Introduction

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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Daily Summary 04-17

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BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

EVOLUTION ASSESSMENT SHARED?

Objectives: Understand the scope and expectations of the Science Research and Symposium project 

Warm-up: If there were a question you wanted to get a very thorough and detailed answer to or a topic you wanted to understand in as much depth as possible, how would you go about studying your topic? What would you do first and where would you start? [10]

ESLP Round 3 evaluations Submit Hominid Skull Lab / Turn in stamp log #2 (yellow sheet)

Show TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 to Mr. Bursch

Introduction to Science Research and Symposium Project

Preliminary research on your topic for your symposium project

Make sure you are signed up for 4th ESLP project!


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Preliminary research on your topic for your symposium project



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

Objectives: Define solid waste and describe the sources of and environmental problems associated with generation and disposal of solid wastes

Warm-up: If you did the personal solid waste project during the summer, how much garbage (in pounds) did you personally accumulate in one week? If not, how much garbage would you estimate you produce each week? [5]

Unit 12: Lecture 1: Waste Management (Student Lecture)

Unit 12: Lecture 2: Reducing Solid Wastes (Student Lecture)

Unit 12: Lecture 3: Hazardous Wastes (Student Lecture)

Lab notebooks due no later than this Monday, 4/22, 3:00 p.m.


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on Personal Trash Audit Lab/Project (DUE 4/24)

Answer all parts of question #12 on p. FRQ5 (AP* Free Response Questions in back of Miller);



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Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Daily Summary 04-16

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

EVOLUTION ASSESSMENT SHARED?

Objectives: Understand the scope and expectations of the Science Research and Symposium project 

Warm-up: If there were a question you wanted to get a very thorough and detailed answer to or a topic you wanted to understand in as much depth as possible, how would you go about studying your topic? What would you do first and where would you start? [10]

ESLP Round 3 evaluations Submit Hominid Skull Lab / Turn in stamp log #2 (yellow sheet)

Show TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 to Mr. Bursch

Introduction to Science Research and Symposium Project

Preliminary research on your topic for your symposium project

Make sure you are signed up for 4th ESLP project!


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Preliminary research on your topic for your symposium project



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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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Monday, April 15, 2019

Daily Summary 04-15

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

Objectives: Explain the concept of natural selection and how this process, along with chance events (genetic drift) and gene flow, drives evolution of biological systems

Warm-up: Listen carefully to directions for Hominid Skull Lab chart [8]

Finish Hominid Skull Lab

Show TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 to Mr. Bursch

BioSITE Meeting TOMORROW (during your class period--there is no tutorial this week!)


TOMORROW:

ESLP Round 3 evaluations

Turn in stamp log #2 (yellow sheet)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Finish Hominid Skull Lab (DUE 4/16)



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

Objectives: Explain the concept of natural selection and how this process, along with chance events (genetic drift) and gene flow, drives evolution of biological systems

Warm-up: Listen carefully to directions for Hominid Skull Lab chart [8]

Finish Hominid Skull Lab

Show TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 to Mr. Bursch

BioSITE Meeting TOMORROW (during your class period--there is no tutorial this week!)


TOMORROW:

ESLP Round 3 evaluations

Turn in stamp log #2 (yellow sheet)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Finish Hominid Skull Lab (DUE 4/17)



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

Objectives: Define solid waste and describe the sources of and environmental problems associated with generation and disposal of solid wastes

Warm-up: If you did the personal solid waste project during the summer, how much garbage (in pounds) did you personally accumulate in one week? If not, how much garbage would you estimate you produce each week? [5]

Student Lectures Assignment School Energy Report Card lab / project due 4/22

Lab notebooks due no later than this Monday, 4/22, 3:00 p.m.


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on Personal Trash Audit Lab/Project Pre-Lab (DUE 4/24)

Finish School Energy Report Card lab by next Monday

Articles: Exporting Harm and Our E-Waste Problem Is Ridiculous

Read Miller pp. 557-582

Prepare your assigned lecture



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Friday, April 5, 2019

Daily Summary 04-05

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BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

Objectives: Explain the concept of natural selection and how this process, along with chance events (genetic drift) and gene flow, drives evolution of biological systems

Warm-up: Listen carefully to directions for Evolution Comprehensive Unit Assessment. [5]

Evolution Comprehensive Unit Assessment [90]

Finish Hominid Skull Lab

Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 (DUE 4/5)

Work on Hominid Skull Lab (DUE 4/16)



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

Objectives: Identify alternatives to fossil fuels and the pros and cons of the most developed realistic alternative energy sources

Warm-up: Take out scrAPESbooks [2]

Unit 11 Exam Look-back [10]

scrAPESbooks presentations / discussions [35]

Work on My School’s Energy Report Card assignment [50]

Turn in Personal Energy Use Audit project


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Continue work on Work on your Independent Research Project



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Thursday, April 4, 2019

Daily Summary 04-04

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

Objectives: Explain the concept of natural selection and how this process, along with chance events (genetic drift) and gene flow, drives evolution of biological systems

Warm-up: Listen carefully to directions for Evolution Comprehensive Unit Assessment. [5]

Evolution Comprehensive Unit Assessment [90]

Finish Hominid Skull Lab

Work on TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

TSOTS Student Blog Post Assignment #8 (DUE 4/5)

Work on Hominid Skull Lab (DUE 4/16)



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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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