BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
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: What is a DNA mutation? [5]
Quick review of transcription / translation [10 - 15]
Introduction to mutations [10]
Mutation activity [30 - 40]
TSOTS Student Blog Post #6: How Does Your Garden Grow?
Show me your Case study: “Meselson and Stahl Experiment”
Unit 5 exam on Friday!
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post #6 (DUE next Friday)
DNA and Central Dogma Review (DUE FRIDAY)
Add more detail to DNA concept map started in class (show me by Friday for another stamp on your log)
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:
Go Over KEY DATES:
WGHS APES 2019-2020 2nd SEMESTER KEY DATES
- February 10th – 14th: Independent Research Project progress interviews, round 2
- March 3rd – 7th: Independent Research Project progress interviews, round 3
- May 11th: AP Exam, 12:00 PM on Monday
- May 11th - May 19th: Independent Research Project presentations begin
- May 23rd: Last day to turn in Independent Research Project written report and presentation materials for review and scoring
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: Ask any last-minute lab questions right away so we can get re-started ASAP.
Determination of LC50 of copper sulfate and effects on behavior in Tubifex tubifex lab [50] (finish part 1 today if you did not do so on Monday; part 2 must be performed precisely 24 hours later)
Lecture 3: Risk; Regulation [20]
scrAPESbook presentations [20]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Take-home reading quiz due Friday!!
(1) Finish LC50 Analysis;
(2) read corn articles (Briefing Monsanto and …Comparison…Effects Three GM Corn Varieties…);
(3) finish toxin summary report
(4) begin to review for Unit 8 Exam
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