Thursday, March 30, 2017

Summer Opportunity!!!

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math
4-Day College & Career Explorations

Helping Students Develop a Sense of Purpose and Focus
Designed for all subject areas, 7th-12th Grade Teachers & Students
June 2-5, 2017 / October 6-9, 2017 / April 20-23, 2018 / June 1-4, 2018
Cape Canaveral / Orlando / Lakeland / Sarasota, Florida
The 4-day college & career explorations are guidance programs rolled into an incredibly exciting educational travel experience. The Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math field trip activities and sessions are designed to reinforce educators' efforts in helping students grasp the importance of each subject area and how it will impact their future.

The overall objective is to enable middle and high school students to develop a sense of purpose and focus as they are introduced to exciting career paths and the different "types" of post-secondary institutions....PLUS the relevance of middle and high school course selections.

It's all about exposing students to the many career opportunities and the process involved in getting there...regardless of their post-secondary institutional choices and eventual career pursuits!
SAMPLE ACTIVITIES & SESSIONS:
CAREER: Behind-the-scenes "career-related" field trip options include world renown resource centers and attractions such as Kennedy Space Center, Epcot®, Disney's Animal Kingdom®, Universal Studios Florida®, Gulf of Mexico's Mote Marine Lab, Disney's Hollywood Studios®, Universal's Islands of Adventure®, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex ...complemented by "case study" introductions to sample innovative companies such as video game producer Electronic Arts, engineering giant Lockheed Martin, aerospace manufacturer SpaceX, tourism & hospitality leader The Walt Disney Company ...and more!
COLLEGE: Activities and orientation field trips include special briefings at the Florida Polytechnic University, University of Central Florida, and Ringling College of Art & Design as a way of introducing students to campus life, degree considerations, the admissions process, the importance of middle and high school course selections, career services, and other related counseling topics that apply to "all" potential post-secondary institutional category choices.

SAMPLE CAREER ORIENTATIONS & BRIEFINGS:
Advertising | Aerospace Engineering and Technology | Astronomy | Business Administration
Communications | Computer Animation | Computer Science | Conservation | Creative Writing
Digital Film | Digital Media | Engineering | Entrepreneurship | Environmental Research
Game Art and Design | Graphic Design | Hospitality | Illustration | Marine Science
Marketing | Oceanography | Photography | Robotics | Scripting | Social Media
Space Exploration | Sports and Entertainment
FACILITATED BY:
Educators | Engineers | Entrepreneurs | Designers | Producers | Scientists | Writers
FOR SAMPLE ITINERARIES, COSTS, AND TO REQUEST FURTHER INFORMATION:
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Real World Explorations
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7540 Windsor Drive, Suite 202, Allentown, PA 18195

Thursday, March 23, 2017

Anatomy & Physiology Quarter 4 Outline

I don't have a printer, so here's a digital copy until I can print.

Quarter 4 Outline: Anamtomy & Physiology
Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 3/20 Introduce Project 3/21 Project Workday 3/22 Project Workday 3/23 Project Workday 3/24 Project Prep Assignment Due
2 3/27 Endocrine Teaching Day 3/28 Endocrine Activity Day 3/29 Endocrine Quiz day 3/30 Blood Teaching Day 3/31 Blood Activity Day
3 4/3 Blood Quiz Day 4/4 Blood Typing Lab 4/5 Cadriovascular Teaching Day 4/6 Cardiovascular Activity Day 4/7 Cardiovascular Quiz Day
4 4/10 Respiration Teaching Day 4/11 Respiration Activity Day 4/12 Respiration Quiz Day 4/13 Lymphatic Teaching Day 4/14 NO SCHOOL
5 4/17 Lymphatic Activity Day 4/18 Lymphatic Quiz Day 4/19 Digestion Teaching Day 4/20 Digestion Activity Day 4/21 Digestion Quiz Day
6 4/24 Nutrition & Metabolism Teaching Day 4/25 Nutrition & Metabolism Activity Day 4/26 Nutrition & Metabolism Quiz Day 4/27 Renal Teaching Day 4/28 Renal Activity Day/
7 5/1 Renal Quiz Day 5/2 Reproduction 5/3 Reproduction 5/4 BIOLOGY EOC DAY!!!! 5/5 Reproduction
8 5/8 Reproduction 5/9 Seniors' Last Day 5/10 MERI Trip (6th period's day) 5/11 MERI Trip (7th period's day) & Senior Exams  5/12 Senior Exams
9 5/15 a 5/16 a 5/17 a 5/18 a 5/19 s
10 5/22 Clean up and Review for Exams 5/23 Clean up and Review for Exams 5/24 Exams 5/25 Exams 5/26 Last Day of School!!!

Let me know what you'd like to work on for that last week!!

BIOLOGY Quarter 4 Outline

Since I don't have a printer, I figured I would post this here and I'll figure out getting you all a copy.

Quarter 4 Outline: Honors Biology
Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 3/20 Project Introduced 3/21 Project Workday 3/22 12.1 Notes 3/23 Paper Folded DNA  3/24 12.1 Notes HW p332; 1-5
2 3/27 12.3 Notes 3/28 12.2 Notes HW p335; 1-4 3/29 Project Work Day 3/30 12.3 Notes  3/31 Coding Practice
3 4/3 12.4 Notes HW p341; 1-5 4/4 Project
Work Day
4/5 Review Chapter 12 4/6 Test 12 4/7 Practice Game Day
4 4/10 Games Due 4/11 Chapter 13 4/12 EOC Practice Test 1 4/13 Game Day! 4/14 NO SCHOOL
5 4/17 MAP Testing and Review of EOC Test 1 4/18 Review Macromolecules 4/19 Lab on Macromolecules 4/20 Vocabulary Bee! 4/21 Blood Typing Lab
6 4/24 EOC Practice #2 4/25 MAP Testing and Review of EOC Test 2 4/26 MAP Testing and Review of EOC Test 2 4/27 Spongebob Genetics 4/28 Review of Cells
7 5/1 Cards and Games 5/2 Cards and Games 5/3 Cards and Games 5/4 BIOLOGY EOC DAY!!!! 5/5 EOCs
8 5/8 Magic School Bus! 5/9 Lorax 1 5/10 Lorax 2 5/11 The Martian (1) 5/12 The Martian (2)
9 5/15 a 5/16 Pink Palace 5/17 a 5/18 a 5/19 s
10 5/22 Clean up and Review for Exams 5/23 Clean up and Review for Exams 5/24 Exams 5/25 Exams 5/26 Last Day of School!!!

If you have some thoughts about things you'd like to work on during that last week before you head to bigger and better, please let me know!!

Softball Spirit Wear


This is a fundraiser for the softball team. These items can be personalized for whomever is ordering them. There are several items that are "White Station" or "Spartans" only and do not say Softball.

If you would like to order, the order and the money is due by 3/31/17. Cash or checks made out to White Station Softball.

Thanks!!

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Quarter 4: Week 1 3/20-3/24

Biology:

Monday: Project Introduced and work time

Tuesday: Project Work day

Wednesday: Introduce Chapter 12

Thursday: Notes

Friday: Notes

Project Info can be found here.

Anatomy and Physiology:

Monday-Thursday: Project Workday

Friday:
Turn in Project prep:
1. Outline for powerpoint/presentation (organs, functions, etc)
2. Summary of Activity planned and the assessment
3. Minimum 3 quiz questions and answers due

Project info can be found here.

Saturday, March 4, 2017

Quarter 3 Week 10: 3/6 - 3/10

Biology:

3/6: Complex Inheritance

3/7: Complex Inheritance/Chromosomes and Heredity HW 310; 1-5

3/8: Chromosomes and Heredity, HW 315; 1-6

3/9: Review

3/10: Test Chapter 11/ PreTest Chapter 12

Reminders: Spring break is next week.....



Anatomy and Physiology

3/6

3/7

3/8

3/9

3/10