Daily Summary 11-16

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Familiarize yourself with WGHS APES Unit 5b major topics in order to facilitate incorporation of new concepts into your existing mental framework for environmental science

- Warm-up: How are human population dynamics different from those of other species on Earth? [7]

- Unit 5a Exam post-test discussion [7]

- Check on Seed Density Lab seeds (Analysis DUE 11/25) [7]

- Lecture 1: Human Population Growth [15]

- Explain “Age structure Diagram” and “How Will Our Population Grow?” assignments


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Complete “Age structure Diagram” and “How Will Our Population Grow?” assignments for Thursday, 11/19

- Work on Allelopathy Lab and Seed Density Lab


WGHS APES 2015 FIRST SEMESTER KEY DATES

- November 19: Lab Notebooks Due for Check

- November 25: Seed Density Lab Due

- December 1: Allelopathy Lab Due

- December 3: Warm-Up Notebooks Due for Check

- December 11: scrAPESbook Due for Check

- December 16: Period 1 Final (Combined Cumulative and Unit 6 Exam)

- December 17: Period 3 Final (Combined Cumulative and Unit 6 Exam)

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use the scientific method to work toward an explanation for the disappearance of your Brassica plants

- Warm-up: What are the major functions of a cell’s membrane? [7]

- Online activities explaining structure of and transport across biological cell membranes (you can find the links under “cellular transport” label on class website—use the textbook and online presentation to get additional explanations of these topics) [30]

- Make sure TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #3 is done

- Begin Crop Failure Analysis Experiment with your TSOTS team if you are ready, otherwise design experiment and get approval from Mr. Bursch to begin


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Make sure TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #3 is done

- Work on Cell Analogies project


MR. BURSCH’S BIO FIRST SEMESTER KEY DATES

- November 20: Completed Cell Analogy Project Slideshows must be in your Google Drive shared biology folders to receive credit

- November 25: TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #3 Peer Evaluations (Your post must be published by this date to receive any credit!)

- December 4: Warm-Up Notebooks due for check

- December 7: All Crop Failure Analysis Experiment Summary Reports must be posted to TSOTS blogs

- December 11: All Ecology Service Projects must be completed

- December 16 – 18: Final Exams


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