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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Daily Summary 11-30

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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: Use thoughtful analogies to help yourself and your peers to understand the essential functions of major cell parts

- Warm-up: What are the major functions of a cell’s membrane? [7]

- Get Eukaryotes/Prokaryotes Venn Diagram checked/stamped

- Online activities explaining structure of and transport across biological cell membranes (you can find the links under “cellular transport” label on class website—use the textbook and online presentation to get additional explanations of these topics) [30]

- Work on Cell analogies slideshow project


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Cell analogies slideshow project

- Continue working on ESLP project (BioSITE meeting today; REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PERMISSION SLIP SIGNED!)



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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Daily Summary 11-29

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use thoughtful analogies to help yourself and your peers to understand the essential functions of major cell parts

- Warm-up: What are the major functions of a cell’s membrane? [7]

- Get Eukaryotes/Prokaryotes Venn Diagram checked/stamped

- Online activities explaining structure of and transport across biological cell membranes (you can find the links under “cellular transport” label on class website—use the textbook and online presentation to get additional explanations of these topics) [30]

- Work on Cell analogies slideshow project


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Cell analogies slideshow project

- Continue working on ESLP project (BioSITE meeting today; REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PERMISSION SLIP SIGNED!)



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use your knowledge of human populations and demography to correctly answer 70% or more of questions on Unit 5b Exam

- Warm-up: How do the population issues confronting the US compare to/differ from those facing Bangladesh? [7]

- Last-minute Q & A [10]

- Unit 5b Exam [55]
Check/stamp How Will Our Population Grow?, Age Structure Diagram, and “China” article questions [~15]

- Check on Seed Density Lab seeds (Analysis DUE 12/1) [~15]
scrAPESbook presentations


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on Allelopathy Lab and Seed Density Lab (DUE DEC. 1)



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use thoughtful analogies to help yourself and your peers to understand the essential functions of major cell parts

- Warm-up: What are the major functions of a cell’s membrane? [7]

- Get Eukaryotes/Prokaryotes Venn Diagram checked/stamped

- Online activities explaining structure of and transport across biological cell membranes (you can find the links under “cellular transport” label on class website—use the textbook and online presentation to get additional explanations of these topics) [30]

- Work on Cell analogies slideshow project


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Cell analogies slideshow project

- Continue working on ESLP project (BioSITE meeting today; REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PERMISSION SLIP SIGNED!)



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Monday, November 28, 2016

Daily Summary 11-28

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use thoughtful analogies to help yourself and your peers to understand the essential functions of major cell parts

- Warm-up: Introduction to Cell Analogies project [7]

- Review cell theory [10]

- Eukaryotes/Prokaryotes Venn Diagram [15]

- Review of essential cell structures (do this with your cell analogies project partner—the presentation is on the class website)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

-  Cell analogies slideshow project

- Continue working on ESLP project (BioSITE meeting Tuesday; REMEMBER TO GET 4TH PERIOD TEACHER TO SIGN YOUR PERMISSION SLIP!)



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Familiarize yourself with WGHS APES Unit 5b major topics in order to facilitate incorporation of new concepts into your existing mental framework for environmental science

- Warm-up: How does hunger affect the overall development of human society? In a world of plenty, why are so many people food insecure (including over 42 million in the US alone)? [7]

- Check on Seed Density Lab seeds (Analysis DUE 12/1) [7]

- Key concepts review from Lectures 1, 2, and 3 [10]

- Lecture 4: Hunger [10 - 15]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Review for Unit 5b Exam

- Complete “Age structure Diagram” and “How Will Our Population Grow?” assignments for Tuesday, 11/29

- Work on Allelopathy Lab and Seed Density Lab (DUE DEC. 1)



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use thoughtful analogies to help yourself and your peers to understand the essential functions of major cell parts

- Warm-up: Introduction to Cell Analogies project [7]

- Review cell theory [10]

- Eukaryotes/Prokaryotes Venn Diagram [15]

- Review of essential cell structures (do this with your cell analogies project partner—the presentation is on the class website)

- Turn in Microscope Skills Lab (it is now late)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Cell analogies slideshow project

- Continue working on ESLP project (BioSITE meeting Tuesday; REMEMBER TO GET 4TH PERIOD TEACHER TO SIGN YOUR PERMISSION SLIP!)



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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Daily Summary 11-23

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use a microscope to observe and describe small objects at three magnification levels making no more than 1 error

- Warm-up: What is a biological cell composed of? If you put some of your TSOTS plant’s tissues on a slide and looked at them under the microscope, how would you identify its cells? [7]

- Finish and submit Lab: Microscope Skills

- Finish and submit Factors Affecting Enzymes lab worksheet and lab report (DUE TODAY)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Continue working on ESLP project (BioSITE meeting Tuesday; REMEMBER TO GET 4TH PERIOD TEACHER TO SIGN YOUR PERMISSION SLIP!)



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Familiarize yourself with WGHS APES Unit 5b major topics in order to facilitate incorporation of new concepts into your existing mental framework for environmental science

- Warm-up: How are human population dynamics different from those of other species on Earth? [7]

- Check on Seed Density Lab seeds (Analysis DUE 12/1) [7]

- Summarizing review of Lecture 1: Human Population Growth; Lecture 2: Demography and

- Demographics; and Lecture 3: Population Policy [20]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Complete “Age structure Diagram” and “How Will Our Population Grow?” assignments for Tuesday, 11/29

- Work on Allelopathy Lab and Seed Density Lab (DUE DEC. 1)



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Use a microscope to observe and describe small objects at three magnification levels making no more than 1 error

- Warm-up: What is a biological cell composed of? If you put some of your TSOTS plant’s tissues on a slide and looked at them under the microscope, how would you identify its cells? [7]

- Finish and submit Lab: Microscope Skills

- Finish and submit Factors Affecting Enzymes lab worksheet (DUE TODAY by Midnight—share the file to jsbursch@gmail.com)

- TSOTS bonus post—see TSOTS website for details—must be posted by midnight tonight for any credit


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Continue working on ESLP project (BioSITE meeting Tuesday; REMEMBER TO GET 4TH PERIOD TEACHER TO SIGN YOUR PERMISSION SLIP!)



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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Daily Summary 11-22

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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: Use a microscope to observe and describe small objects at three magnification levels making no more than 1 error

- Warm-up: What is a biological cell? How would you explain the concept to someone who had never been exposed to this idea before? [7]

 -Introduction to the cell and an overview of microscopy, including cell size and scale demonstration [25]

- Lab: Microscope Skills [60]

- Finish Factors Affecting Enzymes lab (DUE WEDNESDAY)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish Enzyme Lab and all parts of Enzyme Lab Guide worksheet

- Finish Microscope Skills lab (questions)

- Continue working on ESLP project (BioSITE meeting this week)




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