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, August 23, 2012

Daily Summary 08-23

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT identify and define all three variable types in a controlled experiment

- Warm up: Take out your Biology Roadmap and do a “give one, get one” for the back sections [3]

- Share out Biology Road Maps [10]

- Fundamental Science Skills: Thinking Like a Scientist and Using the Scientific Method [25]

- Turn in Lab Safety Rules Posters AND safety contracts [2]

- Period 3 ONLY: Turn in signed “Attendance Handbook Received” form to me (yellow bucket)


HOMEWORK: Finish PART 1 “Controls and Variables” Exercises (SpongeBob)


TOMORROW: FSS: Sci. Method Cont’d



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT identify and define all three variable types in a controlled experiment

- Warm up: Take out your Controls and Variables HW and do a “give one, get one” [3]

- Go over HW [15]

- Fundamental Science Skills: Hypothesis writing practice [15]

- Fundamental Science Skills: Metric conversion practice [15]


HOMEWORK: Finish Hypothesis Writing Practice and Metric Conversion Practice


TOMORROW: FSS: Paper Folding



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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Daily Summary 08-22

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT identify 80% or more of the correct safety rules and procedures on safety quiz

- Warm up: Take out your bio notebook and answer the “Safety Pre-Test” questions on the left . [3]

- Lab Safety Quiz [15]

- Biology Road Maps [25]

- Fundamental Science Skills: Thinking Like a Scientist--Introduction [15]

- Turn in Lab Safety Rules Posters AND safety contracts [2]

- Period 3 ONLY: Turn in signed “Attendance Handbook Received” form to me (yellow bucket)


HOMEWORK: Finish Biology Roadmaps


TOMORROW: FSS: Sci. Method



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT identify 80% or more of the correct safety rules and procedures on safety quiz

- Warm up: Take out your bio notebook and answer the “Safety Pre-Test” questions on the left . [3]

- Lab Safety Quiz [10]

- Fundamental Science Skills: Thinking Like a Scientist [40]

- Turn in Lab Safety Rules Posters AND safety contracts [2]


HOMEWORK: Finish “Controls and Variables” Exercises (SpongeBob Handout)


TOMORROW: FSS: Hypotheses



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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Daily Summary 08-21

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT identify major safety features of classroom with zero errors

- Warm up: Take out your bio notebook and answer the “Safety Pre-Test” questions on the left . [3]

- Briefly review Lab Safety Rules [5]

- Lab Safety Rules Poster assignment [40]

- Period 3 ONLY: Turn in signed “Attendance Handbook Received” form to me (yellow bucket)


HOMEWORK:

- Go over lab safety rules, Safety Quiz tomorrow

- Finish lab safety posters

- Get safety contract signed by parent, bring tomorrow


TOMORROW: Bio 1 Roadmap



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT will be able to identify major safety features of classroom with zero errors

- Warm up: Take out your bio notebook and answer the “Safety Pre-Test” questions on the left . [3]

- Briefly review Lab Safety Rules [5]

- Lab Safety Rules Poster assignment [35]

- Honors Bio Roadmap Activity [15]


HOMEWORK:

- Go over lab safety rules, Safety Quiz tomorrow

- Finish lab safety posters

- Get safety contract signed by parent, bring tomorrow



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Monday, August 20, 2012

Daily Summary 08-20

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT identify major safety features of classroom with zero errors

- Warm up: Take out your biology notebook and then read the “Four Cornerstones” sheet (blue) . [3]

- Set up notebooks [10]

- Hand out Lab Safety Rules and Lab Safety Contract, fill out Contract [10]

- Go over Lab Safety Rules [10]

- Lab Safety Rules Poster assignment [10]

- Period 3 ONLY: Turn in signed “Attendance Handbook Received” form to me (yellow bucket)



HOMEWORK:

- Go over lab safety rules, quiz on Wednesday



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT will be able to identify major safety features of classroom with zero errors

- Warm up: Take out your biology notebook and then read the “Four Cornerstones” sheet (blue) . [3]

- Set up notebooks [10]

- Hand out Lab Safety Contract, fill out Contract [8]

- Briefly review Lab Safety Rules [5]

- Lab Safety Rules Poster assignment [15]



HOMEWORK:

- Go over lab safety rules, quiz on Wednesday



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Friday, August 17, 2012

Daily Summary 08-17

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT (by Monday) identify major safety features of classroom with zero errors

- Warm up: Take out a pen or pencil, paper, and write 3 sentences about what you think biologists do. [5]

- Classroom Scenarios skits [20]

- Period 3 ONLY: Go over Student/Parent Information Handbook


HOMEWORK:

- Get a notebook if you  have not done so yet



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT identify major safety features of classroom with zero errors

- Warm up: Take out a pen or pencil, paper, and write 3 sentences about what you think biologists do. [5]

- Classroom Scenarios skits [20]

- Hand out Lab Safety Rules and Lab Safety Contract, fill out Contract [10]

- Go over Lab Safety Rules [10]



HOMEWORK:

- Go over lab safety rules



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