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!

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Daily Summary 02-24

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate knowledge of web search skills by successfully completing the “Searches with Google” activities

- 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]

- Getting the Most Out of Your Online Searches with Google [80]

- Work on your research project

- 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 “Getting the Most Out of…Searches with Google”

- Look at ESLP options and choose one

- Continue research for symposium presentation



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate knowledge of web search skills by successfully completing the “Searches with Google” activities

- 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]

- Getting the Most Out of Your Online Searches with Google [80]

- Work on your research project

- 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 “Getting the Most Out of…Searches with Google”

- Look at ESLP options and choose one

- Continue research for symposium presentation



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Monday, February 23, 2015

Getting the Most Out of Your Online Searches with Google

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BIOLOGY / HONORS BIOLOGY
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Getting the Most Out of Your Online Searches with Google



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Daily Summary 02-23

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate knowledge of basic research skills by earning an 18 or higher on the
- Essential Research Skills Quiz

- Warm-up: Take out lined sheet of paper, put the standard heading & use assignment title “Essential Research Skills Quiz” [3]

- Essential Research Skills Quiz [20]

- Correct quiz [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:

- Look at ESLP options and choose one

- Continue research for symposium presentation



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate knowledge of basic research skills by earning an 18 or higher on the
- Essential Research Skills Quiz

- Warm-up: Take out lined sheet of paper, put the standard heading & use assignment title “Essential Research Skills Quiz” [3]

- Essential Research Skills Quiz [20]

- Correct quiz [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:

- Look at ESLP options and choose one

- Continue research for symposium presentation



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Friday, February 13, 2015

Daily Summary 02-13

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Be able to evaluate the quality and relevance of documents with regards to a specific research question

- Warm-up: What information have you taken so far from the available 13 documents in the classroom? Be ready to give one example (look at your citations) and explain how this information helps support your answer to the main question. [15]

- Finish researching the honey bee crisis: applying research skills to answer the three questions I posed to you and then answer one of your own (the fourth question) [60]

- Continue research for symposium presentation and/or start brainstorming for your Ecology Service

- Learning Project project [30]

- Research Progress Interviews [~90]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- 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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Thursday, February 12, 2015

Daily Summary 02-12

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Be able to evaluate the quality and relevance of documents with regards to a specific research question

- Warm-up: What information have you taken so far from the available 13 documents in the classroom? Be ready to give one example (look at your citations) and explain how this information helps support your answer to the main question. [15]

- Finish researching the honey bee crisis: applying research skills to answer the three questions I posed to you and then answer one of your own (the fourth question) [60]

- Continue research for symposium presentation and/or start brainstorming for your Ecology Service

- Learning Project project [30]

- Research Progress Interviews [~90]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Continue research for symposium presentation



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Be able to evaluate the quality and relevance of documents with regards to a specific research question

- Warm-up: What information have you taken so far from the available 13 documents in the classroom? Be ready to give one example (look at your citations) and explain how this information helps support your answer to the main question. [15]

- Finish researching the honey bee crisis: applying research skills to answer the three questions I posed to you and then answer one of your own (the fourth question) [60]

- Continue research for symposium presentation and/or start brainstorming for your Ecology Service

- Learning Project project [30]

- Research Progress Interviews [~90]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Continue research for symposium presentation



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