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

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 :)

Happy Half Day ! Here is what is going on in class:

FORENSICS

Today we started reviewing for the final on Friday.  All students regardless of grade will take the final on Friday !  Therefore underclassmen will have a general test in place of another final in June. The final will be about 60 multiple choice questions and then a writing portion (more of a chart fill out) and students will have 90 minutes to complete the entire test.  Today we reviewed the crime scene basics, eye-witness accounts, handwriting, and chromatography units by going through the PowerPoint presentations and completing a review packet.  Tomorrow we will go over the packet for any questions and then will go through the remaining units.  I will collect both review packets on Friday before the test because i would like you to have them to study from.  Even if you are exempt from the final you are still responsible for completing the review packet work.

Homework

Review Packet #1 (Due Fri.)

INTEGRATED SCIENCE

Today in class we went over material for our test on organic molecules tomorrow.  The test will be multiple choice and fill-ins for format and will be worth 40 assessment points.  The other 60 points of the test will be in the form of a writing assignment that we will start on Friday and will work on in class.  Today we went through a study guide that gives an overview and image of each organic molecule and went over the homework chart on the board.  Students then used the remainder of class to work on a vocabulary review crossword puzzle in preparation for the test.

Homework

Finish crossword & study for test

Reminders
Homework Club - Room 218 after school
Late Buses - Tuesdays & Thursdays
Six Flags Trip - get permission slip & $ in ASAP

I hope everyone had a great weekend.Here is what went on in class today:

FORENSICS

Today in class we continued reviewing for the Test on Blood tomorrow (Tues. 5/21).  This test will be comprised of mainly multiple choice and fill-in questions about blood basics and blood spatter.  Today in class students filled in a review packet in anticipation of the quiz and we went over a study guide tat outlined what important concepts will be covered on the test.  As a class we then played review BINGO which goes over the main ideas in the review packet.  Students will take the test tomorrow and then we will start reviewing for the final

Homework
Study for Blood Test

Final News
All students will take the final on Friday 5/24 whether no matter what grade you are in.  The underclassmen will still have class after the seniors leave but we will just be working on the toxicology unit so the "final" in June will just be a general test.  Seniors that qualify for final exemption will be notified on Wednesday after i have graded the blood tests but will be responsible for final review work


INTEGRATED SCIENCE
Today in class as started reviewing for our test on organic molecules which will be on Friday 5/24.  Today we compared and contrasted proteins & nucleic acids viz a Venn-Diagram on the board and then finished questions from our organic molecule lab last week. Students then worked in groups to complete a review packet which i will grade for accuracy and serves as a good tool for review.  The rest of this week we will review for the test Friday and tomorrow I will introduce a writing assignment about organic molecules.

Homework

NONE

Reminders

Late Buses ! Tuesdays & Thursdays
Homework Club ! Tuesdays
Six Flags Trip - get $ in to Ms. Osberg ASAP (Trip is Sat 6/15)

Have a great day.

Hello everyone.  Here is what is going on in class so far this week:

FORENSICS

In forensics this week we have been analyzing blood spatter and learning about how crime scene investigators test surfaces for blood.  On Monday we took notes on blood spatter and learned specific blood stain vocabulary and the parts of blood spatter.  Yesterday and today we have completed blood spatter experiments by looking at how height, velocity, and angle affect blood drop shape and patterns.  Tomorrow we will read an article about blood spatter and review the material from the lab.  The test on the entire blood unit (basics & spatter) is planned for next Tuesday 5/21 and our final for the semester for all students is on Friday 5/24.  Therefore the days in between the test and final we will review all of our units so far.  Underclassmen will take the final now and then will learn about toxicology afterwards and have a culminating test on that unit in place of their semester final in June.

Homework

NONE

INTEGRATED SCIENCE

This week in integrated science we finished up our section on carbohydrates and basic carbon chemistry.  On Monday we went through a review study guide for a quiz and played BINGO to review concepts.  Yesterday we took a quiz on carbohydrates and then read an article about the remaining organic molecules we still need to cover. Today we watched an introductory video on lipids and took notes on this molecule.  Tomorrow we will cover proteins and nucleic acids with a lab on all organic molecules on Friday.

Homework

Lipid Worksheet

Reminders
Homework Club !
Late Buses !
Six Flags Trip !

Hi everyone – here is what is going on for the rest of the week

FORENSICS

Today in forensics students took a quiz about blood basics after reviewing blood typing and going over review questions.  After the quiz students should have read the article about blood spatter and answered the corresponding questions.  Blood spatter is out next section which we will start looking into in depth on Monday.  Tomorrow in class I will check these questions and we will watch an episode of CSI that uses blood spatter analysis to solve the crime. Students will also be allowed to make up labs and quizzes while the video is being shown and catch up with missed classwork due to AP exams and field trips just in time for progress reports.  In the blood spatter section we will perform several experiments taking a look at how velocity and angle affect blood spatter patterns and how they can be used to interpret a crime scene.  The blood unit will culminate with a test on both blood basics and blood spatter analysis.

Homework

Finish article questions for tomorrow

INTEGRATED SCIENCE

Today in science students completed a lab investigating the types of carbohydrates found in common foods.  Students determined whether or not monosachharcides or disaccharides were found in the food using qualitative testing.  They interpreted color changes when a reagent was added and used the color changed to understand what sugars compose each food and why.  Today students should have filled in their data tables and tomorrow students will work on the corresponding questions in their groups.  We will go over these questions together and I will collect them for a laboratory grade tomorrow by the end of class.  The students have a quiz on carbohydrates on Tuesday and we will also start reviewing tomorrow (and Monday of course).

**Tomorrow is the last day students can hand in late work from the first half of Term 4 as progress reports come out tomorrow 

Homework

Have all late work completed to hand in for partial credit tomorrow

G – Micrograph due tomorrow (carb picture)

Hi everyone. Here is what is going on so far this week:

FORENSICS

This week in forensics we are continuing on with our unit on blood.  So far we have learned about the components of the blood, the function of blood, and some diseases associated with blood. We have also looked at several situations involving blood typing and which blood types may receive blood transfusions from one another. It is important we learn the basics of blood so we can understand how scientists use the blood content and blood make-up in forensics.  On Monday we performed a blood typing lab in which students used different anti-serums containing antibodies and added them to several blood samples to determine which antigens the blood samples contained.  Students should have filled out the data tables that corresponded to the blood samples and typed them appropriately.  Today we focused on vocabulary by filling out a crossword puzzle defining important terms and went over a study guide for a quiz.  The quiz on the blood basics information will be on Thursday 5/9 on which the format will be fill-ins and short answer questions. Today in class we also had some time to catch up on late work/make-up work and students received back several pieces of work and a grade update sheet. Tomorrow in class we will continue to review for the quiz and will then begin blood spatter analysis.

Homework

Finish crossword puzzle/Complete make-up work

INTEGRATED SCIENCE

This week in science we are continuing with our unit on organic molecules in particular the section on carbohydrates.  So far we have learned about the atoms the make-up carbs, the function of carbs, and ways to classify carbs.  We have also looked at the different processes that create or break down carbohydrates and have focused on this specific content for the past few days.  Students started working on a poster in which they took monosaccharides and combined them via dehydration synthesis to make disaccharides and polysaccharides.  We also emphasized the significance of these carbs in our lives and how foods in our diet are comprised of a variety of different types of sugars.  Today students continued working on these posters and answers follow up questions to fully assess the purpose of the activity.  Students should have handed in their poster by the end of class today but they can also hand it in tomorrow with no penalty.  The rest of the week we will review vocabulary and complete a laboratory experiment assessing foods for their carb content.  Students were reminded they should hand in make-up/late work by Friday 5/10 (progress reports) in order to receive credit.

Homework

 Carbohydrate Worksheet

*Finish classwork from today

Reminders

Late Buses = Tuesdays & Thursdays – Take advantage of this !

Homework Club = Tuesdays in Room 219 – Get help with homework from experienced upper classmen

Hi everyone.  Here is what is going on in science:

FORENSICS

This week in forensics we have started our unit on blood as we finished up the unit on DNA last week.  The blood unit discusses blood basics in terms of what blood is composed of and how it functions and then we get into blood spatter and look at patterns in blood to interpret what may have happened in a crime.  So far this week we have watched an introductory video about blood and blood cells and taken notes on blood types and blood cells.  Tomorrow we will do some more practice with blood typing and understanding which blood types can receive blood from one another or which would cause definite problems and rejection if mixed. 

Homework

Worksheet describing and drawing blood components (plasma, RBC, WBC, & platelets)

INTEGRATED SCIENCE

In science we have started our unit on organic molecules this week and continue to make connections between what we have learned in chemistry to these biological compounds.  We will go into detail about how carbon is the basis for life and how carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids are the major carbon-containing molecules that make up living things.  So far this week we have watched several introductory videos about organic molecules and students have listened to a presentation about carbon chemistry and the first organic molecule we will go into detail about: carbohydrates.  We have read articles about the importance of carbs to one's fitness and health and emphasized how carbs contribute to energy levels.  As we continue on with the carbohydrate section we will test familiar foods and assess the different sugars they must contain and also discover more foods that are made up of carbs and express that creatively with a micrograph assignment. 

** All students received a grade printout yesterday about their current standing in science and assignments they may be missing.  Assignments on this sheet will be accepted for partial credit or make-up credit bu FRIDAY 5/10


Homework

C,D, E - "Carbohydrate Homework" Worksheet
G - Read Carb articles and answer corresponding questions

REMINDERS

Late buses - Tuesdays & Thursdays
Homework Club ! Get help and a quiet place to study - Tuesdays in 218
PROGRESS REPORTS - FRIDAY 5/10

Have a great day !