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Friday, January 31, 2020

Daily Summary 01-31

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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:

Objectives: SWBAT (1) demonstrate transcription and translation (protein synthesis, a.k.a. “Central Dogma of Biology”) on paper and (2) describe the three basic kinds of DNA mutations that are possible and what kinds of consequences can result

Warm-up: Describe two different kinds of DNA mutation and explain any difference in the potential consequences of these changes. [5]

DNA and Central Dogma (Unit 5) Exam

Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post #6: How Does Your Garden Grow?

Show me your DNA and Central Dogma Review and, if you have not already, your 2nd Case study: “Meselson and Stahl Experiment”


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post #6 (DUE next Friday)



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

UNIT 8 EXAM on MONDAY!

Objectives: (1) Explain the general purpose of the field of environmental health; (2) Name and describe major categories of environmental health factors; (3) Explain most common methods for assessing relative toxicity of chemicals in the environment

Warm-up: Record your responses to scrAPESbook presenters’ questions as your warm-up for today.

Score and turn in Unit 8 Reading Quiz 2 [10]

3 to 5 scrAPESbook presentations [30]

Use class lab data to graphically estimate 24-hour LC50 of copper sulfate on Tubifex tubifex [20]

Clean up any remaining lab materials [10]

Free work time


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

(1) Read The Pollution Within;

(2) Review for Unit 8 Exam



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