Monday, March 5, 2012


Monday, March 5 - Friday, March 9


A Days: (Mon., Wed., Thurs)
Honors (Pre-AP) Biology: Students will continue working at home on their Ecology project as well as taking notes on changes in their terrariums. 
  • Mon., 3/5: Test Ch. 12 Vocab; Notes: Terrarium; ASIM Lab: Good Buddies - review of symbiotic relationships; Intro Evolution Unit - Sec. 2, p. 282, chapter 14. HW: Ecology project - 15,16 - due 3/7.
    • Outline the modern scientific understanding of the formation of Earth
    • Summarize the concept of half-life
    • Describe the production of organic compounds in the Miller-Urey apparatus
    • Summarize the possible importance of cell-like structures produced in the laboratory.
  • Wed., 3/7: Ecology project HW check (quiz on assignments). Notes: Early history and thoughts; Natural Selection; descent with modification.  HW: Sec. Rev p. 301 1-8
  • Thurs., 3/8: HW check; Activity: Natural Selection (ASIM Lab: Bird Beaks).  CW: Vocabulary p 302.  HW: p. 307 1-8
Medical Tech Essentials: We will continue our reading of "The Hot Zone" as well as work on our project suitable for ACTE Competition. 
  • Monday, 3/5: Read Hot Zone (Lunch); ACTE Projects and notebook
  • Tuesday, 3/61:  Read Hot Zone (Lunch); ACTE Projects and notebook
  • Wed., 3/7:  Read Hot Zone (Lunch); ACTE Projects and notebook
  • Thurs., 3/8:  Read Hot Zone (Lunch); ACTE Projects and notebook
  • Friday, 3/9:   (Sub) Read Hot Zone (Lunch); ACTE Projects and notebook
Principles of Engineering: Students are competing in the West Point Bridge Building contest as well as building paper airplanes suitable for UAH Paper Airplane contest.

  • Mon., 3/5: Students will begin using Creo and Mathcad as well as other assignments. Work on bridge building assignment.   
  • Wed., 3/7:  Same as 3/5.
  • Thurs., 3/8: Same as 3/5.

B Days: (Tues., Fri.)
Multimedia: Students will Audacity, Movie Maker/iVideo to create and finish a video podcast and upload to ALEX.  Some students will use this class time to complete ACTE projects and notebook.
Medical Tech Essentials: See Tues and Friday above
Honors Biology: Same as  A days (above) Monday (Ecology project 14, 15 due Friday, 3/9) and Wednesday. Ecology HW check/quiz on Friday.