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This year I will be teaching AVID 3. Mrs. Mohr will teach Earth Science.

Fermi Paradox

Complete the Fermi Paradox assignment on a sheet of paper.

Blog Post #6

1. What was your favorite Geology topic this year? Why?
2. What was your favorite Meteorology topic this year? Why?
3. What was your favorite Astronomy topic this year? Why? (Include a picture for #1, #2, OR #3)
4. What grade do you think you earned on the Final Exam? What did you do to prepare? Is there anything that you wish you had done differently?

Practice Tests

Students in New York take the Regents Exam at the end of the semester. This is similar to an EOC/Final Exam in North Carolina. Click here to try out 8 practice quizzes from New York. **NOTE: The New York curriculum is different than the North Carolina curriculum. Some of the questions on these quizzes will not apply to our class.

Blog Post #5

Today you are going to make a 30-term Wordle. You should have already chosen your topic from the list below.

• Physical Geology (Units 1 and 2)
• Historical Geology (Units 3 and 4)
• Meteorology (Units 5 and 6)
• Astronomy (Unit 7)

Astronomy War and Blog Post #4

Today you and your partner will create 20 playing cards and play Astronomy War. Click here for the details.

Blog Post #4
1. What made the Big Bang "bang?" In other words, why didn't the universe just stay in a tiny little sphere the size of a golfball? More details = more points.
2. What do you think would happen if you went into a black hole? Scientists only know what happens until you get to the event horizon. Anything beyond that is really just an educated guess. More details = more points.
3. Tell me what you think about worm holes? When you pass through one, where do you go? WHEN do you go? More details = more points.

Webquest and Hubble's Law Lab

Webquest
Today you will complete the Ch. 25 Webquest. If you complete the Broncos Version, you may earn up to 100%. If you complete the Cavaliers version, you may earn up to 110%. Both webquests ask the same # of questions and require the same amount of work. I encourage you to check them both out before deciding which one to do.

Hubble's Law
You and a partner will work together to complete the Hubble's Law Lab.

SCOPE

Today you are going to contribute to real scientific research, classifying stars. You are going to look at the spectra generated by stars, and figure out their spectral type (what the star looks like and what it is made out of). Each star will be classified by 10 people (you may be one of them). The results of all 10 people will be averaged, and the star can be classified.

You will need to create an account, and classify 6 stars today. Click here to register. For an explanation of what the lines mean, click here.

Study of Light Webquest

Today you will complete the Study of Light Webquest.

Blog Post #3: Extrasolar Planets

Extrasolar planets (sometimes called exoplanets) are planets that are found outside of our Solar System. There are four ways that astronomers can detect extrasolar planets. Use the following links to answer the questions in your blog.

Planet Quest (when you get to this site, click on "4 ways to find a planet" on the right side)
1. What are the four ways scientists can detect planets?
2. Which way makes the most sense to you? Explain it.

The Goldilocks Zone
3. Explain the concept of the "Goldilocks Zone."
4. If Gilese 581c does have life, what do you think it would look like? How would it act? Would it be intelligent?
5. Do you believe in aliens? Why or why not? Give me a solid paragraph.

Webquest and 2 Articles

Ch. 22 Webquest
This week we're going to do the webquest a little differently. You can choose one of two options. If you complete the Ch. 22 Webquest: Celtics Version, you can earn a score of up to 100%. If you complete the Ch. 22 Webquest: Pistons Version, you can earn a score of up to 110%. Both webquests have 20 questions, and require the same amount of writing. Checkout both of them before you decide which one you want to do. Please very clearly identify which one you are doing at the top of the page.

2 Articles
Choose one article from Group A and one article from Group B, then answer the 5 questions about each article that you read on a piece of paper.

Group A
Aliens May Exist
20 Years of Hubble

Group B
Is Time Travel Possible?
Pluto's Dwarf Planet Family Could Get Bigger

Questions
1. What is the title of this article? Who wrote it?
2. Who published this article? When?
3. What are three things you learned?
4. What are two things you found interesting?
5. What is one question you still have?

Blog Post #2: Other Planet Atmospheres

For Blog Post #2, you will include a Google Docs Presentation (similar to a Microsoft PowerPoint), and answer some questions. I will show you how to create the presentation, and what needs to go into it during class.

Questions
1. What is the primary gas in the Jovian atmospheres?
2. What is the primary gas in Mars and Venus?
3. If you had to visit one planet, which would it be? Why? Give me a solid paragraph. (consider many factors such as location, temperature, atmosphere composition, and anything else you you feel is important)

NASA @ Home

As you know, I'm not at school today. Make sure that you're good for the sub! Complete the NASA @ Home assignment. If you need help, ask a classmate. Hand it in before you leave. Have a great weekend!

ACP

Here are the Astronomy Choice Project Guidelines.
Here is the Astronomy Choice Project Rubric.

Blog Post #1: Cool Astronomy Topics

Over the next couple of weeks, you will be working on a research assignment called the Astronomy Choice Project (ACP). Details for the assignment will be given during class on Monday. For today's blog post, you will choose 5 topics that sound interesting, and write a paragraph for each. You are not committed to using any of today's choices for your research assignment. Here's the list of choices:

Black holes
Worm holes
String Theory (check Powers of 10 link, then ask Mr. Dunn for help)
Dark matter
Dark energy
Search for aliens (SETI)
Mars
The Moon
Pluto
Hubble Telescope
Titan (one of Saturn's moons)
Apollo missions
Saturn's rings
Big Bang Theory
Telescopes
Ultimate fate of the universe
International Space Station
Kuiper Belt
Milky Way Galaxy
Andromeda Galaxy
Asteroid Belt
Dwarf Planets
Red Giants
Binary Planet Systems
Binary Star Systems

**You can also choose another astronomy-related topic if it is approved by Mr. Dunn**

Webquest and Planet Atmospheres

• First do the Solar System Webquest
• Then begin the Planet Atmospheres Assignment

Blog Post #6

1. Which blog was your best this quarter? Why?
2. What topic did you enjoy learning about the most (from chapter 17-20)? Why? Include a picture.
3. What grade do you deserve for your 3rd Quarter Blogs? (Keep in mind some basic math. If you only did 3 out of 6 of them you cannot earn above a 50%.)

Environmental Essay

There are a lot of environmental issues. There are also a lot of myths and exaggerations. Today, you're going to choose any environmental issue, choose any side of the argument, and complete a graphic organizer. Tomorrow, you will use your graphic organizer to write an essay. Use the Persuasion Map to help organize your thoughts.

Blog Post #5

Create a 30-term Wordle using the 30 most important terms from Chapters 17, 18, 19, and 20. Post your Wordle in your blog. If a word is important enough to appear in your Wordle, it is probably important enough to be on tomorrow's Atmosphere Test :)

Make the most important words larger, just like the sample from an English class. Let me know if you need help with this.

Weather Forecast Project

Today you will begin working on the Weather Forecast Project. It is due at the end of class on Tuesday, April 13.