Welcome back for the last 3 weeks of the second to last semester of your high school experience (well, for most of you!). The late work and extra credit deadline for this semester is Friday, January 17, 2020. If you are doing a Book Group, you need to make sure that you are communicating with your group about when to come in for your discussion. We will have 2 FLEXes this week (Wednesday and Thursday) and 2 FLEXes next week (Thursday and Friday). Additionally, I will be in my room Monday, January 13 during lunch for book groups.
The other thing you need to be working on is your Internal Assessment. Your pre-write for the IA (focused question, background, variables, methodology, and blank data table) are due Friday, January 10 through turnitin.com and no later than Friday, January 17th. Finally, we will be taking data for the IA these first 2 weeks of January and the first few weeks of the 2nd semester. Make sure that you test things out before you finalize your procedure, as there are often problems that you can't anticipate until you actually try your procedure. Remember that it is YOUR procedure and you take ownership over your investigation by researching, trying things, and then adapting things to work better for you. Make observations, write down your successes and failures, and take photos to document your process!
The Schedule for the End of the Semester:
- Mon/Tues 1/6-1/7: Overview of the end of the semester. Take notes on digestion. Work on digestion worksheet and work on your IA. Get plants planted!
- Wed/Thurs 1/8-1/9: Notes on structure of villi and other notes on absorption. Check off digestion worksheet. Work on your IA pre-write. Remember that the pre-write is due this Friday through turnitin.com! Fine tune your IA procedure.
- Fri/Mon 1/10-1/13: Short digestion quiz Tues/Wed. Joe Eats a Burger digestion demonstration. Go over what will be on it and practice drawing and labeling the human digestive system. Work on your pre-write and/or take data.
- Tues/Wed 1/14-1/15: Digestion Quiz. Start Reviewing for the Final Exam (review is on this website in the document section). Review ecology.
- Thurs/Fri 1/16-1/17: More review for the final exam. Go over evolution and biodiversity and play Kahoot! Late work/extra credit deadline is Friday 1/17!
- Mon 1/20/2020: Martin Luther King Day Holiday. No School!
- Tues 1/21/2020: Full 8 Day. Last minute review for the final and confirm your pre-final exam semester grade.
- Wed 1/22/2020: Finals: 1, 2, and 4
- Thurs 1/23/2020: Finals: 5, 6, and 8
- Fri 1/24/2020: Finals: 3, 7, and Makeup exams (but remember that makeup exams must be excused and prearranged)
