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Monday, April 24, 2017

Daily Summary 04-24

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: (1) Understand the scope and expectations of the Science Research and Symposium project; (2) Create and use an online journal to take structured, accurate, and detailed notes (3) Be able to designate resource materials as primary or secondary (4) Use Google Search as effectively as possible to find sources

Warm-up: What is an Internet search engine? How essentially does one of these “search engines” work? (NOTE: we will answer this question on the next class day) [5]

- BioSITE permission slip reminder: I must have your signed slip by Thursday afternoon if you are to participate on Friday morning

- Chocolate assignment


TOMORROW:

- Getting the most from online searches [30]

- Interviews / research

- Sign up for your ESLP project and/or work on your ESLP project


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Use the resources we have discussed in class to study your research project topic and continue making entries into your newly created research journal (which should be in your “Research” folder)



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Recall concepts and terminology from WGHS APES Units 1-9 to correctly answer as many cumulative review quiz questions as possible

- Warm-up: Take out “APES Comprehensive Review Quiz Series,” answer sheet from last Thursday [2]

- APES Comprehensive Review Quiz Series, Part 2 [20]

- Turn in Personal Trash Audit Lab/Project (POSTPONED until TUESDAY, 4/25)

- APES Mock Exam / Final tomorrow—arrive in X104 by 7:30


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish School Energy Report Card lab by Thursday

- Briefly review all unit study guides and old exams and refresh your memory on concepts and terms you cannot instantly recall

- Mock AP Exam Q and A / Final Exam Prep Session after school today has been CANCELLED



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: (1) Understand the scope and expectations of the Science Research and Symposium project; (2) Create and use an online journal to take structured, accurate, and detailed notes (3) Be able to designate resource materials as primary or secondary (4) Use Google Search as effectively as possible to find sources

- Warm-up: What is an Internet search engine? How essentially does one of these “search engines” work? (NOTE: we will answer this question on the next class day) [5]

- BioSITE permission slip reminder: I must have your signed slip by Thursday afternoon if you are to participate on Friday morning 

- Chocolate assignment


TOMORROW:

- Getting the most from online searches [30]

- Interviews / research

- Sign up for your ESLP project and/or work on your ESLP project


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Use the resources we have discussed in class to study your research project topic and continue making entries into your newly created research journal (which should be in your “Research” folder)



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