Introduction

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Friday, May 5, 2017

Daily Summary 05-05

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



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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: Demonstrate your knowledge of scholarly research by earning an 80% or higher on the “Essential Research Skills Unit Test”

- Warm-up: Take out a sheet of lined paper, head it with the standard heading for this class, and title it “Essential Research Skills Unit Test” [5]

- Essential Research Skills Unit Test [25]

- Finish any/all research unit activities and make sure they are in your “Research” folder for scoring

- Interviews with Mr. Bursch and research time


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish any unfinished research unit activity; continue researching



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Thursday, May 4, 2017

Daily Summary 05-04

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate your knowledge of scholarly research by earning an 80% or higher on the “Essential Research Skills Unit Test”

- Warm-up: Take out a sheet of lined paper, head it with the standard heading for this class, and title it “Essential Research Skills Unit Test” [5]

- Essential Research Skills Unit Test [25]

- Symposium Presentations Begin Today

- Finish any/all research unit activities and make sure they are in your “Research” folder for scoring

- Interviews with Mr. Bursch and research time


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish any unfinished research unit activity; continue researching



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Prepare and deliver (on your scheduled day) a symposium presentation summarizing your independent research project from WGHS APES 2015-2016

- Warm-up: Smile :-) [1]

- Party (HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOFIA!!!!)

- Work on anything you need to take care of

- School Energy Report Card lab now overdue (40 lab points are on the line!)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish preparing symposium presentation summarizing your independent research project from

- WGHS APES 2016-2017

- Make sure your general notebooks are turned in this week—last day to turn them in for credit is this Friday (3:00 pm)



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate your knowledge of scholarly research by earning an 80% or higher on the “Essential Research Skills Unit Test”

- Warm-up: Take out a sheet of lined paper, head it with the standard heading for this class, and title it “Essential Research Skills Unit Test” [5]

- Essential Research Skills Unit Test [25]

- Finish any/all research unit activities and make sure they are in your “Research” folder for scoring

- Interviews with Mr. Bursch and research time


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish any unfinished research unit activity; continue researching



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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Daily Summary 05-03

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



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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: (1) Understand the scope and expectations of the Science Research and Symposium project; (2) Create and use an online journal to take structured, accurate, and detailed notes; (3) Be able to designate resource materials as primary or secondary; (4) Use search engines as effectively as possible to find sources; (5) Evaluate the quality of a potential information source using the C.A.R.E.S. criteria; (6) Know when and how to give credit to sources used in all scholarly research

- Warm-up: When should you provide written acknowledgement of using information from a source you have consulted? [5]

- When and How to Give Credit to Sources Used in Scientific Research [60]

- Finish bee research activity using the C.A.R.E.S. criteria

- Interviews with Mr. Bursch and research time


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish any unfinished research unit activity; continue researching



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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Daily Summary 05-02

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: (1) Understand the scope and expectations of the Science Research and Symposium project; (2) Create and use an online journal to take structured, accurate, and detailed notes; (3) Be able to designate resource materials as primary or secondary; (4) Use search engines as effectively as possible to find sources; (5) Evaluate the quality of a potential information source using the C.A.R.E.S. criteria; (6) Know when and how to give credit to sources used in all scholarly research

- Warm-up: When should you provide written acknowledgement of using information from a source you have consulted? [5]

- When and How to Give Credit to Sources Used in Scientific Research [60]

- Finish bee research activity using the C.A.R.E.S. criteria

- Interviews with Mr. Bursch and research time


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish any unfinished research unit activity; continue researching



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Prepare and deliver (on your scheduled day) a symposium presentation summarizing your independent research project from WGHS APES 2015-2016

- Warm-up: Smile :-) [1]

- Chill

- Work on anything you need to take care of

- School Energy Report Card lab now overdue (40 lab points are on the line!)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish preparing symposium presentation summarizing your independent research project from WGHS APES 2016-2017

- Make sure your general notebooks are ready to turn in this week—last day to turn them in for credit is this Friday



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: (1) Understand the scope and expectations of the Science Research and Symposium project; (2) Create and use an online journal to take structured, accurate, and detailed notes; (3) Be able to designate resource materials as primary or secondary; (4) Use search engines as effectively as possible to find sources; (5) Evaluate the quality of a potential information source using the C.A.R.E.S. criteria; (6) Know when and how to give credit to sources used in all scholarly research

- Warm-up: When should you provide written acknowledgement of using information from a source you have consulted? [5]

- When and How to Give Credit to Sources Used in Scientific Research [60]

- Finish bee research activity using the C.A.R.E.S. criteria

- Interviews with Mr. Bursch and research time


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish any unfinished research unit activity; continue researching



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Friday, April 28, 2017

Daily Summary 04-28

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



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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: When must you give credit to others in your own works? [5]

- When and How to Give Credit to Sources Used in Scientific Research [40]

- (BioSITE permission slip reminder)

- Interviews / research

- Sign up for your ESLP project and/or work on your ESLP project


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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