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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Continue your team’s seed germination experiment, create TSOTS team blog, earn 80% or better on ESS Unit Quiz
- Warm-up: Take out Essential Science Skills (ESS) Unit Pre-Test; compare answers with your seat neighbors and note differences in any of your answers; bring unresolved discrepancies to the attention of Mr. Bursch during pre-quiz review session [8]
- Pre-quiz review session [10]
- Essential Science Skills Unit Quiz [25]
- Work on Germination of Seeds lab with TSOTS teams [50]
- TSOTS blog creation (instructions: storyoftheseed.blogspot.com) [~50]
- Begin ESLP signups [~50]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Continue working on your seed germination labs
- Finish and publish your SBPA #1 on The Story of the Seed blog
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Carry out NPP and HOC experiments independently
- Warm-up: What is the essence of the second law of thermodynamics? Provide a real-life example of this law. [8]
- Video clip: Earth’s Energy Explained [5]
- Unit 2: Lecture 2: Earth’s Layers [15]
- Share Heat of Combustion (HOC) Experiment data [10]
- Unit 2: Lecture 3: Geologic Change [15]
- Unit 2: Lecture 4: Rocks and Minerals (including "rock walk”) [30]
- Go over Unit 1 Exam MC OR scrAPESbook presentations (2) [10]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Finish Rock ID Book (DUE 9/13)
- Energy and geological processes quiz on Monday [15]
- Heat of Combustion Lab Write-up: Analysis questions (DUE 9/13)
Read pp. 355-357
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: (1) Submit your seed germination experiment lab write-up; (2) Review for Fundamental
- Science Skills Unit Test
- Warm-up: Take out Essential Science Skills (ESS) Unit Review/Pre-Test; compare answers with your seat neighbors and note differences in any of your answers [8]
- Go over Fundamental Science Skills Unit Review [10]
- Fundamental Science Skills quiz [30]
- Discuss Germination of Seeds lab results, look at sample graph then create your own turn in the lab [20]
- Finish Student Blog Post Assignment #1 from TSOTS
- Begin ESLP signups
- Tour of WGHS GOLD gardens [15 – 20]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Finish and publish your SBPA #1 on The Story of the Seed blog before midnight tonight
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Thursday, September 8, 2016
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Daily Summary 09-07
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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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: Finish your seed germination experiment
- Warm-up: Make a T-chart in which you list observations from your seed labs—qualitative on the left, quantitative on the right. [10]
- Introduction to the Ecology Service Learning Project (ESLP) [10]
- Last day of Germination of Seeds lab
- Get data from day 9 (day 8 for some groups) of experiment [5 - 10]
- Complete analysis questions and graph [30]
- Transplant surviving seedlings to plastic pots [~40]
- Essential Science Skills Unit Review (on class website) [15]
- Work on Student Blog Post Assignment #1 from TSOTS [20 – 35]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Finish and publish your SBPA #1 on The Story of the Seed blog
- Finish Seed lab questions and graph (DUE NEXT CLASS)
- Complete Essential Science Skills Unit Review and study it to prepare for unit quiz (UNIT QUIZ NEXT CLASS DAY)
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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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: Finish your seed germination experiment
- Warm-up: Make a T-chart in which you list observations from your seed labs—qualitative on the left, quantitative on the right. [10]
- Introduction to the Ecology Service Learning Project (ESLP) [10]
- Last day of Germination of Seeds lab
- Get data from day 9 (day 8 for some groups) of experiment [5 - 10]
- Complete analysis questions and graph [30]
- Transplant surviving seedlings to plastic pots [~40]
- Essential Science Skills Unit Review (on class website) [15]
- Work on Student Blog Post Assignment #1 from TSOTS [20 – 35]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Finish and publish your SBPA #1 on The Story of the Seed blog
- Finish Seed lab questions and graph (DUE NEXT CLASS)
- Complete Essential Science Skills Unit Review and study it to prepare for unit quiz (UNIT QUIZ NEXT CLASS DAY)
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Daily Summary 09-06
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Continue your team’s seed germination experiment
- Warm-up: Make a T-chart in which you list observations from your seed labs—qualitative on the left, quantitative on the right. [10]
- Work on Germination of Seeds lab with TSOTS teams [25 - 30]
- Introduction to the Ecology Service Learning Project (ESLP) [10]
- WGHS GOLD gardens tour [30]
- More information on Brassica oleracea [8]
- Essential Science Skills Unit Review (on class website) [15]
- Begin ESLP signups [~15]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Complete Essential Science Skills Unit Review and study it to prepare for unit quiz (UNIT QUIZ ON THURSDAY, 9/8)
- Finish and publish your SBPA #1 on The Story of the Seed blog
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Carry out NPP and HOC experiments independently (with minimal instructor assistance)
- Warm-up: What is combustion and how is it relevant to our study of the environment? Be very specific with your responses, citing as many real-life examples as you can. (Pre-lab check) [8]
- Lecture 1: Energy, video clip (Planet Earth) [15]
- Heat of Combustion (HOC) Experiment [45]
- Water NPP grass patch [7]
- Lecture 2: Earth’s Layers [15]
- Go over Unit 1 Exam MC [10 – 15]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Finish How Much Space Do We Need? (DUE tonight by midnight)
- Heat of Combustion Lab Write-up: Analysis questions (DUE 9/8)
- Read pp. 41-51, 347-354
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Finish your seed germination experiment
- Warm-up: Make a T-chart in which you list observations from your seed labs—qualitative on the left, quantitative on the right. [10]
- Introduction to the Ecology Service Learning Project (ESLP) [10]
- Last day of Germination of Seeds lab
- Get data from day 9 (day 8 for some groups) of experiment [5 - 10]
- Complete analysis questions and graph [30]
- Transplant surviving seedlings to plastic pots [~40]
- Essential Science Skills Unit Review (on class website) [15]
- Work on Student Blog Post Assignment #1 from TSOTS [20 – 35]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Finish and publish your SBPA #1 on The Story of the Seed blog
- Finish Seed lab questions and graph (DUE NEXT CLASS)
- Complete Essential Science Skills Unit Review and study it to prepare for unit quiz (UNIT QUIZ NEXT CLASS DAY)
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Continue your team’s seed germination experiment
- Warm-up: Make a T-chart in which you list observations from your seed labs—qualitative on the left, quantitative on the right. [10]
- Work on Germination of Seeds lab with TSOTS teams [25 - 30]
- Introduction to the Ecology Service Learning Project (ESLP) [10]
- WGHS GOLD gardens tour [30]
- More information on Brassica oleracea [8]
- Essential Science Skills Unit Review (on class website) [15]
- Begin ESLP signups [~15]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Complete Essential Science Skills Unit Review and study it to prepare for unit quiz (UNIT QUIZ ON THURSDAY, 9/8)
- Finish and publish your SBPA #1 on The Story of the Seed blog
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Carry out NPP and HOC experiments independently (with minimal instructor assistance)
- Warm-up: What is combustion and how is it relevant to our study of the environment? Be very specific with your responses, citing as many real-life examples as you can. (Pre-lab check) [8]
- Lecture 1: Energy, video clip (Planet Earth) [15]
- Heat of Combustion (HOC) Experiment [45]
- Water NPP grass patch [7]
- Lecture 2: Earth’s Layers [15]
- Go over Unit 1 Exam MC [10 – 15]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Finish How Much Space Do We Need? (DUE tonight by midnight)
- Heat of Combustion Lab Write-up: Analysis questions (DUE 9/8)
- Read pp. 41-51, 347-354
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Finish your seed germination experiment
- Warm-up: Make a T-chart in which you list observations from your seed labs—qualitative on the left, quantitative on the right. [10]
- Introduction to the Ecology Service Learning Project (ESLP) [10]
- Last day of Germination of Seeds lab
- Get data from day 9 (day 8 for some groups) of experiment [5 - 10]
- Complete analysis questions and graph [30]
- Transplant surviving seedlings to plastic pots [~40]
- Essential Science Skills Unit Review (on class website) [15]
- Work on Student Blog Post Assignment #1 from TSOTS [20 – 35]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Finish and publish your SBPA #1 on The Story of the Seed blog
- Finish Seed lab questions and graph (DUE NEXT CLASS)
- Complete Essential Science Skills Unit Review and study it to prepare for unit quiz (UNIT QUIZ NEXT CLASS DAY)
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Friday, September 2, 2016
Daily Summary 09-02
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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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: Be able to accurately (1) relate graphs and the data from which they are generated, (2) create a blog post on Blogger
Warm-up: Convert the following mass values into milligrams: (a) 550 g (b) 6.3 kg (c) 1224 μg [8]
- Q & A on graphing review and metric conversion practice [10]
- Check on seeds from seed germination lab in teams [10]
- More information on The Story of the Seed project [10]
- Create The Story of the Seed blogs and publish SBPA #1 [45]
- Get the following checked and stamped: (1) hypothesis writing practice, (2) science methods practice, (3) graphing review and (4) metric conversion practice [~45]
- Make sure you have created Google Drive Biology folder [5]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Finish and publish your SBPA #1 on The Story of the Seed blog
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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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: Be able to accurately (1) relate graphs and the data from which they are generated, (2) create a blog post on Blogger
Warm-up: Convert the following mass values into milligrams: (a) 550 g (b) 6.3 kg (c) 1224 μg [8]
- Q & A on graphing review and metric conversion practice [10]
- Check on seeds from seed germination lab in teams [10]
- More information on The Story of the Seed project [10]
- Create The Story of the Seed blogs and publish SBPA #1 [45]
- Get the following checked and stamped: (1) hypothesis writing practice, (2) science methods practice, (3) graphing review and (4) metric conversion practice [~45]
- Make sure you have created Google Drive Biology folder [5]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Finish and publish your SBPA #1 on The Story of the Seed blog
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Thursday, September 1, 2016
Daily Summary 09-01
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Be able to accurately (1) relate graphs and the data from which they are generated, (2) convert between SI units
- Warm-up: Convert the following mass values into milligrams: (a) 550 g (b) 6.3 kg (c) 1224 μg [8]
- Set up Germination of Seeds lab with TSOTS teams [35 – 50]
- Get the following checked and stamped: (1) graphing review and (2) metric conversion practice [~25]
- Q & A on graphing review and metric conversion practice [10]
- More information on The Story of the Seed project [10]
- Create The Story of the Seed blogs and publish SBPA #1 [45]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Finish and publish your SBPA #1 on The Story of the Seed blog
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: SWBAT demonstrate understanding of fundamental concepts and themes in environmental science by correctly answering 70% or more of the questions on the Unit 1 Exam
- Warm-up: Last-minute Q & A [5]
- Unit 1 Exam [40]
- scrAPESbook presentations [30]
- Net Primary Productivity (NPP) Pre-Lab [20]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Finish Happy Fishing Game lab write-up (DUE 9/6)
- Finish How Much Space Do We Need? (DUE 9/6)
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA: Objectives: Be able to accurately (1) relate graphs and the data from which they are generated, (2) create a blog post on Blogger
Warm-up: Convert the following mass values into milligrams: (a) 550 g (b) 6.3 kg (c) 1224 μg [8]
- Q & A on graphing review and metric conversion practice [10]
- Check on seeds from seed germination lab in teams [10]
- More information on The Story of the Seed project [10]
- Create The Story of the Seed blogs and publish SBPA #1 [45]
- Get the following checked and stamped: (1) hypothesis writing practice, (2) science methods practice, (3) graphing review and (4) metric conversion practice [~45]
- Make sure you have created Google Drive Biology folder [5]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Finish and publish your SBPA #1 on The Story of the Seed blog
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: Be able to accurately (1) relate graphs and the data from which they are generated, (2) convert between SI units
- Warm-up: Convert the following mass values into milligrams: (a) 550 g (b) 6.3 kg (c) 1224 μg [8]
- Set up Germination of Seeds lab with TSOTS teams [35 – 50]
- Get the following checked and stamped: (1) graphing review and (2) metric conversion practice [~25]
- Q & A on graphing review and metric conversion practice [10]
- More information on The Story of the Seed project [10]
- Create The Story of the Seed blogs and publish SBPA #1 [45]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Finish and publish your SBPA #1 on The Story of the Seed blog
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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:
- Objectives: SWBAT demonstrate understanding of fundamental concepts and themes in environmental science by correctly answering 70% or more of the questions on the Unit 1 Exam
- Warm-up: Last-minute Q & A [5]
- Unit 1 Exam [40]
- scrAPESbook presentations [30]
- Net Primary Productivity (NPP) Pre-Lab [20]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Finish Happy Fishing Game lab write-up (DUE 9/6)
- Finish How Much Space Do We Need? (DUE 9/6)
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA: Objectives: Be able to accurately (1) relate graphs and the data from which they are generated, (2) create a blog post on Blogger
Warm-up: Convert the following mass values into milligrams: (a) 550 g (b) 6.3 kg (c) 1224 μg [8]
- Q & A on graphing review and metric conversion practice [10]
- Check on seeds from seed germination lab in teams [10]
- More information on The Story of the Seed project [10]
- Create The Story of the Seed blogs and publish SBPA #1 [45]
- Get the following checked and stamped: (1) hypothesis writing practice, (2) science methods practice, (3) graphing review and (4) metric conversion practice [~45]
- Make sure you have created Google Drive Biology folder [5]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
- Finish and publish your SBPA #1 on The Story of the Seed blog
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