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, March 30, 2012

Daily Summary 03-30

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Using your understanding of natural selection, answer questions on Candy Bowl Mini Lab AND finish your Rat Island posters per directions

- Warm up: Read the directions on the Candy Bowl Mini Lab [2]

- Turn in Natural Selection Puzzle [2~]

- Candy Bowl Mini Lab and analysis questions, DUE TODAY [20]

- Rat Island Poster project, DUE TODAY [35]


HOMEWORK: Study for Monday’s QUIZ on Darwin’s Theory of Evolution


MONDAY: QUIZ on Darwin’s Theory of Evolution



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Using your understanding of natural selection, answer questions on Candy Bowl Mini Lab AND finish your Rat Island posters per directions

- Warm up: Read the directions on the Candy Bowl Mini Lab [2]

- Turn in Natural Selection Puzzle [2~]

- Candy Bowl Mini Lab and analysis questions, DUE TODAY [20]

- Rat Island Poster project, DUE TODAY [35]


HOMEWORK: Study for Monday’s QUIZ on Darwin’s Theory of Evolution


MONDAY: QUIZ on Darwin’s Theory of Evolution



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Students will determine the overall plan or layout for their Space Summary project AND start work on the individual parts of their museum boxes OR mobiles.

HOMEWORK: Come up with more content for your Space Summary project parts


MONDAY: Work on project again, read about Earth the moon and the sun



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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Daily Summary 03-29

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Using your understanding of natural selection, continue to answer questions on Darwin’s Dangerous Idea AND finish your Rat Island posters per directions

- Warm up: New species are always being discovered (by humans). How can we use Darwin’s theories along with modern technology to learn more about these organisms [5]

- Turn in Natural Selection Puzzle [1]

- Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, episode 5 [12]

- Rat Island Poster project, DUE TOMORROW [35]


HOMEWORK: Study for tomorrow’s QUIZ on Darwin’s Theory of Evolution


TOMORROW: Candy Bowl mini-lab, QUIZ on Darwin’s Theory of Evolution



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Using your understanding of natural selection, continue to answer questions on Darwin’s Dangerous Idea AND finish your Rat Island posters per directions

- Warm up: New species are always being discovered (by humans). How can we use Darwin’s theories along with modern technology to learn more about these organisms [5]

- Turn in Natural Selection Puzzle [1]

- Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, episode 5 [12]

- Rat Island Poster project, DUE TOMORROW [35]


HOMEWORK: Study for tomorrow’s QUIZ on Darwin’s Theory of Evolution


TOMORROW: Candy Bowl mini-lab, QUIZ on Darwin’s Theory of Evolution



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Students will determine the overall plan or layout for their Space Summary project AND start work on the individual parts of their museum boxes OR mobiles.

- Review requirements for Space Summary project: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1747709/bursch/ELD-Project-SpaceSummary.doc

- Work on Space Summary project on computers


HOMEWORK: Come up with more content for your Space Summary project parts


TOMORROW: Work on project again, read about Earth the moon and the sun



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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Daily Summary 03-28

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Using your understanding of natural selection, correctly piece together the Natural Selection Puzzle with no more than two errors

- Warm up: Darwin’s idea of “evolution through natural selection” is based on three major principles. Briefly explain each of these principles.[5]

- Natural Selection Puzzle [15]

- Rat Island Poster project [35]


HOMEWORK: Answer questions 1-10 AND #25 from the Chap. 15 assessment on p. 389, write Qs & As for full credit (QUIZ ON FRIDAY)


TOMORROW: Poster project, Candy Bowl mini-lab



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Using your understanding of natural selection, correctly piece together the Natural Selection Puzzle with no more than two errors

- Warm up: Darwin’s idea of “evolution through natural selection” is based on three major principles. Briefly explain each of these principles.[5]

- Natural Selection Puzzle [15]

- Rat Island Poster project [35]


HOMEWORK: Answer questions 1-10 AND #25 from the Chap. 15 assessment on p. 389, write Qs & As for full credit (QUIZ ON FRIDAY)


TOMORROW: Poster project, Candy Bowl mini-lab



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Students will determine the overall plan or layout for their Space Summary project AND start work on the individual parts of their museum boxes OR mobiles.

- Review requirements for Space Summary project: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1747709/bursch/ELD-Project-SpaceSummary.doc

- Work on Space Summary project on computers


HOMEWORK: Come up with more ideas for your Space Summary project parts


TOMORROW: Work on project again



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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Daily Summary 03-27

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Using your understanding of natural selection, correctly piece together the Natural Selection Puzzle with no more than two errors

- Warm up: What are “natural variations” and what is “artificial selection”? How did Darwin use the ideas behind these terms to explain what he called “natural selection”? [5]

- Notes on Darwin’s Theory continued [15]

- Natural Selection Puzzle [30]


HOMEWORK: Read section 15-3 again and answer ALL CHECKPOINT questions in section AND questions next to figures 15-9, 15-11, 15-14,15-16, and 15-17


TOMORROW: Natural Selection Cont’d



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Using your understanding of natural selection, correctly piece together the Natural Selection Puzzle with no more than two errors

- Warm up: What are “natural variations” and what is “artificial selection”? How did Darwin use the ideas behind these terms to explain what he called “natural selection”? [5]

- Notes on Darwin’s Theory continued [15]

- Natural Selection Puzzle [30]


HOMEWORK: Read section 15-3 again and answer ALL CHECKPOINT questions in section AND questions next to figures 15-9, 15-11, 15-14,15-16, and 15-17


TOMORROW: Natural Selection Cont’d



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Students will determine the overall plan or layout for their Space Summary project.

- Review requirements for Space Summary project: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1747709/bursch/ELD-Project-SpaceSummary.doc

- Work on Space Summary project on computers


HOMEWORK: Come up with more ideas for your Space Summary project parts


TOMORROW: Work on project again



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Monday, March 26, 2012

Daily Summary 03-26

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Use the information from our notes on Darwin’s theory of evolution AND Darwin’s Dangerous Idea to answer 100% of the questions on the video guide

- Warm up: In at least two sentences, describe the way Darwin’s ideas were “dangerous” for the times in which he lived. [5]

- Notes on Darwin’s Theory (except period 2) [15]

- Watch Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, Episodes 4 and 5 (period 2 will watch episodes 2 - 5) [20]


HOMEWORK: Read section 15-3 and answer ALL section assessment questions at end of section


TOMORROW: Natural Selection Puzzle



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Use the information from our notes on Darwin’s theory of evolution AND Darwin’s Dangerous Idea to answer 100% of the questions on the video guide

- Warm up: In at least three sentences, describe the way Darwin’s ideas were “dangerous” for the times in which he lived. [5]

- Notes on Darwin’s Theory [10]

- Watch Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, Episodes 4, 5, and 6 [30]


HOMEWORK: Read section 15-3 and answer ALL section assessment questions at end of section


TOMORROW: Natural Selection Puzzle



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Students will determine the overall plan or layout for their Space Summary project.

- Reminder: You may still receive late credit for Create-an-Alien project IF you turn it in today

- Review requirements for Space Summary project: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1747709/bursch/ELD-Project-SpaceSummary.doc

- Work on Space Summary project on computers


HOMEWORK: Come up with more ideas for your Space Summary project parts


TOMORROW: Work on project



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