Monday, September 14, 2009

First test results in!!

Test results are online...congrats to all the brainiacs!

Block B high scores:
On the picture page...ADN - 42/42
Body of the test...Maegan Osborne - 91/94
Combined grades
Gold: ADN - 131/136
Silver: Osborne - 130/136
Bronze: Emilee Petrus 129/136

Block C high scores:
On the picture page...Butler, Dydo, Petro, Palma, Reinhold - 42/42
Body of the test...Petro 93/94
Combined grades
Gold: Petro 135/136 (unbelievable!)
Silver: Palma 134/136 (remarkable!)
Bronze: Butler, Reinhold, Dydo - 131/136

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Lesson Plans Week of Aug 31

Lesson Plans – H.A.P.

Week of Monday, August 31

Monday, Aug 31
Review bones of the leg/foot using Senteo
Notes on hip bones
Use software to show bones of leg and hip
Off-topic – activity regarding Men’s Fitness 2006 results of Fittest vs. Fattest cities
What goes into a study of this magnitude?


Tuesday, Sept 1
Quiz on Lower Appendicular bones
Introduce bones of the skull
Use software to show
Picture label of bones of skull
Provide time to get on computers and begin searching bone diseases


Wednesday, Sept 2 (regular short Wed – 65 min)
Review bones of skull
Practice quiz on bones of skull
Show short clip (22 sec) of real skull
Begin notes on vertebrae


Thursday, Sept 3
Quiz – bones of the skull
Review vertebrae
Activity - Compare/contrast 3 types of vertebrae
Build spine out of actual vertebrae
Finish bones – sacrum, coccyx, sternum, ribs

Friday, Sept 4
Label full skeletal picture
List 206 bones by yourself
Brief notes on joints
Joint labeling activity with partner




Lesson Plans – Physical Science

Week of Monday, August 31

Monday, Aug 31
BW




Tuesday, Sept 1
BW
Introduction notes to making a line graph
Practice making a line graph worksheet – 2 graphs
HW – practice line graph creation

Wednesday, Sept 2 (regular short Wed – 65 min)
BW
Check HW from Tues
Get out wireless lab and use Excel to form line graphs (gonna be a lot of bugs the first time out!)
Make graph, print graph, follow-up activity on printed graphs
HW – interpreting line and pie graphs



Thursday, Sept 3
BW
Check HW from Wed
Introductory notes for making a pie graph – learn how to do % and mechanically make pie graph
Demonstrate on SB
Practice pie graph worksheet
Create pie graph on excel – compare to hand-made graphs
HW – line graph for grade (collect Friday)


Friday, Sept 4
BW
Collect line graphs
Pass out “Rocket Boys” reading book for Block A
Short pop quiz on metric system/conversion factors.
Survey activity in class. Perform a survey and create a pie graph by hand.
Work on computers – use Excel to create the pie graph of the survey.
No homework for long weekend.