Dr. Matt QuigleyContactEmail from students regarding class assignments: [email protected]
General School email: [email protected] 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:
The Physical Science Chapter 2 Test will be on Tuesday, September 10th! Assignments for the Week of 07/22/24
M: Summer Vacation T: High School Orientation Night at 6:00 pm W: Summer Vacation Th: First Day of School! F: First Day of classes Assignments for the Week of 08/05/24 M: Read section 1.1 and do section 1.1 review worksheet. T: Read section 1.2 and do section 1.2 review worksheet. W: Read section 1.3 and do section 1.3 review worksheet. Th: Map Projections worksheet F: Topographic Map worksheet. Assignments for the Week of 08/12/24 M: Finish Understanding Altitude worksheet T: Making a Topographic Map lab W: Read Section 1.4 and do Section 1.4 Review worksheet. Th: Read Section 1.5 and do Section 1.5 Review worksheet. F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 08/19/24 M: Scientific Method quiz. Lab Safety worksheet. T: Review for Chapter 1 Test W: Chapter 1 Test. HW Read Physical Science Chapter 2 Section 1 and do Practice Problems 1 - 4 on page 47. Th: Physical Science Section 1 Review 5 - 11 on page 50. F: Domino Dash lab Assignments for the Week of 08/26/24 M: Finish Domino Dash worksheet. Read Physical Science Chapter 2 Section 2 and do Practice Problems 12 - 15 on page 54. T: Do Section 2 Review 16 - 21 on page 55. W: Skateboard Momentum Lab. Th: Finish Momentum lab worksheet. F: Labor Day Weekend. Assignments for the Week of 09/03/24 M: Labor Day T: Read Chapter 2 Section 3 and do Practice Problems 22 - 24 on page 58. W: Do Chapter 2 Section 3 Review 25 - 30 on page 60. Th: Chapter 2 Review Problems 31 - 41 on page 66. F: Chapter 2 Review Problems 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, and 49 - 54 on pages 66 - 67. Assignments for the Week of 09/09/24 M: Review for Chapter 2 Test. Standardized Test Prep 1 - 17 on page 68 - 69 of Physical Science text. T: Physical Science Chapter 2 Test W: Read Physical Science Chapter 3 pages 72 - 75 and do Section 1 Review 4 - 6 on page 79. Th: Read Physical Science Chapter 3 pages 76 - 79 and do Practice Problems 1 - 3 on page 78 and Section 1 Review 7 - 10 on page 79. F: Read Physical Science Chapter 3 Section 2 and do Practice Problems 11 - 14 on page 83 and Section 2 Review 15 - 21 on page 85. 11th grade ChemiSTRy
Announcements:
Assignments for the Week of 07/22/24
M: Summer Vacation T: High School Orientation Night at 6:00 pm W: Summer Vacation Th: First Day of School! F: First Day of classes. Assignments for the Week of 08/05/24 M: Read sections 1.1 and 1.2 and do exercises 1.1, 1.9, 1.10, 1.12, and 1.13. T: Read section 1.3 and do exercises 1.17, 1.19, and 1.21. W: None Th: Scientific Method worksheet. Study for element quiz. F: Element symbol quiz. Assignments for the Week of 08/12/24 M: Laboratory Skills Checkup 1, 2, 3, and 4. Lab safety take-home quiz. T: Obsertainer Lab W: Read Section 1.4 and do exercises 1.3, 1.23 - 1.25, 1.27, 1.30, and 1.33. Th: SI Units worksheet. F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 08/19/24 M: Read Section 1.5 and do exercises 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.35, 1.37, and 1.38. T: Do review exercises 1.39, 1.41, and 1.42. Significant figures worksheet. W: Dimensional Analysis worksheet. Th: Read section 1.6 and do exercises 1.7, 1.8, 1.43, 1.44, and 1.46. F: Accuracy and Precision Lab. Assignments for the Week of 08/26/24 M: Finish Accuracy and Precision Lab and Lab worksheet. T: Do exercises 1.45, 1.47, 1.52, 1.59, 1.63, and 1.64. W: Study for Chapter 1 Test. Th: Chapter 1 Test. HW None F: Labor Day Weekend. Assignments for the Week of 09/03/24 M: Labor Day T: Read Section 2.1 and do exercises 2.7, 2.8, and 2.10 on page 71. W: Read Section 2.2 and do exercises 2.1, 2.11, and 2.13 on page 70 and 71. Th: Chapter 2 Review Problems 31 - 41 on page 66. F: Chapter 2 Review Problems 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, and 49 - 54 on pages 66 - 67. Assignments for the Week of 09/09/24 M: Read Section 2.4 and do exercises 2.23, 2.24, 2.27, and 2.33 on pages 71 and 72. T: Read Section 2.5 and do exercises 2.2, 2.35, 2.37, and 2.38 on pages 70 and 72. W: Read Section 2.6 and do exercises 2.39, 2.41, 2.42, 2.44, and 2.45 on pages 72 and 73. Th: Read Section 2.7 and do exercises 2.3, 2.4, 2.47, 2.49, 2.50, 2.51, 2.53, and 2.55 on pages 70 and 73. F: Subatomic Particles, Ions, and Ionic compounds worksheets. 12th Grade Human anatomy and physiology
Announcements:
Chapter 6 Test is on Thursday, 9/12/24 Assignments for the Week of 07/22/24
M: Summer Vacation T: High School Orientation Night at 6:00 pm W: Summer Vacation Th: First Day of School! F: First day of classes Assignments for the Week of 08/05/24 M: Read sections 1.1 through 1.3 and do review exercises Part A 1- 5. T: Read section 1.4 and do review exercises 6 - 10. W: Read section 1.5 and pages 8, 9, and 10 of section 1.6 and do review exercises 11 - 17. Th: Read pages 12 and 13 and do review exercises Part A 18 and 19, and Part B 1. F: Read section 1.7 and do review exercises Part B 2, 3, and 4. Assignments for the Week of 08/12/24 M: Do exercise Part B 5 and Critical Thinking 2 - 5, 8, and 9. T: Review for Chapter 1 Test. W: Chapter 1 Test. Th: Review chapters 2, 3, and 4. F: Read sections 5.1 and 5.2 and do Review Exercises 1 - 5 on page 109. Assignments for the Week of 08/19/24 M: Do review exercises 6 - 9 on page 109. T: Read Section 5.3 and do review exercises 10 - 13 on page 109. W: Do review exercises 15 - 19 on page 109. Th: Read Sections 5.4 and 5.5 and do review exercises 20 - 23 on page 109. F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 08/26/24 M: Chapter 5 Tissue Lab. T: Review for Chapter 5 Test. W: Chapter 5 Test more review Th: Chapter 5 Test F: Labor Day Weekend. Assignments for the Week of 09/03/24 M: Labor Day T: Read pages 111 - 113 and do review exercises 2 - 5 on page 125. W: Read pages 113 - 117 and do review exercises 6 - 12 on page 125. Th: Read Section 6.4 and do review exercises 13 - 16 on page 125. F: Read Section 6.5 and do review exercises 17 - 19 on page 125. Assignments for the Week of 09/09/24 M: Read Sections 6.5 and 6.6 and do review exercises 17 - 20 and Critical Thinking 1 - 4, 6, and 7. T: Integumentary System "Lab" W: Review Chapter 6 Th: Chapter 6 Test F: Read Sections 7.1 - 7.3 and do Review Exercises Part A 1 - 7 and Critical Thinking 1 on page 165. |
BiographyHello! I am Dr. Quigley and I teach the High School Earth Science and Chemistry classes at James Madison Preparatory School. I live in Tempe and have one daughter who is currently in college. 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 because I knew it would force me to confront my fears. 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 scientific inquiry and the scientific method. | ||||||
Academic Decathlon:
Important Dates:
January 21st 2025 - Regional Competition Online Essay
January 31st through February 1st 2025 - Regional Competition in Show Low, AZ
February 18th 2025 - State Competition Online Essay
February 28th through March 1st 2025 - State Competition
Link to Google Calendar click here
The Theme for the 2024 - 2025 Season is "Our Changing Climate".
Meeting times will be Tuesday and Thursday Z-hour, 3:00 - 3:45 pm, in Mrs. Hemmings room.
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 2024 - 2025 season please come see me or email me and I will give you an application.
Study materials for JMPS students are available through the following link:
https://usad.enlyght.com/tc/OrderReview.aspx?DistributionCode=XPSUMHDABJXB
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 e3jyfhu
Weekly Meeting will be held during the Enrichment Hour (Z-Hour) from 3:00 - 3:45 pm. Meeting days are TBD.
The link below will take you to the Academic Decathlon Google Classroom:
https://classroom.google.com/c/NjkzNTc2MDQyNzM1?cjc=e3jyfhu
