THAT Didn't Work So Well...

It looks like a post has disappeared, so here's what was there and then some. This should cover all of the assignments up to 5/16.

The Chapter 5 Test (Open Book, Open Note)
Geologic Questions (1mb download -- also on wall in classroom)
p66 (3,4,5)
p74 (10,13,18)
p79 (20,21,22)
Sand Mineral Look (must be done in class -- look at sand samples and identify the minerals)
Rock Cycle Story (creative writing: the story of a rock going through the rock cycle)
p125 Map Work
Topographic Profile (must be done in class with Lake Oswego quad map)
Erosion in the Courtyard (must be done in the "H" courtyard)
GoogleEarth Map (assumes you have GoogleEarth on your home computer already)
Topographic Map Construction (make a 3D map from a topographic map obtained from me)
Water Budget
p136 (2,3)
Mechanical Weathering (must be done in class -- weathering scoria and marble)
Agents of Erosion
Chapter 10 Worksheet

The Other Assignments

Here they are:

• The Severe Weather Book
• Make a book/poster that shows the formation, the structure and what to do if you're caught in
• a tornado
• a hurricane
• a severe thunderstorm
• Climate Factors
• USA to the Equator!
• The Carbon Wedge (Wedge Antilles) Project
• What I Know About Minerals
• List 10 things you know about minerals and 10 things you would like to know about minerals
• Cut-N-Paste and Mineral Blocks
• This cannot be made up. Instead, read 38-41 and answer questions 13-15 on page 41
• Currently, we're working on mineral identification in class, with a "Hands On" quiz set for 4/8
• Don't forget to have 6 current events turned in by 4/9 (the last day for any work for 3rd quarter)
  

The quiz on 4/8 will conclude the quarter

Make-Up Tests

Chapter 29

Chapter 31 (with a nod to chapter 30)

The Week of 2/11

Here's what we're doing/did this week!

Identifying Fronts (a big download...almost 1mb)

The Chapter 29 Worksheet

PLUS we did 6 & 7 on page 549 and 9, 10, and 11 on page 551

NOTICE: The test has been moved to Tuesday, 2/19! Open book/open note (that means hard)

Stuff for the Week of 2/4 (Chapter 29)

Below are the goodies for those who missed class Tuesday (and Wednesday/Thursday)

Bring your book for Friday!!!

Here is a copy of the lecture powerpoint for you (read chapter 29)

Here is a copy of the big assignment this week

Assignments Online AT LAST!

For those of you who are missing assignments, you can now download and printout your missing assignments. This is a very good thing as I keep running out of copies of assignments. Simply click the link and download the .pdf file of the assignment that you need. New assignments will be posted this week...although there is only one left: a worksheet for Chapter 28, which will be posted by Tuesday night.

Don't forget that there is a TEST on Chapter 28 FRIDAY (1/25)!

In the event of a snow day Friday, the test will be MONDAY (1/28) -- right before finals.

Available Assignments:

• Comic Strips
• Big Isotherm
• Common Assignment Draft
• Picture that goes with the common assignment draft assignment
• Angles of Insolation Lab
• Chapter 26 Worksheet
• Skew-T Lab
• Humidity Sheet A
• Humidty Sheet B
• Raindrop Lab
• Visualizing Highs and Lows
• Highs, Lows, and Wind
• A Special Assignment for those of you who can't get one of the assignments you need because it hasn't been posted (or just want to do something different)
• Computer Isotherm

RAINDROP LAB DATA

You'll have to get your own graph paper as the one I had didn't scan well. Anyway, here's your data for the lab:

• 0-1mm = 14
• 1-2mm = 56
• 2-3mm = 128
• 3-4mm = 77
• 4-5mm = 36
• 5+mm = 17

ANGLES of INSOLATION LAB DATA

For the 30 degree thermometer (start to 10 minutes): 22, 22, 23, 23, 24, 24, 25, 25, 26, 26, 27, 27, 28, 28, 29, 29, 29, 30, 30, 30, 30

For the 60 degree thermometer (start to 10 minutes): 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 38, 39, 40, 40

For the 90 degree thermometer (start to 10 minutes): 22, 25, 28, 30, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 45, 46, 46, 47, 47, 48, 48, 48, 50, 50

SORRY, but you're out of luck as far as the Atmosphere Inf. Pkg., Isotherm and Isobar, Jet Stream, Test Questions, and Humidity Lab are concerned. You can do the "Special Assignment" to cover for up to three of these.