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library-  working on projects- due Friday
email project to [email protected]
we will be working on this project everyday this week
 
Final review guide available 
 

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macbooks-  working on projects- due Friday
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we will be working on this project everyday this week
 
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IPADS-  working on projects- due Friday
email project to [email protected]
we will be working on this project everyday this week
 
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Library- started working on projects- due Friday
email project to [email protected]
we will be working on this project everyday this week
 

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Chapter 16 Test

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1) notebook check pages 182-184
182- 16.2 notes from the book
182- 16.3 notes from the book
184- Ch. 16 review questions 1-10
 
2) Go over questions 1-10
 

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1) galaxy sorting group activity #2
 
 
For those of you not able to attend class: look at the task sheet.
Complete steps 1-3 using any one of the 4 galaxy groups
Use the attached image (all four plotted together) to answer question #5- be thoughtful with your answer. 
 
Pink= elliptical
Green= spiral
silver= unknown
 

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1) 16.3 notes from the book notebook page 183

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1) 16.2 notes nb page 182

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Galaxy sorting #1
-Group activity 

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nb check  pages 180-181
 
180- hw ch. 16 Essential Questions
181- 16.1 notes

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Block 2, 4, 6
 
State testing 

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Block 1, 3, 5
 
State testing 

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Block 2, 4, 6
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Chapter 15 Test 

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Block 1,3, 5
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Chapter 15 Test 

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1) NB check
174- Building Scientific Argument 15.1
 175- Inside the milky way (1-37 min) 15 facts
176- Inside the milky way the rest of the video- video questions
177- 15.2 and 15.3 vocab
178- 15.4 notes
179- Ch. 15 review questions 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 14 (homework) 
 
2) test review- revise stellar evolution projects

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Block 2, 4, 6
1) 15.4 notes - The nuclear bulge- Sagittarius A  take notes onto notebook page 178
2) Time to work on homework due this week- note book page 179  15 review questions 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 10 and 14
3) inside the milky way video questions

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Block 1, 3, 5
1) 15.4 notes - The nuclear bulge- Sagittarius A  take notes onto notebook page 178
2) Time to work on homework due this week- note book page 179  15 review questions 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 10 and 14
3) inside the milky way video questions

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WALK OUT Demonstration  10-2:30 at the Field
 
Students not wishing to participate are welcome to come into my room to work if they would like, otherwise the small gym will be available.  
 

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BLOCK- Periods 2, 4, 6
 
1) BSA: Text page 349- answer the question
2) Inside the milky way galaxy- notebook page 175- 15 facts
3) 15.2 and 15.3 vocab notebook pages 176
4) continue inside the milky way

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4th period
1) 15.1 vocab notebook page 172
    Magellanic clouds, kiloparsecs, halo, nuclear bulge, Harlow Shapley, disk and spherical component, high velocity stars, dark matter
 
2) 15.1 figures (15.2, 15.9 and 15.10) notebook page 173- copy them over and label parts
3) notebook check- pages 171-173
 
5th period 
 
1) 15.2 and 15.3 vocab notebook page 176
2) continue inside the milky way
3) notebook check pages 171-173
 

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BLOCK periods 1, 3 and 5
 
1) 15.1 vocab notebook page 172
Magellanic clouds, kiloparsecs, halo, nuclear bulge, Harlow Shapley, disk and spherical component, high velocity stars, dark matter
 
2) 15.1 figures (15.2, 15.9 and 15.10) notebook pae 173- copy them over and label parts
3) BSA: Text page 349- answer the question
4) Inside the milky way galaxy- notebook page 175- 15 facts

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BLOCK periods 2, 4 and 6
 
stellar evolution project
 
chapter 13 and 14 test
 
work on hw due 4/18- ch. 15 ess questions. 

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BLOCK periods 1, 3 and 5
 
stellar evolution project
 
chapter 13 and 14 test
 
work on hw due 4/18- ch. 15 ess questions. 

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Chapter 13 and 14 review
stellar evolution project
 
 
notebook check pages 164-170

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1) 14.2  notes - notebook page 170
2) 13 and 14 vocab- see the end of 14 notes for vocab words- notebook page 167

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14.1 notes nb pages 168-169
 

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Stellar evolution project- groups of 2-3 people
everyone is responsible for a part - please indicate who did what or who is responsible for which part when you turn in.  4th period Monday 4/16 due to block schedule and 5th period 4/13

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1) Chapter 13 quiz
2) Start the Stellar Evolution Project

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1) Cosmos Episode 13- Unafraid of the Dark 

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1) 13.3 notes nb page 163
2) nb check pages 158-163

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1) 13.2 notes (students take) page 161
2) Building Scientific Arguments: text page 289 nb page 162
 
(13.2 note outline below)
 
13.2: The Evolution of Binary stars
 
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1) 13.1 notes  nb page 159
2) work on the ch. 13 essential questions nb page 158
3) Planetary Nebula (students take on their own) nb page 160

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Ch. 12 Test 
 
Next Week's hw: ch 13 Essential Questions  nb page 158

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Chapter 12 test review
 

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1) 12.3 notes nb page 154 and 12.4 notes nb page 155
2) nb check
3) continue to work on stellar evolution lab

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1) 12.2 notes nb page 153
2) Stellar evolution lab #2- groups of 4

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1) ch. 12.1 notes nb page 152
2) stellar evolution lab #1-groups of 4

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ch. 11 Test and work on next week's hw or any revisions for this week's notebook
 
Next week's hw: ch 12  test review nb pages 156-157

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Ch. 11 test review

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11.4 notes nb page 149 
 
nb check pages 146-151
 
 
next week's hw ch. 12 test review

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11.2 notes (nb page 147) 
11.3 notes (nb page 148) 

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11.1 notes nb page 146

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chapter 10 test'
 
work on next week's hw

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1) chapter 10 review
2) quizlet live

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nb check pages 138-145
hw due Ch. 10 review nb pages 144-145
 
1) ch 10 test review

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interstellar
work on this week's homework (due tomorrow)

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1) interstellar (movie) nb page 140- we answered questions 29-33

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1) chapter 10 quiz nb page 143
2) continue interstellar (movie)

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1) 10.3 notes
2) intestellar

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Start watching Interstellar (movie)
 
HW check Chapter 10 ESS questions.  
 
Next week's hw chapter 10 reivew

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10.2 notes notebook page
work on this week's homework
revise/complete any recent missing labs

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notebook page 139 chapter 10 section 1 notes
work on any recent lab revisions or test corrections or this week's homework 

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ch 9 test
work on next week's homework ch 10 ESS questions notebook page 138

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ch 9 test review
work on making up recent labs

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9.5 notes- take your own notes from this section
EC take the Ch 9 quiz from last week
work on homework - ch. 9 review questions
notebook check 

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9. 4 notes notebook page 134 and Time that star Notebook page 133

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1) 9.4 notes notebook page 134
2) Chapter 9 review nb pages 136-137- the REVIEW questions (not the problems) at the end of the chapter questions 1-17 skip #16

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1) chapter 9 quiz- nb page 132
2) Time that Star - nb page 133

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1) 9.3 notes notebook page 131
2) HR Diagram worksheet- turn in 

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1) 9.2 notes notebook page 129
2) how big is that star?- Turn in 

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1) cosmos: Sister to the sun 
notebook page 126

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1) 9.1 notes notebook page 125
2) How near? How far? - Turn in

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1) chapter 8 test
 
notebook check pages 118-123
Homework due: chapter 8 test review

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1) chapter 8 test review

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1) complete Nova Secrets of the Sun (youtube video) notebook page 120
2) Hw: chapter 8 review notebook pages 122-123
 

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1) warm up- add to page 111- What is differential rotation and explain how this has an effect on the sun's magnetic field.
2) 8.3 part 3 notes notebook page 121
3) starting Nova: secrets of the sun 

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1) warm up notebook page 111 - add to 111   What is the Zeeman effect?
2) 8.3 part 2 notes (slides 7-9) notebook page 119
3) sun spot activity #1 turn in when done  

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1) Chapter 8 quiz notebook page 116
2) 8.3 notes notebook page 117 (part1)
3) notebook check notebook pages 109-117

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1) warm-up : What is the proton-proton chain?  Do all stars do this?  Notebook page 111
2) chapter 8 section 2 notes  notebook page 115
3) draw and label the proton-proton chain  notebook page 114

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1) warm up: List all of the parts of the sun you currently know- before the notes (nb page 111)
2) Chapter 8 section 1 notes nb page 113
3) draw and sketch the sun and label the parts (see them in the notes/book) nb page 112

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Chapter 7 Test
Start working on next week's homework Chapter 8 ESS questions

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-Chapter 7 review sheet notebook page 107
-Chapter 7 review quizlet

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1) notebook check pages 100-109
2) hw check notebook page 107- chapter 7 review
3) finish the spectrum lab
 

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1) atomic spectra notes
2) spectrum lab
 

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1) warm up notebook page 101   How do atoms and light interact?
2) Periodic table notes notebook page 108
3) 7.3 and 7.4 vocab notebook page 106
    energy levels        emission lines         excited atom           bright line speactra
    continous spectrum        Kirchoff's laws        absorption spectrum  
    doppler effect       absorption lines       red shift          blue shift            dark line spectra
        emission spectrum         density
 

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1) 7-2 notes  (notebook page 105)
2) atoms and elements worksheet (notebook page 104)
3) Chapter 7 quiz see notebook page 102

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1) warm up notebook page 101  How do stars produce light?
2) 7.1 notes
3) atoms and elements worksheet

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*new seats
*syllabus, weekly schedule (notebook page 100) and notebook set up (15 min)
*Warm-up (notebook page 101) What do you think the difference between temperature and heat is?  Answer without using your phone or looking up the answer (5 min)
*group activity: define heat, temperature and thermal energy using your textbook chapter 7.  Include an image for each word (25 min)
*next week's homework (due 1/24)- Chapter 7 test review notebook page 107

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20.4 notes

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20.3 notes

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Chapter 20 sections 1 and 2 notes

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Chapter 24 Test

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review- we went over the answers to the 3 handouts from Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
turned in our notebooks

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Pluto video notes

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Notebook page 81- take your own notes on Pluto (section 24.3) this is a small section

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Uranus and neptune video notes- notebook page 80 (1 page of notes)
 

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Neptune notes - notebook page 79

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Uranus Notes- notebook page 78

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Ch. 22 and 23 test

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test review- quizlet

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Test review  notebook pages 76-77

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Thanksgiving Break 

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Thanksgiving Break 

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Saturn video notes 
you tube- Saturn a travelers guide
 

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Saturn power point notes notebook page 74

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Jupiter video notes
 
Youtube- jupiter a traveler's guide  notebook page 73

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Jupiter notes notebook page 72

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Venus and Mars quiz- at the end of the powerpoint

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The martian video 

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The martian video notebook page 70 

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The martian video

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volcano notes - take these notes from the book notebook page 68 (they are the two colorful pages about volcanoes in chapter 22) 
 
mars powerpoint notes notebook page 69

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venus notes notebook page 67

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Saturn V worksheet

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chapter 21 test

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Chapter 21 test review notebook pages 65-66

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apollo 13 - watch movie and answer the questions notebook page 62

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apollo 13 - watch movie and answer the questions notebook page 62

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apollo 13 - watch movie and answer the questions notebook page 62

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21.2 mercury notes notebook page 63

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impact cratering lab-  notebook page 60

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The moon- 21.1 notes  notebook page 61

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Chapter 19 test

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19.4 notes and ch. 19 review nb page 57 have checked off when done

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19.3 notes nb page 56 have checked off when done

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19.2 notes nb page 55 have checked off when done

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Chapter 19.1 notes notebook page 54 have checked off when done

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chapter 3 test

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Chapter 3 review

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PSAT/ College Kick off

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chapter 3 powerpoint notes