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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Daily Summary 09-22

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Complete NPP lab report with all sections done per lab report guidelines

- Warm-up: Name/describe the four major layers of the atmosphere [8]

- Unit 3: Lecture 2: Ocean Circulation [20]

- Water NPP grass patch / stamp Trophic Level Activity (p.3) [8]

- Unit 3: Lecture 3: Terrestrial Biomes [20]

- Work on Biome Graphic Organizer [30]

- Must mass/dry/mass second NPP sample before 3:30 pm Friday

- Finish 1st and start 2nd round scrAPESbook presentations on 9/24


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on NPP Lab: Introduction (Introduction first draft due 9/24) (WHOLE REPORT DUE 10/06)

- Read p. 169-172



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Be able to draw and describe a detailed food web in which all trophic levels are identified and diagrams of the major biogeochemical cycles (water, carbon, and nitrogen) are shown

- Warm-up: At which trophic levels do you feed? Sketch a food web diagram based on your typical eating habits with you in the middle and including all of the organisms that go into your food. [10]

- Finish/review info on ecosystems and energy flow [15]

- Cycles of Matter (small group instruction) [20]

- Ecosystem Map Poster Assignment [45]

- Work time (apply as needed) [15 - 20]

- Stamp Science Skills Review Guide and Collect Stamp Log #1


HOMEWORK:

- Finish Food Issue Essay (DUE by midnight tonight)

- TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #2 (DUE Friday by midnight)



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