JA Garfield Local School District

 

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"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."
                         
    Einstein


 



Earth Science

This class is designed for juniors(11th) and seniors (12th).  This course will cover such topics as the formation of the universe and solar system, geologic timescale, weather, natural phenomena, plate tectonics, and man's effect on the environment. 

Homework and Plans:   November

Unit: Geologic Time Scale--Early Earth

  Notes and videos on the four main eras

  Group/Indiv Project:  Model/report/ppt dinosaur prehistoric fish or mammal
                                 due Dec 16th

  Quests:  one over Precambrian, Paleozoic before Thanksgiving break
                  another over Mesozoic and Cenozoic before Winter break

  Fun stuff:  Jurassic park movie
Project Dinosaurs09.doc             contains links to useful sites

Notes:   see me if you have been absent

Physical Science

This class is designed to be the freshmen (9th) science course.  It is the base science course on which all future science course build and it follows the OGT standards for 9th grade.  This course will cover topics in the areas of chemistry, physics and earth science.

Homework and Chap Plans:  November

Chap 4  Atom
   
Notes and videos on atoms and elements
    Homework  pg110 #1-4,&6;  pg119 #5&6;  p136 #1-3, 13-17
    Wrksht--Atom Models
    Test on Atom---Thurs Nov 12th
 

   

Chap 4 Periodic Table
    Notes and videos on periodic table
    Homework  pg  Pg119  #1-4, & 7; Pg 128  #1,4,5, & 7; pg 136 #4-11, 18-21
    Memorize 39 Elements Names and Symbols QUIZ Fri Nov 20th
    Wrksht--periodic table
    Test on Periodic Table---possibly Fri Nov20th, definitely by Tues Nov 24th

  

   Extra Credit:  Report on one of the  Men of Atom Models and Periodic Table
                      or  Atom Model---due by Tuesday Nov 24th


Notes:    see me for notes if you have been absent 

 

Contact me at: 

dcarlson@mail.garfield.sparcc.org


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