4/23/12

Welcome back ,  I hope you had a nice weekend and first week of STAR testing, one more to go.

We'll be watching "Contagion" for the the first part of the week, then moving into forensics Thursday and Friday.

4/16/12

Welcome back, I hope everyone had a nice break and ready to gear up for the CST week ahead of us!

We'll be doing an activity on the nervous system today, then reviewing the rest of the week for the science focus test on Friday.  Remember the test demonstrates what you know in comparison to all the other students in the state and reflects on our school, just do your best!

4/5/12

Spring break!!!!!!

Here are the questions on tomorrows quiz

1) What are the first two lines of defense to defend against pathogens?  Describe what happens in the NON specific response.

2) Explain the specific immune response the body uses to attack and destroy pathogens, be specific.  Where does HIV attack?

3) Describe the parts of the nervous sysytem

4) draw and label a neuron


Have a nice 10 days off!!!

Monday 3/19/12

Most of the presentations and poster boards were exceptional today, you should be proud of your work and happy that most likely you'll get a great score on this 100 point project!

Tomorrow we'll be continuing with the presentations on the minimum day schedule out at 12:30

On Wednesday we're startingour physiology unit focusing first on the immune response system.

3/13/12

The project is going to presented starting Monday, tomorrow I'll have some examples for you to see in order to get started.  Remember that part of the grading rubric is your use of class time. 

Sophomores- good luck testing, you'll do great.  You will need to make up lost time as homework for the next few days.

Final grades for the quarter are finished for all classes except 6th period which will be done tomorrow.

Monday 3/5

Already the end of the quarter, that went fast.  Today we'll finish the ecosystem activity and start reviewing for the BENCHMARK test on Wednesday (or Thursday), regardless you need to pace yourselves and put in the time to study.  This is a big part of your grade for the quarter.

Here's a review game I made which we'll also be playing on class. 


http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/Mar201209/game1330881795.php.


This is also a very important week for the school as the WASC team will be on campus for the certification process.

Tuesday 2/28/12

Quick vocabulary quiz, know the words from the previous post.  Test this Thursday be sure to finish all section reviews from chapter 5, the DVD notes, and cause and effect reading.

C.O.  SWBAT demonstrate understanding that populations can change and be effected by environmental conditions.