June 04, 2015
Thursday 60 min
12:30 - 01:30
Biology AP Chapter 52 Intro Ecology and Biosphere - part 2
This section includes Environmental species distribution, Biome structure and distribution, and Climate change. Quiz chapter questions

June 02, 2015
Tuesday 90 min
03:00 - 04:30
Biology AP Chapter 52 Intro Ecology and Biosphere- part 1
This section includes ecological integration in research, and environment-organism interactions. We examined some videos showing interesting animal behavior including examples of empathy, group decision-making and social ranking in primates.

June 01, 2015
Monday 90 min
03:00 - 04:30
Biology AP Chapter 51 Animal Behavior
To reiterate the processes that inform animal behavior, Keaton was shown a video of cooperation between and fish and an eel. We discussed the evolutionary processes that would inspire two different species to work together, We listened to radio lab podcasts on morality and intelligence in chimps, crows, and dolphins.

June 01, 2015
Monday 60 min
11:00 - 12:00
Keaton was unavailable to class today

Today, Keaton worked on gathering information regarding the SeaWorld orca captivity debate, viewing clips of witnesses, as well as rebuttal interviews. He worked on his Definition essay regarding the definition of "Gentleman."

Today, Keaton and I had a long session. In brief, he did the following:
1. Completed a grammar packet on three of his areas of weakness--commas, semicolons, and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
2. Watched a video and read an article on Cambridge method of notetaking.
3. Watched a TED Talk (Trash is for Tossers) and took notes as he went.
4. Answered my questions regarding the TED Talk, using his notes, therefore proving he can take efficient notes.
5. Began the research process for his research paper, printing three credible, scholarly sources as a result. (I also showed him scholar.google.com, a very helpful research tool.)

Today, Keaton completed a brainstorming activity, which concluded when he had an established outline with three claims, as well as an effective thesis statement. He decided to expand his topic from "orcas in captivity" to "dolphins and whales in captivity." We will be watching The Cove for dolphin research. He found sources on the lifespan of orcas in the wild. This will be useful for his upcoming 5-6 page research paper.

Today we discussed current events. We also investigated the newest candidates running for president in the 2016 election. We finished watching the documentary Fed Up, and discussed lobbyists, food and big business. We also reviewed the map of the United States and color coded it by region.

Politics, History,

Today we researched Malcolm Gladwell. We continued the Documentary Fed Up, and we discussed politics. We also investigated some of the potential presidential canditates