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I am person who enjoys setting goals and challenging myself to achieve them. Stay in shape is part of my personality, which goes along with my love for athletics. Finally, I enjoy traveling to new areas to learn new cultures and especially their food.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Syllabus 2/23/09

Syllabus for the week of February 16, 2009
Emmanuel Apostol-Percy Julian Middle School 

Blog: www.d97eapostol.blogspot.com

FOCUS: Astonomical Units & WOD #4 (bring calculators all week)

WOD: a comprehensive list of vocabulary words that will be used, studied, and quizzed the entire year. WOD will be listed in BOLD. Write the date, word, and definition in your planner each day.

Monday: (ELLIPSE) ISAT warm up. how does gravity hold the Earth and other planets? What has gravity? How do we measure gravity?
HW: Gravity equation worksheet. Gravity on other planet worksheet. Find your weight on another planet.

Tuesday: (ECCENTRICITY) ISAT warm up. Keplar's Laws of Motion. #1 Shape of orbit. Learn how to create the shape of an ellipse. Key terms: major axis, minor (semimajor) axis, focal points, focal distance, and eccentricity. E=fd/ma.
HW: No homework.

Wednesday: (SOLSTICE) ISAT warm up. Keplar's Laws of Motion. #2 Speed in orbit
HW: No homework.

Thursday: (EQUINOX) ISAT warm up. Keplar's Laws of Motion. #3 Time of orbit. Learn how to calculate period of revolution based on distance from the sun. The period of revolution squared is equal to distance from the sun cubed.
HW: Law of Motion

Friday: (OBLIQUITY) ISAT warm up. How do we get season?
HW: Have a great weekend and rest for ISAT's and hope for some warm spring weather.

Reminders:
* GREEN & HEALTHY IDEA (from students):
* PARENT/GUARDIAN(S):
* MR. APOSTOL’S ADV.: Bring in information for our Black History contest by Monday or Thursday.
* DONATION: Warm weather.
* NEXT WEEK: Planetary creation. ISAT's next week & hopefully some warm weather.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

WOD #4

WOD #4
Directions: use the information below to fill in the matching term. You may only use each term only once.

WOD #1
HYPOTHESIS OBSERVATION ANALYSIS CONCLUSION
_______________________________________ an educated guess
_______________________________________ noticing details by using your sight, hearing, taste, feel, etc.
_______________________________________ using data to develop trends or behaviors
_______________________________________ final results

DECIDUOUS TAXONOMY CONIFEROUS FLORA
AUTOTROPH HETEROTROPH EVOLUTION FAUNA
_______________________________________ organizing genres of music by rock, rap, etc.
_______________________________________ a maple tree, flower
_______________________________________ a spruce tree, fir, pine
_______________________________________ change over centuries or millenia
_______________________________________ a bird
_______________________________________ a daisy
_______________________________________ organism that CONSUMES other organisms
_______________________________________ organism CREATES its own food using the sun

POPULATION FACTORS CAPACITY EQUILIBRIUM DIVERSITY
_______________________________________ 20,000 mosquitoes at a picnic
_______________________________________ substance or material that has an affect on another
_______________________________________ maximum occupancy
_______________________________________ an equal balance between organisms
_______________________________________ variation

FOOD WEB COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOOD CHAIN
_______________________________________ a plants absorbs the sun, a beetle eats the plant, a bird eats the beetle
_______________________________________ the collection of all organisms and how they transfer energy to other organisms
_______________________________________ a group of two or more populations
_______________________________________ pencil, pen, calculator, etc.

COEVOLUTION COMPETITION PREDATOR PREY SYMBIOSIS INTERACTIONS
_______________________________________ actions or behaviors between two or more organisms
_______________________________________ mutualism, commensalisms, parasitism
_______________________________________ long term mutualistic relationship
_______________________________________ a game on the Wii
_______________________________________ bear
_______________________________________ snail

WOD #2
NICHE HABITAT ECOSYSTEM BIOME ABIOTIC BIOTIC
_______________________________________ any living organism such as a plant or animal
_______________________________________ nonliving such as light, wind, or water
_______________________________________ community (biotic) & its environment (abiotic)
_______________________________________ a nest or tree
_______________________________________ Tundra
_______________________________________ the role of an organism in a habitat, for example, a beaver making a dam

MORTALITY LONGEVITY COMMUNITY SUCCESSION
_______________________________________ death
_______________________________________ progression from pioneer to climax/complex
_______________________________________ a group of cats & grass
_______________________________________ the life expectancy of an organism

CLIMATE THERMOMETER HYGROMETER
BAROMETER ALTIMETER
_______________________________________ used to measure the altitude, height above sea level
_______________________________________ used to measure the atmospheric pressure
_______________________________________ used to measure the humidity _______________________________________ used to measure the amount of heat energy _______________________________________ local weather

FUEL COMBUSTION ENERGY RENEWABLE NONRENEWABLE
_______________________________________ combustible substance used to create energy
_______________________________________ resource that is not renewable in your life
_______________________________________ burning a fuel & releasing energy, heat, gas
_______________________________________ resource that is replaceable in your life
_______________________________________ ability to do some kind of work

WOD #3
GEO- HYDRO- HELIO- THERMAL POWER
TIDAL BIOMASS BIOFUEL TURBINE GENERATOR
_______________________________________ meaning Earth
_______________________________________ meaning Sun
_______________________________________ meaning water
_______________________________________ ability to change or exert control
_______________________________________ using living or dead biological matter as FUEL
_______________________________________ meaning change of water level
_______________________________________ a propeller or rotor
_______________________________________ device used to build something
_______________________________________ living or dead matter used for combustion
_______________________________________ meaning the movement of heat

ALTERNATIVE CONSERVATION
_______________________________________ another object or choice
_______________________________________ maintaining the use of resources

QUALITATIVE QUANTITATIVE INDEPENDENT DEPENDENT
VARIABLE CONSTANT
_______________________________________ observations without numerical values (FEELINGS OR CHARACTERISTICS)
_______________________________________ observations with numerical values (RATING OR RANKING)
_______________________________________ value that can be changes or fluctuates
_______________________________________ value that does not change because of factors
_______________________________________ input (math) x-axis
_______________________________________ output (math) y-axis

REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE BIODEGRADEABLE
_______________________________________ remanufacture used material to a product
_______________________________________ material that will be used again
_______________________________________ using less of a material or product
_______________________________________ material that will return back to Earth

ASTRONOMY ASTROLOGY YEAR MONTH DAY
_______________________________________ the study of celestial objects
_______________________________________ the study of celestial objects and interaction of human society
_______________________________________ the amount of time based on the rotation of Earth around its AXIS
_______________________________________ the amount of time approximated by the period of the revolution of the MOON to the Earth
_______________________________________ the amount of the time based on the revolution of planets in an elliptical orbit around a STAR(S)

ALTITUDE ZENITH HORIZON RIGHT ASCENSION DECLINATION
_______________________________________ the HIGHEST point of declination HINT: when you look straight up from the either pole
_______________________________________ the LOWEST point of declination HINT: when you look straight ahead
_______________________________________ A number system used to find the location of a stars horizontal position. Uses the units of hours, minutes, sec, etc.
_______________________________________ angle amount that is used in conjunction with right ascension to find a stars altitude and uses the unit degree HINT: the "y" of graphing
_______________________________________ a general angle of an object in the sky


CHROMO- PHOTO- CONVECTION APPARENT MAGNITUDE ACTUAL MAGNITUDE
_______________________________________ meaning COLOR
_______________________________________ meaning LIGHT
_______________________________________ meaning the TRANSFER or movement
_______________________________________ TRUE luminescence of a star of celestial object
_______________________________________ OBSERVED luminescence of a star or celestial object


TERRESTRIAL GASEOUS SCALE
_______________________________________ pertaining to land or Earth
_______________________________________ adjustment of actual size keeping a similar or congruent shape/figure
_______________________________________ lacking firmness or solidity; uncertain



GRAVITY CENTRIPETAL CENTRIFUGAL PERIHELION APHELION
_______________________________________ Latin for AWAY from CENTER
_______________________________________ Latin for TOWARD CENTER
_______________________________________ natural attractive force created by the mass of an onject. Two main factors are MASS & DISTANCE
_______________________________________ FARTHEST distance the planet is from the SUN
_______________________________________ NEAREST distance the planet is from the SUN


DID YOU STUDY? YES ___________NO ____________

Monday, February 16, 2009

Syllabus 2/16/09

Syllabus for the week of February 16, 2009
Emmanuel Apostol-Percy Julian Middle School 

Blog: www.d97eapostol.blogspot.com

FOCUS: Astonomical Units & WOD #4 (bring calculators all week)

WOD: a comprehensive list of vocabulary words that will be used, studied, and quizzed the entire year. WOD will be listed in BOLD. Write the date, word, and definition in your planner each day.

Monday: (GRAVITY/MASS) NO SCHOOL - PRESIDENT'S DAY
HW: No homework.

Tuesday: (CENTRIPETAL) ISAT WARM UP. How planets stay where they are at? Centripetal and Centrifugal forces and how they relate to planets and orbits. What part of the apparatus relates to astronmy. Diagram the apparauts and how it relates to astronomical terms or ideas.
HW: Make sure you have all the WOD words up to last week. Test Friday.

Wednesday: (CENTRIFUGAL) ISAT WARM UP. How do we create numbers that are more reasonable to understand? Astronomical Units of distance, mass, and others. Scaling measurements.
HW: Astronomical Unit worksheet.

Thursday: (PERIHELION) STUDY SESSION AT LUNCH (you must bring your words) Go over Astronomical Units worksheet. Study WOD #4.
HW: Study WOD words NOT including this weeks.

Friday: (APHELION) WOD #4 TEST!!! Come prepared for the test. That means you should have study before today.
HW: No homework, but be ready to work on math again next week.

Reminders:
* GREEN & HEALTHY IDEA (from students):
* PARENT/GUARDIAN(S): It was great seeing you all on Thursday. Please find some time to fill out the yellow/white survey about conferences & send with your child.
* MR. APOSTOL’S ADV.: Bring in information for our Black History contest by Thursday.
* DONATION: None.
* NEXT WEEK: LAWS OF MOTION

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Syllabus 2/9/2009

Syllabus for the week of February 9, 2009
Emmanuel Apostol-Percy Julian Middle School 

Blog: www.d97eapostol.blogspot.com

FOCUS: 95 Worlds and Counting & Planetary measurements.

WOD: a comprehensive list of vocabulary words that will be used, studied, and quizzed the entire year. WOD will be listed in BOLD. Write the date, word, and definition in your planner each day.

Monday: (TERRESTIAL) My Brother's Birthday!!!
Astronomy Test - Stars continued.
HW: No homework.

Tuesday: (GASEOUS) ISAT WARM UP & 95 Worlds and Counting video.
HW: Research and fill in table of information on the planets and other celestial bodies. Due Thursday, February 12, 2008.

Wednesday: (SCALE) ISAT WARM UP & 95 Worlds and Counting video continued.
HW: Continue yesterday's homework.

Thursday: HALF DAY - CONFERENCES () Planetary information. What are their distinguishing characteristics?
HW: No homework.

Friday: HALF DAY - TEACHER REJUVENATION DAY () Planetary information. What are their distinguishing characteristics?

HW: No homework.

Reminders:
* GREEN & HEALTHY IDEA (from students): Make sure you drink enough water throughout your day.
* PARENT/GUARDIAN(S): IMPORTANT - Conference night is Thursday February 12th.
* MR. APOSTOL’S ADV.:
* DONATION: None.
* NEXT WEEK: Scale & Gravity

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Astronomy Study Guide

ASTRONOMY STUDY GUIDE

How did ancient civilizations use astronomy?

What ideas did the early astronomers come up with? What is heliocentric & geocentric?

What did they name the constellations in the sky?

Is astrology a science or pseudoscience?

How is a probability theoretical or experimental? Give examples of each.

What are the two things (variables) that the Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) Diagram measures? What is the main Sequence? How type of star does it begin with? What process creates the energy of the sun?

What are the layers of the sun? Why are they significant? (worksheet)

How do we locate stars in the sky using right ascension and declination? How does it relate to math? Practice locating stars (worksheet)

How does apparent and actual/absolute motion/size/speed/brightness of stars occur? Give examples.

Calculate the apparent brightness or distance of similar/congruent/equivalent/identical stars. (worksheet)


EC: What does zodiac mean?

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Syllabus 2/2/09

Syllabus for the week of February 2, 2009
Emmanuel Apostol-Percy Julian Middle School 

Blog: www.d97eapostol.blogspot.com

FOCUS: Stars locating and strength. TEST on Friday.

WOD: a comprehensive list of vocabulary words that will be used, studied, and quizzed the entire year. WOD will be listed in BOLD. Write the date, word, and definition in your planner each day.

Monday: () ISAT WARM UP - Begin each day answer the selected questions as soon as you enter the room. You will only be given five minutes to attempt the questions. Using objects in our room locate the objects right ascension (hours) and declination (degrees).
HW: No homework.

Tuesday: () How can you tell how bright/big/far something is? Apparent and Absolute Magnitude/Distance/Size. Use the equation to calculate the loss of light when distance between light source and viewer is changed.
HW: Calculating loss of star brightness

Wednesday: () Report directly to the media center. Enter information on how to locate stars using right ascension and declination. HW: Study handouts and written material on the back of the past two syllabi.

Thursday: () STUDY SESSION TODAY AT LUNCH
Report directly to the media center. Enter in information on how to calculate the change in brightness of stars based the distance of stars HW: Study

Friday: () Astronomy Test - Stars
HW: Prepare for the next WOD test. WOD #4 over 90 words.

Reminders:
* GREEN & HEALTHY IDEA (from students): Go out and walk your dog more than usual for an added workout and for your pet's enjoyment
* PARENT/GUARDIAN(S): IMPORTANT - Conference Confirmation sheets coming home. Conference night is Thursday February 12th.
* MR. APOSTOL’S ADV.: Thursday - Bring something markers, colored pencils, etc. to decorate your folder.
* DONATION: None.
* NEXT WEEK: Moons & "95 Worlds and Counting" video