Mr. Bursch's Science Site: 11/01/2018

Friday, November 30, 2018

Daily Summary 11-30

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BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA: Have you signed up for co-teaching?

Objectives: (1) Use thoughtful analogies to help yourself and your peers to understand the essential functions of major cell parts; (2) Review intro to cells unit concepts for exam next week

Warm-up: What are the major functions of a cell’s membrane? Describe the three major forms of transport of materials across the cell membrane? [7]

Osmosis and Diffusion Class Experiment [20]

Cell Membrane Bubble Lab [55]

Work on Cell analogies slideshow project GET TSOTS BLOG POSTS 3 & 4 checked in person!

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Continue working on ESLP project (BioSITE participants: REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PERMISSION SLIP SIGNED!)

Cell analogies slideshow project

Finish Cell Membrane Bubble lab write-up

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

Objectives: Use your knowledge of human populations and demography to correctly answer 70% or more of questions on Unit 5b Exam

Warm-up: Unit 5b Exam FRQ rubric explanation [7]

Unit 5b Exam MC and FRQ scoring [45 - 50]

scrAPESbook presentations [30]

Check on Seed Density Lab seeds (Analysis DUE 12/5) [15]

Submit Allelopathy experiment report/poster/presentation and NPP experiment report re-write by 3:30 today

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on Seed Density Lab

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Thursday, November 29, 2018

Daily Summary 11-29

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Daily Summary 11-28

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BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA: Have you signed up for co-teaching?

Objectives: Use thoughtful analogies to help yourself and your peers to understand the essential functions of major cell parts

Warm-up: What are the major functions of a cell’s membrane? [7]

Get Eukaryotes/Prokaryotes Venn Diagram checked/stamped Online activities explaining structure of and transport across biological cell membranes (you can find the links under “cellular transport” label on class website—use the textbook and online presentation to get additional explanations of these topics) [30]

Work on Cell analogies slideshow project

Finish and submit Lab: Microscope Skills

GET TSOTS BLOG POSTS 3 & 4 checked in person! [~15]

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Continue working on ESLP project (BioSITE participants: REMEMBER TO GET 4TH PERIOD TEACHER TO SIGN YOUR PERMISSION SLIP!)

Cell analogies slideshow project

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

Objectives: Use your knowledge of human populations and demography to correctly answer 70% or more of questions on Unit 5b Exam

Warm-up: How do the population issues confronting the US compare to/differ from those facing Bangladesh? [7]

Last-minute Q & A [10]

Unit 5b Exam [55]

Check/stamp How Will Our Population Grow?, Age Structure Diagram, and “China” article questions [~15]

Check on Seed Density Lab seeds (Analysis DUE 12/1) [~15]

scrAPESbook presentations

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on Allelopathy Lab (DUE 11/30), Seed Density Lab, and NPP lab report improvements (DUE 11/30)

Complete Unit 5b Exam MC section with explanations/sources

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Daily Summary 11-27

Monday, November 26, 2018

Daily Summary 11-26

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA: Have you signed up for co-teaching?

Objectives: Use thoughtful analogies to help yourself and your peers to understand the essential functions of major cell parts

Warm-up: Introduction to Cell Analogies project [7]

Review cell theory [10]

Eukaryotes/Prokaryotes Venn Diagram [15]

Review of essential cell structures (do this with your cell analogies project partner—the presentation is on the class website) [15]

Finish and submit Lab: Microscope Skills [~15]

GET TSOTS BLOG POSTS 3 & 4 checked in person! [~15]

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Continue working on ESLP project (BioSITE participants: REMEMBER TO GET 4TH PERIOD TEACHER TO SIGN YOUR PERMISSION SLIP!)

Cell analogies slideshow project

ESLP Project Reminders

All projects must be completely submitted by Friday, December 14th

In addition to your finished product/task, you must also create a Blogger blog to show your (1) project outline/plan, (2) timeline, (3) budget statement, and (4) progress journal (series of blog posts) with photos.

When the blog is ready, send me an email with the blog's address. BioSITE and garden clean-up participants do not need to create their own blogs—you will be invited to existing blogs

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA: Have you signed up for co-teaching?

Objectives: Use thoughtful analogies to help yourself and your peers to understand the essential functions of major cell parts

Warm-up: Introduction to Cell Analogies project [7]

Score enzymes quiz [10]

Review cell theory [10]

Eukaryotes/Prokaryotes Venn Diagram [15]

Review of essential cell structures (do this with your cell analogies project partner—the presentation is on the class website) [15]

Finish and submit Lab: Microscope Skills [~15]

GET TSOTS BLOG POSTS 3 & 4 checked in person! [~15]

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Continue working on ESLP project (BioSITE participants: REMEMBER TO GET 4TH PERIOD TEACHER TO SIGN YOUR PERMISSION SLIP!)

Cell analogies slideshow project

ESLP Project Reminders

All projects must be completely submitted by Friday, December 14th

In addition to your finished product/task, you must also create a Blogger blog to show your (1) project outline/plan, (2) timeline, (3) budget statement, and (4) progress journal (series of blog posts) with photos.

When the blog is ready, send me an email with the blog's address. BioSITE and garden clean-up participants do not need to create their own blogs—you will be invited to existing blogs

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

Objectives: Familiarize yourself with WGHS APES Unit 5b major topics in order to facilitate incorporation of new concepts into your existing mental framework for environmental science

Warm-up: How does hunger affect the overall development of human society? In a world of plenty, why are so many people food insecure (including over 42 million in the US alone)? [7]

Check on Seed Density Lab seeds (Analysis DUE 12/1) [7]

Key concepts review from Lectures 1, 2, and 3 [10]

Lecture 4: Hunger [10 – 15]

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Review for Unit 5b Exam (on Wednesday)

Work on Allelopathy Lab (DUE 11/30), Seed Density Lab, and NPP lab report improvements (DUE 11/30)

Complete “Age structure Diagram” and “How Will Our Population Grow?” assignments for Wednesday, 11/28

APES 2018 1st SEMESTER KEY DATES:

November 30: Allelopathy Lab Report Due

November 30: Re-do of NPP Report Due

December 5: Lab Notebooks Due for Check

December 5: Seed Density Lab Due

December 7: Warm-Up Notebooks Due for Check

December 14: scrAPESbooks Due for Check (6 articles/summaries/questions, table of contents, and sources page in back)

December 21: Final (Combined Cumulative and Unit 6 Exam)

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Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Daily Summary 11-21

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA: Have you signed up for co-teaching?

Objectives: Use a microscope to observe and describe small objects at three magnification levels making no more than 1 error

Warm-up: Cell size and scale demonstration: get out your assigned laptop and go to the class website—open the link in the latest blog post and follow along. [5]

Finish and submit Lab: Microscope Skills [35]

GET YOUR TSOTS BLOG POSTS 3 & 4 checked in person! [~35]

Finish and submit Factors Affecting Enzymes lab worksheet (DUE TODAY)

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Continue working on ESLP project (BioSITE participants: REMEMBER TO GET 4TH PERIOD TEACHER TO SIGN YOUR PERMISSION SLIP!)

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA: Have you signed up for co-teaching?

Objectives: Use a microscope to observe and describe small objects at three magnification levels making no more than 1 error

Warm-up: Cell size and scale demonstration: get out your assigned laptop and go to the class website—open the link in the latest blog post and follow along. [5]

Finish and submit Lab: Microscope Skills [35]

GET YOUR TSOTS BLOG POSTS 3 & 4 checked in person! [~35]

Finish and submit Factors Affecting Enzymes lab worksheet and online report by next Wednesday!

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Continue working on ESLP project (BioSITE participants: REMEMBER TO GET 4TH PERIOD TEACHER TO SIGN YOUR PERMISSION SLIP!)

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

Objectives: Familiarize yourself with WGHS APES Unit 5b major topics in order to facilitate incorporation of new concepts into your existing mental framework for environmental science

Warm-up: Finish / review Lecture 2: Demography and Demographics [10]

Lecture 3: Population Policy [20]

Work on “Age structure Diagram” and “How Will Our Population Grow?” assignments Check on Seed Density Lab seeds (Analysis DUE 12/3)

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on Allelopathy Lab (DUE 11/30), Seed Density Lab, and NPP lab report improvements (DUE 11/30)

Complete “Age structure Diagram” and “How Will Our Population Grow?” assignments for Wednesday, 11/28

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Cell Size and Scale Animation

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BIOLOGY / HONORS BIOLOGY
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https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cells/scale/

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Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Daily Summary 11-20

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BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA: Have you signed up for co-teaching?

Objectives: Use a microscope to observe and describe small objects at three magnification levels making no more than 1 error

Warm-up: What is a biological cell? How would you explain the concept to someone who had never been exposed to this idea before? [7]

Introduction to the cell and an overview of microscopy, including cell size and scale demonstration [25]

Lab: Microscope Skills [60]

Finish Factors Affecting Enzymes lab (DUE next WEDNESDAY)

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Finish Enzyme Lab report and be sure it is published on someone’s TSOTS blog and that the worksheet is visible in everyone’s folder

Finish Microscope Skills lab (questions)

Continue working on ESLP project (BioSITE meeting today!)

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA: Objectives: (1) Accurately and rigorously score two sets of FRQs from the unit 5a exam using the scoring guide and sheets provided (2) Familiarize yourself with WGHS APES Unit 5b major topics in order to facilitate incorporation of new concepts into your existing mental framework for environmental science

Warm-up: Unit 5a scoring guide explanation [10]

Unit 5a Exam scoring [25 – 35]

Transition Question: How are human population dynamics different from those of other species on Earth? [7]

Lecture 1: Human Population Growth [20]

Explain “Age structure Diagram” and “How Will Our Population Grow?” assignments Check on Seed Density Lab seeds (Analysis DUE 12/3) [7]

Lecture 2: Demography and Demographics [20]

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on Allelopathy Lab (DUE 11/30), Seed Density Lab, and NPP lab report improvements (DUE 11/30)

Complete “Age structure Diagram” and “How Will Our Population Grow?” assignments for Wednesday, 11/28

Reproduction Assumption Groups for How Will Our Population Grow?
Team A: William, Helinna, Bella
Team B: Bryce, Aldia, Emily, Hannah
Team C: Rahma, Abigail, Steven, Kip
Team D: Madelen, Raho, Sydney, Emerson

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Monday, November 19, 2018

Daily Summary 11-19

Friday, November 16, 2018

Daily Summary 11-16

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BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA: Have you signed up for co-teaching?

Objectives: (1) Correctly describe the basic composition and essential function of all enzymes with no major factual errors; (2) Simulate the function of an enzyme under various conditions and graph the results with no major errors

Warm-up: What were some of the controlled variables in your experiments? What has been difficult or confusing about your your experiment so far and why? How did or will you resolve the issue? [8]

Enzymes quiz Finish Laboratory experiment: Environmental Factors Affecting Peroxidase Enzyme Function—make sure you record all data in and fully complete the worksheet portion of your Enzyme Lab Guide [60]

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on Peroxidase Enzyme lab and ESLP Project

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA: Objectives: Accurately and rigorously score two sets of FRQs from the unit 5a exam using the scoring guide and sheets provided

Warm-up: Unit 5a scoring guide explanation [10] (POSTPONED)

Unit 5a Exam scoring [25 – 35] (POSTPONED)

Check on Allelopathy and Seed Density experiments [15]

scrAPESbooks [30]

Lab work time [15]

Check Mark-Recapture Lab Activity write-up [~15]

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on Allelopathy Lab, Seed Density Lab, and NPP lab report improvements

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Thursday, November 15, 2018

Daily Summary 11-15

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Daily Summary 11-14

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BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA: Have you signed up for co-teaching?

Objectives: (1) Correctly describe the basic composition and essential function of all enzymes with no major factual errors; (2) Simulate the function of an enzyme under various conditions and graph the results with no major errors

Warm-up: What factor are you testing in your enzyme experiment? What is your independent variable? Your dependent variable? [5]

Continue Laboratory experiment: Environmental Factors Affecting Peroxidase Enzyme Function—make sure you have had your procedure reviewed and approved by the instructor before proceeding with your full experiment [80]

Enzymes quiz on Friday!

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on Peroxidase Enzyme lab and ESLP Project

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

Objectives: Correctly answer 70% or more of the questions on the Unit 5a exam

Warm-up: Unit 5a review [15 - 20]

Unit 5a Exam [75]

Check Mark-Recapture Lab Activity write-up

Last chance to get stamp on Growth Rate practice

Check on Allelopathy and Seed Density experiments

scrAPESbooks on Friday

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on Allelopathy Lab, Seed Density Lab, and NPP lab report improvements

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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Daily Summary 11-13

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Daily Summary 11-08

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Daily Summary 11-07

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BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA: Have you signed up for co-teaching?

Objectives: (1) Correctly describe the basic composition and essential function of all enzymes with no major factual errors; (2) Simulate the function of an enzyme under various conditions and graph the results with no major errors

Warm-up: What are enzymes (structurally speaking) and what specifically can/do they do? How do they basically work? [5]

Finish Introduction to enzymes [20]

Activity: Toothpickase Enzyme Simulation [45 - 60]

Finish Biomolecule Assembly and submit the sheet with all of your model approval stamps if you have not done so already

Get your biomolecules / macromolecules graphic organizer checked and stamped and turn in your (blue) assignment stamp sheet

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Finish Toothpickase Enzyme Simulation questions and graph

Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

Objectives: Set up seed density lab per instructions

Warm-up: What are some measurable characteristics of a population? [5]

Review Unit 5, Lecture 1: Population Characteristics [10]

Set up Seed Density Lab, Check in on allelopathy experiment [40]

Unit 5, Lecture 2: Population Dynamics [15-20]

Work on Growth Rate practice exercises and or labs

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on Allelopathy Lab and Seed Density Lab

Finish Growth Rate practice exercises by next class period (Friday is last day to get stamp for full credit)

Review Miller LITE reading assignment from Monday (pp.112-118)

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Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Daily Summary 11-06

Monday, November 5, 2018

Daily Summary 11-05

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

Objectives: Set up seed density lab per instructions

Warm-up: In ecological terms, what is a population? [5]

Unit 5, Lecture 1: Population Characteristics [15]

Set up Seed Density Lab, Check in on allelopathy experiment [25]

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on Allelopathy Lab and Seed Density Lab

Finish Growth Rate practice exercises by next class period

Miller LITE reading assignment (112-118)

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Friday, November 2, 2018

Daily Summary 11-02

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BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA: Have you signed up for co-teaching?

Objectives: Correctly identify 100% of biomolecule examples in graphic organizer and accurately model 90% of common biomolecules using plastic molecular modeling kits

Warm-up: Name the four major categories of biomolecules and give one example of each. [5]

Review biomolecules and their properties [10]

Properties of water / biomolecules quiz [25]

Finish Biomolecule Assembly Activity [50]

Get Biomolecules graphic organizer checked /stamped [~50]

ESLP: Sign up for a Round 2 project by Friday!

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on your ESLP project

Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4 (Must be published by midnight on Friday to receive on-time scoring)

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA: Objectives: Demonstrate proficiency in recognizing and explaining concepts of ecosystems dynamics by earning a 70% or higher on the Unit 4 Exam

Warm-up: FRQ scoring explanation [8]

Unit 4 Exam FRQ peer scoring [20 - 30]

Finish round 2 scrAPESbook presentations [30]

Allelopathy lab work time and Research Project First Round Interviews

OUTSIDE OF CLASS: Work on Allelopathy Lab and Research Project

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Mr. Bursch's Science Site

Introduction