Introduction

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Daily Summary 11-20

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

– Objective: SWBAT research and assess the implications of a current environmental concern/issue

– Warm-up: NOT turning in an Ecology Unit Project will make passing this semester of Bio virtually impossible. An option 3 project must be submitted by December 13. [3]

– Watch environmental issues portion of National Geographic 50th Anniversary Special, summarize main issue in each segment [48]

– Ecology Unit Review Packet

– This Thursday is the LAST DAY to Turn in “Lion Eats Rabbit” simulation lab for late credit


HOMEWORK:

–Work on Ecology Unit Project (option 3 only) and Ecology Unit Review Packet



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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PRINCIPLES OF THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (PBS)
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AGENDA:

– Objective: Be able to accurately model the interactions of glucose and insulin that govern blood glucose level homeostasis

– 2.1.3: Feedback in Biological Systems [70]

– Present your Insulin-Glucose Model to Mr. Bursch [~70]

– QUIZ ON FRIDAY! TOPICS WILL BE glucose regulation by insulin signaling and feedback loops

– Closure [1]


HOMEWORK:

– None



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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Daily Summary 11-19

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

– Objective: SWBAT research and assess the implications of a current environmental concern/issue

– Warm-up: NOT turning in an Ecology Unit Project will make passing this semester of Bio virtually impossible. An option 3 project must be submitted by December 13. [3]

– Watch environmental issues portion of National Geographic 50th Anniversary Special, summarize main issue in each segment [48]

– Ecology Unit Review Packet

– This Thursday is the LAST DAY to Turn in “Lion Eats Rabbit” simulation lab for late credit


HOMEWORK:

–Work on Ecology Unit Project (option 3 only) and Ecology Unit Review Packet



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

– Objective: SWBAT research and assess the implications of a current environmental concern/issue

– Warm-up: Many of the environmental problems one hears about in the media and elsewhere are discussed with a sense that they are “far away” and “over there,” but this is a fallacy (an argument that uses poor reasoning). Why? [3]

– Watch environmental issues portion of National Geographic 50th Anniversary Special, summarize main issue in each segment [48]

– Ecology Unit Review Packet


HOMEWORK:

–Work on Ecology Unit Project (option 3 only) and Ecology Unit Review Packet



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PRINCIPLES OF THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (PBS)
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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Monday, November 18, 2013

Daily Summary 11-18

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

– Objective: SWBAT research and assess the implications of a current environmental concern/issue

– Warm-up: NOT turning in an Ecology Unit Project will make passing this semester of Bio virtually impossible. An option 3 project must be submitted by December 13. [3]

– Finish Wise Use of Our Resources presentation assignment (Includes “Transition” and “Check for Understanding” answers AND “Back Track” activity) [48]

– Turn in “Lion Eats Rabbit” simulation lab for late credit [3]


HOMEWORK:

– Work on Ecology Unit Project (option 3 only) and Wise Use of our Resources assignments (DUE next class day)



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

– Objective: SWBAT research and assess the implications of a current environmental concern/issue

– Warm-up: Turn to a seat neighbor and talk about how one or more of the issues raised in Wise Use of Our Resources is affecting the biome(s) you studied for your Ecology Unit Project. Be prepared to summarize and share your conversation with the rest of the class. [3]

– Finish your Wise Use of Our Resources presentation [48]

– Visit two Wise Use of Our Resources presentations put together by your peers and write a short paragraph response to each on their blogs as comments.


HOMEWORK:

–Work on Ecology Unit Project (option 3 only) and Wise Use of our Resources assignments (DUE TOMORROW)



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PRINCIPLES OF THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (PBS)
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AGENDA:

– Objective: Be able to accurately model the interactions of glucose and insulin that govern blood glucose level homeostasis

– 2.1.2: The Insulin Glucose Connection: Modeling the insulin-dependent processes that control blood sugar [90]
 • Finish models
 • Look over the scoring rubric for insulin/glucose model project and prepare to present (how you are going to explain it?)
 • Evaluate/get evaluated by three other pairs of partners and submit evaluations

– Closure [1]


HOMEWORK:

– Check your Google Drive to make sure the evaluations you received for your project from your peers have been shared to you, then make sure they are in your PBS folder



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Friday, November 15, 2013

Daily Summary 11-15

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

– Objective: SWBAT research and assess the implications of a current environmental concern/issue

– Warm-up: Did you turn in your Ecology Unit Project today? If not, why? Talk to Mr. Bursch TODAY if you did not make the deadline. [3]

– Work on Wise Use of Our Resources presentation assignment (Includes “Transition” and “Check for Understanding” answers AND “Back Track” activity) [60]

– Turn in “Lion Eats Rabbit” simulation lab for late credit [3]

– Finish Plant Status Update #5


HOMEWORK:

– Work on Ecology Unit Project and Wise Use of our Resources assignments



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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PRINCIPLES OF THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (PBS)
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AGENDA:

– Objective: Be able to accurately model the interactions of glucose and insulin that govern blood glucose level homeostasis

– 2.1.2: The Insulin Glucose Connection: Modeling the insulin-dependent processes that control blood sugar [90]
 • Finish models
 • Look over the scoring rubric for insulin/glucose model project and prepare to present (how you are going to explain it?)
 • Evaluate/get evaluated by three other pairs of partners and submit evaluations

– Closure [1]


HOMEWORK:

– Finish 2.1.2 models




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PBS Peer Evaluation Rubric for Insulin Model Project and Presentation

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PRINCIPLES OF THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (PBS)
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PBS Peer Evaluation Rubric for Insulin Model Project and Presentation



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