Monday, January 26, 2015

STEM Meeting 1/29

Because you guys have a STEM meeting next Thursday, the test will be pushed to Thursday, February 5th. I have a review packet for you to do at the library next Thursday, but I will not be there since it is a STEM meeting.

Here is the worksheet: http://docs.google.com/document/d/1cOfJ5iTUPaWcdeu6iDoGYgN6G6lkoh86TVrFbV9Vl3I

IMPORTANT: Since I do not want to waste any time, the homework assignment this week will be Unit #10 of the new packet (which you don't have yet). It is located on pages 54 and 55 of the worksheet here (it is on wildfires and volcanoes): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tMFQ2cP8FHsVgI1LFHsVa9jgyUsCxuF5yGTGNuLqZgI (Q501-526). You can print out the two pages if you like. There will not be a quiz on this section because of the midterm you will be having instead. Also, this material will not be on the midterm; the midterm will only cover Units 1-6.

Have a nice STEM meeting and an extra week of studying! Now you have to get a 100%... >:)

Friday, January 23, 2015

Exam Update

Make sure to study the cloud worksheet we did two weeks ago (the one with the joke) as well.

Also, if you guys manage to get above 132/138 (which is a 95%), I might still get you something since a 95% is pretty hard as well. We'll see. :)

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Final Exam

The final exam will take place next week, on January 29th. It will cover everything we learned so far.

It will be a group test. There are 78 questions: 72 multiple choice and 6 essays.

The first 72 multiple choice questions consist of 18 stations. Each station contains 4 questions: 2 multiple choice and 2 true/false. The MC questions are worth 2 points each, and the T/F questions are worth 1 point each. You will have 1 minute to answer each station.

The 6 remaining questions will be 1 minute essays, covering any topic we went over this year.

So there are (36 MC x 2 points) + (36 TF x 1 point) + (6 essays x 5 points) = 138 total points.

Here are the rewards:

138/138 - If you guys get a perfect score, I will buy you the thing you wanted (I forgot what it was though). This test will be hard, so a 100% would be an amazing achievement.

125/138 - This is a 90%. If you get over 125 points, we can do something fun the week after. Or anything else you guys would like to do.

111/138 - This is the lowest score you can get to still pass. If you get lower than this, shame on you. (It's an 80%).

Quiz 7 Practice Question #1 Answers

Answers for Practice Question #1:

1. What is the difference between absolute humidity and relative humidity?
     Absolute humidity does not take into account the temperature of the air.

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Quiz 7 Practice Question #1

Practice Question for next week's quiz:

1. What is the difference between absolute humidity and relative humidity?





If you are unsure, page 25 of the workbook has all the information.
Answers will be released tomorrow.

Quiz 6 Practice Question #4 Answers

Answers for Practice Question #4:

4. Where in the atmosphere is the ozone layer located, and what is its purpose?
     The ozone layer is located in the stratosphere. It protects Earth from the Sun's ultraviolet rays.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Quiz 6 Practice Question #4

Practice Question for next week's quiz:

4. Where in the atmosphere is the ozone layer located, and what is its purpose?





If you are unsure, pages 22-23 of the workbook have all the information.
Answers will be released tomorrow.

Quiz 6 Practice Questions #2 and #3 Answers

Answers for Practice Questions #2 and #3:

2. Which of the following is in the correct order?
          a. troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

3. Meteors begin to burn up in which layer?
          k. mesosphere

Monday, January 19, 2015

Quiz 6 Practice Questions #2 and #3

Practice Questions for next week's quiz:

2. Which of the following is in the correct order?
          a. troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
          b. stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere
          c. mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
          d. thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
          e. exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere

3. Meteors begin to burn up in which layer of the atmosphere?
          f. thermosphere
          g. exosphere
          h. stratosphere
          j. troposphere
          k. mesosphere

If you are unsure, pages 22-23 of the workbook have all the information.
Answers will be released tomorrow.

Quiz 6 Practice Question #1 Answers

Answers for Practice Question #1:

1. The pressure outside is currently 989.6 millibars. Given that the standard pressure at sea level is 1013.25 mb...

a. Is this a high pressure system or a low pressure system?
         This is a low pressure system because the pressure outside (989.6 mb) is lower than the standard pressure (1013.25 mb).

b. Is the wind flowing into or out of the system?
         Wind is flowing into the system because wind flows into low pressure systems.

c. What are the weather conditions expected to be like?
         The weather outside is expected to be stormy and windy.

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Quiz 6 Practice Question #1

Practice Question for next week's quiz:

1. The pressure outside is currently 989.6 millibars. Given that the standard pressure at sea level is 1013.25 mb...

a. Is this a high pressure system or a low pressure system?


b. Is the wind flowing into or out of the system?


c. What are the weather conditions expected to be like?


If you are unsure, page 24 of the workbook has all the information.
Answers will be released tomorrow.

Friday, January 16, 2015

STUDY

Seriously, there's no reason to get below 90% on the next quiz because you had an extra week to study for it. If you don't, I will take away all of your points.

Thursday, January 15, 2015

HW Week of 1/15

For homework this week, do Questions 219-260 in the packet. The cricket page is entirely optional, but if you want to do it, go ahead.

Next week we will also be having a quiz on Humidity and Temperature, as well as the quiz we shamefully missed today.

Our next meeting will be on Friday, January 23rd at the library instead of Thursday, January 22nd due to midterms at the high school. :( Please bring a computer there if you want to have some fun, just saying...

Midterm will be on 1/29. And then we start all the important stuff.

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Quiz #6 Study Guide

For the quiz on Thursday, you should know:

  • The layers of the atmosphere
  • Characteristics of each of the layers
  • Gases in the atmosphere
  • The Ozone Layer and its function
  • Ozone depletion
  • High Pressure and Low Pressure systems
  • Characteristics of High and Low Pressure systems

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Quick Update

If you haven't already, now would be the time to start looking back at the stuff we covered in the beginning of the year. At the end of this month, we will be having a midterm over everything in the packet.

At the next meeting (Jan. 15), we will be taking a quiz on Earth's atmosphere and pressure. We will also go over all the answers to the worksheet, just so you guys can have correct information to study from.

The following week (Jan. 23), we will be at the Plymouth Library. That week, we will be taking our final quiz before the big test. It will be on Humidity and Temperature. I will give out one final packet on that day about some cloud information for you to do, and everything from the beginning to that point will be fair game for the test. Also, we will be doing something fun that day in order to review.

We will be taking our midterm exam on Jan. 29 at Miller. It will be structured like the Science Olympiad test, with timed stations consisting of 4 questions. It will be a group test, and will begin at 4:00pm. Any time before that you can use to study, ask questions, or do anything else. The test should not take over 30 minutes because it is timed, but I will be explaining the format later in class.

We will be meeting on the following Saturday (Jan. 31) at the library to discuss the test and do anything fun you guys want to do. After that, we will start covering the important topics at a faster pace so that you guys can have all the information needed for the invitational on April 18th.

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Quiz #5 - The Water Cycle

Take the Quiz here. Make sure you complete it by January 15th.

http://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wXbgP7UpsupP3PpX-9q8eoMNLoq20ONmcOUXA6sczCc

HW for this week: Questions 192-218 of the packet. We will take a quiz on this section at our next meeting on 1/15. See you then!

Scores
Khushi: 12/12
Aashna: 12/12

Monday, January 5, 2015

Quiz for 1/8 will be online

There is a STEM meeting for you guys this Thursday at the Plymouth District Library, so there will be no Weather or Not meeting. Therefore, the quiz will be online and will only be on the Water Cycle.

So yes, no big test. :)