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, April 7, 2016

Daily Summary 04-07

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate a strong basic understanding of solid waste by correctly answering at least 70% of the questions on the Unit 12 Exam regarding the sources of and environmental problems associated with generation and disposal of solid wastes, including those designated as “hazardous” 

- Warm-up: Last-minute Q and A [10]

- Unit 12 Exam [50]

- scrAPESbooks [30]

- Make sure your lab notebook and warm-up notebook are turned in no later than this afternoon at 3:30 pm (with all tables of contents fully up to date)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Make sure your lab notebook and warm-up notebook are turned in no later than this afternoon at 3:30 pm

- Personal Trash Audit Lab/Project Pre-Lab (DUE 4/21)



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use all of the skills learned/developed during our unit on formal research skills to continue scholarly research on the topic you have selected for your symposium presentation/lesson

Warm-up: Consult your personal agenda for this week in your biology notebook or research folder—make sure you are on track to complete your goals for this week and that you will be ready for your chosen symposium presentation date [3]

- Have you answered these questions definitively for your two remaining major projects in this class? (see separate list) Interviews with Mr. Bursch and projects work time [100]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Continue your own research and start planning your lesson

- Work on the steps/parts of your ESLP that you have planned to work on this week



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Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Daily Summary 04-06

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use all of the skills learned/developed during our unit on formal research skills to continue scholarly research on the topic you have selected for your symposium presentation/lesson

- Warm-up: Consult your personal agenda for this week in your biology notebook or research folder—make sure you are on track to complete your goals for this week and that you will be ready for your chosen symposium presentation date [3]

- Have you answered these questions definitively for your two remaining major projects in this class? (see separate list)

- Interviews with Mr. Bursch and projects work time [110]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Continue your own research and start planning your lesson

- Work on the steps/parts of your ESLP that you have planned to work on this week



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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Daily Summary 04-05

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Define solid waste and describe the sources of and environmental problems associated with generation and disposal of solid wastes, including those designated as “hazardous”

- Warm-up: Take out FRQ5 #12 and check your responses against those of a seat neighbor—correct any obvious mistakes—then take out a sheet of paper and set it up for Unit 12 reading quiz [8]

- Unit 12 Reading Quiz

- Unit 12: Lecture 3: Solid Waste Reduction (Student Lecture)

- Personal Trash Audit Lab/Project Pre-Lab (DUE 4/21)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Study for Unit 12 Exam

- Make sure your lab notebook and warm-up notebook are ready to turn in no later than this Thursday at 3:30 pm (with all tables of contents fully up to date)

- Personal Trash Audit Lab/Project Pre-Lab (DUE 4/21)



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use all of the skills learned/developed during our unit on formal research skills to continue scholarly research on the topic you have selected for your symposium presentation/lesson

- Warm-up: Consult your personal agenda for this week in your biology notebook or research folder—make sure you are on track to complete your goals for this week and that you will be ready for your chosen symposium presentation date [3]

- Have you answered these questions definitively for your two remaining major projects in this class? (see separate list)

- Interviews with Mr. Bursch and projects work time [110]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Continue your own research and start planning your lesson

- Work on the steps/parts of your ESLP that you have planned to work on this week



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Monday, April 4, 2016

Daily Summary 04-04

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Define solid waste and describe the sources of and environmental problems associated with generation and disposal of solid wastes, including those designated as “hazardous”


- Warm-up: What do you believe is the most serious solid waste issue on Earth at the moment? Justify your answer. [5]

- Unit 12: Lecture 2: Hazardous Wastes (Student Lecture)

- Research Project interviews and work time


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Answer all parts of question #12 on p. FRQ5 (AP* Free Response Questions in back of Miller);

- Prepare your assigned student-lead lecture (waste reduction team only);

- Make sure your lab notebook and warm-up notebook are ready to turn in no later than Thursday at 3:30 pm (with all tables of contents fully up to date)



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use all of the skills learned/developed during our unit on formal research skills to continue scholarly research on the topic you have selected for your symposium presentation/lesson

- Warm-up: In your warm-up notebooks, make a personal agenda for this week in biology 1-2 [5]

- Have you answered these questions definitively for your two remaining major projects in this class?

- Interviews with Mr. Bursch and projects work time [40]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Continue your own research and start planning your lesson

- Work on the steps/parts of your ESLP that you have planned to work on this week



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Friday, April 1, 2016

Daily Summary 04-01

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use all of the skills learned/developed during our unit on formal research skills to continue scholarly research on the topic you have selected for your symposium presentation/lesson

- Warm-up: In your warm-up notebooks, make a personal agenda for this week in biology 1-2 and answer these questions: What do you need to do for your symposium project research this week? Have you been taking useful notes and carefully keeping track of your sources? Have you signed up for a presentation time slot yet? Where are you with your (ESLP) service project? Do you (your team) need funding to make your project goal a reality? Have you listed everything you think you will need? Have you “priced out” these materials? Will you need adult assistance/supervision to do some parts of your project? [15]

- Interviews with Mr. Bursch and projects work time [75]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Continue your own research and start planning your lesson



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