Science

Dr. Rahm Goswami, Homework assignments for:

Biology, Physics and Chemistry

 

Science Class Policy

Text Books:

Biology : Miller, Levine: Prentice Hall

Chemistry: Matter and Change, 2005, Glencoe Science

Physics: Conceptual Physics, 2009, Hewitt, Prentice Hall.

10/22/12

  • Biology: Chapter 7-2 Workshhet Last 7 questions
  • Chemistry: Test on Chapter 5 tomorrow, we reviewed the chapter today. Did Flame Tests in the Lab.
  • Physics: Just finished Chapter 4. We will start Chapter 5 tomorrow - read ahead.

10/23/2012

  • Chemistry: We had a Test on Chapter 5. We will start chapter 6 tomorrow.
  • Biology: We had a Quiz today. We worked on Chapter 7-3 and will continue tomorrow.
  • Physics: We had lecture and worksheet on chapter 5.1 and 5.2. We will continue to work on the rest of the chapter 5 tomorrow.

 

10/24/2012

  • Chemistry: We finished chpter 6.1 today. We will have a Quiz tomorrow on the material we learned today.
  • Biology:  We are still working on Chapter 7-3 and will finish tomorrow. Boys had a very good Biology Lab - How the Cell works - all the organells?
  • Physics: We finished 5.3, 5.4, and 5.5 today. Students have homework associated with these chapters.
  • Life-Science: We had the Guest Lecturer: Mr Irv Salibury. Irv talked about the best evidences for the Young Earth. Tomorrow we will watch the DVD regarding the Radio-Dating of the earth. 

10/25/2012

  • Chemistry: We finished chapter 6.2 today. We will finish the chapter tomorrow.
  • Biology:  We finished Chapter 7-3. The Girls had a very good Biology Lab - How the Cell works - all the organells?
  • Physics: We finished the chapter 5 today. We will review the Chapter 5 tomorrow. Students have homework associated with these chapters.
  • Life-Science: We had the Guest Lecturer: Mr Irv Salibury. Irv showed us the DVD  regarding the Radio-Dating of the earth. It was very good.

10/26/2012

  • Chemistry: We finished chapter 6 today. We will review the chapter Monday.
  • Biology:  We finished Chapter 7. We will have a Test on Chapter 7 on Monday.
  • Physics: We finished the chapter 5 today. We will do some problems associated with this chpater for the better part of next week - prior to having a Test on this Chapter.

10/29/2012

  • Chemistry: Chapter 6 Test Tomorrow. We reviewed Ch 6 today.
  • Biology:  We had a Test on Chapter 7 today. We started chapter 8.1 worksheet today. Homework: to finish up answering questions 10 and 11 on this worksheet.
  • Physics: Projectile Motion Problems from the handout, Exercises 10, 11, and 12. Home work: Solved Problems 6 -9 and Exercise Problem 13.

10/31/2012

  • Chemistry: We had the Chapter 6 Test. We just started the Chapter 7 today. Students will bring their Text Book to the class for this Chapter.
  • Biology:  Returned the graded Test on Chapter 7 today. We finished chapter 8.1 worksheet today. We just started 8.2 worksheet. Boys did the first portion of the Dialysis Lab.
  • Physics: I expalined three problems from the Projectile Motion handout: Example 6, 7, and exercise 13. Students are encouraged to finish the handout.
  • Life-Science: We started watching the DVD- Noah's Flood-washing away millions of years. We will finish it tomorrow.

11/01/2012

  • Chemistry: Returned the graded Test 6. We finished chapter 7.1 - the s-block elements. Finish answering the questions in the worksheet for 7.1.

  • Biology:  We finished chapter 8.2 worksheet today. Girls did the first portion of the Dialysis Lab.

    Physics: We did the three Exercises from the Projectile Motion Handout: Exercies 14, 15, and 16. Tomorrow is the Quiz from the Chapter 5 Workbook Handout.

  • Life-Science: We finished watching the DVD- Noah's Flood-washing away millions of years.

 

11/02/2012

  • Chemistry: We started reading the p-block elements. We barely finished Group 14. Students homework is to finish reading the p-block elements. We will review it Monday before moving on to Chapter 7.3.

  • Biology: We started the 8-3 Worksheeet.

    Physics: We did the problem: How high and how far a soccer ball will travel, if it was kicked with 20.0 m/s speed and a 30.0 degree angle to the ground? Then we changed the angle to 45.0 degrees. We are making progress.

 Date/Subject

 Chemistry

 Biology

 Physics

 Life-Science

 11/05/2012

We finished 7.2. Just started 7.3. Read ahead the rest of 7.3.

We finished 8-3. Test on Chapter 8 tomorrow.

We worked on Soccer Ball problem again.

 

 11/06/2012

We finished chapter 7. We will finish the Lab assignment in the class tomorrow.

We had aTest on Chapter 8. We started Chapter 9-1.

I did another problem on the Board. The students did two more similar soccer ball problems.

 

 11/07/2012

We worked on "Properties of the Periodic Table" Lab assignment in the class today.

We worked on  9-1 worksheet. We are going to finish it tomorrow.

We had a Quiz today. We will have a Test tomorrow on Chapter 5.

We watched the first portion of the DVD - "Our Solar System - Evidence for Creation" - Spike Psarris. 

 

Date

Chemistry

Biology

Physics

Life-Science

11/08/2012

We had Test on Chapter 7. Also worked on   finishing up “Periodic Table” Lab.

I returned the Graded Test. We finished   the 9-1 worksheet.

We had a Test on Chapter 5.

We finished the DVD- Our Solar System.

11/09/2012

We started Chapter 8. Finished 8.1.

Taylor Allen and Kayla Cymbal did the   make-up lab with Miss Lisa. The rest of us talked around a few important   questions.

I returned the Graded Test. We did two   problems. Got input from the students about how things are going.

 

11/13/2012

We Finished Chapter 8.2.

We started chapter 9-2.

We Started Chapter 6. We went over 6.1,   6.2, and 6.3 today. I gave the students some 8 solved problems handout for   their home work.

 

11/14/2012

We Finished Chapter 8.3.

We are working on chapter 9-2 worksheet.   Quiz tomorrow.

We Finished Chapter 6. Quiz tomorrow.

 

11/14/2012

We Finished Chapter 8.

We finished Chapter 9-2. Chapter Test   tomorrow.

We had a Chapter Quiz on Chapter 6. Made   significant progress on Chapter 7 materials.

 

11/16/2012

We had a Chapter Test and a Quiz on Chapter   8 materials.

We had a Chapter Test on Chapter 9 materials.

We Finished Chapter 6. We had a Chapter   Quiz on Chapter 7.

 

Date

Chemistry

Biology

Physics

Life-Science

12/03/2012

We worked on Section 9.4. Girls did   Molecular Modeling (VSEPR) Lab.

We worked on chapter 10-2. We will   continue Cell Cycle tomorrow.

I returned the Graded Test. We reviewed   some Formulas. We went over Chapter 9.6 and 9.7.

 

12/04/2012

We finished Section 9.4. Boys did the   Molecular Modeling (VSEPR) Lab.

We worked on Cell Cycle (chapter 10-2).

We did Sections 9.8 and 9.9.

Boys did the Conservation of Energy Lab   with Energy Track.

 

12/05/2012

We started Section 9.5 – Polarity of   Bonds.

We had a Quiz on Cell Cycle (chapter   10-2). We will do Chapter 10-3 tomorrow.

We started working on the   Concept-Development Practice Pages for Section 9. The rest is for home work.

 

12/06/2012

We continued Section 9.5 – Polarity of   Molecules. We had a Quiz today. We will have a Test (Take Home)Tomorrow.

We had a Quiz again on Cell Cycle   (chapter 10-2). We did Chapter 10-3. We are going to have a Chapter Test on  Chapter 10.

We went over most of the home work. We   had a Quiz on Section 9. We will have a Test on this Section tomorrow.

 

 12/07/2012

The students had a Take Home Test due Monday.

The students had a Test on Chapter 10.

The students had a Take Home Test due Monday.

 

 

Date

Chemistry

Biology

Physics

Life-Science

12/10/2012

The   students did class work Chapter Assessment for Chapter 9. We went over the   correct answers. Miss Mosher substituted for me – I had a doctor’s   appointment.

We   watched a portion of the NOVA DVD on Epigenome.

Students   did class work problems on Chapter 9.

12/11/2012

We   went over Section 10.1. Boys did burn magnesium ribbon to make magnesium   oxide.

We   worked on Chapter 11-1.

We   watched a portion (space, time) of the NOVA DVD – The fabric of the Cosmos.   Boys also watched the Gravity portion.

12/12/2012

We   went over the second portion of Section 10.1. Writing Equations.

We   went over Chapter 11-2.

We   started working on Section 10. We finished Sections 10.1 and 10.2.

12/13/2012

We   continued Section 9.5 – Polarity of Molecules. We had a Quiz today. We will   have a Test (Take Home)Tomorrow.

We   finished a major portion of Chapter 11-3.

We   went over Section 10.3. Went over the Reading and Study guide questions for   these sections.

12/14/2012

We   reviewed all the Chemistry we learned so far this school year.

We   watched the second of the NOVA DVD on Epigenome.

We   watched the DVD – The Star of Bethlehem. Girls also got to see the end of the   DVD – the signs in the heavens during Christ’s Crucifiction.

 

 

 

 

 

12/17/2012

We   watched a portion of the History Channel Documentary on “How the Earth was   Made”. It was good for us to talk about as to without God you would need some   far-fetched ideas as to how the earth was made. Girls watched a portion of “What   you are not being told about Astronomy – our created solar system” Vol -1.

We   watched Our President’s address at the Newtown Memorial Service. We had   Chinese Food for Lunch.

We   watched a portion of the History Channel Documentary on “How the Earth was   Made”. It was good for us to talk about as to without God you would need some   far-fetched ideas as to how the earth was made.

 

 12/18/2012

We watched a portion of NOVA DVD "The Fabric of the Cosmos". Einstein's Space-Time Discoveries. Boys watched a portion of "What you are not being told about our Created Solar System - Astronomy" Vol - 1.

We went over a portion of the Chapter 11-4 (Meiosis). We had Chinese Lunch.

We watched a portion of "What you are not being told about our Created Solar System - Astronomy" Vol - 1. Boys continued watching the same DVD.

 

 12/19/2012

We watched the DVD - "How Great is Our God".

We will watch the DVD - "How Great is Our God".