SPIRIT WEEK!!! Mon., 10/24 - Fri., 10/28

This week is Spirit Week leading up to Saturday's Masquerade Dance. Every teacher has a list of what the "theme" is for each day.  Monday ... Pajama Day!

A Days (Monday and Thursday)

Honors (Pre-AP) Biology: Students will have a busy two days this week.  We are finishing our objectives on Chapter 5, Cellular Transport - completing our "egg activity" and taking a test.

• Mon, 10/24:  (SUB) Review status of our egg. Continue to write-up observations.  Eggs were placed in a hypertonic solution (corn syrup) on Thursday - how has our egg changed?  Has the fluid in the beaker changed? Today you will pour out the corn syrup and place it in a hypotonic solution of water.  What do you think will happen?  CW: Complete worksheets as a review of chapter 5.  Get substitute to initial what you complete.  Take home as a study aid along with vocab and section outlines.  Return worksheets on Thursday. HW:  Test on Thurs.
• Thurs.,10/27: Review worksheets. Lab: Red Onion cells Test: Chapter 5

Tech Essentials: We continue to work on our MLA Project (resources and instructions on Moodle).

• Mon, 10/24:  (SUB)Upload sources, thesis statement, outline. Work on essay.  Review MLA PPT (Moodle - Resources).
• Thurs.,10/27: Discuss citations to be included in essay.  Complete Star Math/Reading test.

Principles of Engineering: Students will complete their website on Energy

• Mon, 10/24:  (SUB) Finish website. Presentations on Thurs.
• Thurs.,10/27: Website presentations.  Complete Star Math/Reading test.

B Days (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday)

Multimedia:  

• Tues., 10/25: Finish flash "movie" - pics plus sound effects. Upload .fla file to Moodle.
• Wed., 10/27: Instructions on how to publish .fla files as .swf and why. Upload .swf files to Moodle. Present movies
• Fri.,10/29:  Skills to cover: stop looping using actionscript; add a button to start an animation

Tech Essentials:  

• Tues., 10/25: Finish Star Math/Reading test.  Work on MLA project.
• Wed., 10/27: MLA Project
• Fri.,10/29:  Complete and upload MLA Project to Moodle.  Review 10 selected websites for different design criteria.  Upload to Moodle. 

Honors Biology:  

• Tues., 10/25: Egg activity - shells have been removed, place egg in hypertonic solution of corn syrup.  Mark level in beaker.  Cover and label.  CW: Complete two worksheets and review.  HW: Study for test on chapter 5 
• Wed., 10/27: Lab: Observe red onion cells when placed in hypertonic and hypotonic solutions. Write up egg activity.  Remove from corn syrup and place in water. HW: Study for test.
• Fri.,10/29:  Complete write-up of egg activity based on today's observation (results/conclusion).  TEST:  Chapter 5.

Monday, Oct. 17 - Friday, Oct. 21

Oh no ... a full week...and report cards! We begin our second nine weeks and the last of the first semester.  
A Days:
Honors (Pre-AP) Biology: We are wrapping up chapter 4 and beginning chapter 5 as we continue our study of the cell. I have to add that students in both classes did a great job on their 3D model of the cell membrane!

• Monday, 10/17:Test review; HW: study for test Wed.
• Wed., 10/19: Test, Ch. 4. CW: Vocab. ch 5 sec 1
• Thurs., 10/20:

Tech Essentials: Students are working on an essay incorporating MLA citations.

• Mon., 10/17: Review MLA citation types. Complete sources, thesis statement, and outline. Upload to Moodle.
• Wed, 10/19: Review MLA citation types again and stress that 3 types must be used in essay. Work on essay.
• Thurs., 10/20: Complete essay and upload to Moodle.

Principles of Engineering: Students are completing a website wrapping up our study of Energy.  

• Complete Monday and Wednesday. Present on Thursday.

B Days (Tuesday and Friday)
Multimedia: Students will continue working with Flash - adding sound, buttons, intro to actionscript.
Tech Essentials: Review MLA Citation types. Complete essays and upload to Moodle.
Honors Biology: Chapter 5.