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Monday, September 9, 2019

Daily Summary 09-09

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

Objectives: (1) Submit your seed germination experiment lab write-up; (2) Brainstorm ideas for your ESLP project

Warm-up: If you still have not turned it in, take out your Germination of Seeds lab write-up, make sure it is neat and complete and that your graph is properly titled and labeled—make sure your name is on it too! Otherwise, write down some of the Ecology Service Learning projects that seem interesting [5]

Turn in Germination of Seeds lab—last day to get full credit! [~5]

More about the Ecology Service Learning Project (ESLP) and why its primary focus is on food [5]

Prep for seed planting for (The Story of the Seed) TSOTS [25]

ESLP Brainstorm [10] / Begin ESLP signups [~10]

Tomorrow: begin watching Food Inc., chapters 1-3


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Continue thinking about your ESLP project



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

Objectives: Continue your team’s seed germination experiment; confirm that your TSOTS team blog is set up and first two assignments are complete/published

Warm-up: Can you name at least one farm or farmer directly responsible for producing some of the food you eat? Why do you think it might be important for us to know who manages the production of our foods? In what ways do you think farmers might behave/work as biologists (scientists)? [10]

Seed planting for (The Story of the Seed) TSOTS [25] Check in on your experiments / work on lab reports [~25]

Begin Ecology Service Learning Projects (ESLP) signups [~25]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Continue working on your seed germination labs

Narrow down your list of preferred ESLP projects from the sign-up sheet or fill out proposal form for your own unique project if you have not yet signed up for an ESLP Round 1 Fall Project



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

Objectives: Create Rock ID Book and be able to correctly identify and describe 90% or more of rock specimens displayed in class

Warm-up: What are the three main types of rock? What is the difference between a mineral and a rock? [5]

Review Lectures 2, 3, and 4 [20]

Work on Rock ID book in preparation for lab practical [20]

Get Heat of Combustion class data if you did not yet do so [~10]

Energy and geological processes quiz postponed to Wednesday


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Finish Rock ID Book (DUE 9/13)

Energy and geological processes quiz on Wednesday

Review Lectures 2, 3, and 4—know the structure of the planet, from core to crust, and the major tenets of tectonic theory

Read/re-read pp. 355-357



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