Homework2014_2015

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6/18: I just checked my emails and no questions have been asked to date. I will be returning later this evening and respond to questions if I can. The questions must be specific and answerable by looking at the email only so be descript. Good luck everyone!======

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Please submit applications for science research class as soon as you can. This is an amazing opportunity allowing you to decide what you want to study and allowing you to find a science mentor that you can work with and do real science. Here is the application if you lost it: ======

Please refer to the links previous posted which include the following:
Regents exams with answer keys: http://www.nysedregents.org/earthscience/

Hommocks Middle school review: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB

And finally the following site has lots of review:

http://reviewearthscience.com/

One of the links on this site has feedback:

http://reviewearthscience.com/pages/regents-review.php

GOOD MORNING ALL. HERE ARE THE WORKSHEET ANSWER FROM THE HOMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL REVIEW SITE.
http://hmxearthscience.com/Warehouse/Review_Materials/key%20concepts%20worksheets%20KEY.pdf

Please check your answers and email me quesions today so that I can cover it tomorrow. It will be very helpful for tomorrow's class. Please be specific about content, not I don't get Q 12. I do not want to be searching through sheets upon sheets looking for where you have the questions. It can be refered to conceptually which is what you will need for the regents. work hard:)

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6/12: Hello all. This weekend you are going to want to complete the packetS that we were working on (Review Earth Science and the sheet that has questions by topic we have been answering in class). Secondly, complete the regents for the answer sheet that you picked up and grade it. Come into class with lots of questions please. This is it! The link to the regents is here====== http://www.nysedregents.org/earthscience/ For hw you are doing january 2012,

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6/11: Complete the Earth Science Review Fill In Packet using the answer key supplied yesterday. THEN answer the questions on the other packet (Weathering Conditions) up to and including GREENHOUSE EFFECT.======

6/9: Do questions 1-25 at
http://reviewearthscience.com/subjects/es/review/topic-spec/EQinterior.pdf Check your answer to earthquakes section at http://reviewearthscience.com/pages/topic-tests.php and write down any questions.

In addition to reviewearthscience.com you are also going to want to browse the videos here to fill in any gaps in knowledge you have.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB

6/8: Reviewearthscience.com is a great resource for preparing for the regents. Please make sure to use it when you are practicing for the regents. For some of the upcoming homeworks you will go to
http://reviewearthscience.com/pages/topic-tests.php and do some of the questions assigned for the evening. You will then grade yourself and write down any questions you have which we can review in the beginning of the class. Do not feel like you have to stop answering questions because they are not assigned. The more you do the better. For tonight answer questions 1-5 for the following topics, grade and write questions for the following topics:

1) Observation, 2) Density, 3) isomapping, 4) Practice test 1 and 4) mapping the earth

Remember, this is the bare minumum. Use this site to practice!!!!!! Including the review sheets, old exams, etc. Browse this website!

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6/1: Complete entire mock on your own in less than 3 hours. Write the ESRT page number next to each question it can be used for. I will print out the answer booklet and make copies if you want to pick one up tomorrow or Wednesday. Also, please bring back the text books!======

5/29: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
Complete entire mock on your own! Write the page number of the ESRT next to each question that it can be used for.

5/27: Please write the title of the following videos in your notes and any principles or rules that are appropriate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3j-zN3XVDI&index=29&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4rt6seyxIU&index=32&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7wJP_K_sAQ&index=6&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB

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5/24: Please be responsible for the first 80 of the 100 ways. Also, please review and take notes ont he following videos. we are now reviewing! Make sure to write down the title of the video, what it is about and any questions you may have. I understand it is review.====== https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSWvp0Ncnlk&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB&index=11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bENEygui4jo&index=94&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB

5/20: Everyone, we have finished the astronomy unit and will have a celebration this friday. You are going to want to watch the following videos for some additional content and review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4fUAoVWdbs&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB&index=9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGdhXKCKxNA&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB&index=12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqjMe6q3T9M&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB&index=14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAU6085BcFk&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB&index=75 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LysEUnADpmA&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB&index=76 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7P8QlT3GWk&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB&index=89 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1Mfb8Ah1DA&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB&index=90

I SUGGEST YOU SCROLL THROUGH A LITTLE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF ALL THE CONTENT. iF SOMETHING IS UNFAMILIAR BE SURE TO WATCH!

5/19: Here is the link to the life and death of a star video that we completed the handout on.
http://www.history.com/shows/the-universe/videos/the-universe-life-and-death-of-a-star#

5/18
read an article on the IAU’s conference regarding planet classification and provide a reflection piece guided by the following questions:

1) Did this article surprise you in any way (it should because they proposed 12 planets instead of 8)? 2) How was the science conference similar to today’s lesson? 3) Was the conferences definition of a planet more or less complex than yours? Explain.

If you did not pick up the article it can be found here: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/08/060816082231.htm#.VVPlkr2RU3M.email

5/16:
Hope you are all enjoying the weekend. For HW please complete the sheet along with the questions about a planet. Any additional info you come across that is interesting please note. Any vocab words you are unsure of please look up so that you can share that info with your groups, as well as any diagrams that may be helpful for your understanding. We know that the purpose of this is to learn about planets and also to learn how scientists come together to figure information out. You are also learning to write, think and talk like scientists. Attached is a rubric that you don't have to memorize or print out or bring into class, however, it is something that shows how arguments should be looked at so you are aware of what makes a strong argument. It has been posted in the classroom and reaffirms what we have been doing in class all year. See you all on Monday and I am really looking forward to it.

5/2: Please see attached sheet that contains most of the meteorological concepts reviewed in class. Many of these have been previously assigned for your review.
Monday's exam will include, but not be limited to, the following information: 1) weather station model analysis 2) characteristics of low and high pressure systems 3) analysis of layers of the atmosphere 4) causes of and characteristics of winds including where winds are moving the fastest/slowest 5) hurricanes, tornadoes, monsoons and El Nino 6) Weather fronts and associated types of weather

4/25: Watch and summarize the following videos in your notes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nstOdkej-V8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnC_IztcTL8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBNIVzb0sds

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4/18: Here is some of the infor you are going to have to know for the assessment: time zones by looking at a map, coriolis effect, use ESRT, focault pendulum, orographic effect, how clouds form, different types of air masses (ESRT) where they originate, What air does during high pressure and low pressure systems (use hand technique), what type of weather and what are the characteristics of the air during high pressure and low pressure systems, how to use the planetary wind chart. Also, look at hommocks middle school channel for info regarding these topics. Bookmark it!======

https://www.youtube.com/user/metfan869/videos

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4/1: For break please complete the mock exam. For the multiple choice you must state the answer and then underneath each answer write a true statement using the multiple choice question. You must write the statements. Please find Part A and B as well as an answer sheet for part B. ======

3/39/15: Hi everyone. Please make sure that you memorize the first 20 ways by Tuesday!
http://www.ewsdonline.org/view/4200.pdf

3/16: Hi everyone. There were no questions for the last homework. Make sure you read and understand so that you can be successful. tomorrow we will be having an assessment on the following topics.
Ellipses: Make sure you know how to calculate it, know the first 2 of Kepler's laws, Know how do calculate eccentricity (the equation is on the first page of the reference table), be able to compare eccentricities of planet orbits (chart is found on page 15 of the ESRT), Understand where foci are located on an ellipse and that one of the foci represents the sun).

Sun's Path: Be sure that you have looked at all previous animations concerning sun's path and shadows. Be able to draw the sun's path at different times based upon your latitude. Be able to determine the altitude of the sun at different times of the year. How the altitude of the sun changes throughout the year at noon. Where shadows will be cast throughout the year based upon the direction the sun is shining, How many degrees per hour the sun appears to move through the sky,

3/15: The following 2 animation should be very helpful with regard to the sun's path.
http://www.eram.k12.ny.us/education/components/docmgr/default.php?sectiondetailid=17500&fileitem=633&catfilter=451 and http://www.eram.k12.ny.us/education/components/docmgr/default.php?sectiondetailid=17500&fileitem=1307&catfilter=451

3/10: Please complete the interactive lab. You will be using the following animation to help you.
http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion3/animations/sunmotions.html

If you did not pick up the lab it can be found at: http://newyorkscienceteacher.com/sci/files/user-submitted/pathofsuninteractivelab.pdf

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3/9: In order to be successful on tomorrow's quiz you should know how to determine which rays on the electromagnetic spectrum have longer or shorter wavelengths, what does color and texture do to either reflect or absorb energy (light), That the sun's rays are hitting the Earth and the EArth absorbs those rays and converts or radiates them into longer wavelength infrared radiation (heat), the 3 different types of heat transfer (convection, conduction and radiation) and how to look at a diagram of the sun's rays hitting the earth and determine where the greatest intensity sunlight is.======

3/8: Sorry for the inconvenience. The Kepler's law video is as follows. There was a mixup in the previous post and you guys got 2 NYCMS videos:) Remember, only watch to about 6:30:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TGCPXhMLtU

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3/7: I am attaching 2 videos. 1 is a youtube video that I am now able to download that dealt with a previous do now. The second deals with Kepler's laws. It is a little slow but very descriptive and pretty clear cut. The text that you are talking to this weekend talks about milankovitch cycles which deal with the Earth's orbit. Therefore, Kepler's laws show exactly how a planet orbits the Earth. Milankovitch, as you know from the reading, does not only discuss the Earth's orbit but also how the earth is wobbling like a slowing top.======

Here are the videos: The one on the Do Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtygMyPHO8U&feature=youtu.be

The one on Kepler's law ONLY WATCH TO 6:30 YOU DO NOT HAVE TO KNOW THE 3RD LAW!!!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtygMyPHO8U&feature=youtu.be

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3/7: I hope everyone got to see the red moon last night, resulting from the increased wavelength of the sun's rays as it goes through our atmosphere and strikes the moon's surface. You would have noticed that as the moon got higher in the sky it returned to its normal white color because the light hitting the moon was not going through our atmosphere anymore (or at least not as much).======

In connection with your talking to the text, this evening I will post animation(s) associated with eccentricity and post some videos. When you talk to the text, paraphrase the paragraphs in your own words (write conclusory statements) and also make sure to note any questions you have.

3/5: In addition to the video that you watched and took notes on, please use the following animation and compare it with what you wrote on today's lab.
http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion3/animations/sunmotions.html Also, make sure to watch the following lab related to creating ellipses which we are going to do tomorrow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1gaBZBr5Mc

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3/3: Please watch and take notes on the following video. Please pay attention to the entire video. You will see that some of the info about the sun's path is a little different than today's lab as it is difficult to see the proper shadow's with the globe and did not want outright confusion. Hence, this video puts it all into final view. Please know that at noon, wherever the sun is directly over does not cast a shadow. Thanks to all of you who are working hard and staying on task.====== https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrh1EZmf6fLmpKqsDyWg4HA

3/2: Also, check out the newest video:
@http://youtu.be/yA4c1B3LwtU

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3/2: provide a narrative explaining what happened as you moved from station to station in today,s season lab. You must describe where the sun is moving to/directly overhead during each seasons, where the Rays are most direct and what is happening to the relative length of daylight at each station.======

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2/12: For the break please complete the following: First read pages 606-609 and answer question 1-4. Then complete the second part of the vocab pursuant to the instructions. ======

2/10: here are some informational videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMBgiwevVD8&index=2&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB page 8 esrt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PWO6QQSNM4&index=15&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB Saw in class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcKDHtSc1ws&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB&index=17 Relative Age https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etOnpZbNMQo&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB&index=22 Linking it all together!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYSeM63Fv0s&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB&index=92 Relative dating (this one is long but I think very helpful!

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2/10: Here is the video answer of the do now last week. Obviously, the asthenosphere is not made of plastic. It is plasticy. Also, I will post instructional videos in contemplation of Thursday's celebration and post another video going over some specifics tomorrow. I will work on my production.====== https://vimeo.com/119229756

2/6
Complete stratigraphies given in class.

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1/22: Complete the mock regents. For the Multiple Choice Questions write the answer and a statement supporting the answer. Put an E next to each question that can be answered in the ESRT. An example of a statement could be as follows: If a question discusses rock formation and the answer is sedimentary rock you would write a statement as follows: Sedimentary rocks are formed from cemented fragments. Please be sure to check in on this website for additional info throughout the week.======

For eg. When answering question number 5 state the answer: D followed by: Conglomerate is made of pebble size sediment. DO NOT WRITE EVERY WORD IN THE QUESTION AND ANSWER, JUST SIMPLE STATEMENTS TO LIVE BY. Of course, constructed response questions cannot be restated as you are already writing an answer. Please take this assignment seriously as it is a way for you to get ready for the regents. We must learn it cold so that we can all achieve mastery. That is our collective goal!

1/20: Here was the slide you were working on when evaluating the water cycle journeys:
= l Describe what specific type of environment, climate and/or landscape might have caused the similarities and differences in your journeys. Provide evidence. = =Your description should address why you you stayed at some of the compartments longer time than others. =

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1/6Please make sure that you familiarize yourself with the landscape and bedrock maps and that you have completed both pages of the lab that we began today. Also, for those of you interested in longitude, this link gives us a recent history of why there really is no prime meridian location (of course, this is not regents material), enjoy. Also, please make sure that you have begun the nys landscapes project. Lastly, we will have some short quizzes on landscapes coming along the way. ======

http://digg.com/video/why-the-prime-meridian-changes-location-based-on-what-country-youre-from

1/5/15: ALSO please watch and take notes regarding the following videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckgjZLCGLqU&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB&index=20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxLNEuacEpc&index=26&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB

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12/23/: Have a great holiday vacation everyone. Attached are the vocab words you are going to do. Please remember, if you do 10 words per day you will have completed the assignment. Also, please remember to read the directions on the sheet to get full credit:) ======

12/19: Due Monday!:)
Read pgs 228-231. Write down the heading of each section in your notes with a brief description. Then answer questions 1-4 on page 231.

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12/18: Hi everyone. Please make sure that you have written and annotated the "reading a stream" handout you received in class today. Make sure that your annotations include info from the text that you put into your own words (paraphrase). ======

12/12:
Thank you everyone for working hard I enjoyed the classes very much. Hw is..... Read pgs 164-169. Write down the heading of each section in your notes with a brief description. Then answer questions 1-4 on page 170.

The unedited journal with references and citations is located here if interested in learning further:

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12/2 again: Attached is the answer key THAT YOU SHOULD NOT LOOK AT UNTIL YOU COMPLETE. Be sure to look at the right pages as they are out of order. Also, all questions should be written down and thoughtful in such a way that any person can read them and understand. Thanks for being a great class. ======

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12/2: EVERYONE. Make sure that you finish the handout we were working on in class. Tomorrow I will post the answers. DO NOt check the answers until after you complete the handout. I will answer well thought out written questions about the answers. Why you think yours is right, a definition that you looked up that didn't match with the answer, etc. Here are some links for those of you that want to brush up on how to read the charts. ======

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHAtv5J76FM&list=UUrh1EZmf6fLmpKqsDyWg4HA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox_3z_lW-Hw&list=UUrh1EZmf6fLmpKqsDyWg4HA&index=72 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deC5af9AW6w&list=UUrh1EZmf6fLmpKqsDyWg4HA&index=73 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRUwchlza88&index=74&list=UUrh1EZmf6fLmpKqsDyWg4HA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGQeJL1izBE&index=76&list=UUrh1EZmf6fLmpKqsDyWg4HA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWQLmGu8fSg&index=78&list=UUrh1EZmf6fLmpKqsDyWg4HA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2U5TUux-cQ&index=79&list=UUrh1EZmf6fLmpKqsDyWg4HA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7XH13sSQuM&list=UUrh1EZmf6fLmpKqsDyWg4HA&index=80

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11/14: In text book answer the following questions to determine whether you know the materials we covered so far: Make sure that you understand the "Big ideas" on page 104. Then answer the following questions on page 105: 8-21. Thoughtfully write down any questions you may have. ======

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11/10: Read and summarize the following: page 86 (refers to the mineral definition), and 96-101. Do not copy the "Major MIneral Groups" chart on page 100, however, you must copy the 2 views in Figure 12 on page 96 which shows what a tetrahedron looks like. ======

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11/7: We are now transitioning to dynamic Earth to the materials that make up the dynamic Earth. Please read and summarize 539-541 for an understanding of how we categorize earthquakes and pages 87 - 90 to understand what minerals are and how they form. ======

10/28: Here are some videos that may help you:
lat and longitude (for those who struggle with this): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSWvp0Ncnlk&index=11&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB

Inferred Properties of the Earth's Interior: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkaDvzGGspM&index=68&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB

Plate Tectonics map:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeOyhEqdIq4&index=78&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB

Divergent Plate Boundaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1r5G-UG_N8&index=81&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB

Continental Drift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhzzMGYSsbE&index=82&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB

Transform Plate Boundaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoB5BHk3D94&index=83&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB

Convergent Plate Boundaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRekFH7EnU4&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB&index=84

Layers of the Earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WurvhdKKxPM&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB&index=85

Earthquakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS0e2nxa64I&index=86&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB

P and S wave Chart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcqSj43evE0&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB&index=87

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10/28 Get ready for Thursday. You will want to know about Unit 2, Dynamic Planet topics, including: plate tectonics, mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes, inferred properties of the Earth's Interior and how to read the plate tectonics map, inferred properties of the Earth's Interior chart and the P and S wave chart. ======

10/27: Watch this video for tomorrow's lab. The do now will ask a question about this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFJ_l3uFkPI

10/17 : 1) Finish Hot Spot Lab.
=2) Provide a 1 paragraph summary of the mechanics/actions that occur at plate boundaries, what features are found at these boundaries (earthquakes and volcanoes) AND a detailed cross section (side picture of what is occurring at that plate boundary. You must refer to at least one lab or simulation we did in class AND what it represented for each boundary. Some of the labs/simulations include: sea floor spreading with desks, earthquake and volcano location lab and the plate boundary lab. Make sure to bring the labs to school so that you can staple them to your summary =

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10/15: Come by tomorrow morning, at lunch or after school to retake some skill portions of previous exams. If you come, please make sure to be quiet so as not to disturb others. Let's do great tomorrow! ======

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10/10: Please complete the inferred properties of Earth's Interior worksheet we were working on in class and the Practice questions on the worksheet handed out at the end of class. REMEMBER, please use only the ESRT page 10 to answer the questions. ======

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10/2: Hi everyone. Tomorrow you will be drawing isolines on a map, calculating gradient, drawing a profile, knowing which direction streams are traveling in, knowing the elevations of areas and answering some questions about Polaris. Please make sure to review what we have done in the past. Here is the key to the worksheet we were working on. ======

9/30: Complete today's lab on drawing topographic maps in its entirety!!!!!!! Look at the following videos to help you understand topographic maps:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gwLcmXQ1_M&index=21&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aBa33pi_00&index=25&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3j-zN3XVDI&index=29&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA1J9kpi1nM&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB&index=31 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4rt6seyxIU&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB&index=32

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxeBAxUd4OU&list=PL37057D7BFD1608CB&index=33

Bring in play doh! The basic colors (green, blue, red, yellow)

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9/25/: Please review and write notes on pages 30-40 regarding topographic maps. Any information that you recently did not understand about maps and latitude and longitude is in the reading. You can supplement your notes with this information if need be. You are responsible for the information either way. With regards to the different types of map projections, you do not have to memorize the different types. Just know that different maps exist and be able to read them for lat and longitude as you never know what you will be assessed on for sure. Also, remember your project. I will post a rubric which mimics the assignment so you can be sure to check off each item you address. I hope the holiday weekend is treating you all well. ======

5) How to determine lat and longitude.
HERE ARE THE DOPPLER EFFECT VIDEOS:

9/16/14: Complete the entire "where is Baldwin" lab. Write down specific questions you have regarding the content if you are unable to complete the lab.