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Thursday, January 28, 2016

Daily Summary 01-28

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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; (4) Describe risk assessment methods and applications; and (5) Explain how regulations can help reduce risks of human and environmental injury

- Warm-up: Reading quiz #3 [10]

- Lab: Determination of LC50 of copper sulfate and effects on behavior in Tubifex tubifex: graph and wrap-up [30]

- Lecture 3: Risk Regulation (review) [15 - 20]

- Unit 8 Review [25 - 40]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Review for Unit 8 exam

- Finish LC50 Lab (DUE MONDAY)



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Explain the essence of the modern theory of biological evolution and the contributions of Charles Darwin to this theory

- Warm-up: What is the basic general definition for the word evolution? How is this word/meaning applied to living things? [10]

- Genetics Unit Exam corrections [20]

- Introduction to Evolution Continued [15]

- Darwin’s Dangerous Idea [15]

- TSOTS activity and Student Blog Post Assignment #5: Flower Dissection [40]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Add details to your Student Blog Post Assignment #5 (Flower Dissection) post (DUE next Friday)



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