1.  8-26-13 – First day of School, Hand out and Review Classroom Procedures, Physics Syllabus, Safety DVD and quiz, Science Supplies, etc.  HW: Mrs. Smith’s forms and supplies, DUE: 8-30-13  HW: Springboro High School forms, DUE: 8-30-13 (to your Homeroom teacher)  8-27-13 – VARK Quiz, Computer Lab A  8-28-13 – Diagnostic Physics Test (30 Questions)  HW: Chapter 2 Linear Motion Vocab, DUE: 9-5-13  8-29-13 – Begin Chapter 2 - Linear Motion Guided Notes, Section 2.1 Motion is Relative and Section 2.2 Speed  Handout – Why Do I Have to Study Physics? – Put in your Science Binders  Handout – How Science Works/Detailed Scientific Method – Put in your Science Binders  8-30-13 – Motion of a Bowling Ball Lab, DUE: 9-4-13 (In your lab books, with graphs)  Handout – SI Unit Conversions – Put in your Science Binders  Handout – Formulas and Conversions – Put in your Science Binders  DUE: Student Survey  DUE: Science Class Supply List  DUE: Acknowledgement of Procedures and Rules  DUE: Flinn Lab Safety Agreement Form  DUE: All SHS Forms (to your Homeroom teacher)

2.  8-26-13 – First day of School, Hand out and Review Classroom Procedures, Chemistry Syllabus, Safety DVD and quiz, Science Supplies, “Breaking Bad” video exerpt etc.  HW: Mrs. Smith’s forms and supplies, DUE: 8-30-13  HW: Springboro High School forms, DUE: 8-30-13 (to your Homeroom teacher)  8-27-13 – VARK Quiz, Computer Lab A  8-28-13 – Diagnostic Chemistry Test (30 Questions)  HW: Chapter 1 Chemistry is Science Vocab, DUE: 9-5-13  8-29-13 – Begin Begin Chemistry is Science Guided Notes, Section 1.1 and 1.2. Complete Identifying Bias Worksheet in class or Can You Spot the Scientific Method?, DUE: 8-30-13  Handout – Why Do I Have to Study Chemistry? – Put in your Science Binders  Handout – How Science Works/Detailed Scientific Method – Put in your Science Binders  8-30-13 – Unit Conversion Lab, DUE: 9-4-13 (In your lab books, with graphs)  Handout – SI Unit Conversions – Put in your Science Binders  Handout – Formulas and Conversions – Put in your Science Binders  DUE: Student Survey  DUE: Science Class Supply List  DUE: Acknowledgement of Procedures and Rules  DUE: Flinn Lab Safety Agreement Form  DUE: All SHS Forms (to your Homeroom teacher)

3.  8-26-13 – First day of School, Hand out and Review Classroom Procedures, CP Biology Syllabus, Safety DVD and quiz, Science Supplies, etc.  HW: Mrs. Smith’s forms and supplies, DUE: 8-30-13  HW: Springboro High School forms, DUE: 8-30-13 (to your Homeroom teacher)  8-27-13 – VARK Quiz, Computer Lab A  8-28-13 – Diagnostic Biology Lab Test & “Blackout Syndrome” logic puzzle, episode 1  HW: Chapter 1 The Science of Biology Vocab, DUE: 9-5-13  8-29-13 – Finish Diagnostic Test with written portion (30 questions). Complete “Blackout Syndrome episode 2.  8-30-13 – Begin The Science of Biology Guided Notes, Section 1-1 What is Science? Complete Identifying Bias Worksheet in class  DUE: Student Survey  DUE: Science Class Supply List  DUE: Acknowledgement of Procedures and Rules  DUE: Flinn Lab Safety Agreement Form  DUE: All SHS Forms (to your Homeroom teacher)

4.  Explanation: Should you be worried about hurricanes?  To find out, it is useful to know where hurricanes have gone in the past. The Earth map shows the path of every hurricane reported since 1851.  Although striking, a growing incompleteness exists in the data the further one looks back in time.  The map graphically indicates that hurricanes - sometimes called cyclones or typhoons depending on where they form -- usually occur over water, which makes sense since evaporating warm water gives them energy.  The map also shows that hurricanes never cross - or even occur very near - the Earth's equator, since the Coriolis effect goes to zero there, and hurricanes need the Coriolis force to circulate.  The Coriolis force also causes hurricane paths to arc away from the equator.  Although incompleteness fogs long term trends and the prevalence of hurricanes remains a topic of research, evidence is accumulating that hurricanes are, on the average, more common and more powerful in the North Atlantic Ocean over the past 20 years.