Introduction

Welcome to the website for Mr. Bursch's science classes at Willow Glen High School. If you are a student or parent, check this site daily for information and updates on homework, testing, projects, events, and other happenings in the classroom. Want more from this site? Help me make it better by suggesting additional features!

Friday, March 30, 2012

Daily Summary 03-30

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Using your understanding of natural selection, answer questions on Candy Bowl Mini Lab AND finish your Rat Island posters per directions

- Warm up: Read the directions on the Candy Bowl Mini Lab [2]

- Turn in Natural Selection Puzzle [2~]

- Candy Bowl Mini Lab and analysis questions, DUE TODAY [20]

- Rat Island Poster project, DUE TODAY [35]


HOMEWORK: Study for Monday’s QUIZ on Darwin’s Theory of Evolution


MONDAY: QUIZ on Darwin’s Theory of Evolution



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Using your understanding of natural selection, answer questions on Candy Bowl Mini Lab AND finish your Rat Island posters per directions

- Warm up: Read the directions on the Candy Bowl Mini Lab [2]

- Turn in Natural Selection Puzzle [2~]

- Candy Bowl Mini Lab and analysis questions, DUE TODAY [20]

- Rat Island Poster project, DUE TODAY [35]


HOMEWORK: Study for Monday’s QUIZ on Darwin’s Theory of Evolution


MONDAY: QUIZ on Darwin’s Theory of Evolution



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Students will determine the overall plan or layout for their Space Summary project AND start work on the individual parts of their museum boxes OR mobiles.

HOMEWORK: Come up with more content for your Space Summary project parts


MONDAY: Work on project again, read about Earth the moon and the sun



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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Daily Summary 03-29

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Using your understanding of natural selection, continue to answer questions on Darwin’s Dangerous Idea AND finish your Rat Island posters per directions

- Warm up: New species are always being discovered (by humans). How can we use Darwin’s theories along with modern technology to learn more about these organisms [5]

- Turn in Natural Selection Puzzle [1]

- Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, episode 5 [12]

- Rat Island Poster project, DUE TOMORROW [35]


HOMEWORK: Study for tomorrow’s QUIZ on Darwin’s Theory of Evolution


TOMORROW: Candy Bowl mini-lab, QUIZ on Darwin’s Theory of Evolution



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Using your understanding of natural selection, continue to answer questions on Darwin’s Dangerous Idea AND finish your Rat Island posters per directions

- Warm up: New species are always being discovered (by humans). How can we use Darwin’s theories along with modern technology to learn more about these organisms [5]

- Turn in Natural Selection Puzzle [1]

- Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, episode 5 [12]

- Rat Island Poster project, DUE TOMORROW [35]


HOMEWORK: Study for tomorrow’s QUIZ on Darwin’s Theory of Evolution


TOMORROW: Candy Bowl mini-lab, QUIZ on Darwin’s Theory of Evolution



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Students will determine the overall plan or layout for their Space Summary project AND start work on the individual parts of their museum boxes OR mobiles.

- Review requirements for Space Summary project: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1747709/bursch/ELD-Project-SpaceSummary.doc

- Work on Space Summary project on computers


HOMEWORK: Come up with more content for your Space Summary project parts


TOMORROW: Work on project again, read about Earth the moon and the sun



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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Daily Summary 03-28

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Using your understanding of natural selection, correctly piece together the Natural Selection Puzzle with no more than two errors

- Warm up: Darwin’s idea of “evolution through natural selection” is based on three major principles. Briefly explain each of these principles.[5]

- Natural Selection Puzzle [15]

- Rat Island Poster project [35]


HOMEWORK: Answer questions 1-10 AND #25 from the Chap. 15 assessment on p. 389, write Qs & As for full credit (QUIZ ON FRIDAY)


TOMORROW: Poster project, Candy Bowl mini-lab



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Using your understanding of natural selection, correctly piece together the Natural Selection Puzzle with no more than two errors

- Warm up: Darwin’s idea of “evolution through natural selection” is based on three major principles. Briefly explain each of these principles.[5]

- Natural Selection Puzzle [15]

- Rat Island Poster project [35]


HOMEWORK: Answer questions 1-10 AND #25 from the Chap. 15 assessment on p. 389, write Qs & As for full credit (QUIZ ON FRIDAY)


TOMORROW: Poster project, Candy Bowl mini-lab



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Students will determine the overall plan or layout for their Space Summary project AND start work on the individual parts of their museum boxes OR mobiles.

- Review requirements for Space Summary project: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1747709/bursch/ELD-Project-SpaceSummary.doc

- Work on Space Summary project on computers


HOMEWORK: Come up with more ideas for your Space Summary project parts


TOMORROW: Work on project again



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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Daily Summary 03-27

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Using your understanding of natural selection, correctly piece together the Natural Selection Puzzle with no more than two errors

- Warm up: What are “natural variations” and what is “artificial selection”? How did Darwin use the ideas behind these terms to explain what he called “natural selection”? [5]

- Notes on Darwin’s Theory continued [15]

- Natural Selection Puzzle [30]


HOMEWORK: Read section 15-3 again and answer ALL CHECKPOINT questions in section AND questions next to figures 15-9, 15-11, 15-14,15-16, and 15-17


TOMORROW: Natural Selection Cont’d



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Using your understanding of natural selection, correctly piece together the Natural Selection Puzzle with no more than two errors

- Warm up: What are “natural variations” and what is “artificial selection”? How did Darwin use the ideas behind these terms to explain what he called “natural selection”? [5]

- Notes on Darwin’s Theory continued [15]

- Natural Selection Puzzle [30]


HOMEWORK: Read section 15-3 again and answer ALL CHECKPOINT questions in section AND questions next to figures 15-9, 15-11, 15-14,15-16, and 15-17


TOMORROW: Natural Selection Cont’d



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Students will determine the overall plan or layout for their Space Summary project.

- Review requirements for Space Summary project: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1747709/bursch/ELD-Project-SpaceSummary.doc

- Work on Space Summary project on computers


HOMEWORK: Come up with more ideas for your Space Summary project parts


TOMORROW: Work on project again



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Monday, March 26, 2012

Daily Summary 03-26

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Use the information from our notes on Darwin’s theory of evolution AND Darwin’s Dangerous Idea to answer 100% of the questions on the video guide

- Warm up: In at least two sentences, describe the way Darwin’s ideas were “dangerous” for the times in which he lived. [5]

- Notes on Darwin’s Theory (except period 2) [15]

- Watch Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, Episodes 4 and 5 (period 2 will watch episodes 2 - 5) [20]


HOMEWORK: Read section 15-3 and answer ALL section assessment questions at end of section


TOMORROW: Natural Selection Puzzle



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Use the information from our notes on Darwin’s theory of evolution AND Darwin’s Dangerous Idea to answer 100% of the questions on the video guide

- Warm up: In at least three sentences, describe the way Darwin’s ideas were “dangerous” for the times in which he lived. [5]

- Notes on Darwin’s Theory [10]

- Watch Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, Episodes 4, 5, and 6 [30]


HOMEWORK: Read section 15-3 and answer ALL section assessment questions at end of section


TOMORROW: Natural Selection Puzzle



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Students will determine the overall plan or layout for their Space Summary project.

- Reminder: You may still receive late credit for Create-an-Alien project IF you turn it in today

- Review requirements for Space Summary project: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1747709/bursch/ELD-Project-SpaceSummary.doc

- Work on Space Summary project on computers


HOMEWORK: Come up with more ideas for your Space Summary project parts


TOMORROW: Work on project



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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Daily Summary 03-22

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Show your current understanding of the modern theory of evolution by attempting to correctly answer 100% of the evolution pre-assessment questions

- Warm up: Read over the questions and answers from last night’s homework. For each of the two sections you read, summarize the MAIN idea into ONE sentence. [6]

- Check and stamp HW [6~]

- Evolution pre-assessment [35]

- Start notes on Darwin’s Ideas on Diversity and Change [10]


HOMEWORK: NONE


TOMORROW: Darwin’s Theory and his Evidence



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Show your current understanding of the modern theory of evolution by attempting to correctly answer 100% of the evolution pre-assessment questions

- Warm up: Read over the questions and answers from last night’s homework. For each of the two sections you read, summarize the MAIN idea into ONE sentence. [6]

- Check and stamp HW [6~]

- Evolution pre-assessment [35]

- Start notes on Darwin’s Ideas on Diversity and Change [10]


HOMEWORK: NONE


TOMORROW: Darwin’s Theory and his Evidence



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Students will determine project type (mobile creation OR Museum Box).

- Reminder: You may still receive late credit for Create-an-Alien project IF you turn it in by Monday

- Review requirements for Space Summary project:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1747709/bursch/ELD-Project-SpaceSummary.doc

- Reading on the solar system, day 2

- Work on Space Summary project


HOMEWORK: Come up with more ideas for your Space Summary


TOMORROW: Work on project, watch more of “Stars” video



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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Daily Summary 03-21

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Show your understanding of the development of the modern theory of evolution by correctly answering 95% of the guided reading questions for chapter 15

- Warm up: Open your notebook to the punnett square you drew two days ago. Show the cross for the problem on the screen to the left. [5]

- HW PACKETS DUE NOW! [5~]

- Check, stamp, and go over section 15-1 section assessment questions on p. 372, #s 1-5 [10]

- Read sections 15-1 and 15-2, completing the corresponding guided reading questions as you go [25]


HOMEWORK: Finish 15-1 and 15-2 guided reading questions


TOMORROW: Evolution Continued



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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- Objective: Show your understanding of the development of the modern theory of evolution by correctly answering 100% of the guided reading questions for chapter 15

- Warm up: Open your notebook to the punnett square you drew two days ago. Show the cross for the problem on the screen to the left. [5]

- HW PACKETS DUE NOW! [5~]

- Check, stamp HW, AND go over section 15-1 section assessment questions on p. 372, #s 1-5 [10]

- Read sections 15-1 and 15-2, completing the corresponding guided reading questions as you go [25]


HOMEWORK: Finish 15-1 and 15-2 guided reading questions


TOMORROW: Evolution Continued



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Students will determine project type (mobile creation OR Museum Box).

- Reminder: You may still receive late credit for Create-an-Alien project IF you turn it in by Monday

- Review requirements for Space Summary project
>>>Handout: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1747709/bursch/ELD-Project-SpaceSummary.doc

- Reading on the solar system

- Work on Space Summary project


HOMEWORK: Workbook page 111 on (planets and dwarf planets)


TOMORROW: Work on project, watch more of “Stars” video



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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Daily Summary 03-20

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Demonstrate basic mastery of basic genetics concepts by earning a score of 75% or higher on the Genetics Unit Exam

- Warm up: Take out a pencil and clear everything else from your desk [1]

- Genetics Unit Exam [55]

- HW PACKETS DUE WED.!

- Read section 15-1 and answer section assessment questions on p. 372, #s 1-5 [55~]


HOMEWORK: Complete section assessment on p. 372 (see above)


TOMORROW: Introduction to Evolution



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Demonstrate basic mastery of basic genetics concepts by earning a score of 75% or higher on the Genetics Unit Exam

- Warm up: Take out a pencil and clear everything else from your desk [1]

- Genetics Unit Exam [55]

- HW PACKETS DUE WED.!

- Read section 15-1 and answer section assessment questions on p. 372, #s 1-5 AND do “Taking it to the NET” [55~]

PREFACE to Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle:

http://books.google.com/books?id=MDILAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false


HOMEWORK: Assessment on p. 372 and Taking it to the NET (see above)


TOMORROW: Intro to Evolution



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Students will determine project path (mobile creation OR Museum Box) to demonstrate their content knowledge of space science.

- Reminder: The Create-an-Alien project was due Monday, 3/19, but you may still receive late credit IF you turn it in by next Monday

- Assign Space Summary project
Reading on the solar system


HOMEWORK: Workbook pages on the solar system, p. 109 and 110 (DUE Tomorrow)


TOMORROW: Work on project, watch more of “Stars” video



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Monday, March 19, 2012

Daily Summary 03-19

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Prepare yourself for Genetics Unit Exam

- Before you start your warm-up, take out the X-linked genes and lethal alleles handouts, AND your log.

- Warm up: Draw a 5 x 5 grid in your biology notebook (use the entire page--look at the sample). Use the 24 genetics-related terms to fill in all of the squares EXCEPT the center square. Place a star in the center square--this is your free space. [10]

- Check and stamp X-linked genes handout AND lethal alleles handout [10~]

- Bingo review game [45]

>>>> NOTE: HW PACKETS DUE WEDNESDAY! <<<<


HOMEWORK: Go over study guide


TOMORROW: Genetics Unit Exam



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Prepare yourself for Genetics Unit Exam

- Before you start your warm-up, take out the dihybrid crosses and lethal alleles handouts, AND your log.

- Warm up: NONE [10]

- Check and stamp dihybrid crosses handout AND lethal alleles handout [10~]

- Jeopardy review game [45]

>>>> NOTE: HW PACKETS DUE WED.! <<<<


HOMEWORK: Go over study guide


TOMORROW: Genetics Unit Exam



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Silent reading

- Discuss Tech Museum trip

- Turn in Create-an-Alien

- Discuss Space Summary project


HOMEWORK:

NONE



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Friday, March 16, 2012

Daily Summary 03-16

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Attendance

- Handouts:
> Lethal alleles case study on cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia
> Genetics Unit Review questions

- NOTE: I will check your Sex-linked practice problems handout (the one you worked on in class on Thursday) on MONDAY--please have it completed and out on your desk at the beginning of class on Monday


HOMEWORK:

- Finish lethal alleles case study on cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia (DUE MONDAY) and Genetics Unit Review questions (DUE TUESDAY)



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Attendance

- Handouts:
> Lethal alleles case study on cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia
> Genetics Unit Review questions

- NOTE: I will check your dihybrid practice problems handout (the one you worked on in class on Thursday) on MONDAY--please have it completed and out on your desk at the beginning of class on Monday


HOMEWORK:

- Finish lethal alleles case study on cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia (DUE MONDAY) and Genetics Unit Review questions (DUE TUESDAY)



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- Field Trip: The Tech Museum



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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Daily Summary 03-15

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Answer all X-linked genes questions on handout with no more than 5 errors

- Warm up: Draw a punnett square in your notebook and wait for instructions--while you wait, take out the X-linked genes handout you received yesterday [5]

- Review sex-linked traits and finish X-linked genes handout in class [25]

- Human Genetic Disorders and Lethal alleles [10]

- Start “Lethal Alleles” reading and questions [15]


HOMEWORK: X-linked traits handout


TOMORROW: Lethal Alleles and Unit Exam Review



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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Answer all lethal allele questions on handout with no more than 2 errors

- Warm up: Draw a punnett square in your notebook and wait for instructions--while you wait, take out the X-linked genes handout you received yesterday [5]

- Review sex-linked traits and correct X-linked genes handout in class [15]

- Review dihybrid crosses and complete exercises [10]

- Human Genetic Disorders and Lethal alleles [10]

- Start “Lethal Alleles” reading and questions [15]


HOMEWORK: Finish dihybrid crosses


TOMORROW: Genetics Unit Review



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ELD SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objective: Students will watch a video on the nature of stars and record and respond to information following the rules of SAE with no more than 1 or 2 mistakes per sentence.

- Stamp workbook pages on space

- Collect permission slips for Tech Museum field trip

- Reminder: The Create-an-Alien project is due Monday, 3/19

- Continue watching “Stars” video


HOMEWORK: Create-an-Alien project (Due Monday)


TOMORROW: Field Trip to Tech Museum



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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Daily Summary 03-13 and 03/14

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Make reasonable connections between the material presented in “The Botany of Desire” and what we have studied in our Genetics Unit (genes, independent assortment, etc.)

- Warm up: Take out “The Botany of Desire” handout and review all four chapters--be prepared to discuss each one [10]

- Turn in any late work [10~]

- Class discussion: “The Botany of Desire” [20]

- More patterns of heredity: Sex chromosomes and linkage [25]


HOMEWORK: X-linked traits handout (due Thursday)


TOMORROW (Thursday): Lethal Alleles



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Make reasonable connections between the material presented in “The Botany of Desire” and what we have studied in our Genetics Unit (genes, independent assortment, etc.)

- Warm up: Take out “The Botany of Desire” handout and review all four chapters--be prepared to discuss each one [10]

- Turn in any late work [10~]

- Class discussion: “The Botany of Desire” [20]

- More patterns of heredity: Sex chromosomes and linkage [25]


HOMEWORK: X-linked traits handout (due Thursday)


TOMORROW (Thursday): Lethal Alleles



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Students will watch a video on the nature of stars and record and respond to information following the rules of SAE with no more than 1 or 2 mistakes per sentence.

- Stamp workbook pages on space

- Collect permission slips for Tech Museum field trip

- Go over requirements for the Create-an-Alien project.

- Continue watching “Stars” video


HOMEWORK: Create-an-Alien project (Due Thursday)


TOMORROW (Thursday): Finish video on stars



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Friday, March 9, 2012

Daily Summary 03-09

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Watch "The Botany of Desire" Chapters 3 & 4


HOMEWORK:

- Finish answering viewer's guide discussion questions



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Watch "The Botany of Desire" Chapters 3 & 4


HOMEWORK:

- Finish answering viewer's guide discussion questions



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Read pages 110 to 117 in the textbook

- Complete the remaining pages in your workbook packet

- Start the Create-an-Alien project.


HOMEWORK:

- Complete the remaining pages in your workbook packet

- Work on the Create-an-Alien project.



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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Daily Summary 03-08

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Watch "The Botany of Desire" Chapters 1 & 2


HOMEWORK:

- Begin work on movie viewer's guide discussion questions



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Watch "The Botany of Desire" Chapters 1 & 2


HOMEWORK:

- Begin work on movie viewer's guide discussion questions



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Read pages 110 to 117 in the textbook

- Complete the remaining pages in your workbook packet

- Start the Create-an-Alien project.


HOMEWORK:

- Complete the remaining pages in your workbook packet

- Work on the Create-an-Alien project.



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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Daily Summary 03-07

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Correctly describe your researched genetic condition to fellow classmates and answer their questions in a professional and confident manner to the best of your abilities

- Warm up: Look over Genetic Condition Peer Presentations form and await instructions from the teacher [3]

- Turn in any late work [3~]

- Genetic Condition Peer Presentations [40]


HOMEWORK: NONE


TOMORROW: Watch first two chapters of “The Botany of Desire”



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Correctly describe your researched genetic condition to fellow classmates and answer their questions in a professional and confident manner to the best of your abilities

- Warm up: Look over Genetic Condition Peer Presentations form and await instructions from the teacher [3]

- Genetic Condition Peer Presentations [40]


HOMEWORK: NONE


TOMORROW: Watch first two chapters of “The Botany of Desire”



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ELD SCIENCE
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- Objective: Students will watch a video on the nature of stars and record and respond to information following the rules of SAE with no more than 1 or 2 mistakes per sentence.

- NO Silent Reading [0]

- Check and stamp homework questions from Tuesday (workbook pages, pp. 105-106)

- Continue watching video about stars [30]


HOMEWORK: NONE


TOMORROW: Reading and workbook questions on the Solar System and Earth, Create-An-Alien Project



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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Daily Summary 03-06

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Correctly describe the stages of meiosis with no errors on your model analysis questions AND achieve an 80% or higher on the mitosis and meiosis quiz

- Warm up: Review your assignments on meiosis one more time before the quiz [5]

- Turn in late projects or mitosis microscope activities [5~]

- Have Meiosis Models activity drawings and analysis questions out with your homework for checking [5~]

- Meiosis and mitosis QUIZ [20]

- Genetic Condition Peer Presentations [30]


HOMEWORK: NONE


TOMORROW: Time for Genetic condition report presentations (if needed), patterns of heredity continued



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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Correctly describe the stages of meiosis with no errors on your model analysis questions AND achieve an 80% or higher on the mitosis and meiosis quiz

- Warm up: What are the possible genotypes AND phenotypes of the offspring for a cross between two pea plants where one is heterozygous for Tallness (dominant) and

- Variegated leaves (dominant) and the other is homozygous recessive for these traits? [10]

- Turn in late projects or mitosis microscope activities [10~]

- Have Meiosis Models activity drawings and analysis questions out with your homework for checking [5~]

- Genetic Condition Peer Presentations [30]


HOMEWORK: NONE


TOMORROW: Time for Genetic condition report presentations (if needed), patterns of heredity continued



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- Objective: Students will watch a video on the nature of stars and record and respond to information following the rules of SAE with no more than 1 or 2 mistakes per sentence.

- Silent Reading [10]

- Go over homework questions from Thursday (workbook pages, p. 101)

- Watch video about stars [25]


HOMEWORK: Complete workbook pp. 105-106


TOMORROW: Finish video on stars



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Monday, March 5, 2012

Daily Summary 03-05

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Correctly describe the stages of meiosis with no errors on your model analysis questions AND achieve an 80% or higher on the mitosis and meiosis quiz

- Warm up: Create a Venn diagram in which you compare meiosis with mitosis [8]

- Turn in late projects or mitosis microscope activities [8~]

- Review Meiosis Models activity and complete drawing and analysis questions [25]

- Meiosis and mitosis quiz review [15]


HOMEWORK: Read section 11-3 and answer ALL section assessment questions


TOMORROW: QUIZ and Genetic condition report presentations



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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Correctly describe the stages of meiosis with no errors on your model analysis questions AND achieve an 80% or higher on the mitosis and meiosis quiz

- Warm up: Create a Venn diagram in which you compare meiosis with mitosis [5]

- Finish Meiosis Models activity drawing and analysis questions [15]

- Meiosis and mitosis written quiz [25]


HOMEWORK: Read section 11-3 and answer ALL section assessment questions


TOMORROW: Genetic condition report presentations



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Students will watch a video on the nature of stars and record and respond to information following the rules of SAE with no more than 1 or 2 mistakes per sentence.

- Silent Reading [10]

- Check homework

- Go over homework questions from Thursday (workbook pages, p. 101)

- Watch video about stars [25]


HOMEWORK: Complete workbook p. 106


TOMORROW: Continue video on stars



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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Daily Summary 03-01

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Correctly list (in correct sequence) and describe the stages of meiosis with no more than two errors

- Warm up: Take out your mitosis lab activity (if you did not turn it in yesterday), AND your “My Oh My Oh…MEIOSIS” questions handout. Your homework will be checked during the last 10 minutes of the period. Now, in your notebook list all of the stages of meiosis in order and tell how many cells you start with and how many and what kind of cells you end up with. [5]

- Video clip on meiosis [5]

- Notes on meiosis [15]

- Go over “My Oh My Oh…MEIOSIS” questions [10]

- Work on color meiosis diagram (use figure11-15 on pp. 276-277 as a guide) [25]

- Finish and turn in Mitosis Lab Activity [25~]


HOMEWORK: (1) finish genetic condition projects; (2) finish meiosis drawing


TOMORROW: Meiosis modeling



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Correctly list (in correct sequence) and describe the stages of meiosis with no more than two errors

- Warm up: Take out your mitosis lab activity (if you did not turn it in yesterday), AND your “My Oh My Oh…MEIOSIS” questions handout. Your homework will be checked during the last 10 minutes of the period. Now, in your notebook list all of the stages of meiosis in order and tell how many cells you start with and how many and what kind of cells you end up with. [5]

- Video clip on meiosis [5]

- Notes on meiosis [15]

- Go over “My Oh My Oh…MEIOSIS” questions [10]

- Work on color meiosis diagram (use figure11-15 on pp. 276-277 as a guide) [25]

- Finish and turn in Mitosis Lab Activity [25~]


HOMEWORK: (1) finish genetic condition projects; (2) finish meiosis drawing


TOMORROW: Meiosis modeling



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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Students will read about the nature of space, stars, and the solar system and correctly answer questions about stars following the rules of SAE.

- Silent Reading [10]

- Go over homework questions from yesterday (Check your understanding, p. 107)

- Continue reading in space science unit [20]

- Start workbook pages 101-103


HOMEWORK: Finish workbook pages 101-103


TOMORROW: Continue discussion on stars



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