Dr. Matt QuigleyContactemail from students about class: mquigley@jamesmadisonprep.net
General School email: mquigley@madisonprep.org Phone: 480-345-2306 ext 217 Fax: 480-345-0059 Office HoursTutoring is available during Study Hall each day. Please ask for a study hall pass to see me for help.
Welcome to the third trimester!
Earth Science
Biology Chemistry Human Anatomy and Physiology ExtracurricularsCoach for the Academic Decathlon Team
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS BY CLASS:
9th grade Earth Science:
Announcements:
Assignments for the Week of 02/19/24
M: President's Day - no school T: Section 5.1 Review WS W: Read Section 5.2 and do Chapter Assessment 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17, 18, and STP 1, 3, 4, and 7 on pages 153 - 155 Th: Section 5.2 Review WS F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 02/26/24 M: Read section 5.3 and do Chapter Assessment 7, 8, 9, 10, 21, 23, 24, 36, and STP 2 and 8 on pages 153 - 155. T: Section 5.3 Review WS W: Review for Chapter 5 Test Th: Chapter 5 Test. HW: Read section 12.1 and do Chapter Assessment 1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 28, 29, and STP 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 on pages 359 - 361. F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 03/04/24 M: Read Section 12.2 and do Assessment 3, 6, 16, 17, 31, and STP 8 on pages 359 - 361. T: Section 12.2 Review Worksheet. W: Read Section 12.3 and do Assessment 4, 8, 11, 20, 22, 24, 27, 30, and STP 6 on pages 359 - 361. Th: Section 12.3 review worksheet F: Read Section 12.4 and do Assessment 5, 11, and STP 9 on pages 359 - 361. Section 12.4 review worksheet and Chapter 12 Wordwise worksheet. Assignments for the Week of 03/11/24 Spring Break Assignments for the Week of 03/18/24 M: No HW T: Geologic Time Exploration lab W: Modeling radioactive decay lab Th: Finish Modeling Radioactive Decay lab F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 03/25/24 M: No HW T: Chapter 12 Test Review W: Chapter 12 Test Th: ACT Aspire Practice F: No School Assignments for the Week of 04/01/24 M: Read Section 13.1 and do Chapter 13 Assessment 2, 13, 22, 24, and STP 2, 3, and 6 on pages 389 - 391. T: Section 13.1 Review Worksheet W: Read Section 13.2 and do Chapter 13 Assessment 4, 5, 16, 20, 21, and STP 1 on pages 389 - 391. Th: Section 13.2 Review WS F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 04/08/24 M: Geologic Time Review Worksheet. T: Read Section 13.3 and do Chapter 13 Assessment 3, 6, 7, 14, 19, and STP 5 on pages 389 - 391. W: ACT Aspire testing Th: Section 13.3 Review Worksheet. F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 04/15/24 M: Read Section 13.4 and do Chapter 13 Assessment 1, 8, 9, 10, 18, 27, 29, and STP 4 and 7 on pages 389 - 391. T: Determining Geologic Ages Lab worksheet. W: Finish lab worksheet Th: Chapter 13 Review F: Chapter 13 Test Assignments for the Week of 04/22/24 M: Read Section 22.1 and do Chapter 22 Assessment 1, 2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and STP 1, 2, and 3 on pages 639 - 641 T: Section 22.1 review worksheet W: Read Section 22.2 and do Chapter 22 Assessment 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 24, 25, 26, 27, and STP 4, 5, 6, 7 on pages 639 - 641. Th: Section 22.2 review worksheet F: Begin the "Measuring the Angle of the Sun at Noon" lab 10th Grade Biology
Announcements:
Unit 5 Test on Monday, April 22nd. Chapter 20 Quiz on Monday, April 29th. Assignments for the Week of 02/19/24
M: President's Day - no school T: Review cellular energy, photosynthesis and the Calvin Cycle W: Review cellular energy, respiration and fermentation Th: Review ecology and the organization of life F: Review food webs and chains, and energy pyramids Assignments for the Week of 02/26/24 M: Review Ecology and the organization of life T: Review species interactions, and matter and energy pyramids W: Microscope use lab. Th: Microscope use lab F: Protozoan lab Assignments for the Week of 03/04/24 M: Do section review 1 - 5 on page 297. T: Read section 12.2 and do section review 1 - 5 on page 304. W: None Th: Meiosis worksheet F: Do Understanding Concepts 1 - 20; Applying Concepts 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31; and Assessing Knowledge and Skills 1 - 4 on pages 305 - 307. Assignments for the Week of 03/11/24 Spring Break Assignments for the Week of 03/18/24 M: Begin Meiosis lab T: Finish Meiosis lab W: Chapter 12 quiz. HW: Read Section 17.1 0n pages 398 - 409 and do Chapter 17 Review Understanding Concepts 1 - 9, 13, 14, 16, 17, and Thinking Critically 27, 30, and 31 on pages 419 - 421. Th: Do Section Review 1 - 5 on page 409. F: Read Section 17.2 and do Section Review 1 -5 on page 418. Assignments for the Week of 03/25/24 M: Read Section 17.2 and do Section Assessment 1 - 5 on page 418. T: Do Chapter 17 Review Understanding Concepts 10, 11, 12, 15, 18, 19, 20, Applying Concepts 24 and 26, and Assessing Knowledge and Skills 1 - 5 on pages 420 and 421. W: Homework - Read Section 18.1 and do Section Review 1 - 5 on page 434. Th: Chapter 17 Quiz F: No School Assignments for the Week of 04/01/24 M: Read Section 18.1 and do Section Review 1 - 5 on page 434. T: Chapter 18 Review Understanding Concepts 1 - 5, 7 - 12, 20, Applying Concepts 23, 24, and Thinking Critically 28 on pages 449 - 451. W: Read Section 18.2 and do Section Review 1 - 4 on page 448. Th: Chapter 18 Review Understanding Concepts 6, 13 - 19, Applying Concepts 22, Thinking Critically 27, 29, 30, and 31, and Assessing Knowledge and Skills 1 - 4 on pages 449 - 451. F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 04/08/24 M: Section 18.2 Review Worksheet T: No HW W: Read Section 19.1 and do Section Review 1 - 4 on page 462. Th: Chapter 18 Quiz. Chapter 19 Review Understanding Concepts 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, Applying Concepts 24, Thinking Critically 29, 31, and Assessing Knowledge and Skills 1 - 3. F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 04/15/24 M: Read section 19.2 and do section review 1 - 4 on page 474. T: Chapter 19 Review Understanding Concepts 3 - 6, 9, 16 - 20, Applying Concepts 23, and Thinking Critically 26 on pages 475 - 477. W: Chapter 19 Content Mastery worksheets Th: Chapter 19 Quiz F: Unit 5 Review Assignments for the Week of 04/22/24 M: Unit 5 Test. Read Section 20.1 and do Section Review 1 - 3, and 5 on page 489. T: Chapter 20 Review Understanding Concepts 1 - 8, 19, 20, Applying Concepts 21, and Thinking Critically 31 on pages 499 - 501. W: Sections 20.1 20.2 review worksheets Th: Read Section 20.2 and do Chapter 20 Review Understanding Concepts 9 - 18, Applying Concepts 22, 24, Thinking Critically 32, and Assessing Knowledge and Skills 1 - 3 on pages 499 - 501. F: Making a Dichotomous Key lab. 11th grade ChemiSTRy
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Assignments for the Week of 02/19/24
M: President's Day - no school T: Final Exam review W: Read section 5.1 and do exercises 5.1, 5.9, 5.10, and 5.11. Th: Do exercises 5.14, 5.15, 5.17, 5.19, and 5.20 F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 02/26/24 M: Read section 5.2 and do exercises 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.23, 5.24, 5.25, 5.27, and 5.29 on pages 204 - 207. T: Read Sections 5.3 and 5.4 and do exercises 5.31, 5.32, 5.33, and 5.35 on page 207. W: Do exercises 5.5, 5.6, 5.37, 5.38, 5.39, and 5.45 on pages 204-208. Th: Read section 5.5 and do exercises 5.47 and 5.48 on page 208. F: Do exercises 5.49, 5.51, 5.53, 5.54, and 5.55 on page 208. Assignments for the Week of 03/04/24 M: Do exercises 5.8, 5.59, and 5.60. T: Do exercises 5.61, 6.63, and 5.64. W: Begin Heat of Reaction Lab Th: Continue lab F: Read section 5.7 and do exercises 5.7, 5.65, 5.66, 5.67, 5.69, 5.70, and 5.71. Assignments for the Week of 03/11/24 Spring Break Assignments for the Week of 03/18/24 M: Finish section 5.7 homework from last week T: GCU campus tour W: Begin Hess' Law lab Th: Finish Hess' Law lab F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 03/25/24 M: Hess' Law Lab T: Finish Lab W: ACT Practice Th: ACT Practice F: No School Assignments for the Week of 04/01/24 M: ACT Testing T: Lab Calculations W: Read Section 5.8 and do problems 5.79, 5.81, 5.83, and 5.85 Th: AZSCI review F: AZSCI review. Final draft of research paper due. Assignments for the Week of 04/08/24 M: AZ Sci testing or Chapter 5 Review T: AZ Sci testing or Chapter 5 Review W: Iron-gall ink Th: Iron-gall ink F: Chapter 5 Test Assignments for the Week of 04/15/24 M: Read Section 6.1 and do exercises 6.1, 6.9, 6.10, 6.11, 6.13, and 6.15. T: Read Section 6.2 and do exercises 6.3, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.24, and 6.27. W: No HW Th: Read Section 6.3 and do exercises 6.4, 6.5, 6.31, 6.32, and 6.33. F: Emission Spectra Lab Assignments for the Week of 04/22/24 M: Finish Line Spectra Lab T: Read section 6.4 and do exercises 6.35, 6.41, 6.44, and 6.45. W: Read section 6.5 and do exercises 6.47, 6.48, 6.49, and 6.50. Th: No HW F: No HW 12th Grade Human anatomy and physiology
Announcements:
Chapter 20 Test on Tuesday, April 30th. Assignments for the Week of 02/19/24
M: President's Day - no school T: Read 13.1 and 13.2 and do review exercises 1, 4, 6, and 7. W: Read section 13.3 and do review exercises 8 - 12, and 14. Th: Read section 13.4 and do review exercises 15 - 22. F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 02/26/24 M: Read sections 13.5 and 13.6 and do review exercises 23 - 27. T: Read section 13.7 and 13.8 and do Critical Thinking 4, 5, 6, and 8. W: Chapter 13 lab worksheet Th: Review for Chapter 13 Test F: Heart dissection Assignments for the Week of 03/04/24 M: Chapter 13 Test review T: Chapter 13 Test. W: Read Sections 14.1 - 14.4 and do exercises 1 - 4 on page 389. Th: Read Sections 14.5 and 14.6 and do exercises 5, 6, and 7 on page 389. F: Read Sections 14.7 and 14.8 and do exercises 8 - 13 on page 389. Assignments for the Week of 03/11/24 Spring Break Assignments for the Week of 03/18/24 M: Read Sections 14.7 and 14.8 and do exercises 8 - 13 on page 389. T: GCU campus tour W: Read section 14.9 and do review exercises 14, 16 - 27 on pages 389 - 390. Th: Do review exercises 29 - 37 on page 390. F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 03/25/24 M: Chapter 14 Lab worksheet T: Review Chapter 14 W: Chapter 14 Test Th: Read Sections 15.1 and 15.2 and do review exercises 1 - 5 on page 432. F: No School Assignments for the Week of 04/01/24 M: Read sections 19.1 and 19.2 and do review exercises 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 on page 525. T: Read section 19.3 and do review exercises 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, and 15 on page 525. W: Read section 19.4 and do review exercises 16, 18, and 19 on page 525. Th: Read section 19.5 and do review exercises 20, 22, 23, 24, and 25 on page 525. F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 04/08/24 M: No HW T: Read Section 19.6 and do review exercise 26, and Critical Thinking 2 and 7. W: Read Sections 19.7 and 19.8 and do review exercises 27, 28, 29, and Critical Thinking 4 and 5. Th: Chapter 19 Lab worksheet F: Complete Chapter 19 Lab worksheet Assignments for the Week of 04/15/24 M: Review Chapter 19 T: Chapter 19 Test W: Read sections 20.1 and 20.2 and do exercises 1, 2, 3, and 4. Th: Read section 20.3 and do exercises 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 04/22/24 M: Read pages 533 - 537 and do review exercises 13, 14, 15, and 17. T: Read pages 537 - 542 and do review exercises 18, 20, and 21. W: Read pages 542 - 544 and do review exercise 22 and Critical Thinking 1, 4, and 6. Th: Read Section 20.4 and do review exercises 23, 24, 25, 26, and Critical Thinking 2. F: Chapter 20 lab worksheet. |
BiographyHi, I am Dr. Quigley and I teach the Earth Science and Chemistry classes at James Madison Preparatory School. I live in Tempe and have one daughter, Allyson. While my title is “Doctor” I am not a medical doctor. I have a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University (Gig ‘em Aggies!) in Chemical Oceanography (2000) with an undergraduate degree in Marine Science (1991). Before coming to James Madison, I taught full time for Northland Pioneer College in Snowflake and Show Low, Arizona and at Roxbury Community College in Roxbury, Massachusetts. While teaching at the college level I had the opportunity to teach several different science courses from basic Chemistry and Biology to Human Anatomy and Physiology and Environmental Chemistry.
It is strange how life takes you in directions that are different from what you had originally intended. I started graduate school with the intention of becoming a research scientist but I made some interesting discoveries about myself in the course of my education. First, I found that I become intensely seasick on small research ships (hence the oceanographer now living in a land-locked state). Second, I had a debilitating fear of public speaking while in college, and one of the reasons I decided to get my Ph.D. was that I knew it would force me to confront my fears in the classroom. I was given several opportunities to do some teaching during graduate school and, to my great surprise, I discovered that it was something I truly enjoyed. Once I completed my degree I had to decide if I would pursue a career in teaching or research. I decided to go with what I loved and that has made all the difference. Teaching Philosophy: It is my goal to give my students an understanding of how the physical world around them functions, from the mundane, like gravity, to the more exotic, like subatomic structure. In order to be able to interpret advances in medicine and technology, I want my students to have a good understanding of the scientific method and of how science is done. |
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Academic Decathlon:
Important Dates:
January 22nd - Regional Competition Online Essay
February 2nd and 3rd - Regional Competition in Show Low, AZ
February 26th - State Competition Online Essay
March 8th and 9th - State Competition
The Theme for the 2023 - 2024 Season is "Technology and Humanity". Please note, Academic Decathlon is only open to High School students grades 9 - 12. But students of ALL abilities are welcome and can compete. If you would like to join the James Madison Preparatory Academic Decathlon team for the 2023 - 2024 season please come see me or email me and I will give you an application. The activity fee for the season is $250.
Study materials for JMPS students are available through the following link:
https://usad.enlyght.com/tc/OrderReview.aspx?DistributionCode=GDAPDWGKEMCR
The primary point of contact between myself and the team members will be through weekly meetings and through the JMPS AcaDec Google Classroom. The classroom code is xrztny2
Weekly Meeting will be held during the Enrichment Hour (Z-Hour) on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:55 - 3:45 pm in the High School Lab room 306. The first meeting will be Tuesday, 08/08/23.
The link below will take you to the Academic Decathlon Google Classroom:
classroom.google.com/c/NjEzOTMwNzI0MTM0?cjc=xrztny2