See also: 

• Calendar of assignments for due dates. 

• Homework policy.

Contents

• Short Daily Homeworks

  • Holt Practice

  • AMSCO

  • Practice Regents

  • Vocabulary

  • Worksheets

• Long-Term Projects

  • Exit Project

  • Nature Study

• Odds & Ends

  • Reports

  • Power-Point Presentations

  • Experimenting at Home

• Blog Assignments

 

Short Daily Homeworks

Holt Practice (Holt Textbook Regents Practice Questions)

1. Chapter 1.3. Read, answer these questions on pages 22-23:  Only #s 4, 10, 11, 18, 20, 21, 22. 

2. Chapter 1.2. Read, answer questions on pages 22-23: Only #s 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 19. 

3. Chapter 1.1  Read, answer questions on pages 22-23: Only #s 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24. 

4. Chapter 13.1. Read pages 275 - 282. Answer Section Review questions 1-5 on p. 282. 

5. Chapter 13.3 Read pages 288-289. Answer Section Review questions 1-6 on p. 292.

6. Chapter 13 Review Questions, p. 294-294. Answer questions 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15.

 

AMSCO (Review book)

 

 

Practice Regents (Selected questions from previous exams)

 

 

Vocabulary
Vocabulary lists are to be maintained in your science binder in a dedicated vocabulary section. Click on each link for an MSWord list of vocabulary for each section or Chapter

1. Unit 1 Vocabulary

2. Unit 2 Vocabulary

3. Unit 3 Vocabulary

4. Unit 4 Vocabulary

5. Unit 5 Vocabulary

6. Unit 6 Vocabulary

7. Unit 7 Vocabulary

8. Unit 8 Vocabulary

 

Worksheets (Miscellaneous activities)

Bring in an example of a mental model with description & analysis.  (Solar System, Structure of Earth, Water cycle, etc.)

 

 

Long-Term Projects

Exit Project (I will post each of these worksheets or assignments as we progress)

1. Stage 1: Topic Worksheet

2. Stage 2: Research Bibliography

3. Stage 3: Background information Worksheet

4. Stage 4: Problem Question Worksheet

5. Stage 5: Experimental Design Worksheet

6. Stage 6: Data Worksheet

7. Stage 8: Rough Draft of Research Report

8. Stage 9: Final Draft  

 

Nature Study (A year-long journal of an ecosystem)

One Journal Entry per week in your black composition book.  I expect detailed observations, sketches, diagrams, etc.  See detailed description. (Link coming soon.)

 

Odds & Ends

Reports (In-depth report on various topics)

 

Power-Points (Presentations)

 

Experimenting at Home

Each marking period you will be assigned to perform a short-term controlled experiment at home using simple household materials.  Each experiment may involve up to one week of observation, plus the write-up of the experiment. 

(Guidelines will be posted later.)

 

Blog Assignments

Test Assignment
Assigned on May 19, 2004 to a small group of students to test the blog format and get feedback from the students.

Test Assignment 2
Assigned May 24, 2004.  Voice over for transpiration animation.