Introduction

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

Daily Summary 03-23

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate your understanding of evolutionary biology concepts and your ability to use evidence-based arguments for justifying answers by completing the Evolution Unit Comprehensive Assessment

- Warm-up: Listen carefully to TSOTS blog post #8 scoring instructions [5]

- TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 scoring [25 – 30]

- Work on Origins of Life on Earth Timeline Assignment [20]

- Introduction to Science Research and Symposia Project [30]

- Don’t forget about the Genetics Engineering Challenge!


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Begin brainstorming a list of potential topics for your research project



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate your understanding of essential air pollution topics and directly related issues by scoring a 70% or higher on the Unit 10 exam

- Warm-up: Second pass at Unit 10 Exam [20]

- Unit 10 Exam FRQ Scoring [25]

- scrAPESbook presentations [30]

- Introduction to unit 11 (Energy) / Energy Primer Assignment

- Unit 11, Lecture 1: Fossil Fuels

- Remember that second-round research project progress interviews begin the week of April 3rd


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on Energy Primer Assignment

- Work on independent research projects



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate your understanding of evolutionary biology concepts and your ability to use evidence-based arguments for justifying answers by completing the Evolution Unit Comprehensive Assessment

- Warm-up: Listen carefully to TSOTS blog post #8 scoring instructions [5]

- TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 scoring [25 – 30]

- Work on Origins of Life on Earth Timeline Assignment [40]

- Introduction to Science Research and Symposia Project [15]

- Don’t forget about the Genetics Engineering Challenge!


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Begin brainstorming a list of potential topics for your research project

- Finish Origins of Life on Earth Timeline Assignment (DUE Friday at the latest for full credit)



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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Daily Summary 03-22

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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 your understanding of evolutionary biology concepts and your ability to use evidence-based arguments for justifying answers by completing the Evolution Unit Comprehensive Assessment

- Warm-up: Take out your assigned Chromebook and listen carefully to instructions for the Evolution

- Unit Comprehensive Assessment [5]

- Evolution Unit Comprehensive Assessment [60 - 90]

- Work on Origins of Life on Earth Timeline Assignment [~30]

- TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 will be scored on Thursday

- Don’t forget about the Genetics Engineering Challenge!


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish Origins of Life on Earth Timeline Assignment



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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Daily Summary 03-21

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate your understanding of evolutionary biology concepts and your ability to use evidence-based arguments for justifying answers by completing the Evolution Unit

- Comprehensive Assessment

- Warm-up: Take out your assigned Chromebook and listen carefully to instructions for the Evolution

- Unit Comprehensive Assessment [5]

- Evolution Unit Comprehensive Assessment [60 - 90]

- Work on Origins of Life on Earth Timeline Assignment [~30]

- TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 will be scored on Thursday

- Don’t forget about the Genetics Engineering Challenge!


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish Origins of Life on Earth Timeline Assignment



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate your understanding of essential air pollution topics and directly related issues by scoring a 70% or higher on the Unit 10 exam

- Warm-up: Set up exam answer sheet [2]

- Unit 10 Exam [53]

- Climate Change / Global Warming open discussion—be ready! [30]

- scrAPESbook presentations


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on independent research projects



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate your understanding of evolutionary biology concepts and your ability to use evidence-based arguments for justifying answers by completing the Evolution Unit Comprehensive Assessment

- Warm-up: Take out your assigned Chromebook and listen carefully to instructions for the Evolution

- Unit Comprehensive Assessment [5]

- Evolution Unit Comprehensive Assessment [60 - 90]

- Work on Origins of Life on Earth Timeline Assignment [~30]

- TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 will be scored on Thursday

- Don’t forget about the Genetics Engineering Challenge!


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish Origins of Life on Earth Timeline Assignment



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Monday, March 20, 2017

Daily Summary 03-20

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Analyze and critique the most plausible hypotheses presently promoted by evolutionary scientists to explain the beginnings of life on Earth

- Warm-up: Listen carefully to instructions for filling out ESLP peer/self evaluation form [5]

- Fill out ESLP peer/self evaluation form [10]

- Evolution quiz #4 [15]

- Work on Origins of Life on Earth Timeline Assignment [10]

- TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 will be scored on Thursday

- Don’t forget about the Genetics Engineering Challenge!


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Study presentations (on class website) used during discussions for major unit topics (see “evolution” label) to prepare for unit exam



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate your understanding of essential air pollution topics and directly related issues by scoring a 70% or higher on the Unit 10 exam

- Warm-up: Set up exam answer sheet [2]

- Unit 10 Exam [45]

- Climate Change / Global Warming open discussion tomorrow—be ready!


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Make sure you are ready with your 6th and 7th scrAPESbook article summaries and questions

- Be prepared to contribute to Climate Change / Global Warming Open Discussion



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Analyze and critique the most plausible hypotheses presently promoted by evolutionary scientists to explain the beginnings of life on Earth

- Warm-up: Listen carefully to instructions for filling out ESLP peer/self evaluation form [5]

- Fill out ESLP peer/self evaluation form [10]

- Evolution quiz #4 [15]

- Work on Origins of Life on Earth Timeline Assignment [10]

- TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 will be scored on Thursday / Friday

- Don’t forget about the Genetics Engineering Challenge!


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Study presentations (on class website) used during discussions for major unit topics (see “evolution” label) to prepare for unit exam



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Friday, March 17, 2017

Daily Summary 03-17

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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: Analyze and critique the most plausible hypotheses presently promoted by evolutionary scientists to explain the beginnings of life on Earth

- Warm-up: Describe a hypothesis you have studied, heard about, or imagined that explains how life might have begun on young planet Earth [8]

- Origins of Life on Earth Timeline Assignment [65]

- Fossils and their formation [25 - 30]

- Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 [35]

- Don’t forget about the Genetics Engineering Challenge!


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 (DUE TOMORROW)

- Wrap up service projects—don’t forget your project blog! (DUE TOMORROW)



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