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Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Daily Summary 10-10

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

TSOTS seedling transplanting Thursday Objectives: Be able to (1) classify examples of factors that limit a population’s growth as either density-independent or density-dependent, (2) predict what will happen to a population’s size based on changes to growth / birth rates, migration in or out, (3) interpret/compare various graphs of population growth

Warm-up: Ecosystem Map Poster peer evaluations [10 - 15]

Work on online population ecology lesson Has your Climate Diagram practice been checked and stamped? Is your Ecology Field Day (Parts 1 and 2) sheet turned in?

Make sure your TSOTS SBPAs #1 and #2 have been scored and recorded by me—if not, present to me ASAP [~10]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Finish online population ecology lesson (DUE THURSDAY)



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

TSOTS seedling transplanting Friday Objectives: Be able to (1) classify examples of factors that limit a population’s growth as either density-independent or density-dependent, (2) predict what will happen to a population’s size based on changes to growth / birth rates, migration in or out, (3) interpret/compare various graphs of population growth

Warm-up: Ecosystem Map Poster peer evaluations [10 - 15]

Work on online population ecology lesson

Has your Climate Diagram practice been checked and stamped? Is your Ecology Field Day (Parts 1 and 2) sheet turned in?

Make sure your TSOTS SBPAs #1 and #2 have been scored and recorded by me—if not, present to me ASAP [~10]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Finish online population ecology lesson (DUE FRIDAY)



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA: confirm class shirt reservation and shirt size

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

Warm-up: NPP lab report Q and A NPP Lab Report DUE Friday—must submit hard copy no later than 3:30 pm (10/12)

Preview Unit 3: Lecture 4: Freshwater Life Zones and Unit 3: Lecture 5: Marine Life Zones [20]

Mass, dry, and re-mass optional third NPP sample by 3:30 pm


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

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

View and study Unit 3: Lecture 4: Freshwater Life Zones and Unit 3: Lecture 5: Marine Life Zones

Continue reviewing for Unit 3 exam

Make sure coral reef paragraph is ready for Friday



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