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, September 3, 2010

Daily Summary 9-3

----------------
BIOLOGY
----------------
In Class:

- Warm-up (3 minutes)

- Metric system conversion review and in-class practice (rest)

Homework:

- Finish page 2 of metric system conversion practice packet


----------------
ELD SCIENCE:
----------------
In Class:

- silent reading (10 minutes)

- set up potato lab (20 minutes)

Homework:

- finish measurement review packet

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Daily Summary 9-2

----------------
BIOLOGY
----------------
In Class:

- Warm-up (3 minutes)

- Finish notes on metric system and measurement (10 minutes)

- Metric system conversion practice (rest)


Homework:

- Finish metric system conversion practice packet (both pages)


----------------
ELD SCIENCE:
----------------
In Class:

- silent reading (10 minutes)

- set up potato lab (20 minutes)

- continue measurement review (rest)


Homework:

- finish measurement review packet

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Daily Summary 9-1

----------------
BIOLOGY
----------------
In Class:

- Warm-up (3 minutes)

- Turn in Paper Folding Investigation (2 minutes)

- Benchmark exam (rest)


Homework:

- Tell parents about back to school night


----------------
ELD SCIENCE:
----------------
In Class:

- silent reading (10 minutes)

- continue measurement review (rest)


Homework:

- pages 6 and 7 in measurement review packet

- Tell parents about back to school night

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Daily Summary 8-31

----------------
BIOLOGY
----------------
In Class:

- warm-up AND check/stamp color plate [Characteristics of Living Things] (5-8 minutes)

- Turn in Lentil seed lab (2 minutes)

- Finish paper folding investigation: draw graph and answer analysis questions (8 minutes)

- Discuss paper folding investigation results, questions, observations etc and then show web page of student who solved folding problem

- metric and measurement review packet (rest)


Homework:

- Finish paper folding activity handout



----------------
ELD SCIENCE:
----------------
In Class:

- silent reading (10 minutes)

- "What I read" sharing

- continue measurement review (rest)


Homework:

Finish page 6 in measurement packet

Monday, August 30, 2010

Daily Summary 8-30

----------------
BIOLOGY
----------------
In Class:

- warm-up AND check/stamp definitions for key vocab terms on Paper folding handout (5-8 minutes)

- Hand out characteristics of living things colorplate homework and explain (5 minutes)

- Day 6 of lentil seed lab (get data 8 minutes)

- Lentil Seed Lab write-up: analysis questions and graph (10 minutes)

- Paper folding investigation: draw graph and answer analysis questions (8 minutes)

- start colorplate HW (rest)


Homework:

- "Characteristics of Living Things" color plate


----------------
ELD SCIENCE:
----------------
In Class:

- silent reading (10 minutes)

- "What I read" sharing

- continue measurement review (rest)


Homework:

- measurement packet p. 8