Learning Community Assignments Fall 2002

MW 10:00 – 4:00 p.m.

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Hand in all Underlined Assignments. Keep the others in your notebook.

#	Date	Assignment	Date Due
1	8/19	Find Someone Who, Value Auction, Film Questions/Discussion Material	8/21
2	8/21	Systems Thinking: Cause and Effect Diagrams, Inductive Lesson Data, Math Curriculum Checksheet, Petroglyph name tag, Anatomy of a Causal Loop Diagram, Toxic Chemicals	8/26
3	8/26	Linear Model – Dirt Layers, Meyer Briggs, Mystery Boxes, Floaties in Your Eyes, Writing - Effects of Chemical Products	8/28
4	8/28	Vensim Dirt Model, Vensim Instructions, Email Assignment, Material Remains, Classification Assignment	9/4
5	9/4	Circles Lab, Percent Word Problems, San Pedro River Tour Questions	9/9
6	9/9	Circles Quiz, Easter Island Main Ideas, How Much Space Do You Need?, Ecological Footprint Paragraphs, Syllabus	9/11
7	9/11	Percent Finder, Guessing Leaf Percents	9/16
8	9/16	Recording an Archaeology Site, Site Survey Map	9/18
9	9/18	Site Transformation Activity, Pythagorean Theorem WS	9/23
10	9/23	Paper Tape Percents, 10% Growth Table and Graph	9/25
11	9/25	Fishbanks Instructions, Fishbanks Records	9/30
12	9/30	Quiz on Percents, Paper Tearing; Fishbanks Articles Summary and Response	10/1
13	10/1	San Pedro River Survey Sheet, Newspaper Articles #1	10/7
14	10/7	ThankYou notes and Evaluation for April, Notes on Soil Salinization	10/9
15	10/9	Soil Salinity Lab Sheet, Notes on Metric and English measurement	10/14
16	10/14	Metric Lab, Measuring a Million, Spaghetti Fractions	10/16
17	10/16	Fraction Quiz, Site Transformation Report, Problem Solving Tips	10/21
18	10/21	Height of a Building, Measure a Ballcourt (Tennis)	10/23
19	10/23	Romero Ruins Data Sheet	10/28
20	10/28	None	10/30
21	10/30	News Article #2, Site Transformation Excel Graph	11/4
22	11/4	Scientific Notation, Population Growth WS	11/6
23	11/6	Exponential Decay Bean Lab, Radioactive Dating, Anazazi Mystery	11/11
24	11/11	No Class - Veterans Day	11/18
25	11/18	Water Quality Lab	11/20
26	11/20	Tree Ring Simulation	11/25
27	11/25	Solving Equations Worksheet #1	11/27
28	11/27	Number Line Worksheet	12/2
29	12/2	Prisms and Pyramids Worksheet, Height from Bones Worksheet	12/4
30	12/4	None	12/9
31	12/9	None	12/11
32	12/11	None	12/11

 All Extra Credit and makeup assignments are due on Wednesday, December 4, one week before the last day of class.

Make Up Assignments

Instructions: Put your name, date of absence, description of the assignment, and the name of the class on each make up assignment. Makeup assignments are due two class days after you return to class after your absence. You must also complete and hand in any regular class assignments from the day you were absent.

#	Date of Absence	Makeup for Absences
1	8/19	Write a paragraph defining archaeology.
2	8/21	Draw five examples of petroglyphs found in Arizona and describe what each represents.
3	8/26	Make a linear model of how dirt accumulates if it covers an archaeology site at the rate of 3 mm per year.
4	8/28	Make a Vensim model of the linear model from yesterday.
5	9/4	Prepare a poster or Powerpoint presentation on your area of expertise at the San Pedro River
6	9/9	1. Find and report on an archaeology site where archaeologist believe overshoot and collapse may have occurred. What evidence do they have? 2. Find the personal information needed to calculate your own space needs. Record and report on how your needs compare with other persons in this class and in other parts of the world.
7	9/11	Find ten examples of percents at your home and report your findings.
8	9/16	Find the length of your pace. Use your pace to measure some distance near our home. Draw a scale map of your data.
9	9/18	Write a one page report on the history of Pythagoreas Theorem. Write and solve a real life problem that uses Pythagoreas Theorem.
10	9/23	1. Explain what site transformation studies help archaeologist to learn. 2. Cut a strip of paper and place marks on it at 10%, 30% and 62% of its length. Explain how you found your answers.
11	9/25	Read and report on the article "Tragedy of the Commons"*
12	9/30	1. Tell how you and your family would feel if after you died, someone dug up your remains and sold or displayed them. What would you like to happen to your remains after you die? What artifacts do you own that you would like to preserve after you die? 2. Look up percent growth on the Internet. Plot a graph of a population of bacteria starting with one bacteria and doubling every hour for 5 hours.
13	10/2	Take a trip to the San Pedro River and record 15 observations.
14	10/7	Write a one page report on soil salinization along the Gila River.
15	10/9	1. Write a one page report on the effects of soil salinization on farming. 2. Complete the problems on the Metric System Worksheet.*
16	10/14	Measuring a Million Part 4
17	10/16	Measuring a Million Part 5
18	10/21	1. Use an indirect measurement method to measure the height of your house. Explain how you did it. 2. Use your pace to measure the dimension of the campus parking lot, or a similar area. Explain how you did it.
19	10/23	1. Design and perform a math activity related to the Hohokam. 2. Visit the Arizona State Museum or other museum of Hohokam artifacts or look on the Internet. Write a two page report, including at least two pictures.
20	10/28	Choose two countries and find their current population, percent growth rate, and areas. Make tables, graphs, and equations for each country for 50 years in the future. Find the population density for each country. Compare the populations and densities of the two countries and write a paragraph describing your results.
21	10/30	Make a web page describing your experience with the Learning Community. Email its URL to your instructors
22	11/4	1.Look up information about the silent generation, baby boomer generation, generation X and millineum generation. Write a one page essay comparing and contrasting characteristics of the four generations. 2. Show you understand scientific notation by using it to solve a problem with very large numbers and a problem wit very small numbers.
23	11/6	1. Find information about the age of Hohokam artifacts found in this area. What percent of carbon 14 is left in the artifacts? 2. Carbon 14 has a half life of 5730 years. If you find an ecofact that has 84% of the Carbon 14 left in it, how old is it?
24	11/13	Write a one page description of how population has changed on Earth since 0 A.D. and how it is expected to change in the future.
25	11/18	Write a one page article about the water quality near your home. Use numbers and scientific data to describe the water quality.
26	11/20	Draw a picture of tree rings and explain how they can be used for dating.
27	11/25	1. Write one page explaining the basic properties of numbers. 2. Write and solve 10 simple equations with a picture to illustrate each problem.
28	11/27	1. Write a problem for each operation (add, subtract, multiply, divide) with signed numbers. 2. Explain what each means with respect to a number line. 3. Describe one additional model for each operation.
29	12/2	1. Describe an example of patterns that lead to a math function. Write the function and use it to make a prediction. 2. Find the area and volumes of three items found in your home. Sketch the items and their dimension. Show how you found the area volume of each. 3. Measure your own femur bone and use it to predict your height. How accurate was your prediction?
30	12/4	Collect a set of statistics with at least 10 pieces of data. Find the mean, median, mode, range, and mean deviation for the data. Explain how your findings describe the data.
31	12/	Collect a set of statistics with at least 10 pieces of data. Represent the data with a table, bar graph, stem and leaf plot, and box and whisker plot.