Assignment #10 (due 10.10)

Please complete the rest of the chart on the second page of your What Is A Hypothesis? handout from class today. This includes the last sample question PLUS the 3 scientific questions about barnacles you will generate on your own. You can use the notes on the front page for help--do your best! We'll go over everything together in class on Wednesday.

REMINDER: Microscope Quiz this Thursday! Be sure to check out the Microscope Quiz Review Guide if you have not already.

No weekend homework...

...except to begin reviewing for the Microscope Quiz next Thursday. You may find the Microscope Quiz Review Guide you received in today's class helpful for your preparations.

Also, check out these cool images we recorded on our microscopes today!

Acorn Barnacle. 40X

Acorn Barnacle. 40X

Katydid wing and leg. 40X

And, as always...Happy Friday!

No homework tonight...

...be sure to get some rest!

Assignment #9 (due 10.4)

Please complete the Qualitative vs. Quantitative practice for 10.4. You can cut and paste each piece of data provided into the correct grouping OR design your own method of organizing the data.

Assignment #8 (due 10.3)

Please complete the Practicing Microscopes handout for 10.3. You may use your Microscopy 101 notes and recent experience with microscopes in class for help.

No weekend homework!

Get some rest...play outside as much as possible...dream about barnacles!!

Assignment #7 (due 9.27)

Please research barnacles tonight using the internet or other appropriate resources. Record 10 interesting scientific facts about barnacles on a separate sheet of paper (written and typed are both okay). Due 9.27.

Assignment #6 (due 9.26)

Please complete the Observation or Inference? handout you received in class today for 9.26.

No homework...

...it's Friday, yo. Have a super rad weekend!

Assignment #5 (due 9.21)

Please complete your Ecological Identity Tree Project (check out THESE EXAMPLES for inspiration). Please remember your final project is due tomorrow--Friday, 9.21.

Assignment #4 (due 9.20)

Please read the barnacle article you received in class today. Research and record definitions for each of the vocabulary words in the article found in bold. Your definitions should be in your own words. You may use any resource necessary, but must state the source of your information. Please record your definitions on a separate sheet of paper.

REMINDER: You will have some time to work on your Ecological Identity Tree Project in class on 9.20. If you have already started, please bring what you have completed so far. Check out THESE EXAMPLES for inspiration. Please remember your final project is due this Friday, 9.21.

Assignment #3 (due 9.19)

Choose a family member or friend (a small, non-human mammal such as a dog or cat would also be okay). Set a timer and quietly observe this person/animal for a period of 10 minutes. On a sheet of paper, list as many observations of this person/animal as possible during the time permitted. Your observations could include movements, clothing, conversation, facial expressions...etc. Be very thorough with what you notice, as well as the detail you use to record your observations. NOTE: Please do not let the person/animal know you are observing; you do not want to influence their actions. Please bring your written observations to class on Wednesday, 9.19.

REMINDER: You will have some time to work on your Ecological Identity Tree Project in class on 9.19. If you have already started, please bring what you have completed so far. Check out THESE EXAMPLES for inspiration. Please remember your final project is due this Friday, 9.21.

Assignment #2 (due 9.17)

Begin brainstorming ideas for your Ecological Identity Tree Project. Instructions for your brainstorm can be found on the back of the project instruction sheet you received today in class. You can record your ideas there or on a separate sheet of paper. Your brainstorm is due on 9.17. NOTE: Your final Ecological Identity Tree Project is due on Friday, 9.21.

No formal assignment tonight, but...

...feel free to bring some cool specimens from home to share in class on Wednesday!

Assignment #1 (due 9.10)

Welcome to T-Mac's Super Rad Earth and Space Science blog...and your first homework assignment of the new year!! Check out the details here:

(PART A) Please answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper to the best of your ability. You should use complete sentences and provide explanations where asked.

1. Would you rather travel to Mars as an astronaut or to the bottom of the sea as an oceanographer? Why?
2. Would you rather have time travel be invented or not be invented? Why?
3. Would you rather discover dinosaur fossils or a meteorite in your back yard? Why?
4. Would you rather be caught in a lightning storm or a blizzard? Why?
5. Would you rather live under a sky with no stars at night or live under a sky with no clouds during the day? Why?

(PART B) Please read the questions and answers in the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) tab on T-Mac's blog.