Current Events Paper

Be sure to email me your current events paper by Monday, May 24 at 11:59pm
EMAIL ME camarattat@gm.sbac.edu

Review Sheet for the final exam

This is the review sheet for the final exam:
Final Exam review Sheet - 2010

GEM STONE LAB

These are the stones that you could possibly have - if you click on the link, it will take you to a description/pictures of the gemstone.
Once you have determined what you have, you will look up the characteristics of those minerals...

AGATE

TOURMALINE
**Most of the tourmaline that you have is black tourmaline (though it can be many different colors)...the fracture areas resemble tree bark...

CLEAR QUARTZ

ROSE QUARTZ

ORANGE CALCITE
**Calcite comes in many different colors, yours is orange...here is what it may look like: Orange calcite pic

GREEN FUSCHITE
**This is a mica and has a pearly luster...looks almost glittery...see a good picture here: Green fuschite

CITRINE

RED JASPER

PICTURE JASPER
**Same as red jasper but has more color variations - when it is polished, it looks almost like a picture...

SODALITE
**This is a brilliant blue color, here is a better picture: Sodalite pic

BLUE QUARTZ
**The same properties as quartz, but this is what it looks like: Blue quartz picture

GARNET
**Ours does not look like the one in the wiki picture, ours is very red-violet (sometimes it looks darker, but if you hold it up to the light, you can see it):
Garnet picture

AQUAMARINE
**Closely related to emerald (it is also beryl, just a different color), our aquamarine was much more opaque, see pic: Aquamarine pic

FLUORITE
**Ours does not look like the fluorite on the wiki page...ours is more aqua blue-green or purple and looks like: Fluorite pic

TIGEREYE
**A good picture of natural tigereye: Tigereye pic

IOLITE

GREEN CHROME DIOPSIDE
A good picture of natural green chrome diopside: Diopside pic

PYRITE

RUBY and SAPPHIRE (Remember, they are both corundum)
The rough looks like brown rocks, if you look close, you can see a hint of color: Ruby/Sapphire pics

AMETHYST
**This sometimes looks like fluorite, but remember, Amethysy is higher on the hardness scale, so it will scratch a glass plate whereas fluorite will not

EMERALD

PERIDOT a light green (almost flourescent green) mineral of olivine

Go through each gemstone to find which you have. After determining your gemstones, list the name and the 7 characteristics (given from notes) for each of your gemstones...please note: Specific gravity is the same thing as density

Week 34-39: 5/3-5/7, 5/10-5/14, 5/17-5/21, 5/24-5/28, 5/31-6/4, 6/7-6/11

Week 34 (5/3-5/7):
Monday: Begin notes on Earthquakes - Earthquake Worksheet
Tuesday: Continue Earthquake worksheet, begin learning about how to determine where an earthquake occurred
Wednesday: Continue Earthquake problems (group work)
Thursday: Earthquake Lab - last page of worksheet
Friday: Quiz on Vocab for Chapter 12 AND 13, review Earthquake problems

Week 35 (5/10-5/14):
Monday: finish up Earthquake notes
Tuesday: Review for test on CHapters 12/13, go over review sheet questions
Wednesday: Test on Chapter 12 AND 13, turn in Review Sheet AND Earthquake Worksheet
Thursday: Begin notes on Minerals (Chapter 5)
Friday: Continue Notes on Minerals

Week 36 (5/17-5/21):
Monday: Minerals lab - Gemstone hunt and Vocab for Chapter 5 AND 6 due (just bolded words)
Tuesday: Minerals lab day2, get Ch 6 (Rocks) worksheet, begin notes on Rocks
Wednesday: Continue notes on Rocks
Thursday: Review for test
Friday: Test on Chapter 5 and 6 and Review sheet and Rocks Worksheet due

Week 37 (5/24-5/28):
Monday: Begin Current Events presentations ***Current Events paper is due TODAY at 11:59PM!!!
Tuesday-Thursday: Continnue Current Events presentations
Friday: Current Events open notes quiz

Week 38 (5/31-6/4):
MondayL NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: Get Moon Worksheet, start moon notes
Wednesday: Continue Moon Notes and review for quiz
Thursday: Quiz on The Moon, Moon Worksheet due, and get Review Sheet for the Final Exam (this worksheet will be worth 100 points!)
Friday: Review for final exam

Week 39 (6/7-6/11):
Monday: Review for final exam
Tuesday: Review for final exam
Wednesday - Friday: Final Exams and review sheet is due right before you take your test

Week 31-33: 4/12-4/16, 4/19-4/23, 4/26-4/30

Week 31 (4/12-4/16):
Monday: Teacher planning

Tuesday: Begin notes on Chapter 10 - Plate tectonics, give out "Continents on the Move" WS

Wednesday: Vocab due, continue notes

Thursday: Continue notes, review "Continents on the Move" WS

Friday: Complete notes for ch10- give the review sheet


Week 32 (4/19-4/23):
Monday: Film "Plate Tectonics" and make vocab study cards
assignment-RETYPE notes-due WED

Tuesday: Fossil Evidence Lab & Plate Boundaries WS and Key Vocab cards due to show me

Wednesday: Finish up any Lab or Worksheets QUESTIONS on review sheet (Check retyped notes hw assignment)

Thursday: Review for test

Friday: TEST! Students hand in all work and extra credit 3pg reports on Chinese Earthquake, Or Iceland Volcano (5pts/TEST)


Week 33 (4/26-4/30):
Monday: Start notes Volcanoes/Earthquakes

Tuesday: Check Vocab, continue notes

Wednesday: Continue notes

Thursday: Complete notes

Friday: Mrs. Barrand's last day /Film w/ pizza party!

Week 29-30: 3/22-3/26 and 3/29-4/2

**TENATIVE**

Week 29 (3/22-3/26):
Monday – 3/22:
Start Notes from power point on Oceans
Get vocab (here are the words):
Oceanography
Continental Margins
Deep Ocean Basin
Ocean Water
Salinity
Thermocline
Plankton
Benthic Zone
Pelagic Zone
Desalinization
Nodules
Current
Surface Current
Deep Current
Wave
Crest
Trough
Waveheight
Wavelength
Wave Period
Wave Speed
Wave Energy
Tide
Spring Tides
Neap Tides


Tuesday – 3/23:
Notes continued
Oceans Vocab Due

Wednesday – 3/24:
Complete Notes on Oceans

Thursday – 3/25:
Vocab Quiz = 25 pts.

Friday – 3/26:
Film: Waves, Coastlines & Beaches w/ questions

Week 30 (3/29 – 4/2):
Monday – 3/29:
Oceans Review Game

Tuesday – 3/30:
Lab on Buoyancy

Wednesday – 3/31:
Test Review

Thursday – 4/1:
Oceans Test

Friday – 4/2:
Finding Nemo

Have a great Spring Break!!!!

He's Here!

Wanted to update you all...
Kaiden Vincent Camaratta
7 pounds 8 ounces
Born on March 8, 2010



Isn't he cute:)

Week 26 - 28: 3/1-3/5, 3/8-3/12, and 3/8-3/19

Week 26: 3/1 - 3/5
Monday - 3/1:
Begin learning about Chapter 8 - The Rock Record
You got the vocab words on Friday (on the orange slip of paper), *remember* it is NOT just the bolded words, so be sure to do all of these for full credit: Chapter 8 Vocab words - the vocab words are due on Tuesday (there are a total of 29 words)

Tuesday - 3/2:
Continue The Rock Record
Vocab words/definitions are due TODAY
Vocab quiz will be on THURSDAY, March 4

Wednesday - 3/3:
Continue The Rock Record
Focus on Radioactivity and making the radioactivity chart
Get Radioactivity Homework - Chapter 8 Radioactivity Homework - this homework will be due on THURSDAY, March 11

Thursday - 3/4:
Vocab quiz on Chapter 8 (this will take all class period)
Work on Erosion Worksheet (this will be DUE on WEDNESDAY, March 17 - the day of your test)

Friday - 3/5:
Q & A Lab - Work in groups on radioactivity problems (these are VERY similar to you homework problems and the problems that you will see on the test, so it will be very helpful to you to work hard during this time)

Week 27: 3/8-3/12:
Monday - 3/8:
Complete Q & A Lab-problems #1-5, review problems on board.

Tuesday - 3/9:
FCAT, only have 1-2 period today. We will watch a video on Erosion during class

Wednesday - 3/10:
FCAT, only have 3-4 period today. We will watch a video on Erosion during class

Thursday - 3/11:
Chapter 8 Radioactivity Homework DUE
Continue notes Power-point on fossil and erosion

Friday - 3/12:
Radioactivity Decay Lab(Pennies)
Get Chapter 8 Review Sheet (this will be DUE on WEDNESDAY, March 17 - the day of your test)

Week 28: 3/15-3/19:
Monday - 3/15:
Turn in Radioactive Decay Lab (if you didn't on Friday)
Any Extra Credit DUE today!
Review for Ch8/Erosion test

Tuesday - 3/16:
Review Radioactivity

Wednesday - 3/17:
TEST on Chapter 8 and Erosion
DUE: Q/A Lab, Erosion Worksheet, and Chapter 8/Erosion Review sheet

Thursday - 3/18:
Start Oceanography Unit

Friday - 3/19:
Continue Oceanography Unit

Week 24-25: 2/15 - 2/26

Week 24 (2/15-2/19):
Monday: NO SCHOOL

Tuesday: Finish up Astronomers Projects and take the Astronomers quiz (open note)

Wednesday: Continue Chemistry notes and get:
- Chemistry Notes
- Chemistry Review Sheet #1
Begin going over Chemistry notes and Chemistry Review Sheet #1

Thursday: Continue Chemistry notes and get:
- Homework #1(Due tomorrow)
- Homework #2( (Due Monday)

Friday: Continue Chemistry notes and get:
Homework #3(due Tuesday)
and Chemistry Homework #1 due

Week 25 (2/22-2/26)
Monday: Continue Chemistry notes and get:
Homework #4(due Wednesday)
and Chemistry Homework #2 due

Tuesday: Questions of Chemistry homework and grade Chemistry homework
and Chemistry Homework #3 due

Wednesday: Get back all of your Chem homeworks
and Chemistry Homework #4 due
grade chemistry HW #4 in class
review for test

Thursday:
Test on Chemistry #1
Review Sheet #1 Due

Friday:
Get everything back and get science progress reports (you should know what you have in the class at this point)
Mrs. Camaratta's last day - I will be back on May 3!

BONUS ASSIGNMENT: +30

The bonus assignment is to do the Planet walk along 8th AVE. from NW 34th ST to NW 22nd ST. It is due on February 16.

This is the worksheet that you have to fill out.
Planet Walk Worksheet

In order to get all 30 points, please be sure to do everything on the sheet, including getting the etchings of all the planets, Pluto, and the Sun.

Week 21-24: January 25 - February 19

Week 21 - 1/25 - 1/29:
Monday:
NO SCHOOL - Teacher workday

Tuesday:
Talk about Astronomers Projects - we will start on the Astronomers projects on FEBRUARY 9. This is the worksheet we went over on the Astronomers Projects: CLICK HERE to get the worksheet
Begin notes on the Formation of the Solar System (please note - Formation of the Solar system is part of Ch 27, however, we will be having a QUIZ on the Formation of the solar system on THURSDAY, 1/28, however, this will not be on the test itself on 2/8)

Wednesday:
Finish up notes on the Formation of the solar system
Begin Chapter 27 WS - you will use the Ch 27 WS as your notes for the Ch 27 test, it is also going to be the RS for your CH 27 test as well. You will need to turn it in for a grade the day of the test (february 8).
If you lost or misplaced the Ch 27 WS: CLICK HERE to download the Ch 27 worksheet

Thursday:
Quiz (15 questions = 30 points total) on the Formation of the Solar System
Pass back Semester Exam essays/grades
Get First semester grades
Finish converting distances to AUs

Friday:
Lab on the size of planets


Week 22 - 2/1 - 2/5:
Monday:
Learn about Inner planets, begin learning about characteristics of the outer planets

Tuesday:
Learn about the outer planets

Wednesday:
Learn about why Pluto was demoted as a planet
Begin learning about the US Manned Space Program

Thursday:
Learn about the space race/Russian first/unmanned space program

Friday:
Finish up the CH 27 WS


Week 23 - 2/8 - 2/12:
Monday:
Test on Ch 27 (*only on what is covered in the CH 27 WS!)
Ch 27 WS due

Tuesday:
Begin Astronomers projects - starting with Aristotle (remember, we are going IN ORDER! - Aristotle is first, Ptolemy is second, Copernicus is third, etc.) - be sure that you are prepared!!

Wednesday:
Continue Astronomers projects

Thursday:
Continue Astronomers projects

Friday:
NO SCHOOL


Week 24 - 2/15 - 2/19:
Monday:
NO SCHOOL

Tuesday:
Finish Up astronomers projects
Open notes quiz on Astronomers projects

Wednesday:
Begin Chemistry

Thursday:
Continue Chemistry

Friday:
Continue Chemistry