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, March 26, 2013

Daily Summary 03-26

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT use any/all resources available to continue planning their particular ESLP project with their teammates

- Warm-up: Think of one problem you are having with or one question you have about the ESL projects. What are some possible/reasonable solutions?

- Work on project proposals and/or plans [50]


HOMEWORK: Work on project plans


TOMORROW: Population Ecology



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT use any/all resources available to continue planning their particular ESLP project with their teammates

- Warm-up: Think of one problem you are having with or one question you have about your  Ecology Service Learning projects. What are some possible/reasonable solutions?

- Work on project proposals and/or plans [50]


HOMEWORK: Work on project plans


TOMORROW: Population Ecology



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Monday, March 25, 2013

Daily Summary 03-25

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT use any/all resources available to continue planning their particular ESLP project with their teammates

- Warm-up: Take out your climate diagram assignment and get it stamped once you have gotten together with your ESLP team

- Notebook checks start this week--leave in basket

- Work on project proposals and/or plans [35]

- Today is last day to turn in LATE Ecology Field Day assignments (it’s worth 73 points).


HOMEWORK: Work on project plans


TOMORROW: ESLP



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT use any/all resources available to continue planning their particular ESLP project with their teammates

- Warm-up: postponed BRING IT! from Friday

- Notebook checks start this week--leave in basket

- Work on project proposals and/or plans [25]


HOMEWORK: Work on project plans


TOMORROW: ESLP



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Friday, March 22, 2013

Daily Summary 03-22

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT use any/all resources available to begin planning their particular ESLP project with their teammates

- Warm-up: Take out your climate diagram assignment and wait for directions

- Notebook checks start today Friday--leave in basket

- Work on ESLP [45]

- Monday is last day to turn in LATE Ecology Field Day assignments (it’s worth 73 points).


ESLP:

- Work on proposals OR join a team (last day)

- Start/update team LOGS* on Google Drive

- Agree on a tentative basic plan for your team’s project--this will become the basis for your detailed plan, your timeline, and your budget(s)

- Research the materials you think you will need to complete your project. Some questions you should ask for each type of item you plan to acquire: Where can we get this? Does it have to be new? What is the price range for this thing?


HOMEWORK: Work on project plans


MONDAY: ESLP



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT use any/all resources available to begin planning their particular ESLP project with their teammates

- Warm-up: Settle in quickly and listen for directions

- Notebook checks start today, Friday--leave in basket

- Work on project proposals and/or plans [50]


HOMEWORK: Work on project plans


MONDAY: ESLP


ESLP:

- Work on proposals OR join a team (last day)

- Start/update team LOGS* on Google Drive

- Agree on a tentative basic plan for your team’s project--this will become the basis for your detailed plan, your timeline, and your budget(s)

- Research the materials you think you will need to complete your project. Some questions you should ask for each type of item you plan to acquire: Where can we get this? Does it have to be new? What is the price range for this thing?



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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Daily Summary 03-21

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT use any/all resources available to begin planning their particular ESLP project with their teammates

- Warm-up: Take out your climate diagram assignment and wait for directions

- Notebook checks start this Friday--leave in basket

- Work on project proposals and/or plans (see ESLP Agenda below) [45]

- Monday is last day to turn in LATE Ecology Field Day assignments (it’s worth 73 points).


ESLP AGENDA:

- Work on proposals OR join a team

- Start team LOGS* on Google Drive
 *One to three concise statements about what you got done that day AND what you need to work on next

- Agree on a tentative basic plan for your team’s project--this will become the basis for your detailed plan, your timeline, and your budget(s)


HOMEWORK: Work on project plans


TOMORROW: ESLP



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT use any/all resources available to begin planning their particular ESLP project with their teammates

- Warm-up: Take out your climate diagram assignment and wait for directions

- Notebook checks start this Friday--leave in basket

- Work on project proposals and/or plans (see ESLP Agenda below) [45]


ESLP AGENDA:

- Work on proposals OR join a team

- Start team LOGS* on Google Drive
 *One to three concise statements about what you got done that day AND what you need to work on next

- Agree on a tentative basic plan for your team’s project--this will become the basis for your detailed plan, your timeline, and your budget(s)



HOMEWORK: Work on project plans


TOMORROW: ESLP



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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Daily Summary 03-20

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT use climate data to accurately produce a climate diagram (a.k.a. “climatogram” or “climograph”) and to make reasonable predictions about the characteristics of a biome

- Warm-up: What is precipitation? Give examples. What is temperature? What units are used to measure these quantities? How do temperature and precipitation generally determine what a particular ecosystem/biome looks like?

- Discuss climate, climate diagrams, and how to make one [20]

- Create two climate diagram on your own (climate diagram handout) [20]


HOMEWORK: Finish climate diagram


TOMORROW: ESLP



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT use climate data to accurately produce a climate diagram (a.k.a. “climatogram” or “climograph”) and to make reasonable predictions about the characteristics of a biome

- Warm-up: What is precipitation? Give examples. What is temperature? What units are used to measure these quantities? How do temperature and precipitation generally determine what a particular ecosystem/biome looks like?

- Discuss climate, climate diagrams, and how to make one [20]

- Create a climate diagram on your own [20]

- Read section 4-4, do Analyzing Data on p. 111


HOMEWORK: Finish climate diagram, Analyzing Data


TOMORROW: ESLP



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