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Monday, November 7, 2016

Daily Summary 11-07

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: (1) Correctly describe the basic composition and essential function of all enzymes with no major factual errors; (2) Simulate the function of an enzyme under various conditions and graph the results with no major errors

- Warm-up: What is the general meaning of “catalyst”? [5]

- Introduction to enzymes [20]

- Activity: Toothpickase Enzyme Simulation [45]

- Finish Biomolecule Assembly and submit the sheet with all of your model approval stamps if you have not done so already


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish Toothpickase Enzyme Simulation activity (graphs and questions)

- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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Objectives: Set up seed density lab per instructions

- Warm-up: In ecological terms, what is a population? [5]

- Unit 5, Lecture 1: Population Characteristics [15-20]

- Set up Seed Density Lab, Check in on allelopathy experiment [40]

- Unit 5, Lecture 2: Population Dynamics [15-20]

- Work on Growth Rate practice exercises and or labs


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on Allelopathy Lab and Seed Density Lab

- Complete pre-lab write up (heading, title, question/purpose, introduction, materials, procedure, empty data table) in lab notebook for Mark and Recapture simulation lab

- Finish Growth Rate practice exercises by next class period

- LITE reading assignment (112-118)



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: (1) Correctly describe the basic composition and essential function of all enzymes with no major factual errors; (2) Simulate the function of an enzyme under various conditions and graph the results with no major errors

- Warm-up: What is the general meaning of “catalyst”? [5]

- Go over biomolecules / properties of water quiz [10]

- Introduction to enzymes [20]

- Activity: Toothpickase Enzyme Simulation [45]

- Finish Biomolecule Assembly and submit the sheet with all of your model approval stamps if you have not done so already


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish Toothpickase Enzyme Simulation activity (graphs and questions)

- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project



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