NCTSA Mission Statement:

"We, the students of the North County Technology and Science Academy, are committed to our education. Every day we walk though these doors we are working towards earning our high school diploma with the goal of college in mind. Life may not be easy, but we realize the importance of maintaining, even in the toughest situations. We are committed to creating community and a healthy learning environment so that all students can achieve. We believe in cooperation, asking questions and respecting ourselves and others. During our time in this classroom we will grow and mature, because we are capable of anything we set our minds to!"

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Classroom Explorations: Characteristics of Living Things

Today you will examine some of the more easily observable characteristics of living things. Just like a biologist, you will be asked to identify the characteristic and descibe what you see.

Use the links in the document below to watch the video clips:


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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Activity 5: Independent Reading/Research

Today you will apply your close reading skills to the Internet. You and your partner will dig into the site linked below and answer the questions in your English journal.

Here is your link: PBS: The Story of American Public Education

Questions to answer with your partner:
  1. How is this website organized? (describe the text features you see)
  2. What ideas or information does the website present?
  3. How does this website add to my current knowledge about this topic (the same topic you have analyzed through images and personal narrative?)
  4. Now dig deeper. Dig into the content from one of the website's tabs and learns something new! Write about it so you can share with the class.



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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

This next month we will be starting our book club with Words Alive. Before we begin our work, I am asking you to compelte the following survey (see link below)

Survey Monkey
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Monday, September 2, 2013





Biologically Inspired Robots



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