The global warming project is due Friday, December 5 at the beginning of class. The entire project must be created on 8.5 x 11 paper and stapled together into a packet. Be good to the environment and use both sides of your 8.5 x 11 paper. The project should contain the following three items:

(8 points) A diagram that you create to demonstrate the concept of global warming. The diagram can be hand drawn or created using a computer graphics program, but you must create it yourself. Do not simply find a diagram on the internet and copy and paste it! The diagram must contain the following items at a minimum: sun, earth, atmosphere, CO2, solar radiation, terrestrial radiation, at least 3 sources of greenhouse gases.

(2 points) An article about global warming that you feel is particularly interesting and informative. The article can be pro or anti global warming. The article can focus on the entire concept of global warming, or it can focus on a small subset of the problem, such as car emissions. It is up to you.

(5 points) A written explanation of why you chose the article and why you think it is interesting or important to share with others.

(5 points) At least 3 pictures that represent global warming. “Before and after” pictures are highly recommended. For example, you could show a picture of a glacier 30 years ago and a picture of that same glacier today. Below each picture should be a caption that explains what the picture is, and your caption should be descriptive (don’t just say glacier, for example!)

Grading: The project is worth 20 homework points, which is equivalent to about 6 regular homework assignments.

To get full credit, your diagram should contain all of the required items, it should be clean and professional looking.

Your article will likely get full credit unless it is really off topic or inappropriate.

The explanation of your article will get full credit based on how thought provoking, sincere, and relevant your explanation is. You will likely get most or full credit as long as your explanation is well thought out and reasonable.

Your pictures will get full credit based on their quality, the detail in the captions, and their overall relevance to the project.

Nov

8

10 Things You Don’t Know About Black Holes

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Sent in by Rebecca for those that are interested:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/30/ten-things-you-dont-know-about-black-holes/

Oct

9

Lab Collection Assignment #1

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On Monday, October 13 Mr. Kleiner will collect your labs. Labs will be corrected for the following:

1. To see if the work is thorough (answers should be descriptive, not one word answers)

2. To see if the answers are correct within reason

3. To see if your data makes sense

4. To see if you have “extra credit” turtle stamps

The following labs should be submitted by each team with a paper clip with the names of all members clearly readable on the first lab:

The Ball in the Cup Lab
Coefficient of Friction Lab
The Rocket Lab

Oct

9

Homework Collection Assignment #1

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On Monday, October 13 Mr. Kleiner will be collecting your homework assignments. The homework assignments must be submitted in the correct order and secured with a paper clip. Your name must be on the first sheet so I know whose homework it is. Assignments will be graded for the following:

a. to see if your work is thorough (not one word answers or answers with no work shown)

b. to see if you corrected your wrong answers

c. to see if they have a turtle stamp

Assignments missing a turtle stamp will not get full credit, but they will get some credit so you should still turn them in. Please turn in the following assignments in the order given below (you will lose points if they are out of order):

1. Problems 12,16,17,18,20,21,23-27,32,33,37,38,40 from chapter 3
2. Chapter 4 worksheet 1
3. Chapter4 Worksheet #3
4. problems 8,10,11,14,18,20,21,25,28,29,30 from chapter 7
5. friction and pressure worksheet
6. problems 2, 3, 8, 11, 20, 35, 36, 37, 56, 57, 59, 64 from chapter 8
7. second and third law worksheet