Mr. Lawrence

Tutorial hours

The entire Science dept. is encouraged to remind you of our hours for tutorial.  As you know, I'm always here M-W-F mornings by 7:30. Afternoons, it's T-Th.

Honors lab and problems Wed and Thurs.

On Wed and Thurs we'll be doing a lab. However, that shouldn't take the whole period, so bring 5 problems from the xeroxed worksheets and any homework out of the Red book.  I'll be helping you with the skills you'll need for our next test.

Stairway to the Stars

In case you misplaced your tiered assignment, here it is again.   Though you have some choices here, I would be trying to finish up the problems on circular motion and gravitation by Wed, Nov. 18. Download Stairway to the Stars

The Vocabulary of Supernovae

You'll recall that after the test, we said do the vocab on p305

ORRRRRRR

Read all the description of the beautiful pictures on 290-1.  Look up any words you're not sure of and turn them in instead of the assignment above.

The Gravity of the Situation

(For  Friday and Monday) Please read pp. 171-174 and do Practice Problems on p. 174.  Circle Game

Astronomy: Good luck! Test Wed.

That's right, boys and girls.  The test on Wed will cover Ch 7 and 8 on Starlight and the Sun. That would mean Atoms, Emission spectrums, Absorption, Balmer series, etc.   Blackbody Laws and temperature of stars.  Parts of the Sun's structure and the stages of a star's life. Probably your best bet is to study the chapters, the chapter summaries, the vocabulary and your notes.

However, if you find these useful, use them, too.

Download Electromagnetic spectrum

Download Sunconnection

Download Sun Study Guide

Download Star Study Guide

Honors goes 'round in circles

OK, try pp. 153-6 and the practice problems on 156. All the ones at the top and 18 and 20 at the bottom.

No test Monday, but we will be ready by Wed, right?

On Monday we'll have the presentations on stages of a star's life.  Those students who missed the opportunity to do this research last Monday in class (Nick, Chris, Jake, Krystal, Dallas, Kayla, and Travis) can instead do a 5 paragraph paper on the 7 stages of a star's life -due Monday.

All students should start reviewing the chapter on Starlight and the one on the Sun in the book.  If you weren't the one answering all the questions during our Jeopardy game, you need to get studying.

After the test, the Project

This is the time for you to really pull your project together.  See me if you don't know what is expected.  The rubrics were posted here when we started momentum.

Here's a simple checklist to help you see if you're ontrack. I'll expect it completed when you turn in your Projects Nov.16 or 17.Download Checklist

Astro assignment for Thurs

So, some of you (especially those absent) still have to turn in your notes on Chapter 8 (the sun) and/or a current event related to astronomy.

If you didn't get to present your research on the evolution of stars, we'll look forward to your presentation on Thursday.

Running in circles

Try to research for Wed:

What is the force on an object moving in a circle? How many different ways can you write that?

Why are the astronauts orbiting?

So why are they NOT weightless?    What's up with that?