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, November 13, 2015

Daily Summary 11-13

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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 the scientific method to work toward an explanation for the disappearance of your Brassica plants

- Warm-up: Introduction to Cell Analogies project [7]

- Review of essential cell structures [15]

- Stamp Eukaryotes/Prokaryotes Venn Diagram

- Finish Microscope Skills Lab, Part 1 and submit

- Finish TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #3

- Begin Crop Failure Analysis Experiment with your TSOTS team if you are ready, otherwise design experiment and get approval from Mr. Bursch to begin


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #3 if not yet done

- Work on Cell Analogies project



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Thursday, November 12, 2015

Daily Summary 11-12

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate a basic grasp of fundamental population concepts by earning ≥70% on the

- Unit 5a Exam Warm-up: Unit 5a Exam scoring instructions [7]

- Unit 5a Exam scoring [30]

- Check on Seed Density Lab seeds (Analysis DUE 11/25) [10]

- scrAPESbook presentations (round 3)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on Allelopathy Lab and Seed Density Lab



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use the scientific method to work toward an explanation for the disappearance of your Brassica plants

- Warm-up: Introduction to Cell Analogies project [7]

- Review of essential cell structures [15]

- Stamp Eukaryotes/Prokaryotes Venn Diagram

- Finish Microscope Skills Lab, Part 1 and submit

- Finish TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #3

- Begin Crop Failure Analysis Experiment with your TSOTS team if you are ready, otherwise design experiment and get approval from Mr. Bursch to begin


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #3 if not yet done

- Work on Cell Analogies project



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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Biology 1-2: CELL ANALOGIES PROJECT

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BIOLOGY
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Read through the Cell Analogies project handout to better understand the requirements of this project. Pay particular attention to the scoring rubric so you know what I will be looking for when I grade these projects.

Use the PowerPoint presentation below (The Cell Is Like a Biotech Company) to complete the Cell Analogies Project notes guide.

The Cell Is Like a Biotech Company

I strongly suggest using Google Drive's Presentation application to create and store your presentation since you will need to put a live link to your finished presentation on your TSOTS website.

If you like, you may use my sample Cell Analogies PowerPoint above as a template.

You may also, of course, create your own Google Slides or PowerPoint from scratch.

Your project presentation file is DUE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1st (Must be in your shared Google Drive Biology folder)



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Biology 1-2: CELL ANALOGIES PROJECT: PEER RESPONSE FORM AND EXAMPLE

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BIOLOGY
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Daily Summary 11-10

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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 a microscope to observe and describe small objects at three magnification levels making no more than 1 error

- Warm-up: What are the two main types of biological cells on Earth and how are they different?

- Which type do you think evolved first and why? [7]

- Finish Microscope Skills Lab, Part 1 (DUE NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 11/13 at 3:30 pm for full credit) [30]

- Finish TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #3 [30]

- Design Crop Failure Analysis Experiment with your TSOTS team and start the experiment if possible

- Complete Eukaryotes/Prokaryotes Venn Diagram (DUE next class day)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #3 if not yet done

- Complete on Eukaryotes/Prokaryotes Venn Diagram



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