aug. 14 th 2013wednesday – #1 environmental earth science aug. 14 th 2013wednesday – #1...

Agenda1) BOPS explained2) Can Lab (Day #2)3) Syllabus and classroom expectations explained 4) Safety Contract signed5) Notes – Observation vs. Inference

Aug. 14th 2013Wednesday – #1

Environmental Earth ScienceObjectives:

1. Understand Mr. Borchik’s classroom expectations.2. Differentiate OBSERVATION and INFERENCE

Homework 1) Get syllabus signed (due Friday 8/16)2) Safety Contract signed (Due Friday 8/16)

Agenda1) Collect signed syllabus and safety contract2) Safety quiz3) Introduce the scientific method

Aug. 16th 2013

#2Environmental

Earth ScienceObjectives:1. Be able to explain what the scientific process (method) is and

what it is used for.

Homework 1) Watch scientific method video (by Aug 19/20)

Agenda1) Newspaper Tower Lab2) Scientific Method Review\3) Hand out QR Codes

Aug. 19 / 20th 2013

#3Environmental

Earth ScienceObjectives:1. Develop a strong understanding of the scientific process.

Homework 1) None!

Agenda1) Energy PreTest2) Notes – Energy (day 1)3) Energy Skate (Computer Cart 420U)

Aug. 21st / 22nd 2013

#4Environmental

Earth ScienceObjectives:1. Determine what you already know about ENERGY.

Homework 1) Open House (8/22)

_____ _____

_____ __________

__________

_____

Can you put the numbers 1 through 8 in the following grid so that no consecutive numbers touch vertically, horizontally, or diagonally?

Agenda1) Notes – Energy2) Energy Skate Debrief

Aug. 23rd 2013

#5Environmental

Earth ScienceObjectives:1. You should be able to define “Energy”2. Know the difference between potential and kinetic energy3. List the three rules about energy

Homework 1.) Energy Investigation (due 8/26, 8/27)

Agenda1) Collect/ Review Energy Investigation2) Notes – Introduction to Waves3) Wave speed problems

Aug. 26th / 27th 2013

#6Environmental

Earth ScienceObjectives:1. Be able to use the wave equation to calculate WAVE LENGTH,

FREQUENCY, AND VELOCITY.

Homework 1.) none

Agenda1) NASA movie w/ listening guide2) Electromagnetic Spectrum – glasses

Aug. 28th / 29th 2013

#7Environmental

Earth ScienceObjectives:1. Understand the different types of waves in the EMS

Homework 1.) none

Take the next 15 min to create a review quiz over

your energy and wave notes.

• Must be @ least 10 questions.• You must provide the answers• You must have @ least two short response questions

CREATE – A - QUIZ

Agenda1) Create – a – quiz (energy and wave notes)2) EMS Review3) Introduction to Heat Transfer.

Aug. 30th 2013

#8Environmental

Earth ScienceObjectives:1. Be able to explain the basic principles of heat transfer.2. Identify what you KNOW and DON’T KNOW about energy and

waves

Homework 1.) Review Quiz: First 8 questions2.) Complete notes online (Heat Transfer)

Agenda1) Heat transfer notes / quiz2) Marshmallow Lab Designed3) Review Quiz Completed

Sep. 3rd , 4th 2013

#9Environmental

Earth ScienceObjectives:1. Use what you have learned about heat transfer to create a

system that will roast a marshmallow.

Homework 1.) Bring materials for Marshmallow Lab2.) Study for exam next week! (9/11 , 9/12)

Agenda1) Marshmallow Lab Oven Design2) Marshmallow Lab Data Collection (Trial #1)

Sep. 5th , 6th 2013

#10Environmental

Earth ScienceObjectives:1. Use what you have learned about heat transfer to create a

system that will roast a marshmallow.

Homework 1.) Complete Marshmallow Post Lab Questions 2.) Study for exam next week! Use the review online (9/11 , 9/12)

Agenda1) Marshmallow Lab Data Collection (Trial #1 and Trial #2)2) Complete data tables and graphs

Sep. 9th , 10th 2013

#11Environmental

Earth ScienceObjectives:1. Determine what oven designs contribute to an increase in oven

temperature and decrease in oven temperature.2. Create a proper data table and plot data point onto a graph.

Homework1. Complete Marshmallow Post Lab Questions (9-11 , 9-12)2. Turn in Review Questions (1-32) due 9-11, 9-123. Study for exam Use the review online (9-11 , 9-12)

“I didn’t fail the test, I

just found 100 ways to do

it wrong.”

- Benjamin Franklin

Agenda1) Collect Marshmallow Oven Projects2) Collect Unit 1 Review Questions3) Unit 1 Exam4) Video – How the Universe Works (Big Bang)

Sep. 11th , 12th 2013

#12Environmental

Earth ScienceObjectives:1. Develop a basic understanding of the “Big Bang Theory”

Homework1. None – take a break

Warm Up

Identify the different waves of the EMS from largest to smallest.

Agenda1) Spectroscope Introduction2) Spectroscope Activity3) Astronomy Project Guidelines

Sep. 16th , 17th 2013

#13Environmental

Earth ScienceObjectives:1. Draw the emission spectrum of various elements.

Homework1. None

Agenda1) Astronomy Project Resources2) HR Diagram – Notes3) HR Diagram Activity

Sep. 18th , 19th 2013

#14Environmental

Earth ScienceObjectives:1. Understand data on an HR Diagram

Homework1. Astronomy Project Summary #1 (25th, 26th )

Agenda1) Warm-Up Create a Quiz2) Complete HR Diagrams3) Notes – Birth of Stars

Sep. 20th 2013

#15Environmental

Earth ScienceObjectives:1. Be able to plot a star on a HR Diagram luminosity and

temperature

Homework1. Astronomy Project Summary #1 (25th, 26th )2. Star and Star Formation Quiz (next week)

Take the next 10 min to create a 3 question quiz over

HR Diagrams. You must write your answers on a

separate sheet.

CREATE – A - QUIZ

• Create an HR Diagram. Explain the life of a star using correct names of stars.

WARM UP

Agenda

1) Think Tube Activity2) Notes – Our Sun3) Introduction to Unit Conversions4) Google Docs 101

Sep. 23rd , 24th 2013 #16Environmental Earth Science

Objectives: 1. Be able to explain the properties of our sun 2. Be able to convert metric units

Homework1. Astronomy Project Summary #1 (25th, 26th )2. Star and Star Formation Quiz (Oct. 2nd and 3rd )

1. 29km = ____m2. .23 g = ____ dag3. 973L = ____ mL4. .0096kL = ____dL

WARM UP

1. 29km = 29000 m2. .23 g = .023 dag3. 973L = 973000 mL4. .0096kL = 96 dL

WARM UP

Agenda

1) Summary #1 Discussed2) Review Unit Conversions3) Light Year Activity sheet4) Light Year – How did we figure out

Sep. 25rd , 26th 2013 #17Environmental Earth Science

Objectives: 1. Be able to convert metric units2. Be able to convert km to light years

Homework1. Astronomy Project Summary #2 2. Star and Star Formation Quiz (Oct. 2nd and 3rd )

Agenda

1) Warm Up2) Notes – The Big Bang Theory

Oct. 4th 2013 #18Environmental Earth Science

Objectives: 1. Develop an understanding of the “Big Bang Theory”

Homework1. Astronomy Project Summary #3 2. Study for Exam – (10-9 or 10-10)

Agenda

1) Summaries ?2) Unit Conversion Quiz3) Unit 2 Exam Review

Oct. 7th and 8th 2013 #19Environmental Earth Science

Objectives: 1. Determine what you know and don’t know in Unit 2

Homework1. Astronomy Project Summary #3 2. Study for Exam – (10-9 or 10-10)

The universe

is 13.8 billion

years old!

Write a paragraph that explains how you are doing in this class.

WARM UP

Agenda

1) Warm Up 2) Summaries?3) Planetary mnemonics4) Notes – Solar System

Oct. 21st and 22nd 2013

#20Environmental Earth Science

Objectives: 1. Answer the questions, “what am I doing right in this class?”

and “What am I doing wrong in this class?”

Homework1. Astronomy Presentations (Oct 28th)

List in order the planets of our solar system starting from the sun.

WARM UP

Agenda

1) Warm Up 2) New Seats!3) Binder Organization4) Solar System Intro Video5) Notes – Solar System (day 2)

Oct. 22nd and 23rd 2013

#21Environmental Earth Science

Objectives:1. Become more organized in the class2. Determine what you did wrong on the Unit 2 Exam3. Get a basic understanding of what is included in our solar

system

Homework1. Astronomy Presentations (Oct 28th)

I went into the woods and I got it,

I sat down to find it, I went home with it because I couldn’t

get it.

--Riddles--

Agenda1) Warm Up (riddle) 2) Presentations (day 1)3) Unit 2 Test Review

Oct. 28th and 29th 2013

#22Environmental Earth Science

Objectives:1. Determine what you did wrong on the Unit 2 Exam2. Develop presentation skills3. Develop a better understanding of what is in our Solar System

Homework1. Convert your solar system notes into Cornell Note

format. Note Check on Thursday (10/31)

Light as a feather, there is nothing in

it, the strongest man

can't hold it for much more than a

minute.

--Riddles--

Agenda1) Warm Up (riddle)2) Presentation3) Weight vs. Mass Notes4) Conversion Practice Sheet (again)

Nov. 4th and 5th 2013 #23Environmental Earth Science

Today’s Objectives: 1. Be able to calculate the weight of an object.2. Differentiate between MASS and WEIGHT

Homework1. Convert your solar system notes into Cornell Note

format. Quiz on Wed/Thu (11/6 and 11/7)2. BOP Quiz Next Class!

“Science does not know its debt to imagination.”

-Ralph

Waldo Emerson

1. What is an AU?2. What are the four parts of the sun?3. List the 4 terrestrial planets4. List the 4 gas planets5. What is necessary for a planet to

sustain life?

WARM UP

Agenda

1) Warm Up (riddle)2) Note Check3) Notes – Asteroids4) Review Unit 3

Nov. 11th and 12th 2013

#23Environmental Earth ScienceToday’s Objectives:

1. Identify the difference between asteroids, comets, and meteors.

Homework1. Test on Wed/Thu (11/13 and 11/14)

If a rooster laid a brown egg and a

white egg, what kind of chicks would

hatch? .

--Riddles--

Agenda1) Warm Up (riddle)2) Layers of the Atmosphere3) Debrief Water Lab4) Notes from book

Nov. 18th and 19th 2013

#24Environmental Earth ScienceToday’s Objectives:

1. Identify the layers of the atmosphere and the properties of each.

Homework1. Layers of the atmosphere Worksheet