Mr. Bursch's Science Site

Monday, March 16, 2015

Daily Summary 03-16

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate scholarly research practices as you watch The Botany of Desire by taking thoughtful and well-structured notes to help you answer the accompanying Viewer’s Guide questions

- Warm-up: How does the term symbiosis apply to the relationship humans have with the organisms we most commonly consume as food? [5]

- Chapter 1, The Botany of Desire [35]

- Closure: viewer’s guide questions from chapter 1 of the film [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 watch The Botany of Desire by taking thoughtful and well-structured notes to help you answer the accompanying Viewer’s Guide questions

- Warm-up: How does the term symbiosis apply to the relationship humans have with the organisms we most commonly consume as food? [5]

- Chapter 1, The Botany of Desire [35]

- Closure: viewer’s guide questions from chapter 1 of the film [5]

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- (1) View ESLP options and choose one;

- (2) Symposium research

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Friday, March 13, 2015

Daily Summary 03-13

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Daily Summary 03-12

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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. [3]

- Reteach: making in-text citations and works cited lists using the CSE citation-name system [10]

- (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. [3]

- Reteach: making in-text citations and works cited lists using the CSE citation-name system [10]

- (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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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Daily Summary 03-11

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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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Introduction