Daily Summary 12-09

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use the scientific method to work toward an explanation for the disappearance of your Brassica plants

- Warm-up: If a cell suddenly was in need of a particular protein, like amylase (an enzyme used to break down starch into simpler sugars) for example, how would the molecular machinery of the cell know what the correct sequence was for the string of amino acids that forms amylase so that it could build this polypeptide?

- A more detailed look at protein synthesis (so-called Central Dogma of biology) [20]

- Transcription/Translation practice [30]

- Finish cellular respiration questions (now late), DNA structure/wrapping/replication questions, and transcription/translation practice and show them to Mr. Bursch for credit


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on Crop Failure Analysis Experiment/Report, ESLP, and any of the practice question sets listed above

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Daily Summary 12-08

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Describe in detail the methods of food production used by humanity and the impacts these practices have on all parts of the biosphere, especially the soils of the planet Warm-up: Explain how industrial-scale monocultures can lead to nutrient depletion and other forms of soil degradation. [7]

- Finish Lecture 3: Soil Degradation, start Lecture 4: Pesticides [30]

- Soil Analysis Lab work time [30]

- Finish watching Dirt! The Movie


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Miller’s LITE reading: p. 304-314

- Soil Analysis Lab

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use the scientific method to work toward an explanation for the disappearance of your Brassica plants

- Warm-up: If a cell suddenly was in need of a particular protein, like amylase (an enzyme used to break down starch into simpler sugars) for example, how would the molecular machinery of the cell know what the correct sequence was for the string of amino acids that forms amylase so that it could build this polypeptide?

- A more detailed look at protein synthesis (so-called Central Dogma of biology) [20]

- Transcription/Translation practice [30]

- Finish cellular respiration questions (now late), DNA structure/wrapping/replication questions, and transcription/translation practice and show them to Mr. Bursch for credit


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on Crop Failure Analysis Experiment/Report, ESLP, and any of the practice question sets listed above

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Biology 1-2: Transcription and Translation Practice Problems

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BIOLOGY
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Transcription and Translation Practice Problems



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Daily Summary 12-07

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Describe in detail the methods of food production used by humanity and the impacts these practices have on all parts of the biosphere, especially the soils of the planet

- Warm-up: Describe the five soil characteristics we discussed in class last week. [7]

- Finish Lecture 3: Soil Degradation [30]

- Soil Analysis Lab work time [10]

- We will finish watching Dirt! The Movie tomorrow

- Make sure Hungry Planet project is submitted by 11:59 pm today


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Miller’s LITE reading: p. 297-303

- Soil Analysis Lab



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use the scientific method to work toward an explanation for the disappearance of your Brassica plants

- Warm-up: If a cell suddenly was in need of a particular protein, like amylase (an enzyme used to break down starch into simpler sugars) for example, how would the molecular machinery of the cell know what the correct sequence was for the string of amino acids that forms amylase so that it could build this polypeptide?

- Brief introduction to protein synthesis (so-called Central Dogma of biology) [20]

- Finish cellular respiration questions (now late) and DNA structure/wrapping/replication questions and show them to Mr. Bursch

OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on Crop Failure Analysis Experiment Report (you can start the report even if you have only just begun your experiment)



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Daily Summary 12-04

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use the scientific method to work toward an explanation for the disappearance of your Brassica plants

-Warm-up: Where is DNA usually found in most eukaryotic cells? What is the major function of DNA in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells? What must usually happen to the entire set of DNA molecules contained in any cell before that cell can successfully divide into two daughter cells?

- Overview of DNA structure and replication [20]

- Finish cellular respiration questions and show them to Mr. Bursch

- Use the 3-D Animation Library at the DNA Learning Center to better understand DNA structure and replication and to find accurate answers for the DNA wrapping/replication questions


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on Crop Failure Analysis Experiment Report (you can start the report even if you have only just begun your experiment)

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