FORENSICS
Today in class students watched a documentary about crime scene analysis. The crime investigated involved several areas of forensics that we have studied this year including toxicology, ballistics, and blood spatter analysis. This week the students will review for a test on toxicology & ballistics on Monday. On Thursday the students will receive a study guide and vocabulary crossword to review for the test which will be composed of 40 multiple choice questions. Friday will be the last day to turn in any late or make-up work
Homework
Complete make-up/review work
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
Today in class students took the open-response portion of their final. This part was composed of 3 open ended questions where students filled in charts and labeled diagrams about topics we have studied this year. Earlier this week students completed review packets and overviews from me as study materials. All late/work & extra credit work was due today as well and no work will be accepted after today. Tomorrow (Thurs) students will receive a grade report with their term grades for each term this year as well as their average total grade before the final is calculated in. Students are reminded that the final (open-response + multiple choice) accounts for 20% of their grade
Multiple Choice Final Days
Thursday 6/20 - PERIOD D
Friday 6/21 - PERIOD C
Tuesday 6/25 - PERIOD E & PERIOD G
Homework
Study for multiple choice part of final
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Monday, June 17, 2013
FORENSICS
Today we finished the documentary on the ballistics analysis in the JFK assassination and also took notes on ballistics basics. Students should have tuned in the question packets that went along with the documentary by the end of class as well as their toxicology report which was due today. This week we will read several articles about ballistics and its use in forensics, watch an investigation which utilizes ballistics to solve a crime, and review for the final test next Monday. Remember, the final taken at the end of May will show up on the report card in the final exam column and the test we take on Monday (6/24) will be a final test for 4th term on toxicology & ballistics
Homework
None
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
Today we continued to work on review packets for the final. Students are completing the reviews as part of classwork and homework and I have let them know that filling out and completing the packets will be worth 70 homework points and it is vital for them to study the material for the final. I am also giving out review packet overviews to review the content for each unit with the students and we have been going over these together on the projector. All students will take the open-response part of the final on Wednesday 6/19 and the multiple choice on the day assigned (all students received a schedule of this today at the start of class). All make-up/late work & extra credit are due by Wed. 6/19 no exceptions !
Homework
C,D,E - Review Packets #2-#4 will be check tomorrow
G - Review Packets #1 & #2 will be checked tomorrow
HAVE A GREAT DAY
Today we finished the documentary on the ballistics analysis in the JFK assassination and also took notes on ballistics basics. Students should have tuned in the question packets that went along with the documentary by the end of class as well as their toxicology report which was due today. This week we will read several articles about ballistics and its use in forensics, watch an investigation which utilizes ballistics to solve a crime, and review for the final test next Monday. Remember, the final taken at the end of May will show up on the report card in the final exam column and the test we take on Monday (6/24) will be a final test for 4th term on toxicology & ballistics
Homework
None
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
Today we continued to work on review packets for the final. Students are completing the reviews as part of classwork and homework and I have let them know that filling out and completing the packets will be worth 70 homework points and it is vital for them to study the material for the final. I am also giving out review packet overviews to review the content for each unit with the students and we have been going over these together on the projector. All students will take the open-response part of the final on Wednesday 6/19 and the multiple choice on the day assigned (all students received a schedule of this today at the start of class). All make-up/late work & extra credit are due by Wed. 6/19 no exceptions !
Homework
C,D,E - Review Packets #2-#4 will be check tomorrow
G - Review Packets #1 & #2 will be checked tomorrow
HAVE A GREAT DAY
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Hello everyone. Here is what is going on in class today & the rest of the week
FORENSICS
Students in forensics took a quiz today on toxicology. This quiz covered drug schedules, drug classes, role of the toxicologist, and alcohol information. Toxicology will be a large part of the test students will take on the day of their final. After the quiz we started our ballistics unit with a video about the JFK assassination. This video will explore the ballistics that helped investigators determined what happened and will also delve into some conspiracy theories. We will watch this video (and students should answer corresponding questions in their packets) until Monday when we take notes on our last section, ballistics.
Reminder: Students took the final with the senior at the end of May. That grade will show up on their report card as their final. Students will take a class test on toxicology & ballistics on Monday 6/24 when their final is scheduled.
Homework
Work on Toxicology Report Due Monday 6/17
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
Students took a quiz on cell basics and cell organelles in class today. This will be the last quiz of the year ! Tomorrow we will start reviewing for the final using review packets students will work on in class and for homework over the next few days. We have one last bit of information to go over on cell membranes and cell transport which students read about after the quiz today and we will follow up with tomorrow as well. All students received grade updates this week and should have a good idea of any make-up or late work they need to turn in as well as where they stand for Term 4.
Reminder: ALL STUDENTS will take the written portion of the final WEDNESDAY 6/19. Students will be allowed to use a cheat sheet during the final (written & multiple choice) which I will explain tomorrow in class. Students are responsible for filling the cheat sheet out and bringing it to class
Homework
Cell Membrane Article Summary
Reminders:
ALL LATE/MAKE UP WORK DUE BY WEDNESDAY 6/19
Have a good day :)
FORENSICS
Students in forensics took a quiz today on toxicology. This quiz covered drug schedules, drug classes, role of the toxicologist, and alcohol information. Toxicology will be a large part of the test students will take on the day of their final. After the quiz we started our ballistics unit with a video about the JFK assassination. This video will explore the ballistics that helped investigators determined what happened and will also delve into some conspiracy theories. We will watch this video (and students should answer corresponding questions in their packets) until Monday when we take notes on our last section, ballistics.
Reminder: Students took the final with the senior at the end of May. That grade will show up on their report card as their final. Students will take a class test on toxicology & ballistics on Monday 6/24 when their final is scheduled.
Homework
Work on Toxicology Report Due Monday 6/17
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
Students took a quiz on cell basics and cell organelles in class today. This will be the last quiz of the year ! Tomorrow we will start reviewing for the final using review packets students will work on in class and for homework over the next few days. We have one last bit of information to go over on cell membranes and cell transport which students read about after the quiz today and we will follow up with tomorrow as well. All students received grade updates this week and should have a good idea of any make-up or late work they need to turn in as well as where they stand for Term 4.
Reminder: ALL STUDENTS will take the written portion of the final WEDNESDAY 6/19. Students will be allowed to use a cheat sheet during the final (written & multiple choice) which I will explain tomorrow in class. Students are responsible for filling the cheat sheet out and bringing it to class
Homework
Cell Membrane Article Summary
Reminders:
ALL LATE/MAKE UP WORK DUE BY WEDNESDAY 6/19
Have a good day :)
Monday, June 10, 2013
Hello everyone – Here is what is going on in class this week
FORENSICS
Students in forensics are currently writing a toxicology report on a famous celebrity with a history of drug abuse problems. In this report they will detail the events leading up to the famous individuals overdose or drug related incident and then pick one drug the celebrity is/was abusing to profile. In this profile they will classify the drug according to the schedules and groups discussed in class and look nto several other criteria as given on the instruction sheet. The last part of the report is to explain the outcome of the abuse in a well-written paragraph. Students had Friday and Monday in class to work on this and may potentially have some time Tuesday. Tomorrow we will discuss the toxicology of alcohol and that will end the content for this unit. There will be a quiz on toxicology later this week after review activities Wednesday. Students are reminded that they already took their final a few weeks ago with the seniors but during the allotted final time in a few weeks students will just take a test on toxicology and ballistics which we will start later this week.
Homework
Work on Toxicology Report
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
This week in integrated science we are wrapping up our unit on cell organelles. Students will work on a variety of review activities over the next few days (crossword, bingo, graded group classwork review packet) in preparation for a quiz on Thursday (last quiz of the year!). Today the students worked in groups on a review packet and thought of helpful review question for the final after taking a look at all of the units we have done this year. After the quiz we will look into cell membranes and diffusion briefly and then into the weekend/all of next week we will start reviewing for the final exam. Students are reminded to make up all work ASAP as most students received a grade sheet today with several assignments that should have been passed in since the last grade sheet they received.
Homework
NONE
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Good afternoon everyone. Here is what has been going on in class
FORENSICS
This week in forensics we have started our unit on toxicology. Students read an introductory article yesterday about toxicology and how we apply it to the legal system in forensics. They should have turned in questions that corresponded to the article. Today the class took notes on drug schedules and how we classify drugs according to specific criteria mandated by the federal government. After the notes students read about different famous poisonings throughout history and how the drugs affected the body and were then discovered. As the week continues we will learn about how a toxicologist performed his job, drug types and the affect on the body, and perform a lab using different chemicals to determine which drugs were present at the scene of a crime.
Homework
Finish famous poisonings assignment (summary & which you thorough were interesting)
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
This week in integrated science we have started learning about the cell. Yesterday and today we have watched videos about cell basics and organelles and taken notes on the content. Our last note packet of the year ! As the week continues we will do several activities involving cells including a station activity in which we recognize the appearance of an organelle and identify its function and also apply cell structure & function to something more familiar in a cell analogy partner project.
Reminder - Students had a paper on organic molecules that was due Monday 6/3(yesterday)
IF YOU HAVE NOT TURNED THIS IN YOU NEED TO DO SO
I will start contacting parents about missing paper later this week as it is a major portion on your grade. Feel free to email me your paper at sobrien@plymouth.k12.ma.us
**G - Organic Molecule paper Due FRIDAY 6/7
Homework
NONE
FORENSICS
This week in forensics we have started our unit on toxicology. Students read an introductory article yesterday about toxicology and how we apply it to the legal system in forensics. They should have turned in questions that corresponded to the article. Today the class took notes on drug schedules and how we classify drugs according to specific criteria mandated by the federal government. After the notes students read about different famous poisonings throughout history and how the drugs affected the body and were then discovered. As the week continues we will learn about how a toxicologist performed his job, drug types and the affect on the body, and perform a lab using different chemicals to determine which drugs were present at the scene of a crime.
Homework
Finish famous poisonings assignment (summary & which you thorough were interesting)
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
This week in integrated science we have started learning about the cell. Yesterday and today we have watched videos about cell basics and organelles and taken notes on the content. Our last note packet of the year ! As the week continues we will do several activities involving cells including a station activity in which we recognize the appearance of an organelle and identify its function and also apply cell structure & function to something more familiar in a cell analogy partner project.
Reminder - Students had a paper on organic molecules that was due Monday 6/3(yesterday)
IF YOU HAVE NOT TURNED THIS IN YOU NEED TO DO SO
I will start contacting parents about missing paper later this week as it is a major portion on your grade. Feel free to email me your paper at sobrien@plymouth.k12.ma.us
**G - Organic Molecule paper Due FRIDAY 6/7
Homework
NONE
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Here is what is going on in class today & tomorrow:
FORENSICS
This week students have been watching episodes of CSI and relating the forensic content to information we have learned in class. Last week students took the final exam so this week is more of a make-up work week as well as a relaxing week especially with so many seniors leaving class. Next week we will start toxicology
Homework
NONE
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
Today we started our next & final unit on cells. We watched two introductory videos on cells and then students used the text to take a look at the scientists that contributed to the cell theory. Students created a timeline of these historic contributions that they will continue working on tomorrow.
Homework
Keep working on organic molecule essay
FORENSICS
This week students have been watching episodes of CSI and relating the forensic content to information we have learned in class. Last week students took the final exam so this week is more of a make-up work week as well as a relaxing week especially with so many seniors leaving class. Next week we will start toxicology
Homework
NONE
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
Today we started our next & final unit on cells. We watched two introductory videos on cells and then students used the text to take a look at the scientists that contributed to the cell theory. Students created a timeline of these historic contributions that they will continue working on tomorrow.
Homework
Keep working on organic molecule essay
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Hello everyone. I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend ! Here is what is going on in class
FORENSICS
All students took the final exam last Friday. The final exam was composed of multiple choice questions as well as a writing portion in which students had to analyze a crime scene scenario and explain what evidence to collect & techniques they could use to collect it. Seniors will find their final exam grade on their report card. All other students will see their final exam grade on their report card at the end of the year and during the final exam time in June they will take a general class test on whatever units we get through from here on out (toxicology & ballistics, most likely). This week in class we will be watching episodes on CSI and analyzing the content tin the episodes for class related content (evidence collection, motives, blood stain pattern analysis, etc). After the seniors last day the rest of the class will start learning about toxicology.
Homework
NONE
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
This week in class students will be working on an organic molecules writing assignment. This is the last formal writing assignment of the school year and is worth 60 assessment points so it is essentially the writing portion of the test they took last week (multiple choice/fill-in portion). This paper is due next Monday 6/3. Students will have class time on Tuesday & Wednesday (long periods due to senior exams) to work on their papers on the school laptops. On Thursday we will start our next and final unit on cell biology. Students will also receive grade report sheets this week showing them their current grade and all of the assignments for this half of the term. Students should hand in make-up & late work ASAP.
Homework
Work on Organic Molecules Writing Assignment
Have a nice day :)
FORENSICS
All students took the final exam last Friday. The final exam was composed of multiple choice questions as well as a writing portion in which students had to analyze a crime scene scenario and explain what evidence to collect & techniques they could use to collect it. Seniors will find their final exam grade on their report card. All other students will see their final exam grade on their report card at the end of the year and during the final exam time in June they will take a general class test on whatever units we get through from here on out (toxicology & ballistics, most likely). This week in class we will be watching episodes on CSI and analyzing the content tin the episodes for class related content (evidence collection, motives, blood stain pattern analysis, etc). After the seniors last day the rest of the class will start learning about toxicology.
Homework
NONE
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
This week in class students will be working on an organic molecules writing assignment. This is the last formal writing assignment of the school year and is worth 60 assessment points so it is essentially the writing portion of the test they took last week (multiple choice/fill-in portion). This paper is due next Monday 6/3. Students will have class time on Tuesday & Wednesday (long periods due to senior exams) to work on their papers on the school laptops. On Thursday we will start our next and final unit on cell biology. Students will also receive grade report sheets this week showing them their current grade and all of the assignments for this half of the term. Students should hand in make-up & late work ASAP.
Homework
Work on Organic Molecules Writing Assignment
Have a nice day :)
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