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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Daily Summary 09-15

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use knowledge of energy flow and earth systems to correctly answer 70% or more of questions on Unit 2 Exam Warm-up: Unit 2: Last Chance Q & A [10]

- Unit 2 Exam [50]

- Go over NPP experiment and report requirements [10]

- Water NPP grass patch / stamp Dimensional Analysis Practice [8]

- AP Exam format and scoring [10]

- FRQ Peer Scoring Instructions [10]

- Finish 1st round scrAPESbook presentations on 9/17


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on NPP Lab (DUE 10/06)

- Trophic Level Activity (DUE 9/17)



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Be able to describe strengths and weaknesses of our modern food production systems citing evidence from Food, Inc.

- Warm-up: What part(s) of our modern food system do you think are the most mysterious or most poorly understood by the public? How do you think this lack of understanding affects us? [8]

- Finish watching Food Inc., chapters 8 - 9 [20]

- Post-Viewing Discussion: Should food producers (companies and individuals) be able to decide what information to give consumers about the food they produce? Why or why not? [10]

- Begin work on Food Issue Essay assignment [35]

- Introduction to Ecology [20]

- ESLP exploration time and sign-up opportunity [15]


HOMEWORK:

- Continue to work on Food Issue Essay assignment (DUE 9/22)



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