June 13 – Presentations and Test Review

Great work on all your presentations today!

As requested, here are the answers to all the test review questions:

• Final Test Review Topics

• Final Test Review Multiple Choice
• Answers to Multiple Choice

• Final Test Review Short Answer
• Answers to Short Answer

Good luck in your studies!

Jun. 9 – Final Project and Final Test

Here is the final culminating project:

• Final Project: Career Exploration and Science Connections

and here are some questions to help you prepare for the final test:

• Final Test Review Topics
• Final Test Review Multiple Choice
• Final Test Review Short Answer

June 3 – Greenhouse Effect and Greenhouse Gases

Today we discussed different things that affect Earth's climate, such as the greenhouse effect.  We also discussed what greenhouse gases are and looked at some examples.

• Effects on Climate
• Greenhouse Gases

Important Dates

• June 12, 13: Culminating Project Presentations
• June 16: Final Test

June 2 – Weather vs. Climate

Today we completed the discussion of the movie, An Inconvenient Truth.  Then we spent some time discussing the difference between weather and climate.  I showed you a bunch of photos with different statements and asked you decide if it was a statement about weather or climate.

Handout

• Inconvenient Truth Discussion
• Weather vs. Climate 

May 30 – Inconvenient Truth

I hope you all enjoyed the basketball game yesterday!

Today we continued watching An Inconvenient Truth.  Here's the handout with related discussion questions:

Handout

• Inconvenient Truth Discussion

May 28 – Unit 4

Today we started our new unit!

Unit 4 – Climate

We started by watching a movie called An Inconvenient Truth.  Where a former US presidential candidate, Al Gore, explains some of the concern behind climate change.  Here are some discussion questions that you should be able to answer as we watch the film:

• Inconvenient Truth Discussion

May 26 – Unit Test Practice

Today we did a practice test.  Your Unit Test tomorrow will have the same format and topics, but the questions will be different.  If you can do the practice test, you will have no problem with the actual test tomorrow.  Good luck!

Handouts

• Optics Test Review
• Optics Test Practice