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New water testing site

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Here is the GPS for the water testing location. There will be a small municipal structure there with a gravel roundabout. There isn't an actual physical address but you should see vehicles there- I'll have a grey truck with hippie stickers on it :) Also, it won't take you 32 minutes to get there!! I'm in Lincolnton, your drive should be very short!

Last minute Summer extra credit opportunity and book club update!

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Last minute SUMMER extra credit opportunity! WEAR WATER BOOTS/SHOES 10 POINTS ADDED TO YOUR LOWEST TEST GRADE THE FIRST 6 WEEKS OF our CLASS. Water quality testing with Catawba Riverkeepers this Wednesday (July 25th)-meet me at 9:45 at the Goat Island park pier on the side near Floyd and Blackies coffee shop. We will then have to drive to the new testing site. You will need to furnish your own transportation to the new site-I can't drive you.Testing should be done by 1pm.   Please fill in the form linked below to let me know if you are coming. I WILL ALSO PUT AN UPDATE ON MY BLOG!!!! Link to form: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13uTYTOUadCtUSgbyuMoHu1HVWhuYZWa9a9E3HNNydR0/edit?usp=sharing Book club participants:   Any student that participated in our book club meetings from the end of last school year is welcome to meet me at Floyd and Blackies at 9 am on Wednesday July 25th to go over chapters 9 and 10. Please get there a little early if you want to order a fanc...

Real science isn't a sound bite but a five course meal

What's the difference between a scientist's theory and your best friend's "theory"?  Listen to this short interview( 4 minutes) to protect yourself and others from being easily manipulated! https://www.npr.org/2018/07/17/629896546/how-to-be-a-savvy-consumer-of-science-news What's your currency?? Twitter? Snapchat? Time studied and amount studied are key!

AP Environmental Science Reading Assignment /Summer Project

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    This is the book you will be reading: Here is the link to the assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bR5K1GQOK9hef7LRahec49zlhE1-NaU5g4eE1Ag2LOY/edit?usp=sharing THE STUDY GUIDE HAS BEEN COMPLETED- PLEASE DO NOT PROCRASTINATE
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The NINTH BOX!!! WEEKEND HOMEWORK- LISTEN and WRITE out this box! Then copy it 4 times for homework. There are two clips, be sure to watch both! Part one evolution box https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yo7C195LWoTB-de3BS3LN-dT240eWvo3/view?usp=sharing part two evolution box https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RYz17uiFuVDelweB09eOo0Q1sPU91LCD/view?usp=sharing REMEMBER: INDIVIDUAL WHITE SHEET TEST WILL BE ON TUESDAY!!! PLEASE feel free to spend your lunch with me if you'd like to do this at school tomorrow (Friday) - bring your earbuds! 

Biology: cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis

First clip covers cell cycle and mitosis https://drive.google.com/file/d/1th6GLykNccFqHYen2IpNGrCi9APHxryf/view Second clip covers meiosis and non-disjunction  issues that can occur with it. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kogpNUr0GbxJwctEWSZB3LlD57BLC4es/view

Biology homework - complete your organic compound box using the videos below

ADD THIS BOX TO YOUR "white sheet"  I will check that you all have completed this on Thursday. Remember your next group quiz is on Friday - 6 boxes! Please fill in the box as I teach it in the videos- there's a lot of information given while I'm writing. REMEMBER- being able to use the information is the most important thing!! Listening and copying with me is the best way to do this. Organic compounds part one  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Knt-3Vk5JOrHGn8YP97j0i_cBQaRexX5/view?usp=sharing Organic compounds part two https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tg5B6DTKHQkhWs8PFIfdILoYY8SstQZl/view?usp=sharing