How does biotechnology affect our dinner plate?

English *In order to meet ELA standards, quarters 3 and 4 do not align with the secondary essential question*

Math 2021-22 (Statistics)

Science

In this quarter, students finished up the previous project and began the next project. In the previous project, students explored the complex web of relationships within ecosystems to better understand their sustainability. For the final product, students analyzed a set of indicator data cards to determine the effectiveness of a fishery-management strategy on the sustainability of the Avril Gulf tuna fishery. Then they suggested actions humans can take to help sustain ecosystems for the future. The final product is a letter to the Avril Gulf Wildlife Protection Agency (AGWPA) that recommends the continued use of either a marine reserve or aquaculture.

11/12th Student Recommendations

Student Recommendations

11/12th Microscope Investigations

Microscope Investigations: Phytoplankton and Zooplankton

The final project of the year is related to how biotechnology affects our dinner plate. Students started out with an introduction to Super Cattle, emphasizing the Belgian Blue. Then they dove into the microscopic scales for what makes Blue "Super". Some of the topics they learned about were:

Mitosis
Cell Differentiation
Chromosomal Super Coiling

11/12th Entry Event

Entry Event and Initial Models for the microscopic scales that make up organisms

11/12th Mitosis

Students modeling the process of Mitosis

11/12th Cell differentiation

Cell differentiation models

11/12th Chromosomal Super Coiling

Students modeling the super coiling process that creates chromosomes

English In order to meet ELA standards, quarters 3 and 4 do not align with the secondary essential question

Shakespeare: From Page to Stage. In this unit, students learned about poetic form and structure, and were introduced to the most famous playwright in history: William Shakespeare. Students were exposed to different types of poetry, and they learned how to analyze a text effectively. The students also read (and watched) Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and completed a scene analysis paper on a scene of their choice.

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STUDENT EXAMPLES *Examples will be added following the due date for this project.*

History

In History, we tackled the process of Bill making and how the Congress goes through a series of steps to look at Bills that would later become laws. Students were set up in committees, read through Bills, heard defenses for Bill topics and voted on the passing of Bills drafted by their peers.

Student Bill Product 1

Student Bill Product 2

Math 2021-22 (Statistics)

We took a look at a real life situation and a point estimate and error to create a confidence interval for that point estimate.

Living Math (12th Grade)

In Q3, we transitioned away from geometric principles and moved towards Personal Finance. In order to simulate the real-life task of balancing a budget and prioritizing spending, we use a software called Stukent. On Stukent, students receive a monthly paycheck (each week), and have to balance their income with rent payments, utility bills, clothes/food/entertainment costs, car payments, insurance. and other expenses. To help track their spending, students created Budgets in google sheets, to make sure they have enough for all of their bills, and to see how much money they have left over to save or invest.

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