For Tuesday, May 24: Do Semester 2 Review that was passed out on Thursday, May 19.  All students must do this review, even if you are exempting the semester 2 exam.  Also read the article that was passed out, "Bottled Water - Tapped Out", a review from the NY Times of the book, "Bottlemania" by Elizabeth Royte.

For Tuesday, May 17: HW: CH 16: # 4-15, 17 & CH 17: #1-18. Test on this material, too.

For Monday, May 9: Do Review Ch 14-15 Atmo.

For Friday, April 29: Do remaining questions, 12 thru 28, in chapter 15. Also hang on to WS from the movie, "The Unforeseen", that we watched today, Monday, April 25, and turn in on Friday 4/29.

For Friday, April 20: Finish and turn in the 7 page worksheet that was passed out, "Section 17.1 Atmosphere Characteristics"

For Wednesday, April 20: Read chapter 15, do questons 1-11.

For Monday, April 18: Read chapter 14, answer review questions 1-22.

For Thursday, April 14: Finish "Solar Powered Devices" WS that was passed out today.

For Tuesday, April 12: Turn in Humidity Measurements lab. Include purpose, background, procedure, etc., and data from classmates as outlined in class.

For Friday, April 8: Do "Atmo Criss-Cross" that was passed out in class on Wednesday. Also turn in Aquatic Biomes asignmnet.

For Monday, April 4: Read "Atmospheric Humidity" lab that was handed out in class on Thursday. Be prepared to finish this lab on Monday, and answer associated questions, to be handed out on Monday. Also be prepared to finish the "Aquatics Biomes" assignment that was handed out on Tuesday, March 29. This assignment includes defining the vocabulary terms, answering the questions, and doing the drawings/collages/visual media rendering of the freshwater and marine environments that are described in the handout. Also on Monday, I will pass out a test review for the test that will be given on Wednesday, April 6. The test will cover chapters 12 & 13 of the text, and it will also cover the topics discussed in the Aquatic Biomes handout and the Atmospheric Humidity lab.

For Tuesday, March 29: Read chapter 13, do review questions 1-12. Also start thinking about a topic for your next research presentation.

For Wednesday, March 23: Read chapter 12, and answer review questions 1-20. Do in comp book.

For Friday, March 4: Do pages 1 & 2 of mult choice "Stars" test review that was passed out today.

For Wednesday, March 2: Continue with chapter 22. Do review questions 13-25. Do in comp book.

For Monday, Feb. 28: Read handout, "Chapter 22 Stars.doc" & chapter 22. Do review questions 1-12. Do in comp book. Also finish WS on Hertzsprung-Russell graph ("starcolorhw.pdf") that was passed out.

For Thursday, Feb 24: Answer review questions at end of chapter 21. Do in comp book.

For Tuesday, Feb. 1: Turn in "WS Moon & Planets" that was passed out in class on Monday, 1/24. Also due is "Chicxulub Gravity Anomaly" worksheet that was passed out on Friday, Jan. 28.

For Tuesday, Jan. 18: 1) Describe Ptolemaic and Copernican views of the universe. Use words like retrograde, rotate, celestial sphere, epicycle. Should be 1-2 pages, handwritten. Include sketches. 2) Make a timeline of the lives of Copernicus, Brahae, Kepler, Galileo and Newton. Use two pages of paper taped together. For each person, write 3-5 bullets that describe his accomplishments. On your timeline, also show 3-5 other historical events or developments.

For Tuesday, Jan. 11: Do POBTHQ ("Partner-open book-Take home Quiz") consisting of 8-page handout that was given in class.

For Friday, Jan. 7: Do WS Chap 11 on Earth History.

For Friday, Dec10: Prepare powerpoint presentation on the time period that you selected during Wednesday's class. Be sure to address the 7 areas described (years spanned, atmosphere, climate, life forms, etc.). Also describe the nature of the evidence that exists today that provides this information. Email your presentation to me before class at chris.karaguleff@roundrockisd.org.

For Wednesday, Dec. 8: Study vocab from chapter 10. See handouts. Quiz.

Due Monday, Dec. 6: Read chapter 10. In comp book define Key Terms from page 283.

Due Thursday, Dec. 2: Do "WS Groundwater Septic" that was passed out on Tuesday. Also study for test. See "Announcements" page for list of material that test will cover.

Due Tuesday, Nov. 30: 1) Do "Quiz Mountain Topo Energy". 2) Do "Quiz Weather Water Soil". 3) Read Chapters 1 & 2 of "Your Inner Fish" by Neil Shubin and do "WS Your Inner Fish-Shubin". All these papers were passed out in class on Tuesday before Thanksgiving break. Please do not mangle or lose the 10-page "Your Inner Fish" handout. I plan to get those back from you, and re-use them.

Due Tuesday, Nov. 23: Turn in "WS Chap 5 Glaciers" that was passed out in class on Friday. If you did not get one, you may download one from the Handouts page.

Due Monday, Nov. 15: Do questions 1-9, 11, 13-19, 23 from chapter 4 of text book.

Due Thursday, Nov. 11: Finish "WS Chap 3 Weathering" that was passed out in class on Tuesday.

Due Tuesday, Nov. 9: Read chapter 3 of text book. Do "Weathering & Soil" WS passed out in class on Friday.

Due Friday, Nov. 5: 1) Turn in "WS Research Topics Misc". 2) Turn in "Energy Number Crunching" WS. Both of these were passed out on Wednesday, Nov. 3.

For Monday, Nov. 1: Turn in WS Mountain Building which was passed out in class on Thursday Oct. 28.

For Thursday, Oct. 28: Be prepared to turn in your research project. If you chose the paper-only option, then you are to turn in a 4 page paper. If you chose the paper+presentation option, then you are to turn in a 2 page summary of your research, a poster or powerpoint file, and verbally present your work to the class.

For Tuesday, Oct. 26: 1) Turn in your "Research Topic Statement" by this day if you have not already done so. Read the guidelines and list of suggested topics on the "handouts" page. 2) Read chapter 9 from the text book on mountain building. Answer questions 1-8 from the end of the chapter.

For Thursday, Oct. 14: Study for quiz covering chapter 8, "Igneous Activity," and the "Magnetic Storm" video that we watched in class.

For Monday, Oct. 12: Re-read chapter 7, pages 196-201. Answer questions 16 and 17 in your comp book.

For Thursday, Oct. 7: Prepare your data from the Thermocouple Calibration experiment we conducted on Tuesday. We will plot this data, and make an extrapolation to try to estimate the temperature of the candle flame. Also read chapter 8 and answer questions 1-12 at the end.

For Tuesday, Oct. 5: Answer question that were asked in the Melting Materials lab that was done onf Friday. In particular, answer the questions raised in class: 1. What are thermocouples, how do they work, what thermocouples would be appropriate to use for measuring melt temperature of up to 800C? 2. If the glass stirring rods melt in a Bunsen burner, then why don't glass test tubes do so? What is the difference between pure silica glass, and soda-lime glass? Also read chapter 8 of the text book, and answer questions 1-12.

For Monday, Sept. 27: Complete the analysis of the data we collected for measuring the elastic modulus (AKA Young's modulus) of the steel, copper and plastic (weed whacker) fiber samples. Discuss why the results were good, or bad. You may use the document that is in the ESS Handouts page of this website. What were sources of error? How might you improve the procedure? If the sample slipped while weights were being hung from it, how would this contribute to the value of the elastic modulus that is obtained - would it make the value improperly high or improperly low? Also do the Plate Tectonics Review Package that was passed out. Test on Wednesday.

For Thursday be sure you understand the data that was recorded from the elastic modulus lab that was conducted on Tuesday.

Due Tuesday, Sept. 21: In comp book, define Key Terms from chapter 7, page 209 of textbook. Also answer questions 1-21 on the same page.

Due Monday, Sept. 13: Finish the WS, "Determining Epicenter Distance", using P and S wave arrival time analysis that was passed out in class. If you need help, try looking at the instructional powerpoint file that is listed in the "Handouts" section. Do the "Earth Structure" WS that was passed out, and also answer questions at the end of chapter 6, in your comp book. Test on Wednesday covering chapters 1, 2 and 6 - rocks, minerals, earthquakes and earth structure.

Due Thursday, Sept. 9: "Determining Epicenter Distance" using P and S wave arrival time analysis that was passed out in class.

Due Tuesday, Sept. 7: 1) Turn in WS's on sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. 2) Quiz on rocks and minerals, chapters 1 & 2 of text book.

Due Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010: 1) Sedimentary Rock WS, and 2) Metamorphic Rock WS.

Due Tuesday, 8-31: 1) Rock Cycle WS, and 2) Igneous Rock WS

Due Friday, 8-27:
1. Buy and bring Composition Book. Also bring text book to class!
2. Bring Flinn Lab Safety Contract with printed name, signature, and parent signature.
3. Metric Prefix Exercise, first page.
5. Elements Abundancy Quiz.