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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Daily Summary 11-19

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use human pop. data and demography concepts to correctly answer 70% or more of questions on Unit 5b Quiz

- Warm-up: How do the population issues confronting the US compare to/differ from those facing Bangladesh? [10]

- Finish Lecture 2: Demography and Demographics [10]

- Unit 5b Quiz [25]

- Check/stamp How Will Our Population Grow?, Age Structure Diagram, and “China” article questions [~25]

- Check on Seed Density Lab seeds (Analysis DUE 11/25) [5]

- Lecture 3: Population Policy [25]

- Bill Nye Video: The Eyes of Nye: Population

- Submit Lab Notebooks


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Study Lecture 4 (Hunger), Review for Unit 5b Exam

- Work on Allelopathy Lab and Seed Density Lab



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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: Why and how do cells grow and reproduce? [7]

- Microscopes and Cells Quiz [30]

- Growth Factors and Cell Signaling video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YukEE1fmsFE) [15]

- Cell Division and the Cell Cycle video [5] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6ucKWIIFmg)

- 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



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