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Monday, March 11, 2019

Daily Summary 03-11

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

ESLP Requirements Reminder!

Objectives: Explain the essence of the modern theory of biological evolution and the contributions of Charles Darwin to this theory

Warm-up: What is the basic general definition for the word evolution? How is this word/meaning applied to living things? [8]

Introduction to Evolution [15]

Darwin’s Dangerous Idea [15]

Last chance to get Genetics disorder questions stamped


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on TSOTS blog post #6 and/or #7 re-dos

Darwin’s Dangerous Idea Movie Questions (on website)



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

ESLP Requirements Reminder!

Objectives: Explain the essence of the modern theory of biological evolution and the contributions of Charles Darwin to this theory

Warm-up: What is the basic general definition for the word evolution? How is this word/meaning applied to living things? [8]

Introduction to Evolution [15] Darwin’s Dangerous Idea [15] Last chance to get Genetics disorder questions stamped


TOMORROW: Introduction to Science Research and Symposia project


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Finish Plasmids and Restriction Enzymes Modeling Activity--DUE this Friday, 3/15

Work on TSOTS blog post #6 and/or #7 re-dos

Darwin’s Dangerous Idea Movie Questions (on website



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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Objectives: Determine FEV1 for each individual in class and discuss relevance of this value to epidemiological studies of pulmonary diseases and their relationship to air pollution

Warm-up: Should humans attempt to control/limit natural sources of air pollution as well as anthropogenic ones? Why / why not? [5]

Finish Unit 10: Lab 1: Lung Volume and Pollution [25 -30]

AP Test payments turned in to respective AP teachers by today (deadline was extended last week)!

Last day to get any credit for Household Water Use Analysis project is Wednesday, 3/13


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Reread pp. 510-524;

Finish FEV1 Lab Analysis Lab;

Water Quality Index: data analysis and write-up (DUE FRIDAY, 3/15 by 3 pm for those who completed their WQI tests this week)



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