Extra Credit: students can watch World News Tonight on 12/19 at 6:30

Students need to watch the segment called Soda Tax and write a brief paragraph (5-6 sentences) on their opinion about the segment.

Projects were due today but can still be turned on 12/19 with penalty

2nd Nine-week Projects are Due 12/18

Students need to create a book on human anatomy

G1, G3 & G4 have a quiz on viruses next class(11/14)

Extra Credit Assignment

All students have been given a study guide for extra credit.
They need to show it to their parents and get it signed.

G-3 will have a quiz on 11/12

The quiz will be on the notes from last class.
They need to know characteristics of all living things.
Vocabulary such as metabolism & homeostasis

Page protector

All classes except W-6 & G-3 should bring in a page protector for 5 extra credit points

Extra Credit for 10/31

Students can watch World News Tonight with Charles Gibson. He is doing a segment on "Antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria in our high schools" They can watch the segment and in two or three sentences summarize what it was about.

Benchmark testing: Oct 31 & Nov 1st

White day classes will take the benchmark on Oct. 31st and green day classes test on Thursday the 1st. Students will also have a 1st nine-weeks test following the benchmark. All students will have study guides to help them prepare for the test and benchmark.

G1 & G4 have a quiz on Evolution & Classification next class 10/26

they need to study their classification notes and review evolutionary terms such as: homological structures, vestigial structures, convergent evolution and divergent evolution

W-5 quiz next class 10/25 on classification/evolution

G-3 has a quiz on Classification/Evolution 10/24

G1 & W6 have projects due on 10/24

G1,G4,W6,W8 were all given extra credit assignments that are due 10/22, 10/23

By the way the letter represents the day and the number represents the block
For example G-1 is green day block 1
sorry for any confusion

All classes except G-3 will have a quiz on evolution

They need to know the contributions of Gould, Darwin, Redi, Pasteur, Lamarck
They need to know the different between homologous and analogous structures as well as diverent and convergent evolution
They need to know what vestigial structures and embryological structures are.

Green Day Block 1 has an extra credit assingment due 10/18

G3 Homework for 10/16 - quiz of evolution

G1 Homework for 10/16 - correct ecology quiz

Progress reports come out 10/10, 10/11 and need to be signed for a quiz grade

Progress reports come out 10/10, 10/11

All Classes will have a quiz on biomes/nutrient cycles next class 10/10, 10/11

Ecology Quiz on 10/5 (all blocks)

Students need to review notes on ecology. Do they know the difference between a parasitic and mutualistic relationship?
Do they know what a pioneer species is? If not, they better review.

Homework for Green Day Block 1 & White Day Block 6

Students will complete study guide for upcoming test!

Scientific Method Test Friday 09/28 and Monday 10/01

The test will cover notes from the metric system, scientific method, and independent variables.
Study guides are available to those who request them.

Homework for 09/26, 09/27

Green Day block 4: Design Detective Worksheet
indentify variables in each scenario

White Day block 8: Design Detective Worksheet
Complete Obituary Experiment

Green Day block 3: Complete Obituary Experiment

Thank you to all parents who attended parents' night

It was wonderful meeting all of you. I look forward to a successful year with you and your son or daughter!

Weekend homework!

3rd block: study guide
3,4,5,8: bring in obituaries if they haven't already done so

1st nine-weeks project due Oct. 19 or 24

Students were given a project outline
Blocks 1 and 6 projects are due October 24th
Blocks 3,4, 5, 8 projects are due October 19th

Upcoming quizzes blocks 5, 6, & 8

Block 5 - quiz on scientific method
Blocks 6 & 8 - quiz on steps of the scientific method

Green Day Block 1&4 Homework for 09/20

Students will have a quiz on the metric system and steps of the scientific method.
4th blocks students need to bring in the obituaries from newspaper

Green Day Block 3 Homework for 09/20

Students will have a quiz on the scientific method.
Students need to bring in Obituaries from any Newspaper

Catch-up Days for week of 09/17

This week I will be here after school Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Any students missing or needing to retake their safety test must have it completed by Thursday. After this week, it will be too late to make any adjustments to this grade.

Homework due 09/18, 09/19

Students need to complete metric challenge worksheet

Homework due 09/13 Blocks 6th & 8th only

Students need to complete Biology Pretest Study Guide
Questions # 1-4, 6-8, 12, 14, 16, 21, and 33

Safety Test Sept 10/11

Next class (Monday or Tuesday) will be a test on lab safety and lab equipment.
What is the function of a pipette? How about a Petri Dish?
If you don't know you might want to review your handout on lab equipement.
Good Luck!!

Homework due 09/05, 09/06

In class we went over the class syllabus and students are expected to go over this form with their parents and have them sign the acknowledgment form. Students also have to read over the safety contract and have that signed by a parent/guardian. Handing in these papers signed will count as a quiz grade.
For homework students need to make a list of the 5 most important/relevent rules on the safety contract.

What you can find on this site

This site will keep you informed about upcoming test dates and project deadlines. Ocassionally students need to bring in materials from home and that will be posted too. If you have any other suggestions on what you would like to see on this site, please let me know. Thank you