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Introduction to Physical Science (Period 3) Assignments

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Term
Fall 2009
Department
Science
Description
Introduction to Physical Science is a year long, U.C. approved science elective and physical science graduation requirement. The course will be covering the California State Standards for the Earth Sciences, and the link for these standards can be found on my main page. We will be looking at how the Solar System was formed, how the Earth was formed, plate tectonics, California geology, rocks and minerals, historical geology (i.e. dinosaurs, trilobites, etc.) volcanoes, earthquakes, and weather. I know that we will have a great time this year, and I look forward to working with all of you.

All lectures are powerpoint and a free powerpoint viewer download can be found in the links section of my web page.

Power point lectures are located with their appropriate homework assignment.

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Read Chapter 13A (pg. CA4-CA26)
Do Chapter 13A Assessment #1-33 (pg. CA31-CA32)
  • Section 1: #'s 1-4, 11-16, 24, 25
  • Section 2: #'s 5-7, 17-19, 26, 32
  • Section 3: #'s 8-10, 20-23, 27-31, 33
Study for the Unit 3 Test (Chapters 12, 13, & 13A) - You ARE allowed 1 3x5 Index Card of notes.

Turn in 11 sections of notes (Ch. 12 = 4; Ch. 13 = 4; & Ch. 13A = 3)

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Read Chapter 13 (pg. 364-385)
Do Chapter 13 Assessment #1-26 (pg. 389-390)
  • Section 1: #'s 2, 11-13, 20-24
  • Section 2: #'s 4, 5, 15-17
  • Section 3: #'s 3, 6, 7, 14, 19, 25
  • Section 4: #'s 1, 8-10, 18, 26

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Have your 15-Week Progress Report Signed!

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Earth Science Winter Break Extra Credit Assignment

Introduction
I know all of you are excited to have the next two weeks off. This is also a great opportunity for those of you who may want a couple of extra points (50 CLASSWORK points).

Assignment
You will familiarize yourself with one famous scientist. You will research this scientist’s life and his/her contributions to his/her field of study.

Choose from the following famous Earth Scientists:
• Keiiti Aki (Seimology)
• Florence Bascom (Geology)
• Winifred Goldring (Paleontology)
• Charles Frederick Hartt (Geology)
• James Hutton (Historical Geology)
• Inge Lehmann (Seismology)
• Helen Tappan Loeblich (Paleontology)
• Charles Lyell (Historical Geology)
• Gerhard Kremer Mercator (Maps)
• John Milne (Seismology)
• Friedrich Moh (Mineralogy)
• Richard Dixon Oldham (Seismology)
• Fusakichi Omori (Seismology)
• Charles Richter (Seismology)
• Adam Sedgwick (Historical Geology)
• William Smith (Historical Geology)
• Nikolaus Steno (Historical Geology)
• Alfred Lothar Wegener (Geology)
• Abraham Gottlob Werner (Geology)

Write a, typed, two-page report on this scientist (double-spaced, 12-point font). I will only give credit if the report is typed.

The report must have:
1. Biography of the Scientist
2. Scientific Contributions
3. What do these contributions mean to science TODAY?
4. A picture of the scientist or what they contributed.
Happy Holidays!

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Read Chapter 12 (pg. 336-355)
Do Chapter 12 Assessment #1-33 (pg. 359-360)
  • Section 1: #'s 1, 2, 7, 9-10, 12-15
  • Section 2: #'s 3, 6, 16-18, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31
  • Section 3: #'s 4, 8, 19-24, 26, 29, 32, 33
  • Section 4: #'s 5, 11

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Read Chapter 11 (pg. 308-325)
Do Chapter 11 Assessment #1-36 (pg. 329-330)
  • Section 1: #'s 1, 2, 4-6, 8, 10-13, 16-18, 24, 25, 27, 29, 31-34
  • Section 2: #'s 3, 14, 15, 22, 30
  • Section 3: #'s 7, 9, 19-21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 35, 36
For the Assessment
  1. Multiple Choice = Write the question and the FULL answer (not just the letter)
  2. All Other Questions = Complete Sentences
Study for the UNIT TEST (chapters 8-11)

We will turn in the Lecture Notes and Warm Ups (total of 15 Sections!)

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Earth Science Extra Credit Current Event

  1. Choose one Earth Science related article (from a reliable source).
  2. You must attach the article to your assignment.
  3. Your paper should have the following format (typed, double spaced, 12-point font):
    • Title of Article:
    • Author:
    • Source:
    • General Topic: (i.e. Earth Science, Astronomy, etc.)
    • Summary: (at least 1 paragraph= 5 sentences, do not copy article)
    • How does the article relate to the Earth Sciences: (at least 1 paragraph= 5 sentences)
    • Opinion of the article and what it represents to the future of science: (at least 1 paragraph = 5 sentences)
  4. This is due at the beginning of the period on November 30th (1st, 3rd, & 6th Periods) or December 1st (4th Period).

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Read Chapter 10 (pg. 280-299)
Do Chapter 10 Assessment #1-34 (pg. 303-304)
  • Section 1: #'s 2, 3, 5-9, 11, 16, 17, 19-24, 26, 27, 30, 32-34
  • Section 2: #'s 1, 4, 15, 22, 23
  • Section 3: #'s 10, 12-14, 18, 25

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Study for the Quarter 1 Midterm (Chapters 1-4, & 8)

Finish Midterm Study Guide!

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Read Chapter 9 (pg. 248-271)
Do Chapter 9 Assessment #1-30 (pg. 275-276)
  • Section 1: #'s 3, 6, 10, 18, 19, 21
  • Section 2: #'s 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 20, 28, 29
  • Section 3: #'s 5, 7, 14, 17, 22, 23, 25, 27
  • Section 4: #'s 9, 13, 26, 30
  • Section 5: # 24
Make sure to:
  1. Write the questions for the 10 multiple choice questions.
  2. Write COMPLETE SENTENCES for the rest of the questions.
Study for the Chapter 9 Quiz!

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Read Chapter 8 (pg. 218-239)
Do Chapter 8 Assessment #1-29 (pg. 243-244)
  • Section 1: #'s 1, 2, 7
  • Section 2: #'s 4, 5, 9-12, 22, 24-29
  • Section 3: #'s 8, 13-15, 17, 20, 21, 30
  • Section 4: #'s 3, 6, 16, 23
Make sure to:
  1. Write the questions for the 10 multiple choice questions.
  2. Write COMPLETE SENTENCES for the rest of the questions.
Study for the Chapter 8 Quiz!

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Read Chapter 4 (pg. 94-117)
Do Chapter 4 Assessment #1-33 (pg. 121-122)
  • Section 1: #'s 1-3, 11, 13, 22, 25, 30
  • Section 2: #'s 4, 5, 14, 15, 24, 26, 31
  • Section 3: #'s 6, 7, 12, 16, 27-29, 32
  • Section 4: #'s 8-10, 17, 18, 23, 33
Remember: Write the questions for the multiple choice, complete sentences for the rest!

Unit 1 Test (Chapters 1-4)
Put together ALL of your lectures (16 total) in chapter, section order.

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Read Chapter 3 (pg. 66-85)
Do Chapter 3 Assessment #1-36 (pg. 89-90)
  • Section 1: 1-4, 11, 19-22, 36
  • Section 2: 5, 12014, 23, 35
  • Section 3: 6-8, 15, 16, 24, 25, 29-34
  • Section 4: 9, 10, 17, 18, 26-28
For the Multiple Choice: Write the question and the answer (not just the letter!)
For the rest of the questions: Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES!

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Read Chapter 2 (pg. 34-57)
Do the Chapter 2 Assessment #1-34 (pg. 61-62)
  • Section 1: #'s 1-3, 10, 11, 17-24
  • Section 2: #'s 4, 5, 12-14, 25-31
  • Section 3: #'s 6-9, 15, 16, 32-34

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Read Chapter 1 (pg. 2-25)
Do Chapter 1 Assessment #1-36
  • Section 1: #'s 1,2,11
  • Section 2: #'s 3,9,12,13,24-26,34,36
  • Section 3: #'s 4-7,10,14-16,27-33,35
  • Section 4: #'s 17-21
  • Section 5: #'s 8,22,23

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  • Get Syllabus, Safety Contract, and Parent Letter signed
  • Have your parent fill out the Parent Response Sheet
  • Purchase supplies (pen and paper)