Spring Semester 2017
DEADLINE
NO ASSIGNMENTS OR EXTRA CREDIT ACCEPTED AFTER SUNDAY, MAY 28, 2017
Wednesday, May 17, FINAL ASSIGNMENTS - NO HOMEWORK
FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR
Monday, May 15
Thursday, May 11
Tuesday, May 9
Friday, May 5
Wednesday, May 3
Monday, May 1
Thursday, April 27
Tuesday, April 25
Friday, April 21
Wednesday, April 19
Thursday, April 13
Tuesday, April 11
Friday, April 7
Wednesday, April 5
Monday, April 3
Thursday, Mar 30
Tuesday, Mar 28
Friday, Mar 17
Wednesday, Mar 15
Monday, Mar 13
Thursday, Mar 9
Tuesday, Mar 7
Friday, Mar 3
Wednesday, Mar 1
Monday, Feb 27
Tuesday, Feb 21
Thursday, Feb 16
Tuesday, Feb 14
Thursday, Feb 9
Friday, Feb 3
Then write up for video: 5 Types of evidence shown on Video - Due Thursday Feb 9:
Video Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcvFagNoLnw&spfreload=10
Wednesday, Feb 1
Monday, January 30
Thursday, January 26
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Friday, January 20, 2017
DEADLINE
NO ASSIGNMENTS OR EXTRA CREDIT ACCEPTED AFTER SUNDAY, MAY 28, 2017
Wednesday, May 17, FINAL ASSIGNMENTS - NO HOMEWORK
- EXTRA CREDIT DUE BY SUNDAY, MAY 28 - LATE WORK NOT ACCEPTED - EXTRA CREDIT 1 POINT PER DAY FOR 10 DAYS - Minimalist Challenge - Donate, Throw Away, or Sell one item on day 1, 2 items on day 2, 3 items on day 3 total for 10 days. Begin on Thursday, May 18, Ends on Saturday, May 27, Take pictures and report how far you got during the final exam period.
- Habitable Planet III - do it in class, Read 9 pages and make up 2 questions for each of the 3 sections (Sections 6, 7, & 8) - IN CLASS THIS FRIDAY, MAY 19
- Intro to Astronomy - Wednesday, May 17 to end of semester on Thursday, May 25
- Each day of Class is worth 5 points based on in class work and behavior
FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR
Monday, May 15
- Videos
- The Habitable Planet - Part 2 Answer Sheet
- Hiroshima Video Extra Credit
Thursday, May 11
- Movie "Hiroshima" Notes Handed in Today
- Library research for the Minimalism ESSAY
Tuesday, May 9
- Hand-In Essay on Minimalism
- Introduce "The Habitable Planet - Part 2" - PDF Link - thehabitableplanet_text.pdf
- The Habitable Planet - Part 2 Answer Sheet
Friday, May 5
- Hand-In "The Habitable Planet" 24 QUESTIONS
- Finish Movie "Minimalism"
- Library research for the Minimalism ESSAY
- Write 2 - 3 Page Essay on the Movie "Minimalism". Upload your essay on Google Docs or type essay and hand-in a printed copy in class. See ESSAY instructions and resources download link: movie_minimalism.docx
- Tie in STEM in the ESSAY
- What are your thoughts on Minimalism based on the Movie and the Resources in the hand-out, again give examples from the movie and web links provided
- Give your best effort for a logical well-written position (Opinion) based on your conception of minimalism as you understand it.
Wednesday, May 3
- MOVIE - "MINIMALISM" - Watch first hour, Discussion
- How does Tech fit in?
- Selling cell phones to 5 year old children?
- Materialism
- Success to me is?
- theminimalists.com?
- Rich and Famous lifestyles
- 2 Page Essay on Google Docs or Typed - Based on Movie "Minimalism" your thoughts and opinions, use examples shown in the movie
Monday, May 1
- 15 minutes to Finish Acid Lab writeup - HAND-IN
- Read The Habitable Planet (Pgs 1 to 12) answer question sheet
- The Habitable Planet 24 QUESTIONS
Thursday, April 27
- Acidic Precipitation Lab (10 PTS) EXTRA CREDIT QUESTIONS 2 PTS
- Finish in Class TODAY (NO LATES)- Substances Ranking for pH and Vocab Words definitions on the Board. Complete this in class on 1 sheet of paper (No late hand-ins) See Extra credit points questions, if you choose to answer them.
- 15 MINUTES TO FINISH UP ACIDIC LAB
Tuesday, April 25
- Finish Trebuchet/Test/Grade
- None
Friday, April 21
- Every 15 Minutes, Movie & Assembly/Circle
- None
Wednesday, April 19
- Build Trebuchet
- Hand in Mineralogy ID Lab
- None
Thursday, April 13
- Introduce Trebuchet Project www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Trebuchet/- What you need:
1. Popsicle sticks
2. Super Glue
3. Double-Sided Tape
4. Electrical Tape
5. Sharp Scissors or a Knife
6. Round Pencils (as an axle)
7. Washers
8. Any sort of counterweight. (I used coins – See step 10 on how to make a counter weight)
9. Small ball or marble
10. Eye Hooks - Mineralogy Lab Assignment - mineralogy.docx
- Mineralogy Lab - Hand-In
- Bring items 4 thru 10 from above list for Trebuchet
Tuesday, April 11
- Light-Years warm-up
- Video - National Geographic Colliding Continents www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCSJNBMOjJs
- Acid-Base Reaction Concept - Acidic Precipitation LAB www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANi709MYnWg
- Bring to next class a few small rock samples, pieces of concrete, sandstone, marble (about 1-inch diameter) from creek bed, home etc.
Friday, April 7
- Discuss each Group/Individual's Lab Procedures Writeup
- Secret Ballot Vote for one LAB
- Introduce Stratigraphic Cross Sections - Why Study Old Rocks - Link - stratigraphy_handout.pdf
- Stratigraphic Cross Sections
Wednesday, April 5
- Finish Earthquake Lab/Video in Slow Motion
- Continue on Developing "Your Own" Lab Procedures Groups of Individual
- DUE - Lab Procedures Writeup
Monday, April 3
- Shake building structures and film in slow motion
- Student groups - Develop your own LAB (see resources for instructions)
- None
Thursday, Mar 30
- Finish work on Earthquake structures
- Be ready to break structures on Monday 4/3/17
Tuesday, Mar 28
- Earthquake P & S Wave LAB http://www.sciencecourseware.com/VirtualEarthquake/VQuakeExecute.html
- Introduce Shaker Table LAB - (LAB Handout copy in Resources Tab)
- None
Friday, Mar 17
- Individual Presentations, hand in report and lab questions
- Have a great spring break
Wednesday, Mar 15
- Present Group Ad
- Work on Endangered Species II Report, Individual Presentation, and Lab Questions
- Finish and handi in Endangered Species II Report, Individual Presentation, and Lab Questions
Monday, Mar 13
- Finish Aardvark Ad and be ready to Present in class on Wednesday
- Introduce Earthquake Shaker Table lab, to begin after Spring Break
- Present Group Ads (present to class on Wednesday)
- Each person has to have an Endangered Species selected and the Report should be almost done (due Friday).
- Work on the Endangered Species II - Who Cares worksheet (due Friday)
Thursday, Mar 9
- Hand in past assignments
- Introduce Extinction Lab Part II, Class Discussion
- Aardvark Ads (Group) - present to class Wednesday (3/15) - 5 Points
- Individual Endangered Species Report due Friday (3/17) - 10- Points
- Individual Oral Presentation on Your Species Friday (3/17) - 5 Points
- Hand in Endangered Species II--Who Cares? LAB Friday (3/17) - 5 Points
- Identify Species for Group Ad and the type of Ad your group is doing
Tuesday, Mar 7
- Discuss Cookie Lab
- Introduce Extinction Lab, Class Discussion, Examples
- Class Time for Extinction Lab write up
- "Endangered Species 1 - What's Happening" (aka Extinction Lab)
Friday, Mar 3
- Debates
- Movie "Deepwater Horizon"
- Hand in "Cookie Lab" (Fossil Fuel Extraction Lab) and any old HW. Check to your missing assignments.
- NOTE: MANY OF YOU ARE MISSING THE TRACE POWDER LAB (15 POINTS) AND IT IS REALLY LOWERING YOUR GRADE
Wednesday, Mar 1
- 20 Minutes Practice Pro/Con Fracking Debates both sides
- Cookie Lab (40 Minutes)
- Strip Mining Video (10 Minutes)
- Hand in Power Plant Comparison Write Up
- Review and prepare (understand the arguments and reasoning); practice for Fracking Debate
- Finish Cookie Lab write-up
- Hand in Pro/Con write-up
- Be Ready for DEBATE
Monday, Feb 27
- Hand-In - Coal, Natural Gas, Nuclear comparison - Discuss
- Work in Fracking Debate Groups Share your results, make list 6 pro and 6 con arguments, justify your argument
- Watch Videos on Debating, and Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster
- Note: Fracking Debate on Friday March 3
- Pro/Con arguments.
- Hand-In Trace Powder Lab "SHEETS" - Discuss
- Discussion & Review Fracking Videos - Pros and Cons, Introduce Debate Lab
- Written or Typed: Which type of power plant pollutes more and why? Rank each of the following types of power plants in order of worse to least polluter: COAL, NATURAL GAS, NUCLEAR. Present the data (example water pollution and air pollution data of samples collected and analyzed.
Tuesday, Feb 21
- Review Gunshot Lab Q/A
- Assessment Test and Review
- Geothermal Drilling Slide Show & FrackNation video clips
- Hand-In Trace Powder Lab "SHEETS" Activities 1 and 2, next class.
- Watch Fracking videos pro and con - see links in RESOURCES TAB - Write a paragraph arguing for or against Fracking, justify your argument.
Thursday, Feb 16
- Trace Powder Evidence Lab - 15 pts
- Trace Powder Background - trace_powder_background.pdf
Tuesday, Feb 14
- Gunshot Residue Lab - 10 pts
- SEM Card for Homework sem_card_lab_landscape.jpg
Thursday, Feb 9
- PPT Eyewitnesses - docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ks5jRG7pTymSkBVrJfwMusmsTFlyTFXK3BWDQm0MYus/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.p4
- How Accurate are Eyewitness Accounts? Read handout discuss in class - True Story Video (15min) www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2oDRfj0vME
- MOVIE - "HIDDEN FIGURES" LEAVING AT 9:15 - Videos in class 1st and 3rd block
- Texas Servant Girl Murders www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzz9aRbpHm4
Friday, Feb 3
- Fingerprinting Lab Discussion
- Study/Notes on Fingerprint Basics for Quiz sciencespot.net/Media/FrnsScience/fingerprintbasicscard.pdf
- View Video - take notes for Quiz - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hse8o3_lIys
- QUIZ 10 points
Then write up for video: 5 Types of evidence shown on Video - Due Thursday Feb 9:
Video Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcvFagNoLnw&spfreload=10
Wednesday, Feb 1
- Fingerprinting Lab
- Homework: www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/ncfs/legacy/2014/05/30/ethics-ncfs.pdf
Monday, January 30
- Biotech Presentation
Thursday, January 26
- Forensics LAB - www.sfu.museum/forensics/eng/
- Continue - Biotech Company Project, PRESENTATIONS DUE ON MONDAY, JAN 30
- Share Biotech Company Project on Google with [email protected]
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
- Field Trip - All day
Friday, January 20, 2017
- Groups - Agree/Disagree Biotech Ethics Issues
- Continue - Biotech Company Research Project