Hello
My Students and Parents/Guardians,
Thank you for allowing me the honor of teaching you this year. As my initials spell LAB, I truly love how scientific phenomema affects our society and world. Therefore, I desire to bring this perspective into your academic journey through Environmental Science and Chemisty. We will explore the ways in which written communication and mathematical concepts influence scientific thought. A wise man once stated the following quote: "Science is not finished until it is communicated. " Thus, our classes will explore the various ways that science is communicated through data, discussion, and debate. We will brainstorm how claims, evidence, and reasoning help the scientific community to develop theories and laws. Always remember that science is a human endeavor that you must actively particlpate in each school day to reach your full academic potential through hands-on activities and group work. Looking forward to seeing great things from you this year.
Go, Neville Tigers!
Yours in education,
Dr. Leslie A Birdon, NBCT
Please use your Google classroom as a resource for upcoming assignments, class notes, online textbooks, study guides, post lab data and reports, and projects.
2025-2026 Google Class Codes
Period 2 Environmental Science- Honors 3agr7aqn
Period 3 Environmental Science- Honors 64gkbcjh
Period 4 Chemistry dbha3ksw
Period 5 Environmental Science o2v2bws5
Period 6 Environmental Science tnqp6ooj
Period 7 Environmental Science- Honors gbmla66p
Grading Percentages for Coursework
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Independent Research |
15% |
Video Film Projects |
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Assessment During Learning |
10% |
Bellringers/Exit Tickets |
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Group/Independent Practice (In Class) |
30% |
Labs/Group Work/Practice Problems |
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Homework |
10% |
Homework |
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Summative Assessment |
35% |
Culminating Tasks/Unit Tests |
Please refer below for the weekly updates.
Week of October 6- Environmental Science
Monday- Notes on Hydrosphere/Video
Tuesday- Test on Science and the Environment (Change due to Fire drill on Wed)
Wednesday- Unit 2 Writing CER Task
Thursday- Notes on Biosphere/Video
Friday- CER Graphing Word Problem- Monosaccharides (Virtual Assignment found in Google Classroom)
Upcoming Due Dates
Test- Science and the Environment Tues- Oct 7 Change to Fire Drill on Wed
Writing Final Task- Unit 2 CER Thurs- Oct 9
Week of October 6- Chemistry
Monday- Unit Conversion Review
Tuesday- Test on Measurement and Density (Change due to Fire Drill on Wed)
Wednesday- Density Graphing Problem/Digital Mass Lab
Thursday- Density Maze Game
Friday- Density Webquest (Virtual Assignment found in Google Classroom)
Upcoming Due Dates
Upcoming Test- Density/Measurement Tues- Oct 7
Density Maze Game- Thurs Oct 9