Thursday, October 29, 2009

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Weekly Update!

Individual pictures are on Tuesday while club/sport pictures are on Wednesday (make sure to get your passes).

This week's agenda -

Tuesday -
  • IB Biology (Mrs. Bidwell) - Cow eye dissection. Make sure to have printed out your own procedure beforehand.
  • AP Eng. Lit. and Comp. (Mr. Murray) - Be sure to have the key points of your essay marked on your own copy, as well as having five quotes that you might use in your review.
  • AP Chemistry (Mr. Mitchell) - The Precipitation Lab corrections are due.
  • IB World Geography (Mr. Sutton) - Have your topic for the IA, along with a reason why you're interested in the topic, and some preliminary research.
  • AP Calculus BC (Mrs. Li) - REPORT TO MRS. LI'S ROOM, NOT MR. BOBBITT'S. Homework is also due.
  • IB Chemistry III (Mrs. Smith) - There will be a test on Topic 4 from the IB syllabus. Be sure to study the study sheet, assessment statements, and IB study guide carefully!
Wednesday -
  • IB Theory of Knowledge (Mr. Butcher) - There will be a quiz on the common fallacies discussed in class. Be sure to study your notes.

Thursday -
  • AP Eng. Lit. and Comp. (Mr. Murray) - The framing is due for the Odyssey essay reviews.
  • IB Chemistry III (Mrs. Smith) - The theory section to the molecular models lab will be due. Be sure to follow the IB rubric.
  • IB English IV (Mrs. Benson) - We will be starting presentations on the discussion questions for Heart of Darkness.
Friday -
  • IB Theatre II (Mrs. Brooks) - If you want Mrs. Brooks to look over your Independent Project Portfolio (IPP) at all before submission, today is the final day for it to be turned in. Please make sure you meet the deadline, as it is not being strictly kept!
  • IB English IV (Mrs. Benson) - Some classes will be continuing while other classes will be starting their presentations on the discussion questions for Heart of Darkness.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Weekly Update!

The end of the nine weeks approaches!

This week's agenda:

Tuesday -
  • AP Chemistry (Mr. Mitchell) - The homework assignment from last Friday will be checked. This encompasses pg. 226, #55, #59, #61-#63, #67-#71 odd, #75.
  • IB World Geography (Mr. Sutton) - The Global Warming Article assignment is due: everyone needs to have one article supporting the existence of anthropogenic global warming/climate change and one article against the theory, as well as a response to both articles and explaining which viewpoint one supports.
  • IB Theatre II (Mrs. Brooks) - We will be justifying our grades to Mrs. Brooks. Be sure to have all research that you have done for your Independent Project with you. Your grade depends on it!
  • IB Chemistry III (Mrs. Smith) - We will be grading the Molecular Geometry labs in class.
Wednesday -
  • AP/IB Biology (Mrs. Bidwell) - MRS. BIDWELL IS COMING BACK!
  • IB Chemistry III (Mrs. Smith) - There will be a notebook check. Be sure to have completed all assessment statements, and be sure to have your binder completely organized.
  • IB English IV (Mrs. Benson) - There will be a unit test on the poetry of Robert Lee Frost. Study all handouts and be thoroughly familiar with all of Frost's poems, and be prepared to answer questions about specific line numbers without a copy of any of the poems for reference. See the comment for a link to Autumn's guide.
Thursday -
  • IB Biology (Mrs. Bidwell) - The Human Reflex-Response-Reaction Design Lab is due.
Friday -
  • AP Calculus BC (Mr. Bobbitt) - Calculator Lab #5 Corrections are due.
  • IB Biology (Mrs. Bidwell) - Eye Anatomy Quiz: check out the eye anatomy guide.
  • IB Chemistry III (Mrs. Smith) - There will be a test on Topic 4. Be sure to have completed the necessary assessment statements in preparation. UPDATE - This test has been moved to next Tuesday (thanks, Madeline!).
  • IB English IV (Mrs. Benson) - There will be a reading test on Heart of Darkness. Be sure to have actually read the book, as Mrs. Benson has stated that it will not be possibly to pass by only reading SparkNotes.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

American Chemical Society (ACS) Style Guidelines

http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/cite/acs/print.pdf is a handy sheet to have when using the numeric system. Remember that if you choose to have numerical in-text citations, you will have the sources in numerical order in the works cited, rather than alphabetical.

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/CHEM/acsstyle.html is an excellent resource, as it discusses how to format the works cited (such as telling you to not leave blank spaces between references), as well as how to cite sources. I highly recommend it, since it gives a basic format for each type of resource, as well as examples - a lot of websites will only give examples.

Chapter Eight Terms, America Secedes from the Empire

Chapter Eight Terms, America Secedes From the Empire

Chapter Seven Terms, The Road to Revolution

Chapter Seven Terms, The Road to Revolution

Monday, October 12, 2009

Chapter Six Terms, The Duel for North America

Chapter Six Terms, The Duel for North America

AP Chemistry, Lab Report Guidelines, Precipitation Reaction Examples

UPDATE: American Chemical Society (ACS) citation style is recommended by Mr. Mitchell. Please see http://library.williams.edu/citing/styles/acs.php for guidelines.

REMINDER: Don't forget to write the simple, total, and net ionic equations for all reactions that occurred in the lab! These equations belong in the discussion section.

AP Chem, General Lab Report Format, Precipitation Reactions Example

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Weekly Update!

Hello, everyone! This is a reminder that the PHS drama troupe will be holding auditions for its fall show, The Mouse That Roared, Monday in Room 95. Alternatively, if you don't know where Room 95 is, you may show up in the auditorium, and there will be someone to guide you to the right place.

This week's agenda:

Monday -
  • IB Spanish IV (Sr. Alemañy) - There will be a quiz on the second half of the health vocabulary.
  • IB English IV (Mrs. Benson) - There will be a unit test on the poetry of William Butler Yeats. Study all handouts and be thoroughly familiar with all of Yeats's poems, and be prepared to answer questions about specific line numbers without a copy of any of the poems for reference.
Tuesday -
  • IB Theory of Knowledge (Mr. Butcher) - There will be a test on the terms from the assigned handout.
Wednesday -
  • IB Spanish IV (Sr. Alemañy) - We will begin group oral presentations.
Thursday -
  • IB Further Mathematics (Mr. Bobbitt) - The review sets for Chapters 9 and 10 from the HL Core textbook will be due.
  • IB Chemistry III (Mrs. Smith) - There will be a test on the Environmental Chemistry topic. Study all of your notes from the environmental presentations.
Friday -
  • IB Further Mathematics (Mr. Bobbitt) - There will be a test on all of IB Statistics.

IB Bio Field Trip 2009 - Fish Data

IB Bio 2009 Field Trip Fish Data

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Weekly Update!

Hello, everyone! It's been a while. This is a reminder that Pensacola High School's annual, student-directed Evening of One-Acts will be 9-10 October 2009, this Friday and Saturday at 7 PM in the PHS Auditorium. Tickets will be $5 for students and $7 for adults. You can get extra credit in English classes, particularly for Mrs. Benson, who gives you an extra point on your 9 weeks grade just for SHOWING UP! The shows presented will be "A Quiet Place" by Eddie Kennedy, directed by Jarryd Boyd, "The Middle of Nowhere" by Raleigh Marcell, Jr., directed by Seth Friedman, and "Goldilocks on Trial" by Ed Monk, directed by Roy Hornsby. Please come support your peers! They greatly need your support!

This week's agenda:

Monday -
  • IB Chemistry III (Mrs. Smith) - We will be continuing environmental project presentations. Come prepared for your presentation!
  • IB Theory of Knowledge (Mr. Butcher) - The three questions on the video showed in class Thursday and Friday will be due.
  • IB English IV (Mrs. Benson) - We will be continuing poetry presentations. There will also be a vocabulary quiz on Units 8 and 9. Finally, the essay on a symbol from your group's poem will be due. It should be two pages, double-spaced.
  • IB History of the Americas (Mr. Jones) - There will be a quiz on the Central American map.
  • IB Biology (Ms. Bidwell) - The "Dirty Water" Lab is due.
Tuesday -
  • IB Chemistry III (Mrs. Smith) - We will be continuing environmental project presentations. Come prepared for your presentation!

Wednesday -
  • IB Further Mathematics (Mr. Bobbitt) - There will be a test on all of IB Statistics, minus Section F on the Chi-Squared Distribution.
  • IB Chemistry III (Mrs. Smith) - We will be continuing environmental project presentations. Come prepared for your presentation!
  • IB English IV (Mrs. Benson) - We will be continuing poetry presentations.
  • IB Biology (Ms. Bidwell) - The "Signals Transmission Simulation" lab is due.
Thursday -
  • IB Further Mathematics (Mr. Bobbitt) - The review sets for Chapters 7 and 8 from the HL Core textbook will be due.
  • IB Chemistry III (Mrs. Smith) - We will be continuing environmental project presentations. Come prepared for your presentation!
  • IB English IV (Mrs. Benson) - We will be continuing poetry presentations.
  • IB History of the Americas (Mr. Jones) - There will be a test on the Historial Overview, Part 1 Introduction, and Chapter 5 of the textbook.
Friday -
  • IB Chemistry III (Mrs. Smith) - We will be continuing environmental project presentations. Come prepared for your presentation!
  • IB Theory of Knowledge (Mr. Butcher) - Ten journal entries will be due. They will count as 50% of the 9 weeks grade, so do your best!
  • IB English IV (Mrs. Benson) - We will be continuing poetry presentations.
  • IB Biology (Ms. Bidwell) - There will be a quiz on E.1.3, reflex arcs.