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 December 1- Environmental Science
Monday- Evolution by Natural Selection Interactive Lecture Notes
Tuesday- Biogeography Lines of Evidence/Experiment Lines of Evidence RT Graphic Organizers
Wednesday- Darwin's Natural Selection Worksheet/Biogeography Edpuzzle
Thursday- Evolution of Elephants- Biogeography Evidence CER Analysis
Friday- Kingdoms of Life Webquest
Week of December 8- Environmental Science
Monday- Natural Selection Interactive Lecture Notes
Tuesday- Natural Selection and Peppered Moths Article Graphic Organizer Pre- Lab
Wednesday- Natural Selection and Peppered Moths Virtual Lab- Lab
Thursday- Natural Selection and Peppered Moths Virtual Lab- Post Lab
Friday- Graphing Analysis/What Darwin Never Knew Film Notes
Upcoming Due Dates
Biodiversity Virtual Lab Dec 2
Quanifying Biodiversity Virtual Lab Dec 3
Nature Under Threat Homework- Dec 5
Cell Membrane Graphing Analysis Dec 1
Crash Course Ecology Notes Dec 1
Week of December 1- Chemistry
Monday- The Genius of Mendeleev Video Edpuzzle/My Missing Cousin Inquiry
Tuesday- The History of the Periodic Table Edpuzzle/My Missing Cousin Inquiry
Wednesday- Chemical/Physical Properties Edpuzzle/Periodic Trends Inquiry
Thursday- Periodic Table Webquest and Coloring Families
Friday- Periodic Table Webquest and Coloring Families/Protons and Neutrons in Staple Isotopes Graphing Analysis
Upcoming Due Dates
My Missing Cousin Inquiry Dec 5
Periodic Trends Inquiry Notes Dec 5
Protons and Neutrons in Staple Isotopes Graphing Analysis Dec 9
Periodic Table Webquest/Coloring Families Dec 10
Alien Periodic Table Inquiry Lab Dec 15