MIDTERM is TUESDAY, JANUARY 26 at 7:45 in the North Gym.

Welcome to 2010!

For 1/8:  www.castlelearning.com -- rivers.  Also, complete the drainage lab (NYS & USA). 

For 1/15:  TEST DAY!  Test will cover everything in Topic 9 -- Weathering & Erosion (Soils, Physical & Chemical weathering, Erosion by Glaciers, Rivers, Coastal processes, Wind, & mass movements).  www.castlelearning.com -- glaciers. 

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY!  Virtual River Lab.  This is not easy, but you can absolutely do it -- If you read and follow the instructions!  Go to the website for Geology Labs online  (http://www.sciencecourseware.com/VirtualRiver/).  Read the instructions.  At the bottom of that page in a yellow box click on the "River Discharge" exercise.  This will bring you to page 1 of 25.  Read the instructions carefully.  It starts out easy and gets progressively more complicated.  I would recommend having a calculator handy.  Also, don't forget to print out the certificate of completion at the end.

For 1/26:  Complete the castlelearning review assignments.  ALL SIX!  midterm review A, B, C, & D and also midterm review 1 & 2.  If you score an 85 or better on all of them extra credit points will be added to you term 2 average.

Hw in '09

For Tuesday 1/6:  Castlelearning - weathering & soils.  Also, bring your review books to class this week.

For Wednesday 1/7:  Quiz on weathering & soils.

For Friday 1/9:  Quiz on Mass movements -- Erosion by gravity.

For Monday 1/12:  Topic 9 guided reading.

For Friday 1/16:  Castlelearning - rivers.

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY!  Virtual River Lab.  This is not easy, but you can absolutely do it -- If you read and follow the instructions!  Go to the website for Geology Labs online  (http://www.sciencecourseware.com/VirtualRiver/).  Read the instructions.  At the bottom of that page in a yellow box click on the "River Discharge" exercise.  This will bring you to page 1 of 25.  Read the instructions carefully.  It starts out easy and gets progressively more complicated.  I would recommend having a calculator handy.  Also, don't forget to print out the certificate of completion at the end.  

For Tuesday 1/20:  Mid-term Review Packet questions # 1-15.

For Wednesday 1/21:  Mid-term Review Packet questions # 16-30.

For Thursday 1/22:  Mid-term Review Packet questions # 31-45.

For Friday 1/23:  Mid-term Review Packet questions # 46-60.

For Monday 1/26:  Mid-term Review Packet questions # 61-75.

For Tuesday 1/27:  Castlelearning Mid-term review assignments.  The first assignment has 50 questions and the second assignment has 60 questions.  If you score an 80% or better on both assignments 5 percentage points will be added to your mid-term grade.