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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Daily Summary 09-26

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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:

Objectives: Be able to explain how an area’s climate influences/shapes the biogeochemical cycles that occur there and how this, in turn, determines the kinds of life able to exist in that place

Warm-up: If you had to argue for two organism classes (trophic levels) as being essential to the operation and survival of any ecosystem type, for which two kinds of organisms would you argue and how would you defend your argument? [5]

Community Interactions [20]

Climate, microclimates, and Ecology Field Day explanation [15]

Work on Climate Diagram practice, Ecology Field Day (Parts 1 and 2), and/or Ecosystem Map Poster assignment [60]

Ecology Quiz #1 on next class day


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Finish Ecology Field Day and Climate Diagram practice;

Work on Ecosystem Map poster (DUE Friday by 3:30)



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

Objectives: Complete NPP lab report with all sections done per lab report guidelines

Warm-up: Name/describe the 4 major atmospheric layers [8]

Unit 3: Lecture 2: Ocean Circulation [20]

Water NPP grass patch [8]

Unit 3: Lecture 3: Terrestrial Biomes [20]

Finish 1st round scrAPESbook presentations

Work on Biome Graphic Organizer

Must mass/dry/mass second NPP sample before 3:30 pm Friday

Weather, climate, and biomes quiz on Friday!


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on NPP Lab: introduction, materials and methods (first draft should be finished by 9/28, WHOLE REPORT DUE 10/12)

Miller: Read pp. 169-172



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