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, January 7, 2011

Daily Summary 1-7

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- Warm-Up/HW check

- Go over HW

- Lab: Effects of Exercise on Cellular Respiration Rates


Homework:

- Finish Lab Analysis Questions--Lab is DUE MONDAY


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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- Silent reading (15 minutes)

- Discuss video on bacteria as art and go over four questions


Homework:

NONE


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Thursday, January 6, 2011

Daily Summary 01-06

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- Warm-Up/HW check

- Video clip on glycolysis and cellular respiration

- Finish Notes on Cellular Respiration

- Review Questions


Homework:

Read pp. 226-229 on the Krebs Cycle and electron transport in the mitochondrion AND finish questions on handout given in class



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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- silent reading

- video on bacteria and four questions


Homework:

- finish four questions on bacteria video


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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Daily Summary 01-05

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- warm-up/HW check

- "What is cellular respiration?" video clip

- Production of ATP in the mitochondria video clip

- Presentation/notes on cellular respiration


Homework:

- Review section 9-1 (pp. 220-225) on Cellular Respiration, THEN answer section assessment questions #1, 2 and 3 on p. 225



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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- Silent reading (10 minutes)

- Stamp HW and go over

- Continue discussion of single-celled organisms

- Video on bacteria as art


Homework:

- Read pp. 26-29 in your textbook AGAIN, then complete part "G" on worksheet



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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Daily Summary 01-04

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- new seats

- welcome back

- semester 1 closure:
> Show Final Grades
> Student Awards
> Student Feedback

- semester 2 goals and roadmap

- Intro to cellular respiration


Homework:

- Read Section 9-1 (pp. 220-225) on Cellular Respiration, draw figure 9-2 in color, AND describe similarities between the chloroplast and the mitochondrian you just drew



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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- Silent reading (10 minutes)

- Discuss what we did over the break

- Continue Life Science Unit: Introduction to single-celled organisms


Homework:

- read pp. 26-29 in your textbook AND complete part "A" on worksheet


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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Daily Summary 12-14

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BIOLOGY
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In Class:

- TURN IN PLANT CELL LAB! IT IS NOW LATE!

- Grade check

- Update Biology Notebook

- Return graded work

- Work on final review packet

<<<<<< NOTE: HW Packet #6 is due on the day of the final--have it ready to go >>>>>>


Homework:

- finish final review packet


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ELD SCIENCE
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In Class:

- go over what will be on the final exam

- finish microscope lab

- write paragraph about one of the things you observed under the microscope


Homework:

- finish paragraph about one of the things you observed under the microscope


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