Friday, November 2, 2007      Work Update  Work Update       Ram & Jo , pls measure ozone (expose it)

Topic:   Earth's Seasons and IPY: Seasonal Change in a River

      1.  FTP your  River Report today.  Remember how?   Look on the side of your computer for 
              instructions.   You MUST transfer what you have  -  even if your report is not complete.

       2.  For 1st quarter, I will use this checklist to give you a grade on your current draft.
               
      3.  We will continue to improve your report next week, and the full report will count as a 
               grade for 2nd quarter.  Your grade will be decided with this checklist.

This is the LAST day of First Quarter - only THREE MORE,  seniors!!
  Have a  good weekend! 

Thursday, November 1, 2007      Work Update     Work Update     Ram & Breanna , pls measure ozone (expose it)

Topic:   Earth's Seasons and IPY: Seasonal Change in a River

                River Report Summary.  Add a 1-1.5 page summary to your river report.   
                Read the Guide   again - see what is required for the Summary.
                I have copies of the checklist  for  you.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007      Work Update      Work Update       Mike & Benji , pls measure ozone (expose it)

Topic:   Earth's Seasons and IPY: Seasonal Change in a River

   1.  Remember the RULES for making web pages.   Read them again! 
   2.   I will show you how to TRANSFER your files to the Internet computer (server) at Gallaudet. 
         You can see your Portfolio button here:  Student Online Portfolios.  
 3.  Continue working on your river report.   Follow the Guide.     
        Make a link to your Vocabulary web page. 
        The complete report is due Friday.      Here is the checklist for your report.
Catfish - a native Anacostia River fish
Homework: Read about a strange comet that exploded in space.  Try to see the comet tonight (look north)
                                 Send Mary email:   What is sublimation?   How is sublimation related to a comet?

Monday, October 29, 2007     Work Update        Mike & Benji, pls measure ozone (expose it)

Topic:   Earth's Seasons and IPY: Seasonal Change in a River

     1.  I will return homework papers.   Also your current grade average.
   2. Remember the RULES for making web pages.  Read them.
   3. Continue working on your river report.   Follow the Guide.     
      The complete report is due Thursday.  
       Here is the checklist for your report.

Homework: Do the vocabulary word for the River report.

Friday, October 26, 2007     Work Update         Ram & Breanna, pls measure ozone (expose it)

Topic:   Earth's Seasons and IPY: Seasonal Change in a River

     1.  Take turns trying Google Earth, on the laptop.  (see yesterday's note)

   2.  Did anyone see the Moon last night??   Cloudy!
    
   3.  There are some iMPORTANT RULES for making web pages.  Read them.

   4.  Work on your river report.   Follow the Guide.  

Have a Great HOME COMING Weekend!!  

Thursday, October 25, 2007     Work Update        Jo and Wegahta, pls measure ozone (expose it)

Topic:   Earth's Seasons and IPY: Seasonal Change in a River

     1.   Open Google Earth and find where we were on Thursday.  
Look up 2000 Half Street, SW, Washington, DC.  
Follow the Anacostia river to the northeast.  Where did we stop?   
Then follow the Anacostia to the southwest, 
to the Potomac river.    Follow the path of the water all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.   Then find MSSD!

   2.  Here again are pictures from the Anacostia River Pilot trip.

   3. Look at this map of our stations on the Anacostia River trip.

  4.  Finish putting the river data on a web page (continued from Monday).

  5.  Add this picture to your data page:   Anacostia Web Cam view.

  6.  River data report:  Meet at the tables and I will explain how to write this report.

Homework:   Read the story  called "BIG FULL MOON".  Send Mary email:   What is apogee?  What is Perigee? 
                          Why does the Moon look so big?

Monday, October 22, 2007     Work Update        Jo and Wegahta, pls measure ozone (expose it)

  Topic:   Earth's Seasons and IPY: Seasonal Change in a River

     1.  Here are pictures from the Anacostia River Pilot trip.  Read these pages.

    2. Salinity: Mary measured the salinity and found zero salt for all 3 stations. 
        So the Anacostia is a freshwater river.

    3.  Plankton:  We need to try to describe the plankton.  Try again to find and draw plankton.

Put the river data on a web page:        
       1. Open Dream Weaver to make a web page. Create a folder on your H drive called "Science Web Pages".
       2. Click here , open, and save the data file in that folder. 
       3. Open the file in Dream Weaver.
       4. Type in all of the data.  Save.

Friday, October 19, 2007     Work Update       Jo and Wegahta, pls measure ozone (expose it)

  Topic:   Earth's Seasons and IPY: Seasonal Change in a River

    1.  We will analyze our data from the Field Trip on the Anacostia river.
    2.  Let's look at the Plankton from the Anacostia.

Have a great weekend! 

Thursday, October 18, 2007