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Friday, January 8, 2016

Daily Summary 01-08

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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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: If you could use genetic engineering technology to determine the traits your child was going to have, would you use it? Why or why not? What do you think might be an unintended consequence for humanity of using such technology? [10]

- Film: GATTACA [20]

- GATTACA discussion: What is the story about so far? Who are the main characters and what is the essence of the plot? [15]

- 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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