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, December 6, 2011

Daily Summary 12-06

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Be able to describe the flow of the light-dependent reactions and the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis

- Warm up: What happens during the Calvin cycle (light-independent reactions)? Draw a cyclic diagram to show the process (see p. 212)

- HW check

- Group practice quiz on photosynthesis


HOMEWORK: Use your textbook and other resources to:

1.) Draw a detailed, colored, labeled picture of a chloroplast, including all of the interior structures

2.) Do a second detailed, colored, and labeled drawing that is a magnified section of the thylakoid membrane and shows the structures that are used in the light-dependent reactions.

3.) Describe the steps of the light-dependent reactions in as much detail as you can underneath your drawings. In your description, please use the words light, thylakoid membrane, stroma, ATP, NADPH, high-energy electron, H+, and ATP Synthase.

DUE THURSDAY


TOMORROW: Start Photosynthesis Lab



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Be able to describe the flow of the light-dependent reactions and the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis

- Warm up: What happens during the Calvin cycle (light-independent reactions)? Draw a cyclic diagram to show the process (see p. 212)

- HW check

- Group practice quiz on photosynthesis


HOMEWORK: Use your textbook and other resources to:

1.) Draw a detailed, colored, labeled picture of a chloroplast, including all of the interior structures

2.) Do a second detailed, colored, and labeled drawing that is a magnified section of the thylakoid membrane and shows the structures that are used in the light-dependent reactions.

3.) Describe the steps of the light-dependent reactions in as much detail as you can underneath your drawings. In your description, please use the words light, thylakoid membrane, stroma, ATP, NADPH, high-energy electron, H+, and ATP Synthase.

DUE THURSDAY


TOMORROW: Start Photosynthesis Lab


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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Silent reading

- Go over word wall quiz

- Turn in all class and homework assignments from the atoms, molecules, and chemical reactions part of the physical science unit (ask Mr. Bursch if you need help putting your packet in order)



HOMEWORK:



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Monday, December 5, 2011

Chloroplast/Photosynthesis Virtual Tour and Animation

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BIOLOGY/HONORS BIOLOGY
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Take a virtual tour of the chloroplast and watch an animation of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis





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Daily Summary 12-05

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Be able to describe the overall process of photosynthesis and the location and basic functions of the cell parts involved in photosynthesis

- Warm up: Where (specifically) do the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis take place? Sketch and describe the interior of a chloroplast (show all major structures)

- HW check

- Human Slider Puzzle: Photosynthesis Equation

- Notes on photosynthesis


HOMEWORK: Read section 8-3 again, answer 8-3 SECTION ASSESSMENT


TOMORROW: Photosynthesis Lab



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Be able to describe the overall process of photosynthesis and the location and basic functions of the cell parts involved in photosynthesis

- Warm up: Where (specifically) do the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis take place? Sketch and describe the interior of a chloroplast (show all major structures)

- HW check

- Human Slider Puzzle: Photosynthesis Equation

- Notes on photosynthesis


HOMEWORK: Read section 8-3 again, answer 8-3 SECTION ASSESSMENT


TOMORROW: Photosynthesis Lab



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Silent reading

- Word Wall Quiz

- Read p. 186-187

- Answer "Check Your Understanding" questions on p.187


HOMEWORK:

- Finish answering "Check Your Understanding" questions on p.187



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Friday, December 2, 2011

Daily Summary 12-02

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Be able to describe the overall process of photosynthesis and the location and basic functions of the cell parts involved in photosynthesis

- Warm up: What is a pigment? What are the main pigments involved in photosynthesis and what do they do?

- HW check

- Virtual tour of a plant cell and chloroplast

- Human Slider Puzzle: Photosynthesis Equation


HOMEWORK: Read section 8-3, answer 8-3 questions on guided reading handout


MONDAY: Chemical reactions of photosynthesis



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Be able to describe the overall process of photosynthesis and the location and basic functions of the cell parts involved in photosynthesis

- Warm up: What is a pigment? What are the main pigments involved in photosynthesis and what do they do?

- HW check

- Virtual tour of a plant cell and chloroplast

- Human Slider Puzzle: Photosynthesis Equation


HOMEWORK: Read section 8-3, answer 8-3 questions on guided reading handout


MONDAY: Chemical reactions of photosynthesis



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Silent reading

- Word Wall Practice Quiz


HOMEWORK:

NONE


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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Daily Summary 12-01

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Be able to describe the overall process of photosynthesis and the location and basic functions of the cell parts involved in photosynthesis

- Warm up: What is photosynthesis? What do plants need in order to carry out the chemical reactions that are part of the photosynthetic process?

- HW check

- Plant parts microscope activity


HOMEWORK: Section Assessment questions from 8-1 and 8-2


TOMORROW: Details of photosynthesis



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Be able to describe the overall process of photosynthesis and the location and basic functions of the cell parts involved in photosynthesis

- Warm up: What is photosynthesis? What do plants need in order to carry out the chemical reactions that are part of the photosynthetic process?

- HW check

- Plant parts microscope activity


HOMEWORK: Section Assessment questions from 8-1 and 8-2


TOMORROW: Details of photosynthesis



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Silent reading

- LAST DAY OF WORD WALL CONCEPT MAP BUILDING


HOMEWORK:

NONE



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