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 Second 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 Chapter 5 Test will be on Friday, January 17th. Assignments for the Week of 11/4/24
M: Read section 19.1 and do Chapter 19 Assessment 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 12, 14, and STP 2, 5, and 6 on pages 553 - 555. T: Section 19.1 Review WS W: Read section 19.2 and do Chapter 19 Assessment 3, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, and STP 1 and 3 on pages 553 - 555. Th: Section 19.2 Review WS F: Global Winds WS Assignments for the Week of 11/12/24 M: Veteran's Day. No School T: Read Section 19.2 and do Chapter 19 Assessment 6, 16, 23, 27, 29, and STP 4 on pages 553 - 555. W: Section 19.3 Review Worksheet. Th: Build a Barometer Lab F: Isobars and Wind worksheet. Assignments for the Week of 11/18/24 M: Chapter 19 Review T: Chapter 19 Test. Read Sect. 20.1 and do Chapter 20 Assessment 2, 3, 4, 10, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 26 on pages 583 - 584. W: Section 20.1 Review Worksheet. Th: Read Section 20.2 and do Chapter 20 Assessment 1, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 on page 583. F: None Assignments for the Week of 11/25/24 M: Read Section 20.3 and do Chapter 20 Assessment 7, 8, 9, 18, 19, 20, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and STP 1, 2, 3, 4 on pages 583 - 585. T: No HW W: Thanksgiving break Th: Thanksgiving break F: Thanksgiving break Assignments for the Week of 12/02/24 M: Section 20.3 Review Worksheet T: Activity 6 Lab worksheet W: Chapter 20 Test review Th: Chapter 20 Test. Begin Weather Observation Log F: Read Section 21.1 and do Chapter 21 Assessment 2, 3, 4, 10, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 26 on pages 583 - 584. Assignments for the Week of 12/09/24 M: Read Section 21.1 and do Chapter 21 Assessment 1, 11, 12, 13, 21, 24, and 30 on pages 609-610. T: Read Section 21.2 and do Chapter 21 Assessment 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29 on pages 609-610. W: Section 21.2 Review Worksheet Th: No HW F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 12/16/24 M: Read Section 21.3 and do Chapter 21 Assessment 4, 5, 6, 7, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 31 and STP 1-7 on pages 609-611. T: Greenhouse Effect lab. W: Review for Chapter 21 Test Th: Chapter 21 Test F: All School Movie Assignments for the Week of 01/06/25 M: Read Section 5.1 and do Assessment 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, and STP 5 and 6 on pages 153 - 155. T: Section 5.2 Review WS W: The Effect of Temperature on Chemical Weathering Lab. Th: Read Section 5.2 and do Assessment 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17, 18, and STP 1, 3, 4, and 7 on pages 153 - 155 F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 01/13/25 M: Section 5.2 Review WS T: Read Section 5.3 and do Chapter 5 Assessment 7, 8, 9, 10, 21, 23, 24, 36, and STP 2 and 8 on pages 153 - 155. W: Section 5.3 Review WS Th: Review for Chapter 5 Test F: Chapter 5 Test Assignments for the Week of 01/21/25 M: MLK, Jr. T: Read section 4.1 and do Assessment 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 22, and STP 1 and 3 on pages 121 - 123. W: Section 4.1 Review Worksheet. Th: Read Electricity handout and complete Electricity 1 and Electricity 2 worksheets. F: No HW 10th grade BiologyAnnouncements:
The Chapter 26 Test has been moved to Wednesday, January 22nd. Assignments for the Week of 01/06/2025
M: Review for Chapter 25 Test T: Review for Chapter 25 Test W: Chapter 25 Test. Read Section 26.1 pages 629 - 635 and do section review 1 - 5 on page 635. Th: Chapter 26 Review Understanding Concepts 1 - 13 on pages 649 - 650. F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 01/13/25 M: Read section 26.2 pages 636 - 648 and do section review 1 - 5 on page 648. T: Chapter 26 Review Understanding Concepts 14 - 20 on page 650. W: Chapter 26 Review Applying Concepts 21, 22, 24, Thinking Critically 27, 30, and Applying Knowledge and Skills 1 - 3 on pages 650-651. Th: Plant cells lab. F: Transpiration lab. Assignments for the Week of 01/21/25 M: MLK, Jr. T: Review for Chapter 26 test. W: Chapter 26 Test. HW: Read Section 27.1 and do section review 1 - 5 on page 664. Th: Do Chapter 27 Review Understanding Concepts 1, 2, and 4 - 11 on pages 679 - 680. F: No HW 11th grade ChemiSTRy
Announcements:
Welcome back from winter break! Assignments for the Week of 11/4/24
M: Final Exam recap. T: Begin types of chemical reactions lab. W: Finish types of chemical reactions lab. Th: Determine the composition of a hydrate lab F: Finish lab Assignments for the Week of 11/12/24 M: Veteran's Day. No School T: Determining the Composition of a Hydrate lab. W: Finish lab worksheet. Read Section 4.1 and do exercises 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.11, 4.13, 4.15, and 4.17. Th: Read Section 4.2 and do exercises 4.6, 4.7, 4.9, 4.19, 4.21, 4.24, and 4.26. F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 11/18/24 M: Read section 4.3 and do exercises 4.30, 4.31, 4.32, 4.33, 4.34, and 4.37. T: Do exercises 4.39, 4.40, and 4.42. W: None Th: Read section 4.4 and do exercises 4.45, 4.46, 4.49, and 4.50. F: None Assignments for the Week of 11/25/24 M: Read section 4.4 and do exercises 4.51, 4.53, 4.56, and 4.57. T: No HW W: Thanksgiving break Th: Thanksgiving break F: Thanksgiving break Assignments for the Week of 12/02/24 M: Read Section 4.5 and do exercises 4.59, 4.60, 4.61, and 4.63 on page 160. T: Do exercises 4.65, 4.67, 4.71, and 4.73 on pages 160 - 161. W: No HW Th: Read Section 4.6 and do exercises 4.77, 4.79, and 4.81. F: Begin Titration lab Assignments for the Week of 12/09/24 M: Titration lab T: Titration lab W: Titration lab worksheet due Th: Do exercises 4.74, 4.80, 4.90, and 4.95 on pages 161-162 F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 12/16/24 M: Review for Chapter 4 Test T: Chapter 4 Test W: Read section 5.1 and do exercises 5.1, 5.9, 5.10, and 5.11 on pgs. 204 - 205 Th: No HW F: All School Movie Assignments for the Week of 01/06/25 M: Read section 5.1 and do exercises 5.14, 5.15, 5.17, 5.19 and 5.20 on pages 205 - 206. T: 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. W: Read Sections 5.3 and 5.4 and do exercises 5.31, 5.32, 5.33, and 5.35 on page 207. Th: Do exercises 5.5, 5.6, 5.37, 5.38, 5.39, and 5.45 on pages 204 - 208. F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 01/13/25 M: No HW T: Read Section 5.5 and do exercises 5.47 and 5.48 on page 208. W: Do exercises 5.49, 5.51, 5.53, 5.54, and 5.55 on page 208. Th: Read Section 5.6 and do exercises 5.8, 5.59, and 5.60 on pages 205-208. F: Do exercises 5.61, 5.63, and 5.64 on page 209. Assignments for the Week of 01/21/25 M: MLK, Jr. T: Heat of Reaction Lab W: Write Heat of Reaction Lab procedure. Th: Write Heat of Reaction Lab report F: No HW 12th Grade Human anatomy and physiology
Announcements:
Chapter 11 Test will be on Friday, 1/24/25 Assignments for the Week of 11/4/24
M: Read sections 9.1 and 9.2 and do review exercises 1 - 4 on page 249. T: Read section 9.3 and 9.4 and do review exercises 5, 6, and 7 on page 249. W: No HW Th: Read sections 9.5 and 9.6 and do review exercises 8, and 10 - 13 on pages 249 - 250. F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 11/12/24 M: Veteran's Day. No School T: Read sections 9.7 and 9.8 and do review exercises 14 - 21 on pages 249 - 250. W: Read sections 9.9 and 9.10 and do review exercises 22 - 24 on page 250. Th: Read sections 9.11 and 9.12 and do review exercises 25 - 27 on page 250. F: Brain videos Assignments for the Week of 11/18/24 M: Read Section 9.13 pages 225 - 229 and do review exercises 28 - 33 on page 250. T: None. W: Read Section 9.13 pages 230 - 234 and do review exercises 34 - 41 on page 250. Th: None. F: Brain Dissection Assignments for the Week of 11/25/24 M: Do Critical Thinking problems 2, 4, 6 and 8 on page 250. T: No HW W: Thanksgiving break Th: Thanksgiving break F: Thanksgiving break Assignments for the Week of 12/02/24 M: Sheep Brain Dissection lab worksheet. T: Review for Chapter 9 Test W: Chapter 9 Test Th: Read Sections 10.1 - 10.3 and do Review Exercises 1 - 7 on pages 227 - 228. F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 12/09/24 M: Read Sections 10.1 - 10.3 and do review exercises 1 - 7 on pages 277 - 278. T: Read Sections 10.4 - 10.6 and do review exercises 8 - 12 on page 278. W: Read Section 10.7 and do review exercises 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, and 20 0n page 278. Th: Read Section 10.8 and do review exercise 22 and Critical Thinking 4 and 10 on page 278 F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 12/16/24 M: Read section 10.9 and do review exercises 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32 on pg. 278. T: Review Chapter 10 W: Chapter 10 Test Th: Cow eye dissection. F: All School Movie Assignments for the Week of 01/06/25 M: Cow eye dissection T: Senses lab. W: Senses Lab. Th: Senses lab. F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 01/13/25 M: Finishes senses lab. T: Read Sections 11.1 - 11.3 and do review exercises 1 - 5 on page 303. W: Read Sections 11.4 and 11.5 and do review exercises 6 - 11, 13 - 15, 17, and 18 on page 303. Th: Read Sections 11.6 and 11.7 and do review exercises 19 - 23 on page 303. F: No HW Assignments for the Week of 01/21/25 M: MLK, Jr. T: Read sections 11.8 and 11.9 and do review exercises 24 - 26, and 28 - 30 on page 303. W: Read sections 11.10 and 11.11 and do review exercises 31, 32, and 33 on page 303. Th: Review Chapter 11. F: Chapter 11 Test. 12th grade self reliance
Announcements:
Welcome back from winter break! Assignments for the Week of 11/4/24
M: Syllabus Day T: DIY Research worksheet W: Self-care lecture Th: Self-care lecture F: Self-care worksheet. Assignments for the Week of 11/12/24 M: Veteran's Day. No School T: Self-care Plan worksheet W: Laundry handouts Th: Laundry F: Laundry quiz Assignments for the Week of 11/18/24 M: Ironing T: Ironing Practice W: Ironing Practical Th: Shoe shining F: Shoe shining practical Assignments for the Week of 11/25/24 M: Shoe shining T: Shoe shining practical W: Thanksgiving break Th: Thanksgiving break F: Thanksgiving break Assignments for the Week of 12/02/24 M: How to tie a tie T: Tie practice W: Tie practical Th: Cleaning basics F: Cleaning basics Assignments for the Week of 12/09/24 M: Mopping and surface cleaning. T: Sweeping and mopping practical W: Sweeping and mopping practical Th: Nutrition F: Cooking and Food Safety Assignments for the Week of 12/16/24 M: Nutrition T: Food safety W: Review for Nutrition and Food Safety Quest Th: Nutrition and Food Safety Quest F: All School Movie Assignments for the Week of 01/06/25 M: Self defense T: Self defense W: TBD Th: TBD F: TBD |
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
