 pm on PBS (channel 11) - Write a reflection and turn it in - What did you think about the stories; What did it make you feel about the armed forces? How did it make you view Memorial Day, traditionally a day off work and for cook outs? | 5/22/12 | 5/29/12 |
| HW# | Assignment 1st Semester | Date Assigned | Due Date |
| 1 | Learning Style Surveys 1 & 2 - record results on questionnaire & on moodle | 9/8/11 | 9/9/11 |
| 2 | Extra Credit - During the month of September you can bring in a roll of paper towel and a box of tissue | 9/8/11 | 9/30/11 |
| 3 | Parent questionnaire - either paper copy or online | 9/8/11 | 9/12/11 |
| 4 | Study constellations - Cgynus (Deneb), Lyra (Vega), Aquila (Altair), Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Casseopeia - Star wheel & star chart. Quiz on Friday 9/30/11 Blank practice star chart | 9/9/11 | 9/30/11 |
| 5 | Practice using star chart - this worksheet will not be collected but it will help you get used to using the star chart. Ignore the 4th page. | 9/9/11 | 9/29/11 |
| 6 | Questions about climate and elevation on Mt Everest | 9/19/11 | 9/20/11 |
| 7 | Create your own topographical map. Using the map we created in class, create your own map using at minimum, 4 things from the Key in Appendix C of our textbook. | 9/20/11 | 9/23/11 |
| 8 | Go through the online lesson How are landforms represented on Flat Maps? Write out your answers to the questions on each web page. | 9/20/11 | 9/23/11 |
| 9 | Map test - Tuesday 10/4/11 - Study Guide - Gradient Practice | 9/27/11 | 10/4/11 |
| 10 | Read chp 14 in Textbook (Tarbuck) | 10/11/11 | 10/17/11 |
| 11 | Finish Air Pressure I & II Worksheets using data (4th period - 8th Period) from class | 10/14/11 | 10/17/11 |
| 12 | Forecasting - Understanding Weather Data - go through the handouts, using the websites listed on the Weather Forecasting webpage. These will help you be ready to forecast weather | 10/24/11 | 10/25/11 |
| 13 | Study for test, Monday, 10/31/11 - Study Guide | 10/24/11 | 10/31/11 |
| 14 | Forecast for Wed 10/25, Thur 10/27 and Fri 10/28 - Due midnight 10/25/2011 | 10/24/11 | 10/24/11 |
| 15 | Write out a description of how a cloud forms. Include required conditions and ingredients | 10/21/11 | 10/21/11 |
| 16. | Extra Credit Opportunity - The University of Chicago and the Art Institute are teaming up to bring you a GREAT lecture. History of the Universe in a Nutshell: From the Big Bang to life and the end of time!! The lecturer, John Mather won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002 for work in astronomy. When: Tuesday, November 1, 2011; 6:00 pm, doors open at 5:30 pm More Info: |
10/26/11 | 11/1/11 |
| 17 | Continue with forecast uploads through 11/9/11 - according to calendar on classwebsite | 10/31/11 | 11/9/11 |
| 18 | Test Corrections - On a separate sheet of paper answer the following questions for each problem you got wrong. 1-What was the wrong answer; 2-Why did I give that answer? What did I not understand? What was I confused about? 3-What is the correct answer? | 11/18/11 | 11/22/11 |
| 19 | Geologic Time Scale Model | 1/10/12 | 1/13/12 |
| 20 | Fossil Web Hunt | 1/10/12 | 1/13/12 |
| 21 |
Study constellations - Cgynus (Deneb), Lyra (Vega), Aquila (Altair), Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Casseopeia - Star wheel & star chart.** Blank practice star chart |
1/9/12 | 1/23/12 |