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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Daily Summary 01-24

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate comprehension of concepts from the theories of DNA structure, DNA replication, and protein synthesis by earning a 70% or higher on the DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis Unit Exam

- Warm-up: Take out a pencil, listen carefully to instructions for exam, and fill out answer sheet. [5]

- DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis Unit Exam [45]

- GATTACA pre-viewing discussion [5 - 10]

- Watch GATTACA [35]

- TSOTS Student Blog Post #6 will be scored on Thursday


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Select/propose at least one ESLP project by Thursday this week

- Work on GATTACA movie questions



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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: scrAPESbook presentations (record your responses to the presenters’ questions in your warm-up notebook) [15]

- Unit 8: Lecture 1: Environmental Health [15]

- Unit 8: Lecture 2: Toxicology [15]

- Lab: Determination of LC50 of copper sulfate and effects on behavior in Lumbriculus variegatus: Introduction and Pre-lab research and write-up in notebooks [30]

- Independent research project individual progress interviews [~30]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Miller LITE, pp. 436-446

- Read articles: Walruses and the Egg Woman and Cholera in Haiti



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate comprehension of concepts from the theories of DNA structure, DNA replication, and protein synthesis by earning a 70% or higher on the DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis Unit Exam

- Warm-up: Take out a pencil, listen carefully to instructions for exam, and fill out answer sheet. [5]

- DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis Unit Exam [45]

- GATTACA pre-viewing discussion [5 - 10]

- Watch GATTACA [35]

- TSOTS Student Blog Post #6 will be scored on Thursday


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Select/propose at least one ESLP project by Thursday this week

- Work on GATTACA movie questions



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