Homework/Agenda Week of Feb 25, 2013

Prac Env Sci

Mon: finish endangered species lecture; video "Hawaii Strangers in Paradise"
Tues: notes: why species become endangered; finish video
Wed:invasive species quiz (chapter 10 vocab); invasive species lab
Thur:webquest: hemlock wooly adelgid
Fri:quiz: invasive species

Environmental Science

Mon: section review question #1-6 on pages 330, 335, 339 w.o.q.
Tues: go over review questions; donora article
Wed: air pollution lab
Thur: lecture "acid rain"; quiz on air pollution major types
Fri: pH lab


Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: finish LD50 lab; graph in library on excel
Tues: notes on Animal Testing
Wed: check fruit fly cultures; quiz: LD50
Thur: notes: mendel's exceptions
Fri:
quiZ: mendel's exceptions

Homework/Agenda for Week of Feb 18, 2013

Prac Env Sci

Mon:no school
Tues:notes: endangered species
Wed:work on end species brochure in library; PA youth survey 2nd period cafeteria
Thur: finish endangered species brochure. if not done, finish for homework. due feb 27
Fri:finish notes on endangered species; view film "Hawaii: Strangers in Paradise"

Environmental Science

Mon:no school
Tues: quiz on bird id's. view results of GBBC
Wed: why monitoring birds is important writing prompt
Thur:notes: intro to air pollution
Fri: dustbuster research in library


Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: no school
Tues:notes: what is science, scientific method; check flies
Wed: quiz: Mendel's experiments; experimental design mosquito lab
Thur:mosquito lab; quiz: Scientific Method
Fri: results of mosquito lab;graph, write report

Homework/Agenda Week of Feb 11, 2013

Prac Env Sci

Mon: jeopardy review for test; intro to great backyard bird count
Tues:exam on chapt 1,2; lecture: how to identify birds
Wed: practice identifying birds
Thur: go outside for great backyard bird count; color and show field marks on a bird species
Fri: no school

Environmental Science

Mon: lecture on how to identify birds
Tues: exam on endangered/invasive species
Wed: practice identifying birds
Thur: go outside for great backyard bird count
Fri: no school


Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: check fruit fly cultures for eggs
Tues: practice di-hybrid punnetts
Wed: quiz: di-hybrid punnetts
Thur: quiz: drosophila biology
Fri:no school

Homework/Agenda Feb 6, 2013

Practical Env Science

Mon:lecture: Decision Making Model/ Lavelle Flyash Controversy
Tues:finish flyash 9 X 4; quiz: graphing skills
Wed: chapter review questions pg 23:9-15, 17-19; pg 53: 10-19, 21; quiz on making env. decision
Thur: review game
Fri: test on Chapter 1,2

Environmental science

Mon: article "Enemies Among Us"
Tues: watch video clips on asian carp, delta smelt; quiz: invasive species
Wed: basketball review game
Thur: exam on endangered species
Fri:discussion of Great Backyard Birdcount (coming up president's day weekend)

Genetics and Biotechnology

Mon: identify sex of fruit flies
Tues: pick cross and start Experiment to test Mendel's principles
Wed: notes: Mendel's genetics: quiz: basics of drosophila
Thur:notes on punnett squares; di-hybrid cross
Fri: video "Nova: genes"