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February 2025

Agenda

By AP Biology
  • BLAST Lab quiz
  • Gel Electrophoresis lab next week after school. You must attend one after school session to complete the lab. The post-lab assessment will be a spot test.
  • Complete Chapter 19
  • Complete Chapter 18
  • Begin Chapter 22

Agenda

By Chemistry In The Earth System
  • Discuss CCC page 129
  • Review Phenomena
  • Notes: Reaction rates
  • Review Energy diagrams
  • Notes: Factors that affect reaction rates
  • Do SEP (3) page 123, CCC (5) page 125, SEP (6) page 126, and CCC (7) page 127; due Tuesday

Agenda

By Chemistry In The Earth System
  • CER: What is the chemical reaction involved in the formation of Limestone caves? Make a claim.
  • Sand dollar video
  • Brainstorm: Reactions that are reversible
  • Brainstorm: factors that can affect reaction rates
  • Correct CCCs (1 & 2) page 121 (vol. 2)
  • Read pages 122-134
  • Review your CER and add evidence from this section to support your claim
  • Do CCC (9) page 129
  • Pair Share CER for the investigative phenomenon

Agenda

By AP Biology
  • Transformation spot test
  • Electrophoresis sign-ups
  • BLAST Lab quiz tomorrow; know: how to interpret a BLAST query, how to construct a cladogram given morphological or gene data, how to read a cladogram or table
  • Continue Chapter 19 summary

Agenda

By AP Biology
  • Transformation lab Day 2; check plates and see if they have transformed using UV lights
  • Transformation lab quiz tomorrow; Know: function of plasmids, definitions, results from lab, evidence that supports the results, materials from lab
  • Continue Chapter 19 summary

Agenda

By Chemistry In The Earth System
  • Do SEP (26) and Revisit the Anchoring Phenomenon page 95; correct
  • Read 119-121 in Volume 2 of textbook
  • Anchoring Phenomenon: How do everyday activities impact Earth?
  • Complete prompt on page 119
  • Investigative Phenomenon: How do limestone caves form?
  • Video: Limestone caves
  • CER: What is the chemical reaction involved in the formation of Limestone caves? Make a claim.
  • Ocean Acidification explained (video)
  • Sand dollar video

Agenda

By Chemistry In The Earth System
  • View earthquake wave videos
  • Correct SEP (22) page 89 and SEP (23) page 91
  • Submit CER for Volcanoes
  • Update Data book
  • Tomorrow is last day for late work submissions for this unit
  • Bring Volume 2 of textbook for Wednesday
  • Heat and Energy in the Earth system unit test tomorrow
  • Tutoring today after school
  • Plickers