Daily Summary 02-02

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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: Unit 8 Exam FRQ Rubric Explanation [5]

- Unit 8 Exam FRQ scoring [20]

- scrAPESbook presentations [25]

- Unit 9, Lecture 1: Freshwater Resources [20]

- AP pre-registration

- Independent research project interviews


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Miller LITE reading assignment: pp. 317-324



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Explain the concept of natural selection and how this process, along with chance events, drives evolution of biological systems

- Warm-up: Why is a change (genetic or otherwise) in a single organism of a population not considered evolution? [5]

- Natural selection and adaptation [20]

- Evolution Quiz #1 [20]

- Who Wants to Live a Million Years [25]

- Finish Student Blog Post Assignment #5 (DUE Friday)

- Genetics Unit Exam corrections [~20]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

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



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