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| Mrs. Volpe's Science Classes |
| MRS. VOLPE'S FAVORITE SEARCH ENGINES: Yahooligans Magellan HotBot |
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| This page was developed for the students in Mrs. Volpe's science classes. It is my hope that you connect to the website and check out the links that I have provided. I will also periodically post extra credit opportunites on this Web site. If you have any questions feel free to email me. If I'm on-line you may send me an instant message via yahoo instant messanger. |
| MADISON HIGH SCHOOL 915 E. 11 MILE RD. , MADISON HEIGHTS, MI 48071 |
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| Welcome to the 2005-2006 School Year. It should be an exciting year for both you and me. I will be teaching 2 brand new courses this school year so I too will have quite a bit of work to do. I look forward to a year filled with interesting learning adventures and I hope you do too! BIOLOGY I: Unit One: 4 weeks Aug 29 - Sept. 23, 2005 What is Science/Biology? Unit - Scientific Method, Lab Safety, Skills of a Biologist, and What does Alive Mean? UNIT TEST: September 23, 2005 Unit 2: 7 weeks Sept. 26 - Nov. 11, 2005 Cell Unit: What is a cell? Where do you find cells? How big is a cell? How do cells work? These and many other questions will be answered in this unit. Students will be involved in many hands-on activities including microscope labs and either the project "A Cell is like a City" or "Building a Cell Model" UNIT TEST: November 11, 2005 Important Note: You will have a WOW (Word of the Week Quiz almost every week) BIOLOGY C: (NEW COURSE) Unit One: 6 weeks Aug 29 - Oct. 7, 2005 Unit 1 - Scientific Method and Experimental Design. Included in this unit will be lab safety and skills of a life scientist. UNIT TEST: October 7, 2005 |
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| ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY (NEW COURSE) Unit One: aproximately 4 weeks Aug 29 - September 23 Unit One - Geology: Past and Present; and the Scientific Method. Topics covered in this unit will include: defining Geology as a science, skills of a geologist, basic geology of the earth and scientific method. |
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