COMMON ASSESSMENT #1: The first common assessment will be on Friday, November 19, 2010 and Monday, November 22, 2010. While Fall Break begins on Wednesday (Weather Day) students are expected to attend school on Monday. The Common assessment will cover the biochemistry in Chapter 2 of the textbook, which includes the properties of water (and pH), carbon compounds (structure & function), and enzyme reactions.
HONORS PROJECT: Honors Project forms are being given out to class. The form is due to Mr. Ison by Tuesday, November 23, 2010. If students are going to be out the week of Thanksgiving, the form is to be turned in BEFORE the student goes for Thanksgiving. Also due is an "Experiment Design." The experiment design shall include the problem, materials needed, and the procedures (or design) of the experiment. For examples of "Experiment Design" see the "Design an Experiment" at the end of each chapter. Two words of warning, these cannot be used as the honors project and the honors project will likely require more procedures/directions than the "Design an Experiment" shows.
Students may work in groups, but the group has to be with the student's normal classroom group.
Students may pick topics in the following categories: Biology, Chemistry, Earth/Space Science, Engineering, and Physics. Note: Experts in each field will be utilized when grading.
