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!

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Daily Summary 03-11

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate scholarly research practices as you work on your science research and symposium topic by answering the teacher’s questions as he informally interviews students while circulating the room

- Warm-up: Check out your laptop per the teacher’s instructions log in, open a browser, and load the class website. Navigate to the Science Research and Symposium website. [5]

- Review resources and requirements for Student Science Symposia with teacher [10 - 15]

- (1) Look at ESLP options and choose one (if you haven’t); (2) Continue research for symposium presentation

- Final Round 1 Research Progress Interviews

- Closure: what progress have you made in class today? [5]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- (1) View ESLP options and choose one; (2) Symposium research



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Daily Summary 03-10

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate scholarly research practices as you work on your science research and symposium topic by answering the teacher’s questions as he informally interviews students while circulating the room

- Warm-up: Check out your laptop per the teacher’s instructions log in, open a browser, and load the class website. Navigate to the Science Research and Symposium website. [5]

- Review resources and requirements for Student Science Symposia with teacher [10 - 15]

- (1) Look at ESLP options and choose one (if you haven’t); (2) Continue research for symposium presentation

- Final Round 1 Research Progress Interviews

- Closure: what progress have you made in class today? [5]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- (1) View ESLP options and choose one; (2) Symposium research



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate scholarly research practices as you work on your science research and symposium topic by answering the teacher’s questions as he informally interviews students while circulating the room

- Warm-up: Check out your laptop per the teacher’s instructions log in, open a browser, and load the class website. Navigate to the Science Research and Symposium website. [5]

- Review resources and requirements for Student Science Symposia with teacher [10 - 15]

- (1) Look at ESLP options and choose one (if you haven’t); (2) Continue research for symposium presentation

- Final Round 1 Research Progress Interviews

- Closure: what progress have you made in class today? [5]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- (1) View ESLP options and choose one; (2) Symposium research



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Monday, March 9, 2015

Daily Summary 03-09

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate scholarly research practices as you work on your science research and symposium topic by answering the teacher’s questions as he informally interviews students while circulating the room

- Warm-up: Take out your notebook or a sheet of lined paper and write as concisely as you can the question you are/have been researching. List three related/relevant interesting things you have learned in the course of your research so far. Be prepared to share with the class. [7 - 10]

- (1) Look at ESLP options and choose one (if you haven’t); (2) Continue research for symposium presentation

- Closure: what progress have you made in class today? [5]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- (1) View ESLP options and choose one; (2) Symposium research



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate scholarly research practices as you work on your science research and symposium topic by answering the teacher’s questions as he informally interviews students while circulating the room

- Warm-up: Take out your notebook or a sheet of lined paper and write as concisely as you can the question you are/have been researching. List three related/relevant interesting things you have learned in the course of your research so far. Be prepared to share with the class. [7 - 10]

- (1) Look at ESLP options and choose one (if you haven’t); (2) Continue research for symposium presentation

- Closure: what progress have you made in class today? [5]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- (1) View ESLP options and choose one; (2) Symposium research



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Monday, March 2, 2015

Daily Summary 03-02

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate knowledge of scholarly research by answering 22 or more questions correctly on the unit assessment

- Warm-up: Take out a sheet of lined paper and put the standard heading at the top. Put “Scholarly

- Research Unit Final Assessment” as the assignment name [3]

- Take Scholarly Research Unit Final Assessment [20 - 25]

- Score Scholarly Research Unit Final Assessment [15]

- Reminders and notifications
--> ESLP signup is now open (see ecoslp.blogspot.com)
--> Symposium Presentation Calendar is now open for signing up (see symposia-mrbursch.blogspot.com)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- (1) Finish “How to Give Credit” activity (due Friday at midnight);

- (2) Look at ESLP options and choose one;

- (3) Continue research for symposium presentation



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate knowledge of scholarly research by answering 22 or more questions correctly on the unit assessment

- Warm-up: Take out a sheet of lined paper and put the standard heading at the top. Put “Scholarly

- Research Unit Final Assessment” as the assignment name [3]

- Take Scholarly Research Unit Final Assessment [20 - 25]

- Score Scholarly Research Unit Final Assessment [15]

- Reminders and notifications
--> ESLP signup is now open (see ecoslp.blogspot.com)
--> Symposium Presentation Calendar is now open for signing up (see symposia-mrbursch.blogspot.com)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- (1) Finish “How to Give Credit” activity (due Friday at midnight);

- (2) Look at ESLP options and choose one;

- (3) Continue research for symposium presentation



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Friday, February 27, 2015

Daily Summary 02-27

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate knowledge of giving credit to works cited and / or referenced by successfully completing the “How to Give Credit” web activity

- Warm-up: Check out your assigned computer and log in to the student account and then into your

- Google account. Have another web browser window open with the class website loaded. [5]

- When and How to Give Credit to Sources Used in Scientific Research [80]

- Work on your research project / Research progress interviews

- Reminders and notifications

- ESLP signup is now open (see ecoslp.blogspot.com)

- Symposium Presentation Calendar is now open for signing up (see symposia-mrbursch.blogspot.com)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish “How to Give Credit” activity; Look at ESLP options and choose one; Continue research for symposium presentation



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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