Weekly+Assignments--4th+quarter

Weekly Assignment 5/24-5/28 Monday--We will read and "jigsaw" a selection of articles on the safety of plastics, then discuss our findings and debate their safety for humans. Tuesday we will help Mrs. Brown's class with the Beautification Project, by helping with greenhouse construction. Final paper outline with resources listed DUE Tues., 6/1

Weekly Assignment 5/17-5/21 1) Work on final project. We all have our books in, so we will begin reading and researching. 2) Preliminary notes on book DUE 5/21. 3) Tuesday and Wednesday you will select a current article from Discover magazine and present it to your classmates.

Weekly Assignment 5/10-5/14 Final Project: For the remainder of our class, you will choose a biology-themed novel to read, research, and critique. We will choose and order books this week. Watch and discuss "Gattaca"--a story of genetic engineering in a future dystopia. We will watch the movie, research the science behind it, and debate the ethics of human genetic engineering.

Weekly Assignment 5/3-5/7 REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW! AP exam: MONDAY, 5/10 8 AM We will spend class time taking a practice exam (multiple choice), grading and doing targeted review. We will then write four essays, grade according to the AP rubric, and identify improvements. GOOD LUCK--YOU'LL DO GREAT!!!

Weekly Assignment 4/26-4/30 Read chapters 45 and 46--vertebrate and invertebrate evolution Lab 12 report DUE Mon., 4/26 Lab--We will dissect representative members of invertebrate phyla. There won't be a formal lab report, but there will be diagrams and questions on the weekly quiz about it. Required review session WEDS, period J. Bring your weekly practice exam for review.

Weekly Assignment 4/12/10-4/16/10 Read chapters 23 and 24--Plants and Fungi Extra credit paper DUE 4/12/10 EXAM Weds., 4/14--chapters 40-43, 19 and 20 Lab 12 report DUE Mon., 4/26 Required review session WEDS, period J. Bring your weekly practice exam for review.