Daily Summary 03-13

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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:

ESLP Requirements Reminder!

Objectives: Explain the concept of natural selection and how this process, along with chance events, drives evolution of biological systems Warm-up: Why is a change (genetic or otherwise) in a single organism of a population not considered evolution? [5]

Introduction to the Science Research and Symposium Project [8]

Natural Selection [15]

Darwin’s Dangerous Idea [20]

Natural Selection Puzzle [40]

Finish Plasmids and Restriction Enzymes Modeling Activity

Evolution quiz #1 on Friday


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Darwin’s Dangerous Idea questions

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

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



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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Objectives: Determine the exhaust volume for several internal combustion engine vehicles running at idling speeds and explain how the contents of these samples relates to various forms of air pollution

Warm-up: What is a thermal inversion and how does it create potentially dangerous air conditions in heavily populated urban areas? [8]

Unit 10: Lab 2: Auto Emissions and Pollution Lab [45]

Unit 10: Lab 1: Lung Volume and Pollution, second trial (if necessary) [25]

Unit 10: Lecture 3: Climate Change, part 3 [15]


'OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Reading Assignment: Methane and Frozen Ground

Finish FEV1 and Auto Emissions Lab Analyses

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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