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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Have you signed up for co-teaching?
Objectives: Demonstrate basic understanding of ecological principles by correctly answering 70% or more of the questions on the Unit 2 (Ecology) Exam
Warm-up: What is the difference between immigration and emigration? [5]
Introduction to ecological succession [15]
Ecological Succession Online Activity [30]
Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4
Lynx and Hare Population Lab DUE TODAY by 3:30
Unit 2 (Ecology) Exam Review—test is on first block day next week
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4
Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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The official website for Mr. Bursch's science classes at Willow Glen High School
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!
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Daily Summary 10-17
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BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Have you signed up for co-teaching?
Objectives: Simulate a predator-prey relationship using a model and principles of population dynamics, then create a graph using the data generated to represent observed changes
Warm-up: What factors besides prey availability could affect the numbers of a real lynx population? [5]
ESLP self-evaluation / peer-evaluation [15]
ESLP Round 2 has begun--sign up as soon as you know what you want to do!
Finish Lynx and Hare Population Lab data collection and work on graph and analysis questions [40]
Check on Brassica oleracea seedlings (photograph too) [~50]
Get Interpreting Population Growth worksheet stamped [~50]
Start TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4 [40]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Finish Lynx / Hare Population Lab graph and analysis questions
Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Complete Bean Frequency Natural Selection Simulation Lab and a thorough analysis of your results
Warm-up: What are some of the significant realizations humans have made about the evolution of life on earth from studying the fossil record? [5]
Unit 2 Exam MC breakdown [10]
Unit 4 Lecture 1 [20]
Quick stretch [5]
Unit 4 Lecture 2, part I [15]
Complete Bean Frequency Lab pre-lab [10]
Bean Frequency Lab [40]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Start thinking about Allelopathy Experiment procedure
Complete Bean Frequency Lab write-up for Friday--if you still need to finish your simulation, remember that you may use part of the period on Friday and can get your write-up checked at the end of class
Miller: read pp. 88-101
Independent Research Project: Preliminary Research
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BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Have you signed up for co-teaching?
Objectives: Simulate a predator-prey relationship using a model and principles of population dynamics, then create a graph using the data generated to represent observed changes
Warm-up: What factors besides prey availability could affect the numbers of a real lynx population? [5]
ESLP self-evaluation / peer-evaluation [15]
ESLP Round 2 has begun--sign up as soon as you know what you want to do!
Finish Lynx and Hare Population Lab data collection and work on graph and analysis questions [40]
Check on Brassica oleracea seedlings (photograph too) [~50]
Get Interpreting Population Growth worksheet stamped [~50]
Start TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4 [40]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Finish Lynx / Hare Population Lab graph and analysis questions
Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Complete Bean Frequency Natural Selection Simulation Lab and a thorough analysis of your results
Warm-up: What are some of the significant realizations humans have made about the evolution of life on earth from studying the fossil record? [5]
Unit 2 Exam MC breakdown [10]
Unit 4 Lecture 1 [20]
Quick stretch [5]
Unit 4 Lecture 2, part I [15]
Complete Bean Frequency Lab pre-lab [10]
Bean Frequency Lab [40]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Start thinking about Allelopathy Experiment procedure
Complete Bean Frequency Lab write-up for Friday--if you still need to finish your simulation, remember that you may use part of the period on Friday and can get your write-up checked at the end of class
Miller: read pp. 88-101
Independent Research Project: Preliminary Research
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Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Daily Summary 10-16
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Have you signed up for co-teaching?
Objectives: Simulate a predator-prey relationship using a model and principles of population dynamics, then create a graph using the data generated to represent observed changes
Warm-up: What factors besides prey availability could affect the numbers of a real lynx population? [5]
ESLP self-evaluation / peer-evaluation [15]
(Round 2 has begun!) Finish Lynx and Hare Population Lab data collection and work on graph and analysis questions [40]
Check on Brassica oleracea seedlings (photograph too) [~50]
Get Interpreting Population Growth worksheet stamped [~50]
Start TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4 [40]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Finish Lynx / Hare Population Lab graph and analysis questions
Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Have you signed up for co-teaching?
Objectives: Simulate a predator-prey relationship using a model and principles of population dynamics, then create a graph using the data generated to represent observed changes
Warm-up: What factors besides prey availability could affect the numbers of a real lynx population? [5]
ESLP self-evaluation / peer-evaluation [15]
(Round 2 has begun!) Finish Lynx and Hare Population Lab data collection and work on graph and analysis questions [40]
Check on Brassica oleracea seedlings (photograph too) [~50]
Get Interpreting Population Growth worksheet stamped [~50]
Start TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4 [40]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Finish Lynx / Hare Population Lab graph and analysis questions
Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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Monday, October 15, 2018
Daily Summary 10-15
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Simulate a predator-prey relationship using a model and principles of population dynamics, then create a graph using the data generated to represent observed changes
Warm-up: What is carrying capacity? Did your lynx hunting hares simulation seem to show carrying capacities? What are they? [8]
Finish Lynx and Hare Population Lab data collection and work on graph and analysis questions [35]
Interpreting population graphs practice Last chance to get online population ecology lesson checked / stamped for full credit Tomorrow: ESLP peer/self evaluations
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Finish Lynx and Hare Population Lab analysis questions and graph (DUE TUESDAY) Interpreting population graphs practice
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Simulate a predator-prey relationship using a model and principles of population dynamics, then create a graph using the data generated to represent observed changes
Warm-up: What is carrying capacity? Did your lynx hunting hares simulation seem to show carrying capacities? What are they? [8]
Finish Lynx and Hare Population Lab data collection and work on graph and analysis questions [35]
Interpreting population graphs practice Last chance to get online population ecology lesson checked / stamped for full credit
Tomorrow: ESLP peer/self evaluations
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Finish Lynx and Hare Population Lab analysis questions and graph (DUE TUESDAY)
Interpreting population graphs practice
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Correctly score two Unit 3 Exam FRQ sections of peers using provided rubric and scoring sheets;
Warm-up: Describe the Earth’s asthenosphere and its relevance to plate tectonics. [8]
Peer scoring of Unit 3 Exam FRQ section [25]
Tomorrow: Start 2nd round scrAPESbook presentations; Unit 4 Lecture 1, Part 1
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Miller LITE reading assignment (see Unit 4 Instructional Calendar)
Was Darwin Wrong?
Independent Research Project: Preliminary Research
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Simulate a predator-prey relationship using a model and principles of population dynamics, then create a graph using the data generated to represent observed changes
Warm-up: What is carrying capacity? Did your lynx hunting hares simulation seem to show carrying capacities? What are they? [8]
Finish Lynx and Hare Population Lab data collection and work on graph and analysis questions [35]
Interpreting population graphs practice Last chance to get online population ecology lesson checked / stamped for full credit Tomorrow: ESLP peer/self evaluations
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Finish Lynx and Hare Population Lab analysis questions and graph (DUE TUESDAY) Interpreting population graphs practice
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Simulate a predator-prey relationship using a model and principles of population dynamics, then create a graph using the data generated to represent observed changes
Warm-up: What is carrying capacity? Did your lynx hunting hares simulation seem to show carrying capacities? What are they? [8]
Finish Lynx and Hare Population Lab data collection and work on graph and analysis questions [35]
Interpreting population graphs practice Last chance to get online population ecology lesson checked / stamped for full credit
Tomorrow: ESLP peer/self evaluations
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Finish Lynx and Hare Population Lab analysis questions and graph (DUE TUESDAY)
Interpreting population graphs practice
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Correctly score two Unit 3 Exam FRQ sections of peers using provided rubric and scoring sheets;
Warm-up: Describe the Earth’s asthenosphere and its relevance to plate tectonics. [8]
Peer scoring of Unit 3 Exam FRQ section [25]
Tomorrow: Start 2nd round scrAPESbook presentations; Unit 4 Lecture 1, Part 1
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Miller LITE reading assignment (see Unit 4 Instructional Calendar)
Was Darwin Wrong?
Independent Research Project: Preliminary Research
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Ecological Succession Online Activity
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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https://www.texasgateway.org/resource/ecological-succession
Complete the activities on the website above and show the successful completion screen to me for a stamp on your stamp log.
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BIOLOGY
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https://www.texasgateway.org/resource/ecological-succession
Complete the activities on the website above and show the successful completion screen to me for a stamp on your stamp log.
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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https://www.texasgateway.org/resource/ecological-succession
Complete the activities on the website above and show the successful completion screen to me for a stamp on your stamp log.
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BIOLOGY
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https://www.texasgateway.org/resource/ecological-succession
Complete the activities on the website above and show the successful completion screen to me for a stamp on your stamp log.
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