Wed, Sep 9, 2026
Two things today. First, here is everything that was due since your last catch-up day, so you can see what you still owe and turn it in. Then the rest of the period is Research Track time.
Check what you have already turned in. Anything left unchecked is what today is for.
- Thu, Aug 27, 2026 · Cornell notes and the 6 RsNotebook sample: your first Cornell page (cues, notes, and a summary that answers the essential question).
- Fri, Aug 28, 2026 · Lab safety, myPLTW, and how to submitLab-safety check: signed safety contract, completed safety scavenger hunt, and course-access check (login screenshot if available, or a note that access is unavailable).
- Mon, Aug 31, 2026 · Bioethics of evidenceWritten CER (3-5 sentences) arguing one side of the trust-the-evidence debate with a claim, one piece of evidence, and one reasoning sentence.
- Tue, Sep 1, 2026 · The Missing Microscope: Crime Scene CER ScenarioThe Missing Microscope: Crime Scene CER Scenario
- Wed, Sep 2, 2026 · WebXam pretest and goal settingBaseline WebXam pretest complete (ungraded) + a written mastery goal and a two-routine reflection.
- Thu, Sep 3, 2026 · WebXam Pretest Debrief and Study PlanTake-home exam, 100 points, Assessments category: the completed WebXam Pretest Debrief and Study Plan with your baseline, three priority concepts with evidence, a weekly 6 Rs routine, your graphs and growth line, and two checkpoints with proof of learning. It is an assessment grade, and the criterion is a coherent plan, never your pretest score. Your individual pretest report is posted to you alone in the Schoology Materials folder named Your WebXam pretest report (visible only to you).
- Fri, Sep 4, 2026 · Graphing and statisticsCompleted WebXam Baseline sheet: baseline table, bar graph, class histogram with median bin, growth line with points per week and the October 2 checkpoint, and a claim-evidence-reasoning paragraph. Report exact median and range only when raw scores are available.
- Tue, Sep 8, 2026 · Chain of custody: track the evidenceCustody record review and transfer entry
Turn in: Any catch-up work that is still missing
Go to Schoology to turn this in.
Submit one PDF. Schoology attaches your name to your upload; on the page itself, write your period and code. Name the file: FirstName LastName - Assignment Title - YYYY-MM-DD.pdf.
Open Schoology PDF upload helpIf you cannot get in, see Mr. Mendoza. Do not skip the work.
Were you out for any of these? You get two school days for every day you were absent, so this deadline moves with you.
Those days fed these parts of your end-of-course WebXam (072110). Heaviest first.
- Handling, Preparation, Storage and Disposal · 54% of the exam
- Biotechnology Research and Experiments · 46% of the exam
Why can the same kind of opening begin with several different missed steps?
Open session 3This one is the next in the track for this course. The site does not track where you are in the track, so if you have already done it, open the track and take the next one you have not.
Research Track work is enrichment, the same track your lessons link to. It does not replace anything on the checklist above.