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Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Daily Summary 02-07

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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- Objectives: Be able to (1) explain how the theoretical probability of an organism inheriting a particular allele combination from its parents (and trait) can be determined using a Punnett Square and (2) how these odds can be used in breeding and family planning

- Warm-up: What does meiosis produce and where in the body does it take place? [5]

- Meiosis Performance Art performances, Day 1 [30]

- Go over Bikini Bottom Genetics Practice [10 – 15]

- Calculating probabilities for sex-linked dominant/recessive, co-dominant, and incompletely dominant inheritance patterns [30]

- X-linked genetics worksheet

- Work on Genetics Virtual Triathlon: Leg 2 and Leg 3 [15]

- TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #7 (Thursday/Friday)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Genetics Virtual Triathlon: Legs 2 and 3 (Punnett square practice)

- X-linked genetics worksheet (the one w/the fly on it)



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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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Objectives: Be able to (1) explain how the theoretical probability of an organism inheriting a particular allele combination from its parents (and trait) can be determined using a Punnett Square and (2) how these odds can be used in breeding and family planning

- Warm-up: What does meiosis produce and where in the body does it take place? [5]

- Go over Bikini Bottom Genetics Practice [10 – 15]

- Calculating probabilities for sex-linked dominant/recessive, co-dominant, and incompletely dominant inheritance patterns [30]

- X-linked genetics worksheet [30]

- Work on Genetics Virtual Triathlon: Leg 2 and Leg 3 [15]

- Meiosis Performance Art performances will be on next day

- TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #7 (Thursday/Friday)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Genetics Virtual Triathlon: Legs 2 and 3 (Punnett square practice)

- X-linked genetics worksheet (the one w/the fly on it)



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