http://www.zoo.utoronto.ca/able/volumes/vol-21/mini.1.schwab.pdf

ACA Balancing equation rules

ACC Notes on Balancing Equations

I cannot stress that enough. I am currently calculating your proficiency grades, and they’re not all that pretty specifically because of 0’s in the Homework category.

Since homework points are the same in quality as test points, about 10-14 homeworks equals a test grade. So every 5 pt homework is like dropping half a grade level on a test.

Some homeworks are graded harder than others; you will never know which is which, so always do your homework.

Remember Headers!

Complete sentences

No abbreviations!

Get a note if your printer breaks, computer dies, or some other technological disaster strikes.

Remember references!

Posted for week of 10/1/2007; total available ec pts to date =

7. Box of Teddy Grahams or a bag of goldfish (1 pt each to max of 2) Please email.

due 10/5/2007

8. Bring a box of tissues (2 pts). We’re getting into the cold season and my supply of tissues is already suffering from leaky noses. (Yes, we could get the cheap version of tissues from the school, but I’d rather us at least have fluffy tissues for our poor noses.)

due 10/5/2007

9. Draw a poster (larger than 8 ½ X 11) depicting of one of the 4 cycles. (Water cycle = 3 pts, Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus cycles = 5 pts) It must be neat, colorful, fully explain the cycle, and be something I can easily store. (Ie. Use a half sheet of posterboard). It cannot be on normal printer/copier paper, but it can be on cardstock paper. The point is to make it sturdy enough to keep around.

Due 10/12/07

NOTE: I’m placing a cap of 10 pts of E.C. total

5. Refer to blog prompt 3 and design a short experiment for Jake to test his hypothesis.

Remember to restate the hypothesis, the independent variable, the dependent variable, the constants, the controls, and so forth. (3 pts)

6. Bring in a box of Teddy Grahams. (2 pts ) alternatively, you may bring in a bag of animal crackers

Note: There will be Very Few to NO Extra Credit given after the Mid-marking period proficiencies are given.

Due Friday 9/28/07

3. Since no one did the article one. I’m opening that one for another week (see EC 1 for details). I highly, highly recommend everyone take advantage of this opportunity, given the general test results.

4. Bring in 1 package of goldfish crackers (pepperidge farms cheddar; the normal sized bag-like package, nothing crazy-expensive) . I will give you one point per package to a total of 2 pts on your last test grade. Goldfish due FRIDAY, I hope to use them in a lab next week.

Posted 9/16/2007 due 9/21/2007

1. Find a biology-related newspaper or magazine article that deals with some ethical issue. Ie. Abortion, cloning, stem cell research – these are the most common, but certainly not the limits.

Max Possible points = 3 (2 if you want to use the article I have); to get 3 pts it’d better be gorgeous as well as well thought out and worded

Summarize the article in one paragraph.

Describe how it relates to biology. What specific field of study is involved?

Write a 1-3 paragraph reaction to the article. The more thorough, the more likely you will earn the extra credit points. Pick a side on the issue involved and defend it.

Cite your sources – where the article came from, background research, etc.

2. Bring in a box of teddy grahams (each class needs 4 boxes)

Posted 9/16/2007 due 9/21/2007

Possible pts 2

Please note that I only need 2-4 boxes per class. In order to earn these two points, you MUST email me your full name, class period, and interest in bringing in a box of Teddy Grahams.

Must be brought in on or b/f Friday 9/21/07

Welcome to High School

(Written  by Miss Gilbert on 9/12/07)

Welcome to high school.

Welcome to the first step into a larger world.

Maybe this year we’ll learn something

New about you.

Maybe we’ll learn something to carry

Us through dark days.

Maybe we’ll learn just to make it through.

The choice is up to you.

If you need anything,

You know where to find me.

I’ll be haunting the halls here,

And you can always find me in cyberspace.

Send me an email

And I’ll get back to you.

In the mean time…

Welcome to high school.

Welcome to the first step into a larger world.

Do all homework on a separate sheet of paper.

Follow any and all directions.

Full Name! First and Last

Spiral stuff on the sides of papers – get rid of it, cut it off or use looseleaf paper

Neatness counts – if I can’t read it, it’s wrong

Write in complete sentences!

Hand in homework in the beginning of class.  If I don’t have it by the time I take the folder, it’s not there.  Starting Monday 9/17/07 any homework received late doesn’t exist = 0.

Accelerated: read pages 14 – 17, do check and challenge 1-3 on page 17
Academic: read pages 21-25, answer questions 1-6 on page 25