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Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Daily Summary 08-23

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Be able to explain all of the lab safety rules

- Warm-up: What kinds of lab accidents have you seen or heard about and how do you think they could have been prevented? [10]

- Lab safety quiz—Must pass with a 16/18 or higher [20]

- Turn in lab safety posters [1]

- Turn in lab safety contract [1]

- Lab notebook requirement (for labs, activities, and warm-ups) [5]

- Science Methods [25]

- Paper Folding Investigation [35 - 40]

- Turn in your bioglyph card if you still have it


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Complete all paper folding investigation questions and graph (due next class period)



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: SWBAT describe the essential purposes of environmental science

- Warm-up: What do you understand the essential purpose of environmental science to be? [5]

- Note on AP exam discounts [2]

- Quick Quiz on summer reading [10]

- Submit signed lab safety contract if you still have it [1]

- Lecture/Discussion 1: What is ES? [20]

- Reading assignment: ethics essays and oil spill articles [20]

- Lecture/Discussion 2: Culture and the Environment [20]

- Environmental Philosophy Essay Assignment [25]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on Environmental Philosophy Essay Assignment (due 8/30)



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Be able to state and explain lab safety rules

- Warm-up: What will you do to ensure your safety and the safety of others while working in the lab this year? [5]

- Preview lab safety quiz questions [5]

- Lab safety quiz—Must pass with a 16/18 or higher [20]

- Turn in lab safety poster and lab safety contract [2]

- Lab notebook requirement [5]

- Science Methods [25]

- Paper Folding Investigation [35 - 40]

- Turn in your bioglyph card if you still have it

- Turn in Course information sheet signature portion


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Complete all paper folding investigation questions and graph (due next class period)



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