Thursday, October 3, 2013

*Geometry*
Announcements:

1. Mr. Wilcox out today.

Standards and Benchmarks:

1. CC.9-12.G-CO.9:  Prove theorems about lines and angles. 

Big Idea:

1. Inductive and deductive reasoning is helps us to understanding geometric principles.  

Class Outline:

1. Quiz: Vocabulary
2. Grade Quiz:  In-class
3. Class time for homework

Homework:

1. Page 100 #'s 30-35 and Page 101 #'s 42-45.
2. As time allows:  'Ready to go On' on Page 103.

**Chemistry**

Announcements:  

1. Mr. Wilcox Gone Today

Standards and Benchmarks:

1. EALR4.9-11.PS2A:  Atoms are composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons.   The nucleus of an atom take up very little of the atom's volume but makes up almost all of the mass.  The nucleus contains protons and neutrons, which are much more massive than the electrons surrounding the nucleus.  Protons have a positive charge, electrons have a negative charge, and neutrons have no charge.   
2. EALR4.9-11.PS2H:  Solutions are mixtures in which particles of one substance are evenly distributed through another substance.  Liquids are limited in the amount of dissolved solid or gas that they can contain.  Aqueous solutions can be described by relative quantities of the dissolved substances and acidity or alkalinity (pH).

Big Idea:

1. Chemistry is the study of matter and its behavior.

Class Outline:

1. Quiz: Scientific Notation, Metric System and Dimensional Analysis
2. Class time for homework:

Homework:

1. Read 2.1
2. Complete Section 2.1 Review Questions

***Biology***

Announcements:

1. Project is due Monday.    Your project needs to be ready (and able) to be presented on Monday in class.  

Standards and Benchmarks:

1. EALR 4, 9-11, LS1A:  Carbon containing compounds are the building blocks of life.  Photosynthesis is the process that plant cells use to combine the energy of sunlight with molecules of carbon dioxide and water to produce energy-rich compounds that contain carbon (food) and release oxygen.  

Big Idea(s):

1. Photosynthesis is an essential process in biology.

Class Outline:

1. Attendance
2. Announcements:   Photosynthesis Project Presentation Expectations. 
3. Class time to work on project/research: Computer Lab

Homework:

1. Continue research for the Photosynthesis presentation and/or begin constructing the photosynthesis presentation. 
1. EALR 4, 9-11, LS1A:  Carbon containing compounds are the building blocks of life.  Photosynthesis is the process that plant cells use to combine the energy of sunlight with molecules of carbon dioxide and water to produce energy-rich compounds that contain carbon (food) and release oxygen.

****Life Science****

Announcements:  

1. Check-up Mini-quiz on Monday (Modern vs. Biblical classification schemes, and general principles of classification.)

Standards and Benchmarks:

1. EALR.6-8.LS1E: In classifying organisms, scientists consider both internal and external structures and behaviors. 

Big Idea:

1. Classification and categorization of information is a major task of scientists. 

Class Outline:

1. Attendance
2. FIELD TRIP: Creation X Assembly 

Homework:

1. Book Condition Report:  
1. Please use the book condition report (Linked HERE) to identify damage to your recently assigned textbook.   These books are not in the best condition, so it is important that you make note of the condition so that you are not held accountable for previous damage.  

****Trigonometry****

Announcements:  

1. Test over introductory Trigonometry Principles on Monday!

Standards and Benchmarks:

1. CCSS-GSRT.1
1. Understand that by similarity, side ratios in right triangles are properties of the angles in the triangle, leading to definitions of trigonometric ratios for acute triangles
2. CCSS-GSRT.6
1. Understand that by similarity, side ratios in right triangles are properties of the angles in the triangles, leading to definitions of trigonometric ratios.
3. CCSS-GSRT.7
1. Explain and use the relationship between sine and cosine of complementary angles.
4. CSS-GSRT.8
1. Use trigonometric ratios and the Pythagorean Theorem to solve right triangles in applied problems.

Big Idea:

1. Triangles are geometric shapes which have special properties identified through trigonometric relationships.

Class Outline: 

1. Attendance
2. Extra Practice: Right Triangles and Trigonometric Ratios 

Homework: 

1. Extra practice problems can be found here:
1. Basic Trig Word Problems (#'s 1-5 would be reasonable questions for a quiz, given the information we have covered in class thus far.)
2. Solving for the Length of a Side (All problems on this worksheet would be reasonable questions for a quiz.)
3. Trig Study Sheet with Practice Problems (This is an informational sheet that contains the information we've covered in class, plus some.  The practice problems on the last few pages would be reasonable quiz questions, with the exception of #'s 6, 8, & 9 because they utilize a different unit of angle measurement than what we've covered in class.   Answer key is provided on the last two pages.)