Welcome to CHS Forensic Science, Spring 2010

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Friday, April 23, 2010

Thurs, Apr 29

LAB TIME
PowerPoint Presentations – Turn in Questions

Weds, Apr 28

LAB TIME
Continue PowerPoints

Tues, Apr 27

Unit 8 Review Game (Betting Game)
Unit 8 Quiz
Unit 9 Concept Map - Drugs
Form Groups for Drug Types Presentations
Media Center Lab to create PowerPoint Presentations

Mon, Apr 26

Physical Science Reference
-Read and Highlight

Review Worksheets
- Atomic Dimensions
- Isotope vs. different elements

Emission Spectroscopy
-gas glow tube demo

Review Questions III (divide and conquer)

Quiz Tues

Fri, Apr 23

Conclude Electromagnetic Spectrum Lab
-Share Data
-Graphs and Conclusion

Review Questions II
Concept Map (Back Side)

Thurs, Apr 22

Electromagnetic Spectrum & Waves

Spectrophotometer Lab
-assign wavelengths
-work on prelab questions

Weds, Apr 21

Did Peat Cheat? Lab
- Set up Lab
- Complete Chrom. Chart Notes
- Highlight Reference Handout
- Complete Lab

Unit 8 Rev. Quest. 1

Teaching Philosophy

"I hear—I forget, I see—I learn, I do—I understand, I teach—I master"

The quote above describes a good portion of my teaching philosophy. I believe students learn the most when they are engaged in the learning. This can be done by incorporating activities into a lecture or by relating a lesson to the experiences of the students. Each student is unique, therefore, it is imperative to incorporate multiple learning styles (visual, logical, kinesthetic, etc) and diversity within a lecture.

When a student is capable of teaching the information he or she has learned, it is a sign that he/she has mastered the