Welcome to Earth Science, Fall 2009

Use this website to stay up to date with class assignments.
The calendar at the bottom of the page shows overall topics and events; The daily blogs show detailed assignments.

Teaching Philosophy

"I hear—I forget, I see—I learn, I do—I understand, I teach—I master"

The quote above describes a good portion of my teaching philosophy. I believe students learn the most when they are engaged in the learning. This can be done by incorporating activities into a lecture or by relating a lesson to the experiences of the students. Each student is unique, therefore, it is imperative to incorporate multiple learning styles (visual, logical, kinesthetic, etc) and diversity within a lecture.

When a student is capable of teaching the information he or she has learned, it is a sign that he/she has mastered the subject matter. Promoting group work allows the students to explore his or her understanding by being put into a situation where the student is challenged to help and teach another. Successful group work is often accomplished when a team atmosphere is present. A positive and respectful attitude towards each individual is crucial in accomplishing this.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Weds, Dec 16

1) ZAP for missing assignments
2) Pass back weather quiz - or take it if you have not already
3) Computer lab
a. Finish Severe Weather project (due today)
b. Work on Global Warming brochure (due Thurs/tomorrow)
c. Inconvenient Truth questions (due tomorrow). If absent for video use website to answer questions (http://www.climatecrisis.net/)
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Monday, December 14, 2009

Tues, Dec 15

1) Grade sheets handed out
2) Thursday ZAPs for any missing assignments
3) Weather quiz
4) Global Warming Brochure Project
a. Description
b. Video: An Inconvenient Truth
c. Lab time Weds & part of Thurs
5) Severe Weather Project Due Weds
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Mon, Dec 14

1) Review chapter 24 questions (did not turn in for grade)
2) Completed Weather Map Activity (due in class)
3) Organize notebooks
a. Weather quiz tomorrow (Tues)
4) Work on Severe Weather Projects in the computer lab
a. Projects due Weds (12/16)
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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Fri, Dec 11

1) Introduce Ch. 25 info and Group Project
2) work on project
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Thurs, Dec 10

1) Review Ch. 24 vocab and turn in
2) Complete Ch. 24 notes
3) Humidity Lab (dry and wet bulb Lab) due tomorrow
4) Homework: Ch. 24 questions (due tomorrow)
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Tues, Dec 8

1) Review for test
2) Test
3) Start Ch. 24 vocab
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Mon, Dec 7

1) Discuss Greenhouse Effect
2) Answer greenhouse effect questions (due in class)
3) Begin study guide (due tomorrow)
4) Atmosphere test tomorrow
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Fri, Dec 4

1) Finish Wind Lab and turn in
2) Begin Ozone video and answer Questions (due Monday)
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Thurs, Dec 3

1) Review Ch. 23 Questions II
2) Wind (soil & water) Lab
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Weds, Dec 2

1) Review layers of the atmosphere
2) Review Climate vs Weather
3) Continue atmosphere notes
4) Convection Demo
5) Finish flip charts & organize notebooks
6) Homework: Ch. 23 Questions II (due tomorrow, 12/3)
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Tues, Dec 1

1) Review Atmospheric pressure
2) Continue atmosphere notes
3) Create Layers of the Atmosphere flip chart (due tomorrow)
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Monday, Nov 30

1) Atmosphere Notes
2) Air Pressure Activity (due Tues)
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Tues, Nov 24

1) Watch Apollo 13
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Mon, Nov 23

1) Review constellations
2) Finish Season Cycler Activity (due at the end of class)
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Fri, Nov 20

1) Test
2) Start Constellations - Begin Season Cycler Activity
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Thurs, Nov 19

1) Finish presentations
2) Work on study guides and review for tomorrow Astronomy Unit Test
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Weds, Nov 18

1) Group project presentations
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Tues, Nov 17

1) Work in groups at the computer lab
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Mon, Nov 16

1) Introduction to group Astronomy Project (due Weds, 11/18)
2) Select group and topic
3) Work in groups at the computer lab
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Thurs, Nov 12

1) Grade Section Review Homework
2) The sun
a. Notes
b. Questions
3) Interior structure
a. Slice of the Sun activity (due Monday at the beginning of class)
4) Organize notebooks
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Weds, Nov 11

1) Review Questions II
2) Matching Cards Review Activity
3) Open-notes Star Quiz
4) Homework: Sections Review Ch. 28. 1-2 (Due tomorrow)
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Tues, Nov 10

1) The sun notes
2) Stars Study Guide (due tomorrow)
3) Stars quiz tomorrow
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Mon, Nov 9

1) Review star notes
2) H-R Diagram activity with questions (due at the end of class)
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Thurs, Nov 5

1) Finish spectroscope lab
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Weds, 11/4

1) Moon and Solar System quiz
2) Finish star notes
3) Start Spectrocopy Lab (Due tomorrow at the end of class)
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Tues, Nov 3

1) Finish Study Guide
2) Review study guide
3) Introduce stars and begin notes
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Monday, Nov 2

1) Moon Concept Map
2) The moon powerpoint
3) The phases of the moon exercise (due by the end of class)
4) Model of Eclipses Lab (due tomorrow at the beginning of class)
5) Study guide homework (due tomorrow, 11/3)
6) Moon/solar system quiz on Wednesday, 11/4
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Fri, Oct 30

1) Review Kepler’s laws
2) Asteroids, Comets, & Meteors
a. notes
b. Make a comet
3) Concept map of the moon
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Thurs, Oct 29

1) Review planets
2) The moon notes
a. Rotation and revolution
b. Tides
c. Phases
d. Eclipses
4) Asteroids, comets, meteors homework (due tomorrow, 10/30)
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Weds, Oct 28

1) Review planets
2) Planets quiz
3) Go over Ch. 29 Pwpt notes
4) Kepler’s Laws
a. Activity (Due at the beginning of class tomorrow, 10/29)
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Tuesday, Oct 27

1) Geo unit exam
2) Check notebooks
3) Planets video
a. Take notes
b. Quiz tomorrow (10/28)
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Monday, Oct 26

1) Review Seasons (the Season Cycler Activity) and complete Movement of the Earth review questions (due tomorrow)
2) Review for tomorrow's Geo unit exam
3) Organize notebooks
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