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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Be able to (1) describe the general characteristics of forests / woodlands, (2) explain how forests are used by humanity and the impacts our actions in/on forests have on all parts of the biosphere, and (3) discuss how humans can rethink our relationship with forests to ensure indefinite existence for both
- Warm-up: What is a forest? Give an example. Do forests have value? Explain. [10]
- Unit 7: Land Use: Overview [5]
- Unit 7: Lecture 1: Forests [25]
- Unit 7: Lecture 2: Forest Management [25]
- Class discussion: SFI and FSC: Greenwashing for timber and paper industry or legitimate consumer labeling programs?
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Read pp. 218-233 in Miller
- Read Healthy Forests Initiative summary (fact sheet)
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Be able to explain how the information that leads to the traits an organism exhibits is passed from one generation to the next
- Warm-up: Sketch a flow diagram showing how a baby zebra would come into existence, starting with the mother zebra and father zebra. Use drawings if it helps and try to use scientific terminology—it is more precise and universal than slang terms [9]
- What’s coming up this semester in Mr. Bursch’s Biology Class? [8]
- Gene flow basics: Genetics with a Smile [20]
- Film: GATTACA [50]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Ponder the impacts we are having on our own species by intentionally altering our DNA in the pursuit of “better” human beings
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