APES Independent Research Project UPDATE

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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Hi Guys,

I realize that many of you had your independent research project experiments interrupted by the school closure. That being the case, I am now giving all APES students the option of doing second-hand research (which can be done mostly online) on an environmental topic / question and (as we were already going to do) preparing a written formal report as well as a summarizing slideshow / talk. You may choose to continue working on your own already-teacher-approved original experiment if you are able, or you may simply compile, analyze, and refer to data from multiple studies by other scientists on the question you were already investigating. If you want to change direction completely and ask / research another question entirely, you may do that, but you will need to fill out another Independent Research Project outline and submit it to me ASAP.

If we are still not back at school in May, we will use Zoom to deliver the summary presentations from home. If you still have not had your first-round interview for this project, please email me to discuss and include a link to your completed outline in your Google Drive APES folder.

Please let me know if you have any additional questions / concerns regarding this change to the project or any other APES content.


Stay safe and healthy,

Mr. Bursch



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Science Research Unit: Introduction

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BIOLOGY / HONORS BIOLOGY
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• PRESENTATION: Introduction to Science Research and Symposia
• WORKSHEET: Evaluating Sources

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PBS: PRESENTATION: MEDICINES THAT BACKFIRE

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PRINCIPLES OF THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (PBS)
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Medicines that Backfire



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Presentation: Welcome Back to Earth Academy

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BIOLOGY and HONORS BIOLOGY
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Welcome Back to Earth Academy presentation

Use the link above to download a copy of the welcome back presentation given on January 7, 2014. This presentation includes important ideas about how Mr. Bursch and his students will operate as a community to work toward achieving individual and collective goals.



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GUIDELINES for Comments on Wise Use of Our Resources Presentations

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BIOLOGY / HONORS BIOLOGY
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GUIDELINES for Comments on Wise Use of Our Resources Presentations:

1. Give your personal reaction to the issue
2. Make a connection to your own researched topic
3. Ask a question about something in their presentation that you feel was not clearly explained 
4. If your peer did not include sources cited, ask them why they did not.

When you are ready to post your comment (or right after you post it), copy and paste it into a new post on your own blog entitled Wise Use of Our Resources Responses (see example above). This will serve as evidence that you did in fact respond to the presentations of at least two other students.

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