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Monday, January 25, 2016

Daily Summary 01-25

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: (1) Explain the general purpose of the field of environmental health; (2) Name and describe major categories of environmental health factors; (3) Explain most common methods for assessing relative toxicity of chemicals in the environment

- Warm-up: Take out lab notebooks for stamp, change all instances of “blackworm” or “California blackworm” to “sludge worm” and all instances of “Lumbriculus variegatus” to “Tubifex tubifex” and Medium concentration is now 20ml solution to 180ml of H20 [5]

- Lab: Determination of LC50 of copper sulfate and effects on behavior in Tubifex tubifex [40]

- Cleanup [8-10]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Article: Pharmaceuticals in Waterways



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Be able to (1) explain how the theoretical probability of an organism inheriting a particular allele combination from its parents (and trait) can be determined using a Punnett Square and (2) how these odds can be used in breeding and family planning

- Warm-up: What is one limitation of Punnett squares and predictive genetics? [8]

- Correct Genetics Virtual Triathlon: Leg 2 and Leg 3 [25]

- Introduction to and assignment of Spring ESLP projects [10]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Review for Genetics Unit Exam on Tuesday/Wednesday



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