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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Daily Summary 10-25

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab

- Warm-up: Ecology Unit Exam post-test Q and A: What is one question from the test we just took that really left you wondering what the best answer really was? [5]

- Properties of Water discussion and notes [20]

- Properties of Water Lab [60]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on questions from properties of water lab

- Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4

- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Create procedure for allelopathy experiment using information gleaned from background research

- Warm-up: Describe allelopathy and how a researcher might determine whether or not a particular plant is using this strategy to suppress growth of potential competitors. [8]

- Finish Unit 4 Lecture 2: Speciation and Biodiversity [15] Watch portion of Planet Earth: Jungles [20]

- Unit 4 Lecture 3: Species Interactions [25]

- Work on Allelopathy Lab and/or Long-Term Research Project


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Review notes for Thursday’s Biodiversity and Evolution Quiz

- Write out full procedure for Allelopathy Lab (I will check Thurs.)

- Read p.105-122 in Miller



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab

- Warm-up: Ecology Unit Exam post-test Q and A: What is one question from the test we just took that really left you wondering what the best answer really was? [5]

- Properties of Water discussion and notes [20]

- Properties of Water Lab [60]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on questions from properties of water lab

- Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4

- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project



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