Welcome to Mr. Mcleod's Class

  • Jack Mcleod

    Physics in the Universe Calendar

    Safety Contract 

     

    Engineer Your World Calendar

    Engineer Your World Syllabus

     
    phone: 425-385-6151
     
     
     
     
     
     My schedule:  
     1st period: Physics in the Universe
     2nd period: Physics in the Universe
     3rd period:  planning
     4th period: Engineer Your World
     5th period: Physics in the Universe
     6th period: Physics in the Universe
     
     
     
     
     
      
    Is the world running out of rocks? What do you think?  

    Part of Mr. McLeod's summer adventures: Bushwacking for Conservation

     
    Students,  

    I am a good listener.
    I will believe in you, support you and encourage you.
    I will be fair, but firm.
    I will work hard to help you learn.


    I expect similar from you:
    • Be a good listener.
    • Support and encourage yourself and others.
    • Work hard.

     

    About me: 

    I started teaching at Cascade in 1985! Before teaching I majored in geology and worked in Wyoming and Utah doing oil exploration. I have a Masters from U.W. and am a National Board Certified Teacher. My son is in the Navy and my daughter is a graphic designer. My wife is an artist and works at a bookstore.

    I love outdoors, hiking, skiing, and photography. I never thought I'd be a writer but photography led to me to writing a book, The North Cascades Highway, A Roadside Guide to America's Alps. I've helped do research on Pikas (cute!) and Glaciers and these days I'm doing wilderness wildlife monitoring with Conservation Northwest. My camera captured this wolverine last winter.

    I believe learning science should be interesting, challenging (hard), AND fun. Sometimes it's all of those, sometimes it's none. But just like everything in life, the more you put into it, the more you get out.

    One of my favorite quotes back from high school days, is from the Ozark Mountain Daredevils: "...and like my Daddy said, it's in your heart not your head, and you've got to sing, and sing, and sing." We need to think and use our heads, but if we're not connected with our hearts and other people and the wonders of life, we lose the ability to sing (or dance, draw, write, do music or sports or however you express yourself). So however you "sing", do it.