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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Daily Summary 01-23

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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: SWBAT (2) describe the structure of a chromosome

Warm-up: Sketch the process of DNA replication in eukaryotic cells. Be sure to label all parts of the replication apparatus / structures, including the leading and lagging strands of DNA [10]

Review DNA replication [10]

Use the 3-D Animation Library at the DNA Learning Center to better understand DNA structure and replication [10]

Case Study: “Meselson and Stahl Experiment: The Nature of DNA Replication” (on class website) [30]

DNA Structure and Replication Quiz [25]

“The Transforming Principle:…” last day to get credit is


TODAY OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Case Study: “Meselson and Stahl Experiment:…DNA Replication”

Add more detail to DNA concept map started in class



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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: Unit 7 exam scoring rubric explanation and scoring [25]

Unit 8: Lecture 1: Environmental Health [15]

Environmental Hazard Walk on campus [15]

Unit 8: Lecture 2: Toxicology [20]

Lab: Determination of LC50 of copper sulfate and effects on behavior in Tubifex tubifex: 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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