Welcome!
Within this site, you will find a variety of resources aimed at archiving and celebrating student work. For current students, the resource tab includes a blog of daily activities as well as attached links for handouts and other important class documents. I will also post events and information below pertaining to our current efforts. For others, please feel free to browse current and archived work that honors student effort and achievement.
November 16th Astronomy Outing Sign Up
Final Image Photoshop Template
Science Piece Writing Guide
Acrylic Photos Folder 6x6
Astronomy outing raw data 10-18-17
Fall 2017 Blended Learning Junior Class Items:
X-Block Blended Learning Chemistry Course
Junior Class Blogs
Independent Experiment Preparation
Independent Experiment Proposal
Within this site, you will find a variety of resources aimed at archiving and celebrating student work. For current students, the resource tab includes a blog of daily activities as well as attached links for handouts and other important class documents. I will also post events and information below pertaining to our current efforts. For others, please feel free to browse current and archived work that honors student effort and achievement.
November 16th Astronomy Outing Sign Up
Final Image Photoshop Template
Science Piece Writing Guide
Acrylic Photos Folder 6x6
Astronomy outing raw data 10-18-17
Fall 2017 Blended Learning Junior Class Items:
X-Block Blended Learning Chemistry Course
Junior Class Blogs
Independent Experiment Preparation
Independent Experiment Proposal
Fall 2017 Borek/Lerario Sophomore Team
Borek/Lerario SeeWorld Project Media Library
Sophomore Class Blogs
Blog Revision Submission
Photo Planning Guide
Week 1:
Day 1 activity - Lasers and Lenses
Lasers and Lenses Class Folder
Blog Post:
Humanities - Personal Statement
Chemistry - Add a wondering about the cosmos or microcosmos
Project - Telescope (picture of telescope plans, of telescope, through it, reflection)
Week 2:
Laser Microscopes Debrief 1 Debrief 2
Poetry piece
Scale of the Universe Version 2 (if the first link is not working)
Neave Planetarium
Blog Post:
Humanities - poetry piece (8 lines min.)
Chemistry - scale of the universe reflection (see, think and wonder; min. 250wds.)
Project - laser microscope write-up and picture (reflection or poetic piece; see debrief above)
Week 3:
Camping/Packing List (include tent groups, food, and equipment)
Celestial "Hit List" (what to photograph)
Last 3 weeks in photography
Blog Post: more details
Project - camping/packing List
celestial object research (what object, catalog #, location, relative magnitude and size)
camping trip reflection
Week 4:
Photoshop Processing Basics
DIY Microscopes Example 1 Example 2
DIY Microscope footage
Blog Post: more details
Project 1. 6x6 photo of learning over last 3 weeks with processing info and reflection
2. DIY microscope - vision, design, construction, images, reflection
Week 5:
Light Experiment - video for those that might want a refresher
Historical Presentations
Weekly Planner
Blog Post: more details
Humanities - mini presentations
Chemistry - What is light? What is color? How can we use it to understand the universe? (use an example)
Click HERE to watch a video that covers the concepts we discussed
Project - weekly planner reflection
Week 6:
Hydrogen Balloon Experiment - Notes writing guide image for writing prompt
Weekly Planner - completed week plan with daily goals and completion notes
Gun Violence Writing Piece
Cosmos Writing Piece
Blog Post: more details
Chemistry - 1st draft of science writing piece for hydrogen balloon experiment, critique notes, draft 2
Project - weekly planner reflection
Humanities - gun violence writing piece
Week 7:
Weekly Planner - completed week plan with daily goals and completion notes
Staged Photographs - guide
How to Make an Element - printable version
Genocide Reading
Blog Post: more details
Chemistry - 4 quotes from "How to Make an Element", add your questions to each quote (2 How's 2 Why's)
Project - weekly planner reflection; staged photo plan
Humanities - Cosmos packet (added to personal folder or turned in)
Week 8:
Weekly Planner - completed week plan with daily goals and completion notes
Primordial and Stellar Nucleosynthesis - reading 2 NASA picture of the day
Book Talk sign-up; genocide reading
1 6"x6" acrylic photo
Blog Post: more details
Chemistry - 1 paragraph in reference to a solar image, 1st draft
Project - weekly planner reflection; corresponding 6x6 humanities and science writing pieces
Humanities - genocide blog post
Week 9:
Weekly Planner - completed week plan with daily goals and completion notes
Physical Changes of Matter (states and phase changes) - board notes 1 board notes 2
Three 6"x6" photos added to the folder, printed if possible
Read assigned book; do Podcast assignment
Blog Post: more details
Chemistry - Oobleck writing piece (~250 wds); dry Ice writing piece (~250wds) - see Adam's blog for details
Project - weekly planner reflection; the three 6"x6" photos with writing pieces
Humanities - podcast assignment
Week 10:
Weekly Planner - completed week plan with daily goals and completion notes
Chemical Changes of Matter (compounds and rxns) - board notes 1 board notes 2
Two 6"x6" photos
Reading and analysis - the case against sugar
Blog Post: more details
Chemistry - How do rocks form, and how does it relate to our class experiment (~300wds)
Project - weekly planner reflection; two 6"x6" photos with writing pieces
Humanities - final writing piece; brainstorming sheet; graphic organizer
Borek/Lerario SeeWorld Project Media Library
Sophomore Class Blogs
Blog Revision Submission
Photo Planning Guide
Week 1:
Day 1 activity - Lasers and Lenses
Lasers and Lenses Class Folder
Blog Post:
Humanities - Personal Statement
Chemistry - Add a wondering about the cosmos or microcosmos
Project - Telescope (picture of telescope plans, of telescope, through it, reflection)
Week 2:
Laser Microscopes Debrief 1 Debrief 2
Poetry piece
Scale of the Universe Version 2 (if the first link is not working)
Neave Planetarium
Blog Post:
Humanities - poetry piece (8 lines min.)
Chemistry - scale of the universe reflection (see, think and wonder; min. 250wds.)
Project - laser microscope write-up and picture (reflection or poetic piece; see debrief above)
Week 3:
Camping/Packing List (include tent groups, food, and equipment)
Celestial "Hit List" (what to photograph)
Last 3 weeks in photography
Blog Post: more details
Project - camping/packing List
celestial object research (what object, catalog #, location, relative magnitude and size)
camping trip reflection
Week 4:
Photoshop Processing Basics
DIY Microscopes Example 1 Example 2
DIY Microscope footage
Blog Post: more details
Project 1. 6x6 photo of learning over last 3 weeks with processing info and reflection
2. DIY microscope - vision, design, construction, images, reflection
Week 5:
Light Experiment - video for those that might want a refresher
Historical Presentations
Weekly Planner
Blog Post: more details
Humanities - mini presentations
Chemistry - What is light? What is color? How can we use it to understand the universe? (use an example)
Click HERE to watch a video that covers the concepts we discussed
Project - weekly planner reflection
Week 6:
Hydrogen Balloon Experiment - Notes writing guide image for writing prompt
Weekly Planner - completed week plan with daily goals and completion notes
Gun Violence Writing Piece
Cosmos Writing Piece
Blog Post: more details
Chemistry - 1st draft of science writing piece for hydrogen balloon experiment, critique notes, draft 2
Project - weekly planner reflection
Humanities - gun violence writing piece
Week 7:
Weekly Planner - completed week plan with daily goals and completion notes
Staged Photographs - guide
How to Make an Element - printable version
Genocide Reading
Blog Post: more details
Chemistry - 4 quotes from "How to Make an Element", add your questions to each quote (2 How's 2 Why's)
Project - weekly planner reflection; staged photo plan
Humanities - Cosmos packet (added to personal folder or turned in)
Week 8:
Weekly Planner - completed week plan with daily goals and completion notes
Primordial and Stellar Nucleosynthesis - reading 2 NASA picture of the day
Book Talk sign-up; genocide reading
1 6"x6" acrylic photo
Blog Post: more details
Chemistry - 1 paragraph in reference to a solar image, 1st draft
Project - weekly planner reflection; corresponding 6x6 humanities and science writing pieces
Humanities - genocide blog post
Week 9:
Weekly Planner - completed week plan with daily goals and completion notes
Physical Changes of Matter (states and phase changes) - board notes 1 board notes 2
Three 6"x6" photos added to the folder, printed if possible
Read assigned book; do Podcast assignment
Blog Post: more details
Chemistry - Oobleck writing piece (~250 wds); dry Ice writing piece (~250wds) - see Adam's blog for details
Project - weekly planner reflection; the three 6"x6" photos with writing pieces
Humanities - podcast assignment
Week 10:
Weekly Planner - completed week plan with daily goals and completion notes
Chemical Changes of Matter (compounds and rxns) - board notes 1 board notes 2
Two 6"x6" photos
Reading and analysis - the case against sugar
Blog Post: more details
Chemistry - How do rocks form, and how does it relate to our class experiment (~300wds)
Project - weekly planner reflection; two 6"x6" photos with writing pieces
Humanities - final writing piece; brainstorming sheet; graphic organizer
