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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Be able to (1) describe the general process of mining using the correct industry terminology, (2) explain how past and present mining activities on Earth impact all parts of the biosphere, and (3) discuss how humans can address the major issues/problems associated with all major forms of mining
- Warm-up: What are the comparative benefits and drawbacks of sub-surface mining as compared with surface mining? [8]
- Lab: Cookie Mining [30 - 40]
- Unit 7: Lecture 5: Land Protection and Restoration [20]
- Class discussion: SFI and FSC: Greenwashing for timber and paper industry or legitimate consumer labeling programs? (Period 3 ONLY) [20] / Watch Life in Syntropy (Period 1 ONLY) [20]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Complete Cookie Mining Lab Analysis for Thursday
- Review for Unit 7 Exam
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Be able to (1) explain how the information contained in the sequences of DNA bases in an organism’s cells determines the traits that organism exhibits and (2) how this information is passed from one generation to the next
- Warm-up: What is a gene? How many genes do you think humans have? [10]
- Watch remainder of GATTACA (periods 4 and 5 only)
- GATTACA post-viewing discussion (periods 4 and 5 only)
- Complete GATTACA movie guide (all parts)
- Meiosis and genetics overview review [25]
- TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #4
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Complete GATTACA movie guide (all parts): DUE NEXT CLASS PERIOD FOR UP TO 45 points.
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