Author: gchuhawks

Science Teacher at Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley, CA

Tuesday October 22nd

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Bulletin News

  • Quiz Thursday 10/24 on Nitrogen Cycle, Trophic Cascades, and Populations
  • October 25th Tam Goes Green to School Day: Walk Bike or Carpool to school for the chance to win raffle prizes or more in front of Arches
  • Tam Unity Day is on October 25th.
    • It will be closed campus with food trucks, games, music, and crafts!

Target Learning Objective: Students will be able describe how abiotic and biotic factors affect a population

Agenda

Homework

Extension: This is Optional. Questions from extensions will appear on an assessment. Each extension question is worth approx. 3% of total assessment grade.

None.

Monday October 21st

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Bulletin News

  • Quiz Thursday 10/24 on Nitrogen Cycle, Trophic Cascades, and Populations
  • Tam Unity Day is on October 25th.
    • It will be closed campus with food trucks, games, music, and crafts!

Target Learning Objective: Students will be able to accurately measure Duckweed population data.

Agenda

Homework

  • TOC #48: Complete all 10 words for Vocabulary Foldable tonight
    • Words
      • Population
      • Growth Rate
      • Closed System
      • Open System
      • Exponential Growth
      • Logistic Growth
      • Carrying Capacity
      • Limiting Factors
      • Density Independent Factors
      • Density-Dependent Factors
  • Get a head start on the study guide for Thursday’s quiz

Extension: This is Optional. Questions from extensions will appear on an assessment. Each extension question is worth approx. 3% of total assessment grade.

None.

Thursday October 17th

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Bulletin News

  • Quiz Thursday 10/24 on Nitrogen Cycle, Trophic Cascades, and Populations
  • Tam Unity Day is on October 25th.
    • It will be closed campus with food trucks, games, music, and crafts!

Target Learning Objective: Students will be able to describe the effects of changes in one trophic level on other trophic levels.

Agenda

Homework

  • TOC #48: Complete 5 words for Vocabulary Foldable tonight and 5 words Monday night
    • Words
      • Population
      • Growth Rate
      • Closed System
      • Open System
      • Exponential Growth
      • Logistic Growth
      • Carrying Capacity
      • Limiting Factors
      • Density Independent Factors
      • Density-Dependent Factors
  • Get a head start on the study guide

Extension: This is Optional. Questions from extensions will appear on an assessment. Each extension question is worth approx. 3% of total assessment grade.

None.

Tuesday October 15th

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Bulletin News

  • Notebook Check on Thursday TOC #20-33
  • Quiz Next Thursday on Nitrogen Cycle, Trophic Cascades, and Populations
  • Tam Unity Day is on October 25th.
    • It will be closed campus with food trucks, games, music, and crafts!

Target Learning Objective: Students will be able describe the effects of changes in one trophic level on other trophic levels.

Agenda

Homework

  • Update TOC
  • Complete your Case Study if not finished in class
  • Review this handout and Get your Notebook Ready for Check on Thursday.
    • Send me a Remind Message if you need to get any stamps from me on Thursday (must get stamps outside of class time)

Extension: This is Optional. Questions from extensions will appear on an assessment. Each extension question is worth approx. 3% of total assessment grade.

None.

Monday October 14th

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Bulletin News

  • Notebook Check on Thursday TOC #20-33
  • Tam Unity Day is on October 25th.
    • It will be closed campus with food trucks, games, music, and crafts!

Target Learning Objective: Students will be able to describe factors that affect a population.

Agenda

Homework

  • TOC #44: Write 3-2-1 Qs and 5-6 sentence Summary based on notes

Extension: This is Optional. Questions from extensions will appear on an assessment. Each extension question is worth approx. 3% of total assessment grade.

None.

Tuesday October 8th

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Tam Unity Day is on October 25th.
It will be closed campus with food trucks, games, music, and crafts!

Target Learning Objective: Students will be able describe a trophic cascade and provide examples of its effect.

Agenda

  • TOC #36: 10/8 DO NOW
  • TOC #39: Review Nitrogen Cycle Notes Homework 3-2-1Qs and Summary
  • TOC #41: Review or Finish Nitrogen Cycle Game
  • TOC #42-43:Introduce Wolves in Yellowstone
  • Stamp TOC #s 27-32

Homework

Extension: This is Optional. Questions from extensions will appear on an assessment. Each extension question is worth approx. 3% of total assessment grade.

None.

Thursday October 3rd

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PSAT coming up soon. Did you sign up? Quiz Grades are in the gradebook. Class Average 11.5 pts, low 5 pts, high 16 pts

Target Learning Objective: Students will be able describe the Nitrogen Cycle and explain it’s significance in all living things.

Agenda

Homework

  • TOC #39: Write your own 3-2-1 Qs and Summarize in 5-6 sentences the entire notes
  • TOC #40 if you did not finish

Extension: This is Optional. Questions from extensions will appear on an assessment. Each extension question is worth approx. 3% of total assessment grade.

None.

Tuesday October 1st

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Bulletin News

PSAT coming up soon. Did you sign up?

Target Learning Objective: Students will be able describe the Nitrogen Cycle and explain it’s significance in all living things.

Agenda

  • TOC # 37: Review Homework The Earth System
  • TOC #39: DO NOW and Nitrogen Cycle Notes
  • TOC #40: Create a Nitrogen Cycle Diagram (see presentation for requirements)
  • Take Vocabulary Quiz #1
  • Turn in Study Guide with Quiz

Homework

  • TOC #39B: Write 3-4 sentence summary at the bottom of the front page of your notes

Extension: This is Optional. Questions from extensions will appear on an assessment. Each extension question is worth approx. 3% of total assessment grade.

None.

Monday September 30th

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The first quarter ended on Friday 9/27/19. If you want the corrections included in the quarter grading period, corrections are due TODAY Monday 9/30. Otherwise Quiz corrected due by 10/3 in class. Get a tutorial pass from Ms. Chu to complete corrections in tutorial.

Target Learning Objective: Students will be able provide sufficient evidence to support the correction answer to quiz questions.

Agenda

  • Work on Quiz Corrections
  • Stamp pages 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
  • If you have completed all your corrections start on the homework TOC #37.

Homework

  • TOC #37: Read, MTT, and answer Qs directly in notebook on TOC #37A.
  • Study for vocabulary quiz Tuesday 10/1/19: click here for the words and directions for one extra point on the quiz.

Extension: This is Optional. Questions from extensions will appear on an assessment. Each extension question is worth approx. 3% of total assessment grade.

Based on reading TOC #37, is the Earth a closed, open, or isolated system in terms of 1) matter and 2) energy? Explain. (Hint: it is inferred in the reading.)

Thursday September 26th

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No New News.

Target Learning Objective: Students will be able provide sufficient evidence to support a claim and use scientific reasoning to link the evidence to the claim.

Agenda

  • TOC #31: DO NOW and Review
  • TOC #20: Review homework
  • TOC #33: Introduce CER
  • TOC #32: Practice CER Trophic Levels
  • Stamp TOC# 20, 24, 26
  • TOC #35: Introduce Quiz/Test Corrections
  • TOC #36: Unit 1 Quiz 1 Returned
    • Quiz corrected due by 10/3 in class. If you want the corrections included in the quarter grading period, corrections are due Monday 9/30.

Homework

Extension: This is Optional. Questions from extensions will appear on an assessment. Each extension question is worth approx. 3% of total assessment grade.

None.