Informational Sheets
(and other pertinent items)

Guide for Student Success
(COMING SOON)

Lab Safety Contract.pdf
I take laboratory safety VERY seriously.  These forms are signed early in the year (by parents/guardians and students) and are referred to frequently.

Textbook Reading How-to.pdf
One of the most important skills a student can learn is how to read and take notes more efficiently.  To help students succeed in my class, and well beyond, I use this sheet to help student learn how to use a textbook to their advantage and hone their note-taking skills.

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Click here for a listing of all the words you should have in your vocabulary books to this point!!!

(as of 2/09/08)
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Essential Question: What is science?

NOTE:
All students should be recording their grades into the back of their vocabulary books.

TO CALCULATE GRADE:
1.) Add up all points earned ("score"
     column).
2.)Add up all points offered ("out of"
     column).
3.) Divide the points earned total by
    the points offered total (it should
    work out to be a decimal).
4.) Multiply the resulting decimal by
     100 to get the percentage. 

In their vocabulary books (for the 3rd Quarter), the students should have the following number of grades:

(as of 2/09/08)

CLICK HERE FOR A LISTING OF THIRD QUARTER GRADES!!!

Click Here For A Listing of Second Quarter Grades!!!!

Click Here For a Listing of First Quarter Assignments!!!

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Links and Resources
This is a list of web-based resources that I have found helpful and interesting.
This list is in no way exhaustive, and updates will be made periodically.

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Search Engines

Nettrekker This search engine is outstanding for a variety of reasons.  First off, you can save your searches for easy reference by logging in (a very painless procedure), and the searches can be specific to grade-level and subject area.
     Secondly, the results produced by this site include pages that are usually very reliable and informative.

Genetics Links

http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/Esheet.cfm?DocID=143
This link was used to study the difference between Nature versus Nurture

http://biologica.concord.org/webtest1/web_labs_mendels_peas.htm
This link was used to study meiois and Punnett Square crosses.

Cells

Cells Alive! This site contains some very good pictures, animations, and information about cells and cellular processes.  I use it a lot in class, but cells can never be boring, so check it out at home too!

Onion Cell Pictures
This site contains some amazing microscopy pictures of onion skins under a variety of powers, stains, and lighting effects.  Done mostly by amateurs, it really makes science seem more exciting and approachable.

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HITS
(since 9/4/07)