6/17/10 It's all over now

Everyone that took the Regents test passed the test and the class.  The grades have been posted to Edline.

Have a great summer and a great life.

6/14/10 Final class day

Today is our final class day.  I have posted a review PowerPoint supplied by another teacher at this site.  I showed part of it in class.  If you want some additional review, download it and review.  Make sure that you know all the scientific words. 

The Regents test will be in the gym on Wednesday June 16 at noon.  Be on time and bring 2 pencils and 2 pens.

6/2/10 Review & Final test coming

In class today, we will start by completing a survey for the NSF priject that allowed us to have Emily in class.  Go to http://eng.rpi.edu/GK12 There is a tab on the top that says “Student Survey”. This will take you to a new page where you will click on a link to access the survey.Each person should complete the survey. 

Students should collect their lab reports and bring them into class on Friday.  These reports must be on file, according to NYS guidelines.

There will be an in class final test on Monday and Tuesday June 7 & 8. This will include material from the entire year.This should help serve as final review.  It will count as a quarter test.  Additionally, any student that scores higher than they did on the midterm will geplace their midterm score with this score.  This test can really improve your grades, you should take it seriously.

The Regents test will be given on Wednesday June 16 at Noon.  Students will have 3 hours to complete the test. 

The makeup for the Ecology test is online at Castle Learning.  You will have until Wednesday, June 9, class time, to complete it.  If you score 80% or above and higher on this than your Ecology test, both of your grades will be averaged to give you your final grade.

5/24/10 End of Year Schedule

Today we will be working on an Ecology project for presentation tomorrow. Go to this site for instructions.

• On Tuesday June 1, 2010 we will take out final unit test on Ecology. A makeup will be posted on Castle Learning .
• On Monday and Tuesday June 7 & 8, we will take a class final test. This will include material from the entire year. It will count as a test grade for the fourth quarter. Additionally, it can count as a makeup for the midterm. If students score higher on this test than the midterm test, I will replace their midterm score with this one. There will be no makeup for this test.
• On Thursday, 5/27, we will do our final lab of the year. This will be the NYS lab on making connections.
• The Regents test is on Wednesday June 16 at noon.
  

Students that have to make up labs can use this list to help search for the actual labs in order to make up any missing lab reports. All lab reports must be turned in by June 1 and be satisfactorily done to be eligible for the Regents test. I have calculated that students may be missing up to 4 labs and still have enough lab time to take the test. Students have been notified in class as to which labs they are missing.

5/21/10 Energy Pyramids

We took the state field test in Living Environment. This is a NYS test to asses the questions that will be used on future Living Environment Regents tests. It is not scored for a class grade.

Students that have to make up labs can use this list to help search for the actual labs in order to make up any missing lab reports. All lab reports must be turned in by June 1 and be satisfactorily done to be eligible for the Regents test. I have calculated that students may be missing up to 4 labs and still have enough lab time to take the test. Students have been notified in class as to which labs they are missing.

Notes for the unit, Populations & Communities, are available in several formats:

• Notes 2 slides per page in color, large format for viewing.
• 3 slides per page in black & white with room for notes on one side.
• 6 slides per page in black and white, for economical printing.
• The entire presentation, with the media and a viewer in compressed (approx 41 MB) format.
• Link to a textbook for the current unit (approx 11 MB)that follows the course presented in class.
• Worksheet on Populations & Communities unit.

Homework

• Students should complete for Monday:

1.

1. Observe a system that includes living things.
-Backyard
-Pond
-Aquarium/terrarium
2. Construct a diagram to show the relationships between the living and non-living things.
At least 12 things must be listed, with at least 3 abiotic

• Finish the worksheet on Populations & Communities. This workshet will be due on Monday 5/24.
  
• Continue to enter data for the long term data collection project.
• The final May project is online. You are required to do one of the two projects, each month. If you do both projects you can get credit. This must be completed by Tuesday 6/1.

5/17/10 Biomes

We went over the first of four sections of the Ecology unit as we discussed biomes.

Notes for the unit, Ecology , are available in several formats:

• Notes 2 slides per page in color, large format for viewing.
• 3 slides per page in black & white with room for notes on one side.
• 6 slides per page in black and white, for economical printing.
• The entire presentation, with the media and a viewer in compressed (approx 111 MB) format.
• Link to a textbook for the current unit (approx 17 MB)that follows the course presented in class.
• Worksheet on the Ecology unit.

Students that have to make up labs can use this list to help search for the actual labs in order to make up any missing lab reports. All lab reports must be turned in by June 1 and be satisfactorily done to be eligible for the Regents test. I have calculated that students may be missing up to 4 labs and still have enough lab time to take the test. Students have been notified in class as to which labs they are missing.

Notes for the unit, Populations & Communities, are available in several formats:

• Notes 2 slides per page in color, large format for viewing.
• 3 slides per page in black & white with room for notes on one side.
• 6 slides per page in black and white, for economical printing.
• The entire presentation, with the media and a viewer in compressed (approx 41 MB) format.
• Link to a textbook for the current unit (approx 11 MB)that follows the course presented in class.
• Worksheet on Populations & Communities unit.

Homework

• The worksheet on Ecology is due on Wednesday, 5/19.
• Begin the worksheet on Populations & Communities. This workshet will be due on Monday 5/24.
  
• Continue to enter data for the long term data collection project.
• Students should read and review the section on evolution in their review books. They should answer the question in the back of the unit "Questions for Regents Practice" p 92 - 96. This is due on Friday 5/21.
  
• The first May project is online. You are required to do one of the two projects, each month. If you do both projects you can get credit. This must be completed by Tuesday 5/18.

5/14/10 Ecology

We are doing the Ecology unit. Notes for the unit, Ecology , are available in several formats:

• Notes 2 slides per page in color, large format for viewing.
• 3 slides per page in black & white with room for notes on one side.
• 6 slides per page in black and white, for economical printing.
• The entire presentation, with the media and a viewer in compressed (approx 111 MB) format.
• Link to a textbook for the current unit (approx 17 MB)that follows the course presented in class.
• Worksheet on the Ecology unit.

Students that have to make up labs can use this list to help search for the actual labs in order to make up any missing lab reports. All lab reports must be turned in by June 1 and be satisfactorily done to be eligible for the Regents test. I have calculated that students may be missing up to 4 labs and still have enough lab time to take the test. Students have been notified in class as to which labs they are missing.

Homework

• The worksheet on Ecology is due on Wednesday, 5/19.
  
• Continue to enter data for the long term data collection project.
• The first May project is online. You are required to do one of the two projects, each month. If you do both projects you can get credit. This must be completed by Tuesday 5/18.