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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Daily Summary 03-28

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Listen carefully to presentations of our guest instructors and respectfully ask questions when appropriate

- Warm-up: Please take out cell phones and switch to silent mode, place them in your bags, and do not take them out again unless asked to do so [5]

- Science Research and Symposia Project work will resume on 4/6

- Don’t forget about the Genetics Engineering Challenge!


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Begin brainstorming a list of potential topics for your research project



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Identify alternatives to fossil fuels and the pros and cons of the most developed realistic alternative energy sources

- Warm-up: Which household activities/appliances would you expect to consume the most energy?

- Using a reasonable estimate for the amount of energy used per day by the activity you selected, determine the total energy used per year for this activity/appliance (in kWh). [10]

- Finish Unit 11: Lecture 1: Fossil Fuels [20]

- Q and A on An Energy Primer problems

- Work time

- Thursday: Unit 11: Lecture 2: Nuclear Energy, plus energy quiz #1


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Continue work on An Energy Primer problems and Personal Energy Use Audit project

- Article: The Clean Energy Scam



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Listen carefully to presentations of our guest instructors and respectfully ask questions when appropriate

- Warm-up: Please take out cell phones and switch to silent mode, place them in your bags, and do not take them out again unless asked to do so [5]

- Science Research and Symposia Project work will resume on 4/6

- Don’t forget about the Genetics Engineering Challenge!


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Begin brainstorming a list of potential topics for your research project



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