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Monday, September 14, 2015

Daily Summary 09-14

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use knowledge of energy flow and trophic levels to complete Trophic Level Activity with no more than 1 error

- Warm-up: Check out your assigned computer and open the files listed below. [5]

- Review: Unit 2: Lecture 5: Nutrients [5]

- Review: Unit 2: Lecture 6: Energy Movement [5]

- Trophic Level Activity (problem sheet is on website) [30]

- Finish scrAPESbook presentations (9/17) [15]

- Lab notebooks submitted on time were scored but have not been entered (you may pick them up immediately after school today)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Continue Review for Unit 2 Exam (Study Guide is on website)

- Dimensional Analysis Practice (DUE 9/15)

- Trophic Level Activity (DUE 9/17)



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Be able to describe strengths and weaknesses of our modern food production systems citing evidence from Food, Inc
Warm-up: Who is responsible for keeping our food safe? [8]

- Continue watching Food Inc., chapters 5 - 7 [30]

- Post-Viewing Discussion: Do you see an underlying or common theme with many of the problems of industrialized agriculture identified in the film Food, Inc.? Are there any quick fixes to these problems? What are some of the strengths or benefits of the factory farming model and industrial food systems?


HOMEWORK:

- None



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