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Thursday, April 4, 2019

Daily Summary 04-04

Evolution Unit Comprehensive Assessment

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BIOLOGY / HONORS BIOLOGY
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Assessment Teams

Period 1

Team 1

Giovanny Rubalcava

Sydney Buerk

Lucas Sicat

Stacy Ramirez Valencia

Team 2

Alyssa Hernandez

Bradley Distor

Juliana Camberos

Omar Villalobos Rodriguez

Marlynn Wilson White

Team 3

Andres Contreras

Carlos Bolanos

Eva Carrejo

Michael Dambacher Ewers

Team 4

Jonathan Ambriz-Gonzalez

Yoselyn Raigoza Lopez

Seth Ondo

Job Trujillo

Team 5

Jennifer Garcia Ruiz

Jayden Hein

Guillermo Aguirre

Kianna Stocks

Abraham Nguyen

Team 6

Jianna Lunares

Aztlan Gonzalez Rodriguez

Gurjot Kaur

Jovanni Chavez

Team 7

Maria Molina Martinez

Mila Markovich

Allan Cardenas

Salvador Sanchez

Period 2

Team 1

Evan Itow

Clare Robke

Izabella Harris

Lucas Tuan

Team 2

Colin Sims

Joshua Jauregui

Naomi Diaz

Lucas Baginski Doar

Jake Groll

Team 3

Hailey Kieslich

Lauren Shearer

Colin McCombs

Alison Ordentlich

Team 4

Ellie Schomberg

Ashley Tamura

Hope Vela

Enzo Teddy

Team 5

Cole Miller

John Burkhart

Dasha Yeremin

Charles Dunn

Team 6

Karishma Miranda

Amanda Ornelas

Will Peltz

Jesse Zalk

Kevin West

Team 7

Jonathan Nguyen

Yotam Nahir Konigstein

Matthew Guerrero

Thomas Callahan

Team 8

Stephanie Wright

Pierce Howard

Leeza Yeremin

Abigale Weimer

Period 3

Team 1

Katie Sosa Quijada

Jordany Hermosillo

Morgan Fernandez

Nataly Perez Hernandez

Team 2

Andrew Vierra

Christian De Jesus

Daniel Tellez

My Hanh Nguyen

Kate Wong

Team 3

Javier Borja

Staffny Mehmi

Triana Armijo

Jorge Millan-Grijalva

Team 4

Xochitl Garcia

Georgia Richards

Keoni Bacelis

Benjamin Godinez Ramirez

Team 5

Andreas Valdez

Roxana Gonzalez

Gurpartap Singh

Nikol Stodulka

Team 6

Jimena Rojas Sanchez

Sheccid Diaz Lara

Julizza Pineda Torres

Jason Godinez Frausto

Team 7

Erick Ramirez

Duke Dekowski

Sha'Niyah Shaw

Sima Nehchiri

Brandon Aceves Macias

Period 5

Team 1

Vanessa Anaya Martinez

Cristian Llamas

Zaniyah Thomas

Brandy Camberos Aguirre

Vader Nieto

Team 2

Julia Clowers

Luis Contreras Barajas

Jordan De Jesus

Bobby Davidson

Team 3

Chase Kerchner

Carson Thompson

Jose Reyes Cortes

Natalie Diaz

Team 4

Katherine Lloyd

Santiago Gomez

McKellen Darragh

Addison Hodge

Team 5

Victoria Marroquin

Hingano Hautau

Tianna Tinoco

Cooper Dimiceli

Edwin Munoz Barreras

Team 6

Hugo Waterfall

Israel Padilla

Angel Chavez

Kevin Torres Garcia

Team 7

Leslie Arguello Tuz

Christ Martinez

Mariana Ponce Candia

Diana Sarmiento

Team 8

Alison Camacho Serna

Christian Aguilar Castaneda

Daniella O'Keefe

Emily Maggi

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Daily Summary 04-02

Monday, April 1, 2019

Daily Summary 04-01

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

Objectives: Explain the concept of natural selection and how this process, along with chance events (genetic drift) and gene flow, drives evolution of biological systems

Warm-up: Hominid Skull Lab Reminders [3]

Continue Hominid Skull Lab [45]

Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 (DUE 4/5)

Work on Hominid Skull Lab

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

Objectives: Explain the concept of natural selection and how this process, along with chance events (genetic drift) and gene flow, drives evolution of biological systems

Warm-up: Hominid Skull Lab Reminders [3]

Continue Hominid Skull Lab [45]

Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 (DUE 4/5)

Work on Hominid Skull Lab

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

Objectives: Identify alternatives to fossil fuels and the pros and cons of the most developed realistic alternative energy sources

Warm-up: Take out take-home quiz and lab notebooks for tour [2]

School Energy Report Card project tour [40]

Unit 11 Reading Quiz #2—take home—DUE Monday!

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Review Unit 11: Lecture 4: Energy Conservation (on your own)

Review for Unit 11 Exam

Continue work on Personal Energy Use Audit project DUE 4/5

Work on your Independent Research Project

Have scrAPESbook articles/questions ready for Friday

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Friday, March 29, 2019

RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS DEBATE

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS DEBATE
Proposition: The market/markets alone cannot be trusted to lead to increased adoption of renewable, cleaner (than present) energy technology and standards, and governments of all levels must assume the role of primary driver in evolution of energy systems of all types--AGREE or DISAGREE?

—Schedule:
—Research, Individual [10]
—Side selection [2]
—Opening statements by moderator [3]
—Affirm. constructive speeches (main arguments) [8]
—Neg. constructive speeches (main arguments) [8]
—Neg. Rebut. [4] / Affirm. Rebut. [4]

Open discussion: has your position / view changed?

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Introduction