Tuesday, October 7th

In AP Biology, we continued to work on lab reports. Rough drafts are due Monday, October 13th. The introduction section for your semester-long project is due on Friday, October 10th.

In Physical science, we did a lab concerning chromatography. Chromatography is the separation of pigments depending on their ability to dissolve in a given solvent. In this case, we were looking at the effect of alcohol, acetone or water on different types of markers. Some cool pictures from our results are shown below.

Monday, October 6th

In AP Biology, we started working on lab reports for the enzyme catalysis lab. Instructions and a rubric can be found here.

In Physical Science, we covered covalent and metallic bonding in Chapter 6 notes.

Thursday, October 2

In AP Biology, we played a great game of biology Taboo that came down to the last minute, with the Red Robins holding off a furious comeback by the Black Hawks. Your test will be tomorrow, so hopefully you are studying. Here is something that can help with writing your essays.

In 2nd period physical science, we finished up the reading guide for Chapter 6.

School gets out at 1 PM and we have parent-teacher conferences today. You will get a progress report tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 1st

In AP Biology, we reviewed for the test on Chapters 4-6.

In 2nd period Physical Science, we presented our tri-folds, worked on ACT practice and a reading guide for Chapter 6 - Chemical Bonds.

In 3rd period Physical science, we presented our tri-folds, worked on ACT practice and had a pre-lab for Chapter 6 where we looked at the properties of different compounds under a magnifying glass - epsom salts, regular salt, sugar, corn starch and citric acid.

Tuesday, September 30th

Today, members of the Club and Math and Science went to the NC Arboretum in Asheville so we had a sub in AP Biology and Physical Science.

Monday, September 29

Today, in AP Biology, we answered questions, compiled data and did calculations that went along with Friday's Enzyme Lab.

In physical science, we created mini tri-fold posters out of old manilla folders. These mini presentations had to include 3 headings, 3+ pictures and information from Chapter 4 or 5 in a bulleted list. Some of the best can be seen below.

Friday, September 26

Today, in AP Biology, we completed the AP Lab on enzyme activity.

In physical science, we had an assignment on pseudoscience and why it's important to not believe everything you see on the internet.

To go along with that, here is a video about some of the biggest hoaxes in science history: