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Monday, September 26, 2016

Daily Summary 09-26

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Be able to draw and describe a detailed food web in which all trophic levels are identified and diagrams of the major biogeochemical cycles (water, carbon, nitrogen) are present

- Warm-up: What is a biogeochemical cycle? Describe an example. Why are they worth showing in a map like the one you are creating? [5]

- Ecosystem Map Poster Assignment [40]

- Grade check (if you did not check Thursday/Friday) [~40]

- Discuss ESLP project ideas with Mr. Bursch and sign up [~40]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish final draft of Food Issue Essay (based on Food Inc. focus question) and make sure the document is in your Google Drive shared biology folder



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Verify scoring of Unit 2 Exam FRQs, continue work on NPP experiment

- Warm-up: What are some examples of weather and climate? [8]

- Unit 2 Exam FRQ scoring verification [5 - 10]

- Water NPP grass patch / last chance for stamp on Trophic Level Activity [8]

- Unit 3: Lecture 1: Weather and Climate [10 - 15]

- Finish 1st and start 2nd round scrAPESbook presentations on 9/27


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on NPP Lab (DUE 10/11)

- Miller: Re-read pp. 147-152; read p. 152-165



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Be able to draw and describe a detailed food web in which all trophic levels are identified and diagrams of the major biogeochemical cycles (water, carbon, nitrogen) are present

- Warm-up: What is a biogeochemical cycle? Describe an example. Why are they worth showing in a map like the one you are creating? [5]

- Ecosystem Map Poster Assignment [40]

- Grade check (if you did not check Thursday/Friday) [~40]

- Discuss ESLP project ideas with Mr. Bursch and sign up [~40]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish final draft of Food Issue Essay (based on Food Inc. focus question) and make sure the document is in your Google Drive shared biology folder



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