Introduction

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Friday, August 30, 2019

Daily Summary 08-30

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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:

Objectives: Be able to accurately (1) relate graphs and the data from which they are generated, (2) convert between SI units

Warm-up: Convert the following mass values into milligrams: (a) 550 g (b) 6.3 kg (c) 1224 μg [8]

Set up Germination of Seeds lab with TSOTS teams [35 – 50]

Get the following checked and stamped: graphing review More information on The Story of the Seed project [10]

Create The Story of the Seed blogs and publish SBPA #1 and SBPA#2 [45]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Finish and publish your SBPA #1 and SBPA#2 on The Story of the Seed blog



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

Objectives: SWBAT demonstrate understanding of fundamental concepts and themes in environmental science by correctly answering 70% or more of the questions on the Unit 1 Exam

Warm-up: Last-minute Q & A [5]

Unit 1 Exam [40]

Start Net Primary Productivity (NPP) Experiment [30]

scrAPESbook presentations (POSTPONED until Wednesday, 9)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Net Primary Productivity (NPP) Pre-Lab (watering and monitoring of grass patch)

Heat of Combustion (HOC) Experiment Pre-Lab (DUE Wed. 9/5): Download to your Google Drive APES folder the Heat of Combustion Lab (found in the resources section of our website). In your lab notebook you must have: Title; Purpose; Materials List; Procedures, hand-written--no printouts; Data Table. (Fully understanding the procedures before you start the lab is essential)



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