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Date Lesson/Assignment Due Date Points 01/17 Correct Sect. 1 Review; Read Sect. 2 p. 132-135; Complete review work; make Earth model from clay 01/18 Correct Sect. 2 work; Read Sect. 3 p. 136-140; Complete review work - Due Thursday 01/20 Correct Sect. 3 work; Read Sect. 4 p. 141-147; Do review work; Begin work on Study Guide 01/23 Correct Sect. 4 work; Read Sect. 5 p. 150-154; Work on review and draw, label and describe p. 152-153 - Due Tues. 1/24 Finish drawings and study for Chapter 5 Test which is Wednesday 1/25 Chapter 5 open Book Test; Turn in work 1/26 Do Chapter 6 Vocab. - Due Friday 1/27 Correct Chapter 5 Work; Make Earth model if not completed already 1/30 Begin study of Earthquakes; Read p. 162-168; Draw, label, describe Stress and Faults (3 of each) - Due Wed. 1/31 Read p. 169-175; Draw the 3 seismic waves, label, and describe - Due Thursday 2/01 Correct drawings; Do review work on first two sections - Due Thursday 2/02 Correct work; Read and discuss p. 178-183; Complete work review - Due Monday 2/03 No class due to All Schools' Mass 2/06 Correct work; Read Section 3 p. 178-183 2/07 Earthquake safety Read p. 186-193; Do Earthquake drills 2/08 Complete earthquake safety inspection with partner; Type up report in 2 copies-Due Friday 2/09 Work on Earthquake reports 2/10 Share Inspection reports 2/13 Homework (Ch. 8) - Read pgs. 238-239; do "Reading Checkpoint" and "Inferring" ques., pg. 239 2/14 Homework (Ch. 8) - Chapter Vocab. (have it graded; no HW passes) 2/15 Homework (Ch. 8) - Ques. 1 and 2, pg. 245. 2/16 Read/discuss pgs. 248-251; Homework: (due Tuesday, 2/21) - "Life in Soil" Drawing, (see pgs. 252-253) - draw, label, describe, and color it. 2/17 Read/discuss pgs. 252-254 2/21 Read/discuss pgs. 256-258; Homework: Questions, pgs. 256-258 (3 questions total). 2/22 Discuss/show "Dust Bowl" videos: Review Ch. 8; Homework: Study for test, Ch. 8 2/23 Test, Ch. 8; Research/understand "Dust Bowl" -- write (or type) 2-3 paragraphs (complete for homework): use MLA - cite source(s) - no Wikipedia. 2/24 Homework: Read pgs. 267-269; answer the 4 ques. therein (2 Reading Checkpoint ques; 2 Figure ques.); Vocab. (Ch. 9) due: Wednesday 2/27 Homework (Section 1 class only): Section 1 Assessment questions (all), pg. 269. 2/28 Homework: Vocab. (Ch. 9) due 3/01 Homework: DUE FRIDAY -- Drawing --> "The Course of a River" -- see pgs. 278-279, txtbk. 3/03 Homework: Packet -- "Water Erosion" -- pgs. 97-101 3/07 Homework: Section 3 Assessment questions (all parts), pg. 290. 3/08 Homework (Due Monday): drawing: "Glacial Landforms" (pgs 294-295.) (Note: Ch. 9 TEST is Tuesday, 3/14.) 3/09 Homework: Read pg. 300; answer ques. 1 and (all parts) 3/10 Homework: Section 6 Assessment ques. (ALL), pg. 303. 3/13 Homework: STUDY for Ch. 9 test(!). 3/15 Homework: Read pgs. 315-316; complete Section Assessment ques. 1 and 2 (all parts), pg. 316. 3/16 Continue with Fossils Book project and reading/discussing Ch. 10. 3/17 Same as above (3/16) . Homework: Complete drawings 1 and 2 in Fossil Book AND Vocab. due!! 3/20 Continue Ch. 10 and Fossil Book. Note: Drawings 1-4 must be completed by Friday (3/24) 3/21 Homework: "The Relative Age of Rocks" packet -- 1st pg. only. 3/22 Homework (ES1 only): Complete "The Relative Age of Rocks" packet; Note (both ES sections): For Fossil Book: Drawings 1-4 must be completed by Friday(!). 3/23 Homework: Complete (if not yet finished) through Drawing #4 in Fossil Book. APRIL (4th Quarter begins) 4/5 Continue completing "Fossil Book" -- due Friday. 4/6 Homework: Fossil Book due(!). 4/10 Homework: "Section 1 Assessment" questions (ALL), pg. 203. (Note: Ch. 7 Vocabulary due Wednesday; Volcano lab supplies due Thursday (1 piece of cardboard to cover desk (with edge all around is really a benefit to your group!); 1 piece of 6-foot aluminum foil; 1 whole newspaper; 1 two-liter bottle) 4/11 Homework: Ch. 7 Vocab. due (Note: Volcano lab supplies due Thursday; Section 1 worksheet packet due Thursday.) 4/12 Homework: Section 1 worksheet-packet AND Volcano Lab supplies (due) 4/13 Homework: Complete reading section 3 (Ch. 7) and complete "Section 3 Assessment" questions 1 and 2 (ALL parts), pg. 216. 4/18 Volcano Lab (make sure you have all of your supplies!!) 4/19 Homework: Complete 1st 2 pages of worksheet-packet: "Volcanic Landforms"; Research why Yellowstone is considered a supervolcano (write/type at least 2-3 sentences). 4/20 . Homework: Study for Ch. 7 test (one 3" X 5" notecard (front and back) allowed). 4/24 Test, Ch. 7 (Volcanoes) 4/25 Homework: Finish reading Section 1, Ch. 11 (pgs. 354-360), AND do the "Math - Analyzing Data" exercise, pg. 359. (Note: Ch. 11 Vocab. due Thursday.) 4/26 Homework: Vocab. (Ch. 11) due. (Note: Wind Project due next Wednesday, 5/3.) 4/27 Homework: (ES1 only) Finish reading Section 2 (Ch. 11) and complete "Section 2 Assessment" questions, pg. 367. 4/28 Note: Wind Project due next Wednesday (5/3). 5/1 Homework (ES2 only -- and only if you didn't finish it in Mrs. Behrend's class this morning): "Section 3 Assessment" questions, pg. 374. 5/2 Homework: Wind Turbine project due, AND "Section 4 Assessment" ques., pg. 378. 5/3 Homework: Research the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster and the seriousness (risks/dangers) of using nuclear energy. Write/type a paragraph on your research and cite your source(s). [Note: Ch. 11 TEST Friday.] 5/4 Homework: Study for Ch. 11 TEST. 5/5 Ch. 11 Test 5/8 Begin Ch. 12...Read and discuss Section 1. Homework (DUE WEDNESDAY): Ch. 12 Vocabulary; Homework (DUETHURSDAY): Complete Figure 1 Drawing ("The Water Cycle"), pg. 393. 5/15 Homework: Research Exxon Valdez incident -- see assignment sheet.