Waiting for Genesis

If you have come to this site from the OHS website, note.  I do not plan to use my blogs this year in anticipation of the district mailing home login information for Genesis program.  This will allow students and their family to access live attendance data, grade data and for some classes assignment information.  I intend to use the assignment posting feature to replace my blog. 

If the district does not make the login information available within the first three-four weeks I will return to the blog.
Ryan

Water Test Lab & assingment note cover sheets for graduation portfolio

After finishing notes on Water pollution students were introduced to the Water Test lab (150 points, due 3/3/2011) where they will test local water samples for a variety of pollutants.  Today they needed to construct a rough draft of the lab, we will conduct the experiments next class.

Students were also given time to discuss and write reflections on an assignment from class that can be used as evidence to demonstrate growth in a school wide outcome for the graduation portfolio.  These refelections are worth 20 points and are due by 3/3/2011.

Water pollution & progress reports

We have been studying water resources and pollution. 

I handed out copies of student grades to provide context for the 4th term grades that will be sent home from the school in about two weeks.

Water

Today we finished looking at water resources (global>national>CA & SFBay).

Students worked in groups to complete an activity that introduces concepts related to the pollution of water resources.

Biomes posters

Students ended up with the whole period as time to complete the posters, take notes on posters presented by other groups and study for the test next class.

Test on 2/2/2011 Biodiversity/Activism/Biomes ~150 points; part multi-choice, part short answer and an essay that can be finished at home.

Biomes Poster and Test update

In effort to encourage students to produce meaningful posters and to better prepare for the upcoming test I extended the poster due date to Monday of next week.  Students will only have enough time to paste print outs on to the posters during class Monday.  The test will be on Wednesday with a take home essay that may be completed in class.

Biomes poster

Today is the second and last day students have had to research information about a specific biome.  On Thursday students will create posters to share the information with the class and there will be time for test review.  Students will have a test on biodiversity/environmental justice/biomes next Tuesday.