Monday, November 17, 2014

APES lesson plan for Tuesday 11/18/14 RETEST WORK

APES SUB PLAN:

Sorry I can't be there, we will save the cocoa day for later.

Watch this and take notes, you can spend the rest of your time finishing your lab write ups.

Mining in Alaska
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/alaska-gold/

If you were absent last Monday you'll need to go through the clips we saw and write out the water treatment steps. I'm going to give you the link to my lesson plan so you can see what all you have to catch up on.  https://docs.google.com/a/gaston.k12.nc.us/document/d/1lsioaQx-3aBd8hOP1EFE0ad5LcngONO-K4_fJGW0DL0/edit

EVERYONE: YOU NEED TO PUT YOUR WEVIDEOS IN MY DROP BOX ACCOUNT.  https://www.dropbox.com/home

SIGN IN WITH MY EMAIL ACCOUNT: ckbradley@gaston.k12.nc.us
                                                     password: APES2014


APES : RE-TEST people- do all of these INDEPENDENTLY. Due Friday!

If I were you I would just take notes first and then come up with some good questions.

You need to type them in google docs and then share the form with me: ckbradley@gaston.k12.nc.us

Watch this and then write up 15 questions  ( with answers) and submit them to me.
Eye of the storm: 50min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C66vuDbbek4

Watch this and then write up 10 questions  ( with answers) and submit them to me.
Ghana: 21 min
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/ghana804/video/video_index.html

Watch this and then write up 10 questions  ( with answers) and submit them to me.
You knew there had to be a TED
Majora Carter: 19 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ-cZRmHfs4



Wednesday, November 12, 2014

biology window pane list and APES lab info.

Biology

Evolution window pane list: Due on Tuesday 11-18-14
window pane terms:
1. evolution- the concept that organisms change over time.
2.Abiogenesis- the concept that life arises from non-living organisms
3.Biogenesis- the concept that living things can only come from other living things.
4.biochemical evidence- using an organisms chemical make-up ( genetic code and proteins) to show how related they are to other organisms.
5.Vestigial organs- structures in our body that do not serve a purpose, remnants of our ancestors. ex. appendix and tailbone
6.acquired traits- traits that you obtain in your lifetime- these are not evolved traits- learning to play an instrument, or losing a limb.
7. natural selection- when organisms evolve as a result of who they chose to reproduce with, over time (millions of years) this results in a new species.
8. adaptive radiation (syn= divergent evolution) - When new species develop from one common ancestor as a result of some sort of isolation.
9.convergent evolution (ant= divergent evolution) - when organisms from different ancestors evolve to look similar because they are adapting to a similar habitat.
10.coevolution- when organisms evolve together, flowers and pollinators do this.
11.speciation - the process of developing into a new species
12.reproductive isolation- when two similar organisms cannot reproduce together due to physiological reasons or having different mating seasons
13. behavioral isolation - when two similar organisms don't reproduce together because of one having an inappropriate or different behavior.
14.Geographical isolation - when two similar organisms don't reproduce together because they are separated by some geological barrier.
15.disruptive selection (use the graph for your drawing)
16. stabilizing selection (use the graph for your drawing)
17. directional selection (use the graph for your drawing)
18.Gradualism- Evolution that occurs slowly over a long period of time.
19.Punctuated Equilibrium-Evolution that occurs rapidly due to some sort of natural disaster or other environmental reason
20.Vestigial structures- structures found in an organism that no longer serve a purpose. ( our appendix, our tail bone)
21.Homologous structures- characteristics which are shared by related species because they have been inherited in some way from a common ancestor. For example, the bones on the front fins of a whale are homologous to the bones in a human arm and both are homologous to the bones in a chimpanzee arm.
22.Analogous structures- characteristics are analogous (also called "convergent"), which means that they serve the same function in different species but they evolved independently rather than from the same embryological material or from the same structures in a common ancestor. An example of an analogous structure would be the wings on butterflies, bats, and birds


AP Environmental Science:
Labs today and tomorrow, we will wrap up on Friday, any remaining time can be used to write-up the labs in your notebook with your group. Lab notebooks will be handed in and graded on Tuesday 11-18-14! HAVE THEM DONE ON TIME!





Thursday, November 6, 2014

APES case study Due Wednesday! Friday work if you weren't here

here's the link to the questions and the case study links:

https://docs.google.com/a/gaston.k12.nc.us/document/d/1yVmeycsTCFjGl8XlBDbTqhvJk_Go5ZlS339QoxTy1Ns/edit

Watch this over the weekend if you were out on Friday (BBQ day). Click "watch movie" then you'll have to type in your email address, then it will play for your!

http://watershedmovie.com/