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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Daily Summary 09-02

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Be able to accurately (1) relate graphs and the data from which they are generated, (2) convert between SI units

- Warm-up: What is a unit of measure? I don’t mean for you to just name specific units (like grams, for example), I also mean what purpose or function do units of measure serve for humans? [8]

- Stamp Graphing and SpongeBob scientific methods practice [~8]

- Check on Seed Germination Lab seeds, collect data [15]

- Answer questions on Seed Germination Lab, graph data [25]

- Metric Conversion and beginning of practice [25]

- Essential Science Skills Unit Review [20]

- ESSENTIAL SCIENCE SKILLS QUIZ THIS THURSDAY/FRIDAY


HOMEWORK:

- Metric conversion practice AND Essential Science Skills Unit Review, DUE NEXT CLASS DAY



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Continue your team’s seed germination experiment

- Warm-up: Make a T-chart in which you list observations from your seed labs—qualitative on the left, quantitative on the right. [10]

- Work on Germination of Seeds lab with TSOTS teams [25 - 30]

- Introduction to the Ecology Service Learning Project (ESLP) [10]

- WGHS GOLD gardens tour [20 - 35]

- More information on Brassica oleracea [10]

- Essential Science Skills Unit Review [15]

- Begin ESLP signups [~15]


HOMEWORK:

- Complete Essential Science Skills Unit Review and study it to prepare for unit quiz (UNIT QUIZ ON THURSDAY, 9/4) Research Brassica oleracea to see if you can explain some of the observations you have made during your experiments



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