Introduction

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Friday, October 28, 2016

Daily Summary 10-28

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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: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab

- Warm-up: Briefly explain why water coheres (sticks to itself) and adheres (sticks to other substances) to certain other substances so well. Use the terms “polar” and “hydrogen bonding” in your answer. [5]

- Explain the floating paperclip demo [10]

- Finish Properties of Water Discussion, complete mini-lab, turn in

- Ecology Unit Exam correction (optional, due at end of period)

- Lynx and Hare Population Lab is now late—turn in ASAP for credit


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Check on your Brassica plants out in the garden

- Finish / publish TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4

- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project



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Thursday, October 27, 2016

Daily Summary 10-27

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab

- Warm-up: Briefly explain why water coheres (sticks to itself) and adheres (sticks to other substances) to certain other substances so well. Use the terms “polar” and “hydrogen bonding” in your answer. [5]

- Explain the floating paperclip demo [10]

- Design your own “Mysteries of Water” demonstration

- Ecology Unit Exam correction (optional, due at end of period)

- Finish Properties of Water Discussion, complete mini-lab, turn in


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Check on your Brassica plants out in the garden

- Finish / publish TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4

- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Conduct allelopathy experiment using your procedure and information gleaned from background research

- Warm-up: Describe a hypothetical or real example which demonstrates the concepts of fundamental and realized niche. [8]

- Check Allelopathy experimental procedure and materials [~8]

- Unit 4 Lecture 3: Community Interactions [15]

- Biodiversity and Evolution Quiz, Part I [25]

- Unit 4 Lecture 4: Biodiversity Loss [15]

- Unit 4 Lecture 5: Community Disturbance and Change [15]

- Biodiversity and Evolution Quiz, Part II [25]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on Allelopathy Lab

- Read p.191-213 in Miller

- Article Reading and Questions: Conservation for the People; as you read, write down at least 5 questions you have about the ideas/information presented and discussed in the article



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab

- Warm-up: Briefly explain why water coheres (sticks to itself) and adheres (sticks to other substances) to certain other substances so well. Use the terms “polar” and “hydrogen bonding” in your answer. [5]

- Explain the floating paperclip demo [10]

- Finish Properties of Water Discussion, complete mini-lab, turn in

- Ecology Unit Exam correction (optional, due at end of period)

- Lynx and Hare Population Lab is now late—turn in ASAP for credit


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Check on your Brassica plants out in the garden

- Finish / publish TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4

- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project



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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Daily Summary 10-26

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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: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab

- Warm-up: Ecology Unit Exam post-test Q and A: What is one question from the test we just took that really left you wondering what the best answer really was? [5]

- Properties of Water discussion and notes [20]

- Properties of Water Lab [60]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on questions from properties of water lab

- Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4

- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project



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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Daily Summary 10-25

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab

- Warm-up: Ecology Unit Exam post-test Q and A: What is one question from the test we just took that really left you wondering what the best answer really was? [5]

- Properties of Water discussion and notes [20]

- Properties of Water Lab [60]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on questions from properties of water lab

- Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4

- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Create procedure for allelopathy experiment using information gleaned from background research

- Warm-up: Describe allelopathy and how a researcher might determine whether or not a particular plant is using this strategy to suppress growth of potential competitors. [8]

- Finish Unit 4 Lecture 2: Speciation and Biodiversity [15] Watch portion of Planet Earth: Jungles [20]

- Unit 4 Lecture 3: Species Interactions [25]

- Work on Allelopathy Lab and/or Long-Term Research Project


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Review notes for Thursday’s Biodiversity and Evolution Quiz

- Write out full procedure for Allelopathy Lab (I will check Thurs.)

- Read p.105-122 in Miller



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate a basic understanding of water’s fundamental properties by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Properties of Water Lab

- Warm-up: Ecology Unit Exam post-test Q and A: What is one question from the test we just took that really left you wondering what the best answer really was? [5]

- Properties of Water discussion and notes [20]

- Properties of Water Lab [60]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on questions from properties of water lab

- Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4

- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project



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Monday, October 24, 2016

Daily Summary 10-24

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate basic understanding of ecological principles by correctly answering 80% or more of the questions on the Unit 2 (Ecology) Exam

- Warm-up: Set up Unit 2 Exam answer sheet [2]

- Unit 2 (Ecology) Exam [40]

- Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4

- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Complete Bean Frequency Natural Selection Simulation Lab and a thorough analysis of your results Warm-up: Describe allelopathy and how a researcher might determine whether or not a particular plant is using this strategy to suppress growth of potential competitors. [8 - 10]

- Check Bean Frequency Lab write-up [~8]

- Unit 4 Lecture 2: [20]

- Work on Allelopathy Lab


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Reading assignment: The Entangled Bank (see class website for link)

- Write out full detailed introduction, materials and methods, and procedure for Allelopathy Lab



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Demonstrate basic understanding of ecological principles by correctly answering 70% or more of the questions on the Unit 2 (Ecology) Exam

- Warm-up: Set up Unit 2 Exam answer sheet [2]

- Unit 2 (Ecology) Exam [40]

- Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4

- Lynx and Hare Population Lab now late--submit by 3:30 Friday for late credit


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignments #3 and #4

- Work on your Ecology Service Learning Project



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