Monday (12/17)

• Test review - matching test questions with answers :)

Tuesday (12/18)

• Test
• Next unit of study will be "Dynamic Earth" - with a focus on plate tectonics, volcanoes, and earthquakes

Wednesday (12/19)

• 1/2 day
• Merry Christmas and a happy New year!!

Thursday (12/20)

• No school
• Mid-winter break

Friday (12/21)

• No School
• Mid-winter Break

Monday (12/10)

• Climate Presentations

Tuesday (12/11)

• Digging Deeper (Pg E138 - E142)
• Reading Handout

• Assignment (Due Friday 12/14)

  Write a newspaper article about the possible effects of global warming.  Make sure you make it clear in your article that these are only possible scenarios not certainties.  Do not copy information from the book!!   Use 2 additional resources when writing your article.  Write a paragraph for each for each of the following possibilities:

  • Changes in rainfall patterns
  • Increase in extreme events
  • Changes in sea level
  • Changes in ocean currents
  • Changes in agriculture

Wednesday (12/12)

• Iceberg vs. Sea level investigation
• Concentration of CO2 lab
• Pond Watch @ 2:40 - 4:30 (After school science program)

Thursday (12/13)

• Using your observations from yesterday, Restate your hypothesis, was it correct or incorrect, summarize what you observed and discuss what surprised you about the lab.
• Using the procedures from the "melting ice" lab, conduct a second lab using salt water instead of fresh water. (10 mL of salt, fill glass half way, stir to dissolve salt, add ice cubes, then fill glass until it almost overflows, watch for 30 minutes, record observations)
• Start on study guide for the test (Test Tuesday, December 18th)
• Climate study guide below (Friday)

Friday (12/14)

• Complete study guide (Monday will be class review of the material)  Test on Tuesday

  Climate Study Guide

  • What are the factors that influence climate?
  • What is climate? What is weather?
  • What is the rain shadow effect? Include a diagram
  • What is Lake-effect snow?  Give an example
  • What is a little ice age?  When was the last documented ice age?
  • What is paleoclimate?
  • What is a climate proxy?  Describe the different types of proxies
  • How are climate proxies used to determine past climates?
  • What is the Milankovitch cycle?  Draw diagrams
  • What is perihelion? (draw a diagram)
  • What is aphelion? (draw a diagram)
  • Explain how currents affect nearby climate?
  • What is correlation? (give example)
  • What are the greenhouse gases?  How are they helpful?
  • What is the carbon cycle?  Why is it important?
  • How is the carbon cycle related to global warming?
  • What is reforestation?
  • What is the urban heat-island effect?  How does it affect climate of an area?
  • What is a positive feedback loop and a negative feedback loop?  Draw diagrams and include an example.
  • How will warmer temperatures affect precipitation?

Monday (12/3)

• Laptops in the classroom
• Climate Project
• Identify how global warming will affect a specific "sphere" and a topic within the sphere.
• Due Thursday 12/6

Tuesday (12/4)

• Laptops in the classroom
• Climate Project
• Research how global warming will affect a specific "sphere" and a topic within the sphere.
• Due Thursday 12/6

Wednesday (12/5)

• Laptops in the classroom
• Climate Project
• Research how global warming will affect a specific "sphere" and a topic within the sphere.
• Due Thursday 12/6

Thursday (12/6)

• Climate Project Presentations

Friday (12/7)

• Global Warming lecture as a review