HOMEWORK DUE 9/27

STUDY FOR THE QUIZ TOMORROW!

Powerpoint from today (9/26) is here. 

Email me by 8pm tonight for any questions that you have regarding tomorrow's quiz.

HOMEWORK DUE 9/26

1. Complete the writing portion of the lab. The last page is a bonus question.

2. Complete the Mineral Vocabulary Packet

3. Complete your Mineral Vocabulary Flip Book (extra points for sketches and color!)

Click here for today's powerpoint. 

HOMEWORK DUE 9/24

COMPLETE MINERAL 4 PACKET FOR TOMORROW! 

If you have any questions, please be sure to write it down next to the question. Please do not leave any blank!!!!!! 

EXTRA EXTRA!

Fun Fact: Birthstones are actually not stones at all, but minerals! What's your birth mineral? In what region of the world can it be mined for? What are its physical characteristics? 

Answer these questions and hand it in to me by Friday for 5 points extra credit (= 1 homework assignment) 

Homework Due 9/19

Read the article titled These Gems Make Their Own Way on the back of the guided notes. Click on the link here for the same article online! 

HOMEWORK DUE 9/17

To prepare for tomorrow's lab, please do the
Scientific Method Reading assignment and
complete the worksheet attached to it.

If you are confused about the parts of the
scientific method, check out this
RAP THAT EXPLAINS IT!

DUE MONDAY 9/16:

Create a gmail account that you can use for this class.

Go to gmail.com, then click CREATE AN ACCOUNT. Follow the steps, and make sure that the username you create contains your LAST NAME.

When you have completed registration, email emily.elpuente@gmail.com from that email account.

See you on Monday!

Emily

Homework due 9/10

For Tuesday, please complete the First Day Brainstorm.

For this assignment, think back to middle school, and when you were successful in a class. What made you successful?

Then, think about the teachers you have had in the past that have been helpful, and that you have learned from. What did they do to help you?

This assignment is TBC (to be collected!)

Greetings New Parents!

                                                                                                                    September 2013

Greetings,

My name is Emily Piccone, and I am thrilled to be beginning the year your child at El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice.

At El Puente, we are preparing students to be leaders in their community and in the world. Before anyone becomes a leader though, we know that the first step is knowing who you are and where you have come from. Guiding our ninth graders towards a path of understanding who they are, as students, citizens of New York City, and as leaders, is our mission in the 9^th grade.

In the Earth Science classroom, we will be diving into core concepts of understanding how the Earth formed, how we use the resources available to us, and how the Earth is in a constant state of change. In our final unit in Earth Science, we will be exploring the history of the geography of New York City, and understanding why this portion of the country has turned into the metropolitan area that is from a scientific perspective.

My goal for each of my students in this coming trimester is to create good study and organizational habits. High school is a long road, and the best way to guarantee success is by hitting the ground running!

In order to ensure organization, each student will be receiving a binder and a lab folder that will stay in the classroom. The students will also each receive a homework folder that will go home with them. Please do check this homework folder nightly for assignments!

I will be keeping in touch with you regarding your child’s progress throughout the trimester, and I look forward to meeting with you in person as well. Please don’t hesitate to email me at Emily.ElPuente@gmail.com

With Thanks,

Emily Piccone