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Friday, November 15, 2013

Daily Summary 11-15

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

– Objective: SWBAT research and assess the implications of a current environmental concern/issue

– Warm-up: Did you turn in your Ecology Unit Project today? If not, why? Talk to Mr. Bursch TODAY if you did not make the deadline. [3]

– Work on Wise Use of Our Resources presentation assignment (Includes “Transition” and “Check for Understanding” answers AND “Back Track” activity) [60]

– Turn in “Lion Eats Rabbit” simulation lab for late credit [3]

– Finish Plant Status Update #5


HOMEWORK:

– Work on Ecology Unit Project and Wise Use of our Resources assignments



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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PRINCIPLES OF THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (PBS)
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AGENDA:

– Objective: Be able to accurately model the interactions of glucose and insulin that govern blood glucose level homeostasis

– 2.1.2: The Insulin Glucose Connection: Modeling the insulin-dependent processes that control blood sugar [90]
 • Finish models
 • Look over the scoring rubric for insulin/glucose model project and prepare to present (how you are going to explain it?)
 • Evaluate/get evaluated by three other pairs of partners and submit evaluations

– Closure [1]


HOMEWORK:

– Finish 2.1.2 models




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PBS Peer Evaluation Rubric for Insulin Model Project and Presentation

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PRINCIPLES OF THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (PBS)
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PBS Peer Evaluation Rubric for Insulin Model Project and Presentation



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