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Monday, March 25, 2019

Daily Summary 03-25

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

Objectives: Explain the concept of natural selection and how this process, along with chance events (genetic drift) and gene flow, drives evolution of biological systems

Warm-up: Give / make up an example of geographic isolation. [5]

Evolution Quiz #2 (periods 3 and 5 only) [25]

Work on / turn in Driftworm activity (tomorrow is last day to turn in for full credit)

Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8

Show Evolution Web Quest paragraphs to Mr. Bursch


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 (DUE 4/5)



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

Objectives: Explain the concept of natural selection and how this process, along with chance events (genetic drift) and gene flow, drives evolution of biological systems

Warm-up: Give / make up an example of geographic isolation. [5]

Speciation continued [15]

Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 [25]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 (DUE 4/5)



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

Objectives: Identify alternatives to fossil fuels and the pros and cons of the most developed realistic alternative energy sources

Warm-up: Which household activities/appliances would you expect to consume the most energy? Using a reasonable estimate for the amount of energy used per day by the activity you selected, determine the total energy used per year for this activity/appliance (in kWh). [10]

Check / correct, Q and A on An Energy Primer problems

Work time

Wednesday: Unit 11: Lecture 2: Nuclear Energy; energy quiz #1


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Personal Energy Use Audit project

Article: The Clean Energy Scam



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