Introduction

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Friday, February 28, 2020

Daily Summary 02-28

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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:

ESLP Project Reminder!

Objectives: SWBAT apply knowledge of Central Dogma and consider their own moral stance as they assess the virtues and potential drawbacks of using genetic engineering on humans

Warm-up: What ethical concerns do you have about a society like the one portrayed in GATTACA? [10]

GATTACA pre-viewing discussion [10]

GATTACA screening, day 3 [50]

GATTACA intermission; bioethics discussion and work time for essay assignment Must do quiz corrections on Sex Ed quiz if you did not pass (at least 17 correct)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on GATTACA movie questions (including ethics questions and paragraph response) and short essay assignment



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

Objectives: Demonstrate your understanding of freshwater resources, humans’ use of theses resources, and potential problems in our past and current management schemes for these resources by scoring 70% or better on the Unit 9 Exam

Warm-up: Head MC answer sheet + last-minute Q and A [10]

Unit 9 Exam [55]

Late sign-up for AP Test available until March 10th--payments should be turned in to Ms. Campbell scrAPESbook presentations [15 - 20]

More IRP progress interviews, if time


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Water Use Project data analysis (DUE NEXT FRIDAY by 2:30 pm)

Lab: Water Quality Index: data analysis and write-up (DUE TODAY, by 2:30 pm)



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