Introduction

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Monday, November 4, 2019

Daily Summary 11-04

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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: Of the four biomolecule categories, name the ones which include long chains of repeating simpler molecules. What is the general term for these chains? Name a specific example. [5]

Properties of water / biomolecules quiz [25]

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 stamped and turn in your (yellow) assignment stamp sheet


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project



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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 is the general meaning of “catalyst”? [5]

Introduction to enzymes [20]

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

Turn in your (yellow) assignment stamp sheet


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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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 [25]

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

LITE reading assignment (112-118)



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