Earth Science Schedule for Oct 27th - Oct 31st

Monday: Continuation of “Minerals of the Earth’s Crust” Powerpoint presentation by the students.

Tuesday: Discussion on sec-11.1, Mineral resources. In this section we’ll discuss about the formation of the ores, ores and contact metamorphism, ores and moving water, mineral conservation, etc. Next we’ll discuss sec-11.2, Fossil fuels. Here the main focus will be on formation of coal, types of coal, formation of petroleum and natural gas, petroleum and natural gas deposits, fossil fuel supplies, fossil fuels and the environment, etc. Students should work on the worksheet and the section reviews.

Wednesday: Discussion on sec-11.3, Nuclear energy. In this topic we’ll mainly discuss the nuclear fission and nuclear fusion, the chemical reactions, calculate the release of energy, nuclear reactor, the pros and cons of using nuclear energy. Then in sec-11.4, we’ll talk about alternative energy sources like solar energy, geothermal energy, hydroelectric energy, energy from tides and wind, etc. Students should work on the worksheet and section reviews for homework.

Thursday and Friday: Students will research the effects of automobile fuel on the quality of air. They will report their findings to the class on Friday.

JA 7A Science Schedule for Oct 13th - Oct 17th

Monday: Students should work on “What is the effect of a change in density?” activity at home over the fall break and write a narrative basing on their observations. Its due on Monday and we’ll discuss their observations for part of the class period. Also they should read the “Sea-floor spreading” handout and complete the study guide by Monday. We’ll go over the study guide during the other half of the class period.

Tuesday: Students will work on skills lab; modeling of the sea-floor spreading. They will make models, compare and contrast, apply the concepts, communicate, and explore their ideas.

Wednesday: Students will get a new handout on the “Theory of plate tectonics”. After we discuss how the plates move, the plate boundaries, and plate motions over time; students will work on another skills lab on modeling mantle convection currents. During this lab we’ll work on the following skills: observing, drawing conclusions, inferring, making models, and communicating.

Thursday: Students will work on section-5 study guide in groups for part of the class period. Next we’ll review sec-3, 4, and 5 to get ready for the test on Friday.

Friday: Test on sec-3; Drifting Continents, sec-4; Sea-Floor Spreading, and sec-5; Theory of plate tectonics.

Biology Schedule for Oct 13th - Oct 17th

Monday: Students should complete sec-6.2 and 6.3 study guides over the fall break. Both the study guides are due on Monday. We’ll go over the study guides during class and review the concepts again before moving on to the next section.

Tuesday: Test on Meiosis I and Meiosis II. Students should be familiar with the four phase’s prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase. They should also draw the diagram that illustrates the stages of Meiosis I and Meiosis II. Next we’ll discuss sec-6.4; Traits, Genes, and Alleles.

Wednesday: Students will spend part of the class period to work on the study guide for sec-6.4 in groups. Next we’ll discuss sec-6.5; Traits and Probability.

Thursday: Students will work on sec-6.5; study guide for some time and then we’ll discuss sec-6.6; Meiosis and Genetic Variation.

Friday: Work on sec-6.6; study guide and review the complete chapter for the test on Monday.

Earth Science Schedule for Oct 13th - Oct 17th

Monday: Students should work on sec-9.1 and 9.2 worksheet and section review, and also on ch-9 chapter review over the fall break. Students are working in two groups to complete their volcano projects and will be presenting it to the class on Monday.

Tuesday: We’ll go over ch-9 section reviews and chapter review during the class. Students will work on finishing the critical thinking and application questions during class.

Wednesday: Students will work on the following activities during class: “How are minerals important to us” and “Mineral properties”. They will get to work on several samples to identify the minerals.

Thursday and Friday: Students should choose a common mineral and do scientific investigation process. They should do research on where the mineral is found, how they mine it, how it is purified, the importance/role of the mineral in our daily life, and other interesting information about the mineral that will be presented to the class the following week.

JA 7A Science Schedule for Sep 29th - Oct 3rd

Monday: Students should work on “How can heat cause motion in a liquid?” activity at home over the weekend and write a narrative basing on their observations. Its due on Monday and we’ll discuss their observations for part of the class period. Then we’ll talk about the types of heat transfer radiation, conduction, and convection. We’ll work on the study guide and they should finish the rest of the study guide for homework, which is due on Tuesday.


Tuesday: Students will review sec -1 and sec-2 Earth’s interior and Convection and Mantle during class to get ready for the test on Wednesday.


Wednesday: Test on sec-1 and 2 for 45minutes. Next students will get a new handout on sec-3, Drifting Continents. We’ll discuss about continental drift, and Wegener’s hypothesis rejected. They should work on part of sec-3 study guide at home.


Thursday: Students will spend some time in groups to work on the rest of the study guide on sec-3. Then we’ll move on to sec-4, Sea-floor spreading. We’ll discuss about mid-ocean ridges, evidence for sea-floor spreading, and subduction at trenches.


Friday: Continue the discussion on sec-4 and will work on the study guide. Students should complete the study guide for the weekend.

Biology Schedule for Sep 29th - Oct 3rd

Monday: We’ll continue with the PowerPoint presentations of the various cancer projects.


Tuesday: We’ll discuss sec – 6.1, Chromosomes and Meiosis. We’ll discuss about body cells, gametes, autosomes, sex chromosomes, body cells are diploid, and gametes are haploid. Students will work on the study guide for sec-6.1 and finish it for homework.


Wednesday: Today we shall discuss sec-6.2, Process of Meiosis. We’ll focus on Meiosis I and Meiosis II and how haploid cells develop into mature gametes. Students will work on the study guide for sec-6.2 and finish it for homework.


Thursday: We’ll discuss sec-6.3, Mendel and Heredity and sec-6.4, Traits, Genes, and Alleles. We’ll learn more about purebred, law of segregation, homozygous alleles and heterozygous alleles, genome, genotype, phenotype, dominant and recessive alleles. Students will work on the study guide to practice their application skills.


Friday: We’ll spend some time on the study guide from Thursday. Then we’ll work on sec-6.5, Traits and Probability.

Earth Science Schedule for Sep 29th - Oct 3rd

ACADEMY EARTH SCIENCE:

Monday: Ch-7, Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics chapter review is due on Monday. We’ll discuss how volcanoes put a chill in the air. Students will do a report on how the 1980 eruption of Mount St.Helens changed the nearby ecosystems, and the effects that are still noticeable today.

Tuesday: We’ll discuss sec-9.1, Minerals of the Earth’s Crust. Our main focus will be on kinds of minerals, silicate and nonsilicate minerals, crystalline structure, silicon-oxygen tetrahedron, ionic, chain, sheet, and network silicates followed by an activity. Do the worksheet and section review for homework.

Wednesday: We’ll discuss sec-9.2, Identifying Minerals. We’ll talk about the characteristics of minerals, mohs hardness sclae, six basic crystal systems, and special properties of minerals. Do the worksheet and section review for homework.

Thursday: Students will work on the mineral identification activity in groups. Next they will work on the chapter assessment.

Friday: We’ll review the complete ch-9 to get ready for the test.