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Friday, January 11, 2019

Daily Summary 01-11

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BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS: Have you signed up for co-teaching?

Objectives: Demonstrate a basic understanding of the cell cycle and mitosis by explaining the process of cell division in a comic strip or stop-motion video

Warm-up: Diagram the process of eukaryotic cells undergoing cell division and include labels on each step [10]

Co-teaching reminder [5]

Review of cell growth and division [10]

Cell growth and division stop-motion video or comic strip mini-project [50]

TSOTS SBPA #5 [~50]

Get online mitosis activity checked if you didn’t last time [~50]

Mitosis quiz [15 - 20]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Finish cell growth and division mini-project (DUE no later than Wednesday afternoon next week)



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA: Research Project 1st Interview Overdue!

Objectives: Be able to (1) describe the general characteristics of forests / woodlands, (2) explain how forests are used by humanity and the impacts our actions in/on forests have on all parts of the biosphere, and (3) discuss how humans can rethink our relationship with forests to ensure indefinite existence for both

Warm-up: Name and describe at least two approaches to reducing deforestation. [8]

Class discussion: SFI and FSC: Greenwashing for timber and paper industry or legitimate consumer labeling programs? [15]

Unit 7: Lecture 3: Forest Fires [20]

Unit 7: Lecture 4: Mining [20]

Video: Fire Wars [30]

Take-home quiz


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Take-home quiz

Read Island Biogeography and Fire Dependent Ecosystems

Miller pp. 230, 234-246, 251-274



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