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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Be able to describe strengths and weaknesses of our modern food production systems, citing evidence from Food, Inc.
Warm-up: Should companies (or individuals) be able to own the DNA contained in plant seeds (or any other organisms)? What do you think some of the consequences to society will be if we continue to permit patenting/ownership of genes? [8]
Finish watching Food Inc., chapters 8 – 9 [20]
Concluding Q and A / discussion on the film [5 - 10]
Assignment Stamp Log #1 will be collected on the next class day
Turn in Seed Germination Lab if you still have not yet done so—don’t forget the graph! This assignment is now late!
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Choose focus question for Food Inc. essay (paragraph)!
Begin planning your ESLP project
Verify that Student Blog Post Assignment #2 has been published for your TSOTS team
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Be able to describe strengths and weaknesses of our modern food production systems citing evidence from Food, Inc.
Warm-up: Should companies (or individuals) be able to own the DNA contained in plant seeds (or any other organisms)? What do you think some of the consequences to society will be if we continue to permit patenting/ownership of genes? [8]
Continue watching Food Inc., chapters 8 – 9 [20]
Concluding Q and A / discussion on the film [5]
Assignment Stamp Log #1 will be collected on the next class day
Make sure your team has completely cleaned up your experiment if you have completed it [8]
Continue ESLP signups [~8]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Choose focus question for Food Inc. essay!
Finish/publish your seed germination labs (DUE Fri. at latest)
Verify that SBPA #2 has been published for your TSOTS team
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Use knowledge of energy flow and trophic levels to complete Trophic Level Activity with no more than 1 error
Warm-up: At which trophic levels do you feed? Sketch a food web diagram based on your typical eating habits with you in the middle and including all of the organisms that go into your food. [10]
Review lectures 5 (Nutrients) and 6 (Energy Movement) [20]
Explain NPP sampling procedure and data collection [10]
Remember to attach Rock ID Book to page in lab notebook
Lab notebooks due by end of day (3:30) today for 1st scoring
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Continue reviewing for Unit 2 exam (Wednesday)
Trophic Level Activity and Dimensional Analysis Practice (problem sheets are on website), DUE 9/20
Fill out free / reduced lunch app. to be eligible for $5 AP exams
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