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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Correctly identify 100% of biomolecule examples in graphic organizer and accurately model 90% of common biomolecules using plastic molecular modeling kits
- Warm-up: Which chemical elements can be found in all of the following types of molecules: sugars, proteins, fats, and DNA? [5]
- Discussion of biomolecules and their properties [20]
- TSOTS blog posts peer evaluations (next class period)
- Next BioSITE meeting tomorrow during tutorial
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Check on your Brassica plants out in the garden, take photos
- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project
- Finish Macromolecules (Biomolecules) graphic organizer
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Conduct allelopathy experiment using your procedure and information gleaned from background research
- Warm-up: What is one concept/term/idea from unit 4 (biodiversity and evolution) that is still not quite clear or continues to be confusing for you? [5 - 10]
- Stamp Conservation article questions [~5]
- Finish Unit 4 Lecture 5: Community Disturbance and Change [10]
- Biodiversity and Evolution Quiz, Part II [25]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Work on Allelopathy Lab
- Review for Unit 4 Exam
- Read article: Otters, Urchins, Kelp, and a Whale of a Chain Reaction
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Correctly identify 100% of biomolecule examples in graphic organizer and accurately model 90% of common biomolecules using plastic molecular modeling kits
- Warm-up: Which chemical elements can be found in all of the following types of molecules: sugars, proteins, fats, and DNA? [5]
- Discussion of biomolecules and their properties [20]
- TSOTS blog posts peer evaluations (next class period)
- Properties of Water mini-lab is now late—turn in before Friday for late credit
- Next BioSITE meeting tomorrow during tutorial
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Check on your Brassica plants out in the garden, take photos
- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project
- Finish Macromolecules (Biomolecules) graphic organizer
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Monday, October 31, 2016
Friday, October 28, 2016
Daily Summary 10-28
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab
- Warm-up: Briefly explain why water coheres (sticks to itself) and adheres (sticks to other substances) to certain other substances so well. Use the terms “polar” and “hydrogen bonding” in your answer. [5]
- Explain the floating paperclip demo [10]
- Finish Properties of Water Discussion, complete mini-lab, turn in
- Ecology Unit Exam correction (optional, due at end of period)
- Lynx and Hare Population Lab is now late—turn in ASAP for credit
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Check on your Brassica plants out in the garden
- Finish / publish TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4
- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab
- Warm-up: Briefly explain why water coheres (sticks to itself) and adheres (sticks to other substances) to certain other substances so well. Use the terms “polar” and “hydrogen bonding” in your answer. [5]
- Explain the floating paperclip demo [10]
- Finish Properties of Water Discussion, complete mini-lab, turn in
- Ecology Unit Exam correction (optional, due at end of period)
- Lynx and Hare Population Lab is now late—turn in ASAP for credit
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Check on your Brassica plants out in the garden
- Finish / publish TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4
- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project
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Thursday, October 27, 2016
Daily Summary 10-27
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab
- Warm-up: Briefly explain why water coheres (sticks to itself) and adheres (sticks to other substances) to certain other substances so well. Use the terms “polar” and “hydrogen bonding” in your answer. [5]
- Explain the floating paperclip demo [10]
- Design your own “Mysteries of Water” demonstration
- Ecology Unit Exam correction (optional, due at end of period)
- Finish Properties of Water Discussion, complete mini-lab, turn in
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Check on your Brassica plants out in the garden
- Finish / publish TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4
- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Conduct allelopathy experiment using your procedure and information gleaned from background research
- Warm-up: Describe a hypothetical or real example which demonstrates the concepts of fundamental and realized niche. [8]
- Check Allelopathy experimental procedure and materials [~8]
- Unit 4 Lecture 3: Community Interactions [15]
- Biodiversity and Evolution Quiz, Part I [25]
- Unit 4 Lecture 4: Biodiversity Loss [15]
- Unit 4 Lecture 5: Community Disturbance and Change [15]
- Biodiversity and Evolution Quiz, Part II [25]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Work on Allelopathy Lab
- Read p.191-213 in Miller
- Article Reading and Questions: Conservation for the People; as you read, write down at least 5 questions you have about the ideas/information presented and discussed in the article
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab
- Warm-up: Briefly explain why water coheres (sticks to itself) and adheres (sticks to other substances) to certain other substances so well. Use the terms “polar” and “hydrogen bonding” in your answer. [5]
- Explain the floating paperclip demo [10]
- Finish Properties of Water Discussion, complete mini-lab, turn in
- Ecology Unit Exam correction (optional, due at end of period)
- Lynx and Hare Population Lab is now late—turn in ASAP for credit
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Check on your Brassica plants out in the garden
- Finish / publish TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4
- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab
- Warm-up: Briefly explain why water coheres (sticks to itself) and adheres (sticks to other substances) to certain other substances so well. Use the terms “polar” and “hydrogen bonding” in your answer. [5]
- Explain the floating paperclip demo [10]
- Design your own “Mysteries of Water” demonstration
- Ecology Unit Exam correction (optional, due at end of period)
- Finish Properties of Water Discussion, complete mini-lab, turn in
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Check on your Brassica plants out in the garden
- Finish / publish TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4
- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Conduct allelopathy experiment using your procedure and information gleaned from background research
- Warm-up: Describe a hypothetical or real example which demonstrates the concepts of fundamental and realized niche. [8]
- Check Allelopathy experimental procedure and materials [~8]
- Unit 4 Lecture 3: Community Interactions [15]
- Biodiversity and Evolution Quiz, Part I [25]
- Unit 4 Lecture 4: Biodiversity Loss [15]
- Unit 4 Lecture 5: Community Disturbance and Change [15]
- Biodiversity and Evolution Quiz, Part II [25]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Work on Allelopathy Lab
- Read p.191-213 in Miller
- Article Reading and Questions: Conservation for the People; as you read, write down at least 5 questions you have about the ideas/information presented and discussed in the article
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab
- Warm-up: Briefly explain why water coheres (sticks to itself) and adheres (sticks to other substances) to certain other substances so well. Use the terms “polar” and “hydrogen bonding” in your answer. [5]
- Explain the floating paperclip demo [10]
- Finish Properties of Water Discussion, complete mini-lab, turn in
- Ecology Unit Exam correction (optional, due at end of period)
- Lynx and Hare Population Lab is now late—turn in ASAP for credit
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Check on your Brassica plants out in the garden
- Finish / publish TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4
- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Daily Summary 10-26
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab
- Warm-up: Ecology Unit Exam post-test Q and A: What is one question from the test we just took that really left you wondering what the best answer really was? [5]
- Properties of Water discussion and notes [20]
- Properties of Water Lab [60]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Work on questions from properties of water lab
- Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4
- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab
- Warm-up: Ecology Unit Exam post-test Q and A: What is one question from the test we just took that really left you wondering what the best answer really was? [5]
- Properties of Water discussion and notes [20]
- Properties of Water Lab [60]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Work on questions from properties of water lab
- Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4
- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Daily Summary 10-25
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab
- Warm-up: Ecology Unit Exam post-test Q and A: What is one question from the test we just took that really left you wondering what the best answer really was? [5]
- Properties of Water discussion and notes [20]
- Properties of Water Lab [60]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Work on questions from properties of water lab
- Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4
- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Create procedure for allelopathy experiment using information gleaned from background research
- Warm-up: Describe allelopathy and how a researcher might determine whether or not a particular plant is using this strategy to suppress growth of potential competitors. [8]
- Finish Unit 4 Lecture 2: Speciation and Biodiversity [15] Watch portion of Planet Earth: Jungles [20]
- Unit 4 Lecture 3: Species Interactions [25]
- Work on Allelopathy Lab and/or Long-Term Research Project
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Review notes for Thursday’s Biodiversity and Evolution Quiz
- Write out full procedure for Allelopathy Lab (I will check Thurs.)
- Read p.105-122 in Miller
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab
- Warm-up: Ecology Unit Exam post-test Q and A: What is one question from the test we just took that really left you wondering what the best answer really was? [5]
- Properties of Water discussion and notes [20]
- Properties of Water Lab [60]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Work on questions from properties of water lab
- Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4
- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab
- Warm-up: Ecology Unit Exam post-test Q and A: What is one question from the test we just took that really left you wondering what the best answer really was? [5]
- Properties of Water discussion and notes [20]
- Properties of Water Lab [60]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Work on questions from properties of water lab
- Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4
- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Create procedure for allelopathy experiment using information gleaned from background research
- Warm-up: Describe allelopathy and how a researcher might determine whether or not a particular plant is using this strategy to suppress growth of potential competitors. [8]
- Finish Unit 4 Lecture 2: Speciation and Biodiversity [15] Watch portion of Planet Earth: Jungles [20]
- Unit 4 Lecture 3: Species Interactions [25]
- Work on Allelopathy Lab and/or Long-Term Research Project
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Review notes for Thursday’s Biodiversity and Evolution Quiz
- Write out full procedure for Allelopathy Lab (I will check Thurs.)
- Read p.105-122 in Miller
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab
- Warm-up: Ecology Unit Exam post-test Q and A: What is one question from the test we just took that really left you wondering what the best answer really was? [5]
- Properties of Water discussion and notes [20]
- Properties of Water Lab [60]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Work on questions from properties of water lab
- Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4
- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project
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