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LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
JAMES MONROE HIGH SCHOOL
EARTH SCIENCE A
First Semester
Academic Year 8/12/2013 – 6/06/ 2014
Summary of Instructional Goals and Activities/Syllabus
Course Title:
EARTH SCIENCE A
Textbook:
EARTH SCIENCE, E.J. Tarbuck and F.K. Lutgens Pearson/Prentice Hall Publ. 2006
Course Content: The course shall cover major aspects of Earth Science including astronomy, oceanography,
meteorology and geology.
Classroom Instruction: Instruction will consist of reading strategies, lectures, discussions and laboratory
experiments.
Class Dismissal: At the end of dach period students remained seated until teachers dismisses class.
MATERIALS NEEDED: A 3-Ring Binder with plenty of college ruled filler paper for
notes; pen, #2 pencils, set of colored pencils. A bound notebook to write lab reports in.
The syllabus and homework assignments are posted on the teacher’s website:
http://TeacherWeb.com/CA/JamesMonroeHighSchool/DrSarkisSMargossian
Homework is assigned daily. You must take notes during each period unless you are given a test. While taking
lecture notes, the date for each day of class must be written at the top right corner and the title of the subject and
chapter number at the top middle. The notes you take must follow. Your notebooks will be checked for accuracy,
completeness and thoroughness every Friday and graded accordingly.
Class work is on the scheduled day. Homework papers are to be turned in at the beginning of class!
Place completed homework on the table in front of the whiteboard when you enter the classroom.
Papers without names will be discarded. All homework should include a cover page showing your
name at the top left corner and the date at the top right corner of the page. In the center there should be the
COURSE TITLE, Chapter # and the TITLE, HWK # and the number of pages in the book and problem
numbers. LABORATORY reports must also have a cover page indicating your names, dates as described above
and experiment TITLE and # and Chapter # of the textbook to which the experiment is related.
GRADING POLICY: Grades will be based on a percentage basis of the total available points:
notebooks/attendance 5%, class work 15%, homework, 20%, quizzes, tests and lab reports 20% each. These
percentages may change if required. The letter grade equivalents are: 90-100% = A; 80-89% = B; 70-79% =C;
below 69% = F.
Make Up Policy for Absences: Students may make-up missed tests, quizzes and assignments. It is the student’s
responsibility to make up the missed work. Missed assignments or tests must be made up within 24 hours after the
student returns and work due on Fridays no later than the Monday of the following week. No late work will be
accepted for full credit, unless due to an excused absence.
Attendance and tardy policy:
The current James Monroe High School Attendance Policy will be adhered to.
Discipline procedure: Students must follow class rules attached here. Those who do not follow
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Will be asked to stay for conference and/or detention.
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Their parents/guardian will be requested to come for conference.
Will be asked to leave the classroom and go to the Dean’s or Counselor’s Office.
Will fail the course if homework, class work, reports, quizzes and tests are repeatedly missed.
SAFETY REGULATIONS: Every student must follow the safety rules during experiments. Anyone who
does not, will not be allowed to participate in the laboratory exercises. The parents’ signature is
mandatory for a student to be allowed to work in the laboratory.
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The student must
Follow the safety guidelines of the teacher.
Keep the work area neat and free of unnecessary papers, books and materials. Keep clothing and hair neat
and out of the way and wear safety apron and gloves if directed by the teacher.
Know the location of all safety equipment such as the fire extinguisher and first-aid kit and of the nearest
telephone.
Must wear aprons and safety goggles when handling chemicals, working with flame or performing any
other activity that can harm the eyes.
Not use chemicals, heat, electricity, or sharp objects until the teacher instructs to do so. Always follow the
instructor’s directions carefully.
Be especially careful when using glassware. When heating glassware the student will make sure that it is
made of heat-resistant material and will never use cracked or chipped glassware.
Wash hands immediately after handling hazardous materials. The student will clean u all work areas
before leaving the laboratory, put away all equipment and supplies and turn off all water faucets and
electric hot plates.
Help for the students:
If students should have difficulty with the course, they must come and see me. They should not wait until
the end of the semester as it will be too late by then.
Honesty and Integrity:
Any student caught cheating on an assignment, quiz, test or project will receive an automatic zero. Unless
it is a group work, it is cheating to let someone else copy your paper or homework. Also, if any student is found
copying or doing homework for a different class will be held responsible. The papers will be confiscated, destroyed
and a meeting arranged with the other teacher.
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
JAMES MONROE HIGH SCHOOL
Public Service Academy
Science Department
14th August, 2013
Dear Parent/Guardian
Attached is the summary of the instructional goals and Syllabus for the Earth Science A
course of your child. Please review the syllabus to be aware of course goals, class rules and
assignments. STUDENTS MUST SUBMIT ALL HOMEWORK, LAB REPORTS AND
OTHER ASSIGNMENTS ON THE ASSIGNED DATES AS PART OF AND
REQUIREMENT FOR THE COURSE. There may be laboratory assignments for specified
weekends to which students are expected to be present and perform the activities. Note that class
rules include “No cell phones, no ipods, no CD playing, no ear phones. Cell phones or ipods
will be confiscated and returned at the end of the day” which will be strictly enforced.
Please sign the consent form thtat is attached to this letter and send it back with your child to
indicate your agreement with the stated goals for the course and class rules. Call Monroe High
School at (818) 830-4200 to make an appointment to see me should you have any question.
You may obtain your son’s or daughter’s grade by checking my website at
http://TeacherWeb.com/CA/JamesMonroeHighSchool/DrSarkisSMargossian
Or by going to the Monroe HS Homepage, click the link “Faculty Web Pages” then click on Dr.
Sarkis S. Margossian and proceed.
Please accept my thanks for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Sarkis S. Margossian, Ph.D.
NOTE:
The signed agreement below intdicates parents’ consent to stated
goals, course requirements and class rules as described in the course
objectives and syllabus. It must be returned by FRIDAY August 16,
2013 in order to perform laboratory experiments.
To: Dr. Margossian,
I have read the Summary of Instructional Goals, Course Requirements and Syllabus for
the Earth Science A course. I have discussed it with my child and agree with and support its
terms and content.
Student’s Name (Print)
Parent’s/Guardian’s Signature
Date
CLASSROOM RULES
1. Students will be in their seats ready to work when the bell rings – OR
they are TARDY.
2. No Gum and Beverages except for water allowed. No food or candy
will be eaten during class time.
3. No cell phones, no ipods, no CD players or any electronic device.
These will be confiscated and returned at the end of the day.
4. Treat other students as you would like to be treated.
5. Leave the classroom as you found it. NEAT & CLEAN. If you make
a mess, clean it up.
6. The Hall Pass is for emergencies only! Use the bathroom on your
own time, not on our time. Don’t even ask to use it unless it’s an
emergency.
7. Wait to be dismissed by the teacher; the bell is only a signal alerting
the teacher that the period is over.
8. If you have something to say, RAISE YOUR HAND. The teacher
will call on you when it’s your turn.
9. No harassing anyone for any reason – not hair color, grades, shape,
religion or anything.
EARTH SCIENCE A
Syllabus
First Semester
8/12/2013 – 12/20/2013
Week 1
Mon 8/12
Pupil Free Day
Materials You Must Have With You Every Day:
The TEXTBOOK
A 3-ring binder with ample supply of paper, a bound notebook
Pen, #2 pencil and a box of colored pencils
INSTRUCTIONAL COMPONENT 1:
EARTH’S PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE
NGS-Standards
HS-ESS1-1: Develop a model based on evidence to illustrate the life span of the sun and the role of
nuclear fusion in the sun’s core to release energy in the form of radiation: Emphasize energy transfer
mechanisms that allow energy from nuclear fusion in the sun’s core to reach Earth.
HS-ESS1-2: Construct an explanation of the Big Bang theory based on astronomical evidence of
light spectra, motion of distant galaxies, and composition of matter in the universe: Emphasize the
astronomical evidence of the red shift of light from galaxies as an indication that the universe is currently
expanding, the cosmic microwave background as the remnant radiation from the Big Bang and the
observed composition of ordinary matter of the universe, primarily found in stars and interstellar gases
which matches that predicted by the Big Bang theory (3/4 hydrogen and ¼ helium).
Standards Covered: Group 1:
1.a. Students know how the differences and similarities among the sun, the terrestrial planets, and the gas
planets may have been estabilished during the formation 0of the solar system.
1.b. Students know evidence from Earth and moon rocks indicates that the solar system was formed from a
nebular cloud of dust and gas approximately 4.6 billion years ago.
1.c. Students know the evidence from geological studies of Earth and other planets suggest that the early
Earth was vey different from today.
1.d Students know the evidence indicating that the planets are much closer to Earth than the stars are.
BLOCK SCHEDULE
Wed 8/14 Fri 8/16
Registration/Book Assignments
Description of the course and requirements
Textbook: EARTH SCIENCE, E.J. Tarbuck and F.K. Lutgens Pearson/Prentice Hall
Publ. 2006
Seat assignments
Start Metric Lab: Measurements; units, conversions: Directions for Metric Lab
Discuss/eplain conversions conversion factors, between different units
PRE-LAB Discussion
1. Devise methods to perform the experiment
2. Does it require engineering/designing considerations
3. What is it that you need to know.
4. In case of Flame Test experiment: what is light,? Explain
Week 2
Tue 8/20 –
Fri 8/22
CWK: Sample calculations, ask/answer questions
Finish and Submit: Metric lab report
Read Chap 1 pp. 3-8 Formation of Earth; Chap 7, p. 201 Basin and Range
Quiz: Metric Lab
Weak 3
Mon 8/26 –
Wed 8/2
Discuss Chap 1 pp. 3-8 Formation of Earth, Chap 7, p. 201 Basin and Range
CWK/CFU: Reading/analysis p. 6 “Earth’s Place in the Universe”
HWK: do #1—7 p. 5 due Fri 9/06
Mon 9/02
Labour Day Holiday
Tue 9/03-
Warm-up: Pair-share: do Reading Strategy p. 364; Vocabulary p. 364
Week 4
Thu 9/05
Unassigned Day - Holiday
Fri 9/06
Discuss Chap 7, p. 201 Basin and Range
Discuss pp. 366-375; p. 381 Geologic Time Scale/Earth Forms/Extinction of reptiles
HWK: Draw Figs. 2, 3 p. 365, 366 on construction paper
Do Section assessment p. 368 all due Thu 9/12
Begin Expt. For Chap 13: “Determining Geologic Ages”
Quiz
Tue 9/10Thu 9/12
Discuss pp. 366-375; p. 381 Geologic Time Scale/Earth Forms/Extinction of reptiles
HWK: Draw Figs. 2, 3 on construction paper
Do #1-7, Section assessment p. 368 all due Fri 9/20
Continue with Expt. For Chap 13: “Determining Geologic Ages”: Discuss Half-Life,
Radioactive Rock Dating pp. 347-350
Read: pp. Chap 22 pp.631-634 Earth’s Moon; Chap 23 p. 665 Is Earth on a Collision
Course HWK: Draw in color on construction paper: Fig. 13, Table 1 pp. 348-349 and
#1-6 p. 350 – Section 12.3 Assessment due Thu 9/12
Quiz
Warm-up: Pair-Share: Reading Strategy and Vocabulary p. 630
Discuss: pp. Chap 22 pp.631-634 Earth’s Moon;
CWK: Whole Class Discussion: Is Earth on a collision course? Chap 23 p. 665
HWK: Summarize in half a page p. 665; Draw Fig. 26; do Section Assessment #1-5 p.
634, due Fri 9/14
LAB: Chap 22, p. 141 in Laboraty Manual: Measuring the Angle of the sun at Noon.
Continue with Chap 22/23 and Lab Experiment
Read Chap 24 pp.677-683; pp. 689-690 The Doppler Effect and Tools for Studying
Space.
Submit Lab Report: Fri 9/12
Wed 9/16Fri 9/20
Warm-up: Pair-Share: Reading Strategy and Vocabulary, p.678
Discuss/Explain Chromatic Aberration
HWK: Draw Figs. 6, 7 pp. 679-680; do Section Assessment and Connecting Concepts
p. 683 due Fri 9/20
Read Chap 25 pp. 704; 718; 712; 707-714; 715-721 and p. 702*, 704*, 718*
Quiz.
Warm-up/Pair Share Reading strategy and Vocabulary p. 679
Discuss Chap 24: pp. 677-683; 689-690
CWK/CFU: Whole Class Discussion The Doppler Effect. For CWK do #3, 4 in
Section Assessment p. 677
Demonstration of Doppler Effect
HWK: do #1-7 and Connecting Concepts in Section Assessment p. 683 due Fri 9/20
LAB: Start lab for Chap 24 p. 151 in Lab Manual
Read: Chap 25, pp. 702; 704; 712; 718; 715-721
Warm-up/Pair Share Reading strategy and Vocabulary p. 678
Discuss Chap 24: pp. 677-683; 689-690
Week 5
Week 6
CWK: Whole Class Discussion The Doppler Effect. For CWK do #3, 4 in Section
Assessment p. 677
Demonstration of Doppler Effect
HWK: do #1-7 and Connecting Concepts in Section Assessment #1-7 p. 683 due Thu
9/26
LAB: Start lab for Chap 24 p. 151 in Lab Manual Measuring the Diameter of the Sun
Read: Chap 25, pp. 702; 704; 712; 718; 715-721
Week 7
Tue 9/24Thu 9/26
Warm-up/Pair Share Reading strategy and Vocabulary, p. 700
Discuss Chap 25: STELLAR EVOLUTION pp. 707-714; THE UNIVERSE pp. 715-722
CWK: Whole Class Discussion Parallax p. 702; Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram p. 704
HWK: Section Assessment #3, 5 and Critical Thinking p. 706; Draw Fig. 9 p. 708 due
Fri 10/04
Discuss Chap 25: STELLAR EVOLUTION pp. 707-714; THE UNIVERSE pp. 715-722
and pp. 702; 704; 712; 718; 715-721
Review
TEST Chapters 1, 7, 13, 22, 23, 24
Discuss Chap 25: STELLAR EVOLUTION pp. 707-714; THE UNIVERSE pp. 715-722
and pp. 702; 704; 712; 718; 715-721
Mon 9/30
Fri 10/04
Warm-up/Pair Share Reading strategy and Vocabulary p. 707
Introduce STAR BIRTH/RED GIANT
HWK: Draw Fig. 10 p. 709 due Fri 10/04
Read Chap 25 Red-Giant Stage pp. 709-714
Warm-up/Pair Share “What is Burnout and Death” in Astronomy?
Discuss Chap 25 Red-Giant Stage pp. 709-714
CWK: Whole Class Discussion: Why are red giants red?
HWK: Do #1-6 and Connecting Concepts in Section Assessment p. 714 due Thu 10/10
Tue 10/08Thu 10/10
Warm-up/Pair Share Reading strategy and Vocabulary, p. 715
Discuss Chap 25: THE MILKY WAY pp. 715-721
LAB: Begin Lab of Chap 25
HWK: Draw in color on Construction paper Figs. 16-18 pp. 715-717: Describe what
information they provide. Due Thu 10/10
CWK: Whole Class Discussion What is an Expanding Universe? Draw Fig. 22 p. 719
and relate it to the concept of expanding universe. Demonstrate with a balloon.
Continue and Finish Chap 25 lab.
Write and submit lab report
HWK: Do problems and writing in science/section assessment p. 721. Due Thu 10/10,
Finish discussion of Chap 25-3
Submit Lab Report if you did not do so on 10/10.
CWK: Whole class discussion: What are Supernovas?
Read Chap 10.1 The Nature of Volcanic Eruptions pp. 278-288
Week 8
Week 9
TEST Chapter 25
END OF INSTRUCTIONAL COMPONENT 1.
Week 10
NGS-Standards
HS-ESS1-3: Communicate scientific ideas about the way stars, over their life cycle, produce
elements. Emphasize the way nucleosyunthesis and therefore the different elements created, varies as a
fucnction of the mass of a star and the stage of its lifetime.
HS-ESS1-4: Use mathematical or computational representations to predict the motion of orbiting
objects in the solar system. Emphasize the Newtonian gravitational laws governing orbital motions,
which apply to human-made satellites as well as planets and moons.
STANDARD GROUP 2: Earth’s place in the Universe (Solar System)
1.d. Students know the evidence indicaating that the planets are much closer to Earth than the stars are.
1.e. Students know the Sun is a typical star and is powered by nuclear reactions, primarily the fusion of
hydrogen to form helium.
1.f. Students know the evidence for the dramatic effects that asteroid impacts have had in shaping the
surface of planets and their moons and in mass extinctions of life on Earth.
1.g*. Students know the evidence for the existence of planets orbiting other stars.
Mon 10/14Fri 10/18
Week 11
Tue10/22Thu 10/24
Warm-up/Pair share: Do Reading Strategy and Vocabulary p. 280
CWK: Whole Class Discussion: What is viscosity (Check TE p. 282)
Introduce: Types of Volcanoes pp. 283—286. Students read these pages and summarize
main ideas of each paragraph.
HWK: Do #1-7 and Writing in Science in Section assessment p. 286. Due Fri 10/18
Warm-up/Pair share: Do Reading Strategy and Vocabulary p. 280
CWK: Whole Class Discussion: What is viscosity (Check TE p. 282)
Introduce: Types of Volcanoes pp. 283—2186. Students read these pages and
summarize main ideas of each paragraph
Finish and submit summaries of paragraphs on pp. 283-286
HWK: Cornell notes: pp. 284-285 Due Fri 10/18
Read pp. 293-299 “Igneous Activity”
Discuss pp. 293-299 “Igneous Activity”
CWK: Do Reading Strategy p. 293
HWK: Draw a large copy of Fig. 15, p. 294; do #1-6 and Writing in Science p. 295 and
#1-5 p. 299 due Thu 10/24
Project: Draw an enlarged copy of Fig. 17 on pp. 296-297 on construction paper due Mon 10/28
CWK/CFU: p. 295 Intraplate Activity
CWK: Analyze and discuss Figures on pp. 298-299
Read pp. 44-57; 65-84; 208-309
Week 12
Mon 10/28Wed 10/30Fri 11/01
Week 13
Tue 11/05Thu 11/07
Discuss pp. 44-57; 65-84; 208-309
CWK: Analyze Figs. 11A-13B and 15; Do Reading Strategy p. 50
HWK: Do #1-7 and Writing in Science p. 49; Draw Fig. 19 p. 52; do #1-6 Connecting
Concepts p. 55 due Fri 11/01; PROJECT: READ P. 56 “GEMSTONES” AND
WRITE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY OF THE PAGE. DUE Thu 11/07; Do #1-8 and
Writing in Science p.69; #1-7 p. 74; Draw Table 1 p. 74 due Fri 11/01
CWK/CFU: Read pp. 56-57 respond to questions
CWK: Draw Fig. 19 p. 52 Analyze Table 2; Read Strategy pp. 66, 70, 75; Analyze
Table 2
HWK: Copy p. 74, describe basis of rock classification and discuss why classification of
rocks is necessary and important. Due Thu 11/07
Quiz:
Discuss pp. 44-57; 65-84; 208-309
CWK: Analyze Figs. 11A-13B and 15; Do Reading Strategy p. 50
HWK: Do #1-7 and Writing in Science p. 49; Draw Fig. 19 p. 52; do #1-6 Connecting
and Concepts p. 55 due Fri 11/1; PROJECT: READ P. 56 “GEMSTONES” AND
WRITE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY OF THE PAGE. DUE Thu 11/07; Do #1-8 and
Writing in Science p.69; #1-7 p. 74; Draw Table 1 p. 74 due Fri 11/01
CWK/CFU: Read pp. 56-57 respond to questions
CWK: Draw Fig. 19 p. 52 Analyze Table 2
CWK: Read Strategy pp. 66, 70, 75; Analyze Table 2
Read: pp. 85; 110. 136-137; CA 2-12; CA 13-19; CA 20-26; CA 27
Week 14
Tue 11/12Thu 11/14
Week 15
Mon 11/18Wed 11/20Fri 11/22
Discuss pp. 85; 110: Nitrogen Cycle, Carbon Cycle, Pollution; 136-137; CA 2-12; CA
13-19; CA 20-26; CA 27
CWK/CFU: Analyze Fig. 18, p. 110; do Reading Strategy p. CA 4 of Chap 13;
Reading Strategy p. CA 20; Analyze Fig. 20 p. CA 25
HWK: Draw and label in color Figs. 2, 4 pp. CA 5 and CA 7; Fig. 13 p. 137; draw and
label in color Fig. 19 p. CA 24; Draw and label in color Figs. 2, 4 pp. CA 5 and CA 7
Discuss CA 24 of Chapter 13A due Thu 11/14; CA 2-12; . CA 4 – CA 27; Do #1-7
and Connecting Concepts CA 19; Draw and label in color Figs. 17 p. CA 22; Do #1-6
and Writing In Science p. CA 26; Draw and label in color as directed on p. CA 27 all due
Fri 11/22
Quiz
Discuss pp. 85; 110: Nitrogen Cycle, Carbon Cycle, Pollution; 136-137; CA 2-12; CA
13-19; CA 20-26; CA 27
CWK/CFU: Analyze Fig. 18, p. 110; do Reading Strategy p. CA 4 of Chap 13;
Reading Strategy p. CA 20; Analyze Fig. 20 p. CA 25
HWK: Draw and label in color Figs. 2, 4 pp. CA 5 and CA 7; Fig. 13 p. 137; draw and
label in color Fig. 19 p. CA 24; Draw and label in color Figs. 2, 4 pp. CA 5 and CA 7
Discuss CA 24 of Chapter 13A due Thu 11/14; CA 2-12; . CA 4 – CA 27; Do #1-7
and Connecting Concepts CA 19; Draw and label in color Figs. 17 p. CA 22; Do #1-6
and Writing In Science p. CA 26; Draw and label in color as directed on p. CA 27 all due
Fri 11/22
Week 16
Tue 12/03 – Thu 12/05
GENERAL REVIEW
Week 17
Mon 12/09 – Fri 12/13
GENERAL REVIEW
Week 18
Mon 12/16 – Fri 12/20
FINAL EXAMS
Fri 12/20
FIRST SEMESTER ENDS