Ms. Keever's Science Classes
There is a $30 lab fee for all science lab classes. Fees can be paid by cash or check (payable to Butler High School). Fees must be paid for supplies to be purchased so students to participate in lab.
Geology Syllabus
| DATE | DAY | LESSON | SECTION | TOPIC | AL COS/AHSGE |
| 1/6/10 | W | 1 | First Day Activities | ||
| R | 2 | 1-1 | What is Earth Science? | ||
| F | 3 | 1-2 | Science as a Process (scientific method) | AHSGE I:1a, I:1b, I:1e, I:1f | |
| 1/12/10 | M | 4 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 1 Test | ||
| T | 5 | 2-1 | Earth: A Unique Planet | COS 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 | |
| W | 6 | 2-2 | Energy in the Earth System | COS 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 | |
| R | 7 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 2 Test | |||
| F | 8 | 3-1 | Finding Locations on Earth | COS 15.0 | |
| 1/19/10 | T | 9 | 3-2 | Mapping Earth's Surface | COS 15.0 |
| W | 10 | 3-3 | Types of Maps | COS 15.0 | |
| R | 11 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 3 Test | |||
| F | 12 | 4-1 | Matter | COS 5.2 | |
| 1/25/10 | M | 13 | 4-2 | Combinations of Atoms | COS 5.2 |
| T | 14 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 4 Test | |||
| W | 15 | 5-1 | What is a Mineral? | COS 5.2 | |
| R | 16 | 5-2 | Identifying Minerals | COS 5.2, 7.1 | |
| F | 17 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 5 Test | |||
| 2/1/10 | M | 18 | 6-1 | Rocks & the Rock Cycle | COS 3.0, 5.0, 5.4, 7.0, 15.2, 15.4 |
| T | 19 | 6-2 | Igneous Rock | COS 5.1, 5.4, 7.0, 7.1 | |
| W | 20 | 6-3 | Sedimentary Rock | COS 5.3, 5.4, 7.0, 7.1 | |
| R | 21 | 6-4 | Metamorphic Rock | COS 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 7.0, 7.1 | |
| F | 22 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 6 Test | |||
| 2/8/10 | M | 23 | 7-1 | Mineral Resources | COS 5.4, 6.1 |
| T | 24 | 7-2 | Nonrenewable Energy | COS 1.4 | |
| W | 25 | 7-3 | Renewable Energy | COS 1.4 | |
| R | 26 | 7-4 | Resources & Conservation | COS 1.4 | |
| 2/16/10 | T | 27 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 7 Test | ||
| W | 28 | 8-1 | Determining Relative Age | COS 6.0, 6.1, 6.4 | |
| R | 29 | 8-2 | Determining Absolute Age | COS 6.4 | |
| F | 30 | 8-3 | The Fossil Record | COS 6.2, 7.2 | |
| 2/22/10 | M | 31 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 8 Test | ||
| T | 32 | 9-1 | Geologic Time | COS 6.1, 6.3, 15.1 | |
| W | 33 | 9-2 | Precambrian Time & the Paleozoic Era | COS 6.3 | |
| R | 34 | 9-3 | The Mesozoic & Cenozoic Eras | COS 6.3 | |
| F | 35 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 9 Test | |||
| 3/1/10 | M | 36 | AHSGE | ||
| T | 37 | AHSGE | |||
| W | 38 | AHSGE | |||
| R | 39 | AHSGE | |||
| F | 40 | AHSGE | |||
| 3/8/10 | M | 41 | 10-1 | Continental Drift | COS 1.3, 2.0, 3.0, 10.0, 10.2 |
| T | 42 | 10-2 | The Theory of Plate Tectonics | COS 1.3, 2.0, 3.0, 10.2 | |
| W | 43 | 10-3 | The Changing Continents | COS 1.3, 2.0, 3.0, 4.1, 4.2, 10.2 | |
| R | 44 | Midterm Exam Review | |||
| F | 45 | Midterm Exam, Chapters 1 - 10 | |||
| M - F | SPRING BREAK MARCH 15 - 19, 2010 | ||||
| 3/22/10 | M | 46 | 11-1 | How Mountains Form | COS 3.0, 10.3, 11.0 |
| T | 47 | 11-2 | How Rock Deforms | COS 2.0, 3.0, 10.3, 11.0 | |
| W | 48 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 11 Test | |||
| R | 49 | 12-1 | How and Where Earthquakes Happen | COS 3.0, 10.1, 10.3,15.3 | |
| F | 50 | 12-2 | Studying Earthquakes | COS 3.0, 10.4 | |
| 3/29/10 | M | 51 | 12-3 | Earthquakes & Society | COS 3.0, 10.3, 11.0 |
| T | 52 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 12 Test | |||
| W | 53 | 13-1 | Volcanoes & Plate Tectonics | COS 1.4, 10.1 | |
| R | 54 | 13-2 | Volcanic Eruptions | COS 10.1 | |
| F | 55 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 13 Test | |||
| 4/5/10 | M | 56 | 14-1 | Weathering Processes | COS 4.2, 8.0, 15.5 |
| T | 57 | 14-2 | Rates of Weathering | COS 8.0 | |
| W | 58 | 14-3 | Soil | COS 8.0 | |
| R | 59 | 14-4 | Erosion | COS 3.0, 8.0, 15.5 | |
| F | 60 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 14 Test | |||
| 4/12/10 | M | 61 | 15-1 | The Water Cycle | COS 13.2 |
| T | 62 | 15-2 | Stream Erosion | COS 9.0, 9.1, 13.0, 13.2 | |
| W | 63 | 15-3 | Stream Deposition | COS 9.1, 13.0, 13.1, 13.2 | |
| R | 64 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 15 Test | |||
| F | 65 | 16-1 | Water Beneath the Surface | COS 9.0 | |
| 4/19/10 | M | 66 | 16-2 | Groundwater & Chemical Weathering | COS 9.0, 12.0, 12.1 |
| T | 67 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 16 Test | |||
| W | 68 | 17-1 | Glaciers: Moving Ice | COS 2.0 | |
| R | 69 | 17-2 | Glacial Erosion & Deposition | COS 2.0, 4.2 | |
| F | 70 | 17-3 | Ice Ages | COS 6.0, 6.3 | |
| 4/26/10 | M | 71 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 17 Test | ||
| T | 72 | 18-1 | Wind Erosion | COS 4.2, 14.0 | |
| W | 73 | 18-2 | Wave Erosion | COS 4.2, 14.0 | |
| R | 74 | 18-3 | Coastal Erosion and Deposition | COS 4.2, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2 | |
| F | 75 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 18 Test | |||
| 5/3/2010 | M | 76 | 19-1 | The Water Planet | COS 4.0 |
| T | 77 | 19-2 | Features of the Ocean Floor | COS 4.0 | |
| W | 78 | 19-3 | Ocean-Floor Sediments | COS 4.0 | |
| R | 79 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 19 Test | |||
| F | 80 | 21-1 | Ocean Currents | COS 14.1, 14.2 | |
| 5/10/10 | M | 71 | 21-2 | Ocean Waves | COS 14.1, 14.2 |
| T | 82 | 21-3 | Tides | COS 14.1, 14.2 | |
| W | 83 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 21 Test | |||
| R | 84 | 25-1 | Factors That Affect Climate | COS 14.1, 15.5 | |
| F | 85 | 25-2 | Climate Zones | COS 14.1, 15.5 | |
| 5/17/10 | M | 86 | 25-3 | Climate Change | COS 14.1, 15.5 |
| T | 87 | Chapter Review Activities/Chapter 25 Test | |||
| W | 88 | Review for Final Exam | |||
| R | 89 | Review for Final Exam | |||
| F | 90 | Review for Final Exam | |||
| M | 91 | Final Exam (Covered chapters 11 through 25) | |||
| T | 92 | 3rd & 4th period exams | |||
| W | 93 | Exam Make Up Day |
