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Thursday, January 21, 2016

Daily Summary 01-21

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: (1) Explain the general purpose of the field of environmental health; (2) Name and describe major categories of environmental health factors; (3) Explain most common methods for assessing relative toxicity of chemicals in the environment

- Warm-up: Take out a sheet of paper and give it a standard heading and the assignment name “Unit 8

- Reading Quiz #1” [15]

- Unit 8: Lecture 1: Environmental Health, Part 2 [15]

- Lab: Determination of LC50 of copper sulfate and effects on behavior in Lumbriculus variegates:

- Introduction [15]

- Lab: Pre-lab research and write-up in notebooks [30]

- Independent research project individual progress interviews [~30]

- Unit 8: Lecture 2: Toxicology, Part 1 [20]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Miller LITE pp. 446 – 462

- Article: The Pollution Within


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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Be able to (1) explain how the theoretical probability of an organism inheriting a particular allele combination from its parents (and trait) can be determined using a Punnett Square and (2) how these odds can be used in breeding and family planning

- Warm-up: Use a Punnett square diagram to show the probability of a baby having attached earlobes if the attached type (L) is completely dominant to detached (l) and the two parents are both heterozygous for the earlobe type gene. [10]

- Punnett squares review [20]

- Finish Genetics Virtual Triathlon: Leg 2 and Leg 3 [40]

- TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #4 [20]

- Correct Genetics Virtual Triathlon: Leg 2 and Leg 3 [25]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Review for Genetics Unit Exam on Tuesday/Wednesday



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