March 29, 2007

Alg: No hw

Es: No hw

Eng: Complete unit 4 vocab over the break. Quiz on 4/17

Global: Crest project due Tuesday, 4/10. Test on 4/17

Try this Extra Credit project over the Easter Break.

Johnny and Joey have been experimenting with balloons in Earth Science class.
They found that if they fill 5 balloons with helium, they can use the balloons to lift 50 pounds. Three of the same balloons filled with hydrogen lift 60 pounds. Ten filled with neon lift 20 pounds.

How many pounds could the students lift with 5 neon, one hydrogen, and two helium balloons?

Email me the answer or give it to me the 1st day back.

March 27, 2007

Click here for Earth Science Review

March 22, 2007

March 21, 2007

March 20th 2007- Happy Vernal Equinox

Eng: reader's response: What was Creon's action towards Antigone from today's reading.
Global: Read Ch. 9, section 3 & complete worksheet.

double click image to view animation

March 19, 2007

Alg: complete problems 24-30 on combination worksheet
Es: moon phase lab due 3/21 astronomy & earth's motion test 3/22
Eng: summarize scene II of Antigone
Global: study your Western Europe notes....... Test soon

March 15, 2007

Eng: Finish editing the paragraph worksheet and do the Antigone homework.
Global: Read chapter 8, section 3 & complete worksheet. study notes

March 13, 2007

Alg: 1-10 0n worksheet
Es: Lab due tomorrow
Eng: read Antigone notes
Global: read ch. 8, section 2 complete worksheet. Study for Western Europe map quiz tomorrow

Make sure you know where the following are located.
Portugal
Spain
France
United Kingdom
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Italy
Greece
Germany
Switzerland
Belgium
Netherlands
Denmark
Iceland
Thames river
Seine river
Tagus river
Danube river
Rhine river
Pyrenees mountain
the Alps
Adriatic sea
Aegean sea
English channel
northern sea
Baltic sea
Norwegian sea
Atlantic ocean
Mediterranean sea
black sea
straights of Gibraltar
Iceland

March 12, 2007

Alg: Review for quick quiz tomorrwo on Venn Diagrams.

Es: Planetary orbits lab due 3/14 SATELLITE ORBIT DEMO LINK

Eng: continue to study for Oedipus test 3/13

Global: read ch. 8, section 1 & complete worksheet. W. Europe map quiz 3/14

March 9, 2007

March 8th 2007

Alg: no hw

Es: signed test corrections due tomorrow & finish eccentricity sheet for tomorrow also.

Eng: Study Antigone notes

Global: Africa test tomorrow

March 7, 2007

Alg: no hw

Es: signed test corrections due 3/ 9

Eng: Study for oedipus test

Global: study for Africa test 3/9

Motion in the Solar System

I. Motion in the Solar System
A. Johannes Kepler developed 3 laws of planetary motion we need to
understand:
1. 1st Law of Planetary Motion - all planets have elliptical orbits.
- at aphelion, a planet is its farthest from the sun
- at perihelion, a planet is its closest to the sun
2. 2nd Law of Planetary Motion - the equal area law. An
imaginary line connecting the planets to the sun sweeps
over equal areas of an ellipse in equal amounts of time.

A diagram showing a planet on its elliptical orbit around the Sun. The shaded areas are of equal size, and were swept out in equal time, i.e. it took the same amount of time for the planet to move from A to B and from C to D.
(see diagram below)

II. Solar System Models
A. Geocentric model - earth is the center of the universe. Proposed
by Ptolemy in 140 AD.

B. Heliocentric model - sun is center of solar system. Proposed by
Copernicus in the 1600’s.

March 6, 2006

Alg: review problems on probability packet for tomorrow's test.
Es: study notes
Eng: study notes on Antigone and study for Oedipus test.
Global: read ch. 12, section 4 & complete worksheet. Africa test on 3/9



Some notes on Antigone

Characters: Oedipus had 4 children with his wife\mother Jocasta. Creon Raised them. He is now the King of Thebes. A civil war breaks out in Thebes and it divided the two brothers.

1. Antigone: A strong willed woman who challenges King Creon.

2. Ismene: Is a loyal adherent of King Creon.

3. Etiocles : A Loyal soldier who defends Thebes & Creon.

4. Polyneices: He Left Thebes for political reasons to form his own rebel army ( in Ar gives) to fight against Creon and Etiocles.


In one particular battle, Argives attacks Thebes and Thebes fights them off and eventually
Argives retreats; However, both Etiocles & Polyneices die on the battle field.

Creon gives Etiocles a proper soldiers burial but makes an edict (law) forbidding anyone to bury Polyneices, under penality of death, because he is a traitor.

Antigone feels strongly that both her brothers deserves a proper burial so their soul will be accepted into heaven and goes against Creon's edict.

March 5, 2007

For your Africa test on Friday make sure you study all your notes.

Do you know?

1. Mali

2. Mansa Musu- "King" Musa powerful leader, expanded Mali's land base & established peace and order.

3. Niger River

4. Songhai

5. African Geography

Happy Sunday afternnon

My knee is feeling a lot better, I get the results of the MRI this week. Hopefully I did not have a complete tear of any ligaments. I was looking at my web page today and decided to add a widget that will give you additional searching help. I added ANSWER TIPS. Just double click on any word in the blog except the ones from the PowerPoint's, and a pop-up will open with the definition of the word with other related information. I find it to be pretty cool. Check it out.

Here are some words you should know:

1. Africa

2. great rift valley

3. Sahara Desert

4. Niger River

5. Winter Solstice

6. Equinox

7. Summer Solstice

8. Earth's tilt

9. Oedipus

10. Thebes

11. Jocasta

12. Laius

The widget use millions of bits of information from the Internet and then pops it up without opening another browser. NOW REMEMBER THIS DOES NOT REPLACE THE TRADITIONAL METHODS OF RESEARCH LIKE THE DICTIONARY OR OTHER BOOKS.

March 1, 2007