Friday, September 4, 2009

Unit 2 Ecology Test and Preparation

It would be impossible for me to tell you all the smart students who excelled at the review challenges we had in the last two days. One of the best review tools we have are matching cards.

One set is three way matching - matching up a vocabulary word, a definition, and a picture. The other one is more like a puzzle grid where students have to match words with definitions correctly to make a big square. And I don't make it easy - there are a lot of trick answers to look at too. In this photo Raven and Alisa are working on three way matching and Dale is working on a puzzle square.

Sam and Lawrence challenge themselves to outdo each other and due to some helpful hints I gave one of them, it was impossible to determine a winner. To try and settle the score, they wanted another one. Only having one prepared for this unit's review, they tried the shark puzzle and learned that they have a lot to learn about sharks. Sam and Lawrence are competing for a higher score on today's test and they, along with everyone else, will find out how they did on Tuesday.

Happy Labor Day weekend!

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Computer Lab Etiquette

You are in the computer lab to do work for this class. If you are not doing work, then we will have problems.

Do not pack up early. Work until the bell or until MsJ says.

SAVE OFTEN. And if you save to a key, also save it to your number. If you lose it, you will have to do it again.

If MsJ asks for your attention, stop what you are doing and listen to what she has to say.

You may watch videos about your organism through reliable websites.

You may listen to music through the computer if you have your own headphones. Rule1 MsJ cannot hear it. You get one warning. Rule2 Turn it on and listen – no million clicks and constant changing. Take both ear phones out when MsJ is talking.