Introduction

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Friday, March 13, 2020

Daily Summary 03-13

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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: Be able to (1) explain how the theoretical probability of an organism inheriting a particular allele combination from its parents (and trait) can be determined using a Punnett Square and (2) how these odds can be used in breeding and family planning

Warm-up: With most fruits, you are eating the flesh of the plant organ responsible for oogenesis. What are you eating? [5]

Discussion of Incomplete Dominance, Co-dominance, and X-linked genetics plus practice problem sets [40]

Finish Meiosis Modeling activity [40]

Finish Flower Dissection Lab and work on TSOTS Student Blog Post #7

Get Genetics Virtual Triathlon Legs 2 and 3 checked / stamped

Genetics Quiz on Monday


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Finish TSOTS Student Blog Post #7 (complete by 3/20)



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

Objectives: Discuss the major known causes of global climate change and, using multiple publicly available vetted data sets, make a determination as to what our present understanding is of the likely impacts to the biosphere and humanity during this century

Warm-up: Take out and head a sheet of lined paper, titling it “Air Pollution Quiz 2” [1]

Air Pollution Quiz 2 [15] (POSTPONED)

Stamp Labs write-ups [~15]

Unit 10: Lectures 3, 4, & 5: Climate Change Cont’d, Other Air Pollution Issues [35] (POSTPONED)

Climate Change / Global Warming open discussion [25 - 35]

Work/Study Time


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Reading Assignment: Determining Who Is Releasing Greenhouse Gases

Study for Unit 10 exam!



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