Assignment #14 (due 11.20)

Please complete the Lost and Puget Sound Survey for 11.20. NOTE: Your instructions are to conduct an interview--your role is to simply record the responses you receive on your handout. If you are interested in watching the video again, you can click here for full access!!

Also, please remember to bring your Barnacle Lab Reflection Comic Strip instructions with you on Wednesday for work in class.

CHECK THIS OUT--COOL METEOR STORM HEADING OUR WAY NOVEMBER 21-22 (this Thursday and Friday)!!! CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS!!

No homework tonight, but...

...please remember to bring your copy of How Do I Write A Conclusion? to class tomorrow!

No homework tonight...

...but please remember to bring your group's Barnacle Investigation data to class tomorrow!

Good job today, everyone!!! You communicated well, were flexible with needing to change plans at the last minute, were patient with each other, and worked really hard on completing your lab. I am really inspired by your work today!!

Assignment #13 (due before 11.13)

Please be sure your Barnacle Investigation group shares your completed Procedure doc with me before next Wednesday (11.13) I would like to print them in time for our big lab that day! You can share your file from your Google drive or via e-mail.

Enjoy your long weekend, everyone. Get outside!!!

Assignment #12 (due 11.6)

Please complete the Microscope Letter "e" Lab we did in class today. Your finished lab should include your sketches at low, medium, and high power. You should also complete Questions 1-3 in the Observation section.

Also, check out this cool article about orca behavior that appeared today in the Seattle Times--awesome footage of orca pods using incredible drone and underwater videography!!! 

No overnight homework tonight, but...

...please remember to have your Fall Water Quality Testing Reflection (Assignment #11) at the beginning of class tomorrow! HINT: It should be in you cubbay--you should not have taken it home.

No homework tonight, but...

...please come to class tomorrow prepared to discuss our super awesome water monitoring experience today!!!

No homework tonight, but...

Please prepare for water quality testing tomorrow!

The mid-morning forecast looks great so far--partial sun with temps in the low 50s and a minimal chance of rain. As we will be outside for the first part of the morning (until lunch), please dress appropriately for the weather. You can use the following list as a guide for your preparations. Please note that, regardless of weather, the conditions will still be wet and muddy and super awesome!!!

-Warm, waterproof shoes (insulated rain boots, waders, hiking boots...etc.)
-Warm layers (hat, gloves, warm socks, thermal layers)
-Rain gear
-Dry change of clothes for our return to school
-Water bottle and snack

See you tomorrow!!!

No weekend homework, but...

...please continue reviewing for next Friday's Quizipooh on Microscopes, Hypotheses, and Variables (October 25th!) You can access the review guide here!!

No homework tonight...

...but please remember to bring your Practicing Experimental Design assignment from yesterday to tomorrow's class so we can continue reviewing Practice Problems #1 and 2.

Also, if you are interested...here are the links to the two videos we watched about Puget Sound health in class today:

Sound in Balance

Protecting and Preserving Puget Sound: Puget Soundkeeper Alliance

Assignment #10 (due 10.16)

Please complete Practice Problems #1 and #2 on the back of your Practicing Experimental Design activity from class today. You are welcome to record your answers on a separate sheet of paper. A diagram may also help you work through each problem.

Assignment #9 (due 10.10)

Please complete the Practicing Experimental Design with Tomatoes prompt you received in class today. You may write your entire response out OR use a well-labeled diagram. Good luck!

Assignment #8 (due 10.8)

Please complete the top three rows of the Let's Practice chart on the back of your What is a Hypothesis? handout from class. You can review the instructions above the chart. Please do not complete the bottom three rows!

Also--check out the Draconid meteor shower peaking tonight into tomorrow morning! CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS!!! Looks like tonight will be clear and chilly--check em' out!

Assignment #7 (10.3)

Please complete the Practicing Microscopes handout you received in class today. Due tomorrow (10.3)!

No homework tonight...

...but please remember to bring the Microscope Diagram from today to class tomorrow!