Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Wednesday- Last Day of Classes!
Bio- we went over the Lab Skills exam and some more Regents questions.
NOTE: the Bio department decided to make the exam worth 50 points instead of 100 points (because the exam was only 20 questions and only half of the period was given for the test).
So, if you got 16 out of 20, which is 80%, the grade book will show that you got 40 out of 50 (which is also 80%). The net effect is that this test will not affect your grade as much as a 100 point test would.
Well, we have one final task: to do REALLY well on the Regents exam, which is the culmination of all of the objectives of our course in one test. Please take advantage of the extra help sessions (CALENDAR IS POSTED ON BLACKBOARD; for ROOM #'s, SEE OUTSIDE THE TEACHERS' WORKROOM on the day of each review; also, see future blog posts) and ask as many questions as possible so that you can:
1. discover what you do not know
2. clarify any concept or explanation that confuses you
3. practice your test skills
4. practice writing/constructing a correct and logical response to the SPECIFIC question that is asked.
BOOST your course grade with a great performance and maximum effort on this Regents exam!
Chem - Congratulations! I hope that this year of chemistry initiates your realization and deepens your curiosity about how the universe within you and around you functions/works/changes.
Everything involves chemistry in some way; it is the central science and you may find that you'll want to continue to develop your knowledge of chem or, at least, practically apply some time in your future. Fortunately, I didn't have to lie/oversimplify to/for you in this course to get the main concepts across. If you know the BIG THREE: Zeff/OPELs , Magic Triangle/Moles, and Le Chatelier, then you know most of the important stuff in all of chemistry!
We looked at the quarterly exam; use that test as a continuing part of the self-analysis of your strengths and weaknesses.
Please take advantage of the extra help sessions (CALENDAR IS POSTED ON BLACKBOARD; for ROOM #'s, SEE OUTSIDE THE TEACHERS' WORKROOM on the day of each review; also, see future blog posts) and ask as many questions as possible so that you can:
1. discover what you do not know
2. clarify any concept or explanation that confuses you
3. practice your test skills
4. practice writing/constructing/calculating a correct and logical response to the SPECIFIC question that is asked.
You have time to improve your Regents score!
BOOST your course grade with a great performance and maximum effort on this Regents exam!
I'll try to find a "cool" room for tomorrow's review, if possible. See teachers' workroom door for room number.
NOTE: the Bio department decided to make the exam worth 50 points instead of 100 points (because the exam was only 20 questions and only half of the period was given for the test).
So, if you got 16 out of 20, which is 80%, the grade book will show that you got 40 out of 50 (which is also 80%). The net effect is that this test will not affect your grade as much as a 100 point test would.
Well, we have one final task: to do REALLY well on the Regents exam, which is the culmination of all of the objectives of our course in one test. Please take advantage of the extra help sessions (CALENDAR IS POSTED ON BLACKBOARD; for ROOM #'s, SEE OUTSIDE THE TEACHERS' WORKROOM on the day of each review; also, see future blog posts) and ask as many questions as possible so that you can:
1. discover what you do not know
2. clarify any concept or explanation that confuses you
3. practice your test skills
4. practice writing/constructing a correct and logical response to the SPECIFIC question that is asked.
BOOST your course grade with a great performance and maximum effort on this Regents exam!
Chem - Congratulations! I hope that this year of chemistry initiates your realization and deepens your curiosity about how the universe within you and around you functions/works/changes.
Everything involves chemistry in some way; it is the central science and you may find that you'll want to continue to develop your knowledge of chem or, at least, practically apply some time in your future. Fortunately, I didn't have to lie/oversimplify to/for you in this course to get the main concepts across. If you know the BIG THREE: Zeff/OPELs , Magic Triangle/Moles, and Le Chatelier, then you know most of the important stuff in all of chemistry!
We looked at the quarterly exam; use that test as a continuing part of the self-analysis of your strengths and weaknesses.
Please take advantage of the extra help sessions (CALENDAR IS POSTED ON BLACKBOARD; for ROOM #'s, SEE OUTSIDE THE TEACHERS' WORKROOM on the day of each review; also, see future blog posts) and ask as many questions as possible so that you can:
1. discover what you do not know
2. clarify any concept or explanation that confuses you
3. practice your test skills
4. practice writing/constructing/calculating a correct and logical response to the SPECIFIC question that is asked.
You have time to improve your Regents score!
BOOST your course grade with a great performance and maximum effort on this Regents exam!
I'll try to find a "cool" room for tomorrow's review, if possible. See teachers' workroom door for room number.
# posted by C @ 1:45 PM 
