Introduction

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Daily Summary 03-20

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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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IN CLASS:

Objectives: Explain the concept of natural selection and how this process, along with chance events, drives evolution of biological systems

Warm-up: What is fitness in the evolutionary sense and how does it relate to the concept of natural selection? [5]

Other factors influencing the genetics of populations: Gene flow and genetic drift [20]

Driftworm activity [40]

Show Evolution Web Quest paragraphs to Mr. Bursch

Evolution quiz #2 during last 25 minutes of class Friday [25]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS: Finish Driftworm activity



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

Objectives: Demonstrate your understanding of essential air pollution topics and directly related issues by scoring a 70% or higher on the Unit 10 exam

Warm-up: Second pass at Unit 10 Exam [20]

Unit 10 Exam FRQ Scoring [25]

scrAPESbook presentations [30]

Introduction to unit 11 (Energy) / Energy Primer Assignment

Unit 11, Lecture 1: Fossil Fuels

Remember that second-round research project progress interviews begin the week of April 3rd


 OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on Energy Primer Assignment

Work on independent research projects



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