Kramer_Ecology

Welcome to Ecology

Due Dates: Assignments are due the next class day unless otherwise noted.
SIGNED LABORATORY SAFETY AGREEMENTS MUST BE TURNED IN TO PARTICIPATE IN LAB ACTIVITIES GETTING STARTED [|4th Quarter Getting Started 2012.doc]

2nd SEMESTER 4th 9 weeks 2011-2012 M 3/12 start watching Biodiversity-Wild About Life! video & answer questions at the end of each section HW: questions 3,4,5 p. 262, & table of extinctions due Tues. for 2nd & 7/8th periods, due Wed. for 9th period

T 3/13 watch Biodiversity-Wild About Life! video & answer questions HW: questions 3,4,5 p.262 & table of extinctions due Wed. for 9th period

W 3/14 watch & discuss Biodiversity-Wild About Life video HW: read Ch 10 sec 2 - 7/8th period & 9th period

Th 3/15 finish Biodiversity-Wild About Life! video & final questions; biodiversity quiz & discussion HW: read Ch 10 sec 2 - 2nd period

F 3/16 introduce biodiversity project; start concept review WS HW: concept review WS due Tues. 3/20, read Ch 10 sec 3 p.270-275

M 3/19 in library working on biodiversity project [|Biodiversity Project 2012.doc] HW: concept review WS due Tues/ 3/20; biodiversity project due Thurs. 4/5

T 3/20 in library working on biodiversity project HW: biodiversity project due Thurs. 4/5, quiz Fri. over Ch 10 biodiversity

W 3/21 work on Modeling Diversity & Disease lab HW: Modeling Diversity & Disease lab due Thur. at the end of the period; biodiversity project due Thur. 4/5; quiz Fri. over Ch 10

Th 3/22 finish Modeling Diversity & Disease lab; work on concept map; review for quiz; return papers HW: study for Ch 10 quiz; biodiversity project due Thur. 4/5 [|Biodiversity Project Rubric.doc]

F 3/23 quiz; watch wolf video HW: SPRING BREAK - WEAR YOUR SUNSCREEN

M 3/26 - Sun. 4/1 SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL

M 4/2 watch //Canis lupus// Returns video & fill in video WS HW: biodiversity project due Thurs. 4/5

T 4/3 GS: If everything needs water, why hasn't it all been used up? Will it eventually? Explain. finish Canis lupus Returns video & go over video WS; introduce Fruitvale Act. 1 & read HW: finish Canis lupus Returns video WS; read p.289-295; biodiversity project due Thurs. 4/5

W 4/4 GS: Define water pollution. Is a cup of coffee polluted? a muddy stream? Explain. finish FV Act. 1 The Mystery of Fruitvale's Water - complete data table [|FV Act 1Mystery Fruitvale's Water.pdf] [|FV Act 1 data table.doc] go over terms (aquifer, permeable, impermeable, aquitard) HW: biodiversity project due Thurs. 4/5

Th 4/5 GS: List 2-3 places where you get your water supply. What would happen if your source dried up? FV #2 Super Soaker lab-complete lab, discuss group questions, answer individual questions; start reading What is Groundwater? article [|FV Act 2 addl.pdf] HW: FV #2 Super Soaker lab due Mon. 4/9; What is Groundwater? WS due Tues. 4/10; no school Fri.

F 4/6 NO SCHOOL

M 4/9 finish Original Super Soaker FV #2 Lab; work on Color Me a Watershed Act. HW: What is Groundwater Article WS due Tues.; Color Me a Watershed Act. due Wed.

T 4/10 GS: WHat are some substances that contaminate groundwater? Points & Plumes Lab HW: read p.304-307; compare & contrast point-source & nonpoint-source pollution & give examples of each; Color Me a Watershed due Wed.

W 4/11 GS: What is point-source pollution? give an example finish Points & Plumes lab; work on Predicting the Spread of Groundwater Contaminants Act. HW: read p.308-313 & answer #1, 2, 3, & 4 on p.313; Points & Plumes and Predicting the Spread due Fri.

Th 4/12 finish Predicting the Spread; work on Pesky Pesticide; demonstration of aquifer HW: Points & Plumes & Predicting the Spread due Fri.; Pesky Pesticide due Mon. 4/16

F 4/13 go over Pesky Pesticide; watch Frontline - Poisoned Waters link to Frontline Poisoned Waters video http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/poisonedwaters/

HW: Pesky Pesticide due Mon. 4/16

M 4/16 watch Frontline - Poisoned Waters; return papers HW: none

T 4/17 go over Points & Plumes & Pesky Pesticide; Testing the Waters Lab HW: answer the analysis questions for Testing the Waters lab

W 4/18 Earth Day information; go over Testing the Waters & start Mapping Plumes [|Earth Day Extra Credit.doc] HW: EC Earth Day flier due Fri. 4/20; work on Mapping Plumes due Fri. - practice maps 1, 2, & 3 and group and individual analysis questions

Th 4/19 finish Mapping Plumes & work on Mapping it Out HW: EC Earth Day flier due Fri. 4/20; Mapping Plumes & Mapping it Out due Fri. 4/20; test Wed. 4/25 over Ch 11 & Fruitvale Labs/Act.

F 4/20 go over Mapping Plumes & Mapping it Out; start How Bad Can it Be? act. HW: test Wed. 4/25 over Ch 11 & Fruitvale labs/Act.; How Bad Can it Be? Act. due Tues. 4/24

M 4/23 go over material on Ch 11 test [|Ch 11 Test review.doc] ; go over How Bad Can it Be?; work on Choosing a Cleanup Plan HW: test Wed. 4/25 over Ch 11, Fruitvale, & Poisoned Waters; How Bad Can it Be? due Tues.; Choosing a Cleanup Plan due Wed.

T 4/24 CLASS MEETINGS, NHS INDUCTION discuss cleanup options, pros & cons, tradeoffs; review for test HW: test Wed. over Ch 11, Fruitvale, & Poisoned Waters; Choosing a Cleanup Plan due Wed.

Wed. 4/25 test over Ch 11, Fruitvale, & Poisoned Waters HW: none

Th 4/26 GS: What is air pollution? Are you concerned about air pollution in one place or everywhere? Why or why not? video segment on air pollution; work on Active Reading WS - both sides of both pages HW: complete Active Reading WS - due Fri.

F 4/27 GS: Would you be willing to pay for cleaner air? Why or why not? Testing Acid, Tracking Rain lab HW: Testing Acid, Tracking Rain lab due Tues. 5/1

M 4/30 finish Testing Acid, Tracking Rain lab; notes from Ch 12 on air pollution [|CH 12 AIR NOTES.doc] HW: Testing Acid, Tracking Rain due Tues.; read Ch 12 sec 1 & 2

T 5/1 go over land use; introduce Habitats - the Choice is Yours project HW: start working on Habitats - the choice is Yours project - due T 5/15

W 5/2 acid precipitation notes & global warming discussion; start Active Reading on Acid Precipitation & Global Warming packet HW: complete Active Reading packet

Th 5/3 nonrenewable resources notes (Ch 17); work on Habitat - Choice is Yours HW: read Ch 17 p.467-480; Habitats - Choice is Yours due T 5/15

F 5/4 Poetry Slam Habitats - the Choice is Yours work day HW: Habitats - the Choice is Yours due T 5/15

M 5/7 go over advantages/disadvantages of fossil fuels; History Channel renewable resources video - watch & take notes HW: read Ch 18 sec 1; Habitats - the Choice is Yours due T 5/15 - rough draft of proposal & map is due Tues. 5/8 & 6.3 Habitats question WS due Fri. 5/11

T 5/8 finish renewable resources video HW: Habitats - the Choice is Yours due T 5/15 (6.3 Habitats-Choice is Yours question sheet due Fri. 5/11); read Ch 18 sec 2

W 5/9 go over answers to renewable resources video WS & collect; Habitats - Choice is Yours work day HW: 6.3 Habitats-Choice is Yours question WS due Fri. 5/11; Habitats-Choice is Yours project is due Tues. 5/15

Th 5/10 Habitats - Choice is Yours work day HW: 6.3 Habitats-Choice is Yours question WS due Fri. 5/11; Habitats-Choice is Yours project is due Tues. 5/15

F 5/11 garbage video & discussion; sanitary landfill/recycling notes; final exam topics [|Ecology Final Exam Topics 2012.doc] HW: Habitats-Choice is Yours project is due Tues. 5/15 at the beginning of the period; Habitats work day Monday

M 5/14 Habitats work day HW: project due Tues. at the beginning of the period

T 5/15 Habitats presentations HW: study for final exam; seniors - bring text book to class on Wed.; senior science final exam on Fri. 5/18

W 5/16 finish presentations; discuss "going green"; watch Dirty Jobs Casino Food Recycler video HW: study for final exam; bring book on Fri. 5/18

Th 5/17 EARLY RELEASE SHORTENED PERIODS Wrap it Up lab - collect & share data HW: Wrap it Up lab due Mon. 5/21; bring book to class Fri. 5/18

F 5/18 senior science final exam; complete Ch 19 note sheet & turn in; work on Ch 19 packet HW: bring book Mon. 5/21 or on the day of the final; Ch 19 note packet due Mon. 5/21; Wrap it Up lab due Mon. 5/21

M 5/21 finish Wrap it Up lab & turn in; watch Environmental Tech & discuss HW: study for final exam (see link above for topics); bring book to the final exam if you didn't already turn it in

T 5/22 final exams 1st 4/5th or 5/6th 6/7th or 7/8th

W 5/23 final exams 9th 10th make-up

Th 5/24 final exams 2nd 3rd make-up

F 5/24 teacher work day - NO SCHOOL SUMMER BREAK

2nd SEMESTER 3rd 9 weeks 2011-2012 W 1/4 return papers; introduce March of the Penguins & start watching; complete video WS HW: check grades on PowerSchool

Th 1/5 finish watching March of the Penguins HW: check grades on PowerSchool

F 1/6 Emperor Penguin information; water sampling notes; hand out Inferring Water Quality lab [|Emperor Penguins.doc] [|Stream Sampling.ppt] [|water sampling equip pics.doc] HW: read the lab & complete Procedure #1 & 2 - research 2 organisms that are from different groups (front of lab)

M 1/9 2nd & 9th periods in the library working on Florida Springs online WS; 7/8th period work on Inferring Water Quality lab HW: 2nd & 9th periods - finish Florida Springs WS - due thurs. 1/12; 7/8th periodwork on Inferring Water Quality lab - due Thurs. 1/12

T 1/10 2nd & 9th periods: work on Inferring Water Quality Lab; 7/8th period: go over Inferring Water Quality lab questions; work on Marsh Mystery Water lab HW: 2nd & 9th periods: Florida Springs WS due Thurs. 1/12; Inferring Water Quality lab due Fri. 1/13 7/8th period: Inferring Water Quality lab & Marsh Mystery lab due Thurs. 1/12

W 1/11 2nd & 9th periods: go over Inferring Water Quality lab questions; work on Marsh Mystery Water lab; 7/8th period: in the library working on Florida Springs WS online activity HW: 2nd & 9th periods: Florida Springs WS due Thurs.; Inferring Water Quality lab & Marsh Mystery Water lab due Fri. 1/13; 7/8th period: Inferring Water Quality & Marsh Mystery labs due Thurs. 1/12, Florida Springs WS due Tues. 1/17

Th 1/12 finish Marsh Mystery Water lab; summarize stream monitoring & invertebrates HW: 2nd & 9th periods: Inferring Water Quality & Marsh Mystery Water labs due Fri.; What Happens When Nutrients Enter an Estuary Act. due Wed. 1/18 7/8th period: Florida Springs WS due Tues. 1/17; What Happens When Nutrients Enter an Estuary act. due Wed. 1/18

F 1/13 introduce Old Woman Creek Estuary & read The Ecological Role of an Estuary [|Ecol Role of Estuary.pdf]; work on What Happens When Nutrients Enter an Estuary Activity HW: 2nd, 7/8th, & 9th periods: What Happens When Nutrients Enter an Estuary act. due Wed. 1/18; 7/8th period: Florida Springs WS due Tues. 1/17

M 1/16 NO SCHOOL - MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY T 1/17 work on What Happens When Nutrients Enter an Estuary? activity HW: What Happens When Nutrients Enter an Estuary? activity due Wed.

W 1/18 finish wetlands with video clips; review for quiz HW: quiz Thurs over water sampling, stream quality, wetlands, ecological role of estuary; p.187-197 Ch 7 sec 1; early release Thurs. 1/19

Th 1/19 EARLY RELEASE - SHORTENED PERIODS estuary review [|Estuaries & Wetland PPT.ppt] quiz HW: none

F 1/20 watch Modern Marvels Commercial Fishing video with WS HW: none

M 1/23 finish watching Commercial Fishing video, complete video WS & turn in to be graded; "Should we be concerned about the amount of fish that are being taken from the ocean?" - did your response to this question change after viewing the Commercial Fishing video? Why/why not?; ocean notes; EC ocean quiz HW: read Channelization of the Kissimmee River article & answer questions

T 1/24 GS: Are all oceans the same? Why/why not? brainstorm information about the oceans & share with the class; ocean notes HW: read p.191-197

W 1/25 finish ocean notes; [|OCEAN Notes.ppt] [|oceans[1.ppt]] ; work on Reef Region/Coral Growth WS HW: complete Reef Region/Coral Growth WS

Th 1/26 Ocean Currents Lab HW: finish Ocean Currents lab questions

F 1/27 GS: What are some adaptations that animals living in the ocean have? List at least 3 adaptations. watch A Day in the LIfe of a Barrier Reef video & complete WS HW: none

M 1/30 GS: What are some adaptations that animals living in the ocean have? List at least 3. finish watching A Day in the LIfe of a Barrier Reef HW: complete video WS

T 1/31 GS: Should we be concerned about dumping trash in the oceans? Explain. Work on How Level is Sea Level? WS & go over; discuss temperature, salinity, density, & TS diagrams HW: none

W 2/1 work on Seawater Mixing & Sinking Act.; if time read article about plankton HW: complete Seawater Mixing & Sinking Act.

Th 2/2 Fresh Water & Ocean Critters lab - observe & make drawings of 6 specimens; work on Ocean Critters lab HW: test Tues. over Ch 7-2, notes, labs, videos, etc.; Fresh Water & Ocean Critters lab due Fri. 2/3; Ocean Critters Lab due Mon. 2/6

F 2/3 work on Fresh Water & Ocean Critters lab (prepared slides), work on Ocean Critters lab; start watching Blue Planet - The Deep & write down 8-10 adaptations & how the adaptations help the organisms survive HW: Fresh Water & Ocean Critters lab & Ocean Critters lab due Mon. 2/6; test Tues. over Ch 7-2, notes, labs, videos, etc.

M 2/6 watch The Deep; return papers HW: test Wed. 2/8 over Ch 7-2, notes, videos, labs, etc.

T 2/7 finish watching The Deep; review for the test HW: test Wed. 2/8 over Ch 7-2, notes, videos, labs, etc.

W 2/8 test over Ch 7-2 Marine Ecosystem HW: none

Th 2/9 finish test; introduce coral reef flier/brochure; [|Coral Reef Information Flier.doc] start Population - More is Less, if time HW: coral reef flier due Wed. 2/15; Population is Less questions due Mon. 2/13

F 2/10 Population - More is Less Act. HW: Population-More is Less questions due Mon. 2/13, coral reef flier/brochure due Wed. 2/15

M 2/13 population notes [|Population Guided Notes.doc] pictures that go with the notes [|Population images.ppt] HW: read Ch 8 sec 1, answer #21, 22, 23, & 26 on p.226; coral reef flier/brochure due Wed. 2/15 rubric for flier [|Coral Reef Flier Rubric.doc]

T 2/14 HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY finish population guided notes; start Lesson of the Kaibab Act. [|Lesson of the Kaibab.pdf] HW: coral reef flier/brochure due Wed. 2/15; Lesson of the Kaibab due Thurs. 2/16

W 2/15 PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES GS: Why are predation & disease classified as density-dependent factors? work on Estimating Wild Animal Populations lab HW:read Ch 8 sec 2 (217-223); Lesson of the Kaibab due Thurs. 2/16; Estimating Wild Animal Population lab due Tues. 2/21

Th 2/16 PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES GS: What is a symbiotic relationship? Give an example. symbiotic relationships match-up & sharing with the class; work on symbiotic crossword, concept review packet HW: Estimating Wild Animal Population lab due Tues. 2/21; symbiotic crossword & concept reveiw packet due Tues. 2/21

F 2/17 TEACHER COMP DAY NO SCHOOL

M 2/20 PRESIDENT'S DAY NO SCHOOL

T 2/21 work day - finish concept review packet, Estimating Wild Animal Populations lab, symbiosis WS HW: quiz Thurs. over Ch 8 & notes

W 2/22 work on concept map & go over; review for quiz HW: quiz Thurs. over Ch 8 & notes

Th 2/23 EARLY RELEASE quiz HW: none

F 2/24 demographic interactive web site, make age structure pyramid HW: none

M 2/27 finish age structure pyramid; return papers; watch Eyes of Nye Populations: Human Demographics video HW: none

T 2/28 GS: What is the demographic transition? finish Eyes of Nye Population: Human Demographics video & discuss video questions; start Modeling Population Changes lab HW: Modeling Population Changes lab due Thurs. 3/1; read Ch 9 sec 1; bring book to class on Wednesday

W 2/29 Black History Assembly work on Modeling Population Changes lab HW: Modeling Population Changes lab due Thurs. 3/1

Th 3/1 introduce People Paradox video & go over what should be in video notes: issues in each of the 3 countries, population pyramid for each of the 3 countries, & how to address the issues in each country; watch People Paradox & take notes HW: read Ch 9 sec 2 & answer questions 3 & 4 on p.240 (sec. 1) & questions 18, 19, 21, & 22 on p.250 (end of the chapter) - due Mon. 3/5

F 3/2 watch People Paradox video & take notes; discuss the video HW: questions 3 & 4 on p.240 & questions 18, 19, 21, & 22 on p.250 due Mon. 3/5

M 3/5 finish People Paradox; go over information in Ch 9 on human population HW: quiz Thurs. over Ch 9

T 3/6 WAIVER DAY - NO SCHOOL

W 3/7 Living Space Lab HW: quiz Thurs. over Ch 9 & video; living space lab due Thurs.-periods 7/8 & 9; living space lab due Fri. - period 2

Th 3/8 quiz; period 2 - finish living space lab; HW: BRING BOOK FRIDAY

F 3/9 END OF 3rd 9 WEEKS SPRING FORWARD THIS WEEKEND! GS: If you could get rid of one species, what would it be? Why? watch video segment of keystone species video; read p.259-262; make a table with 4 ways that humans cause extinctions, including the name (way), description, example, & picture [|ways humans cause extinctions table.doc] HW: read p.259-262 and answer #3, 4, 5 on p.262 - due Tues.; table of extinctions due Tues. 3/13; OGT testing next week & modified schedule - check periods & times

M 3/12 start watching Biodiversity-Wild About Life! video & discuss questions at the end of each section HW: questions 3,4,5 on p.262 & table of extinctions due Tues. 3/13 for 2nd & 7/8th periods, due Wed. 3/14 for 9th period

T 3/13 watch & discuss Biodiversity-Wild About Life! video HW: 9th period - finish HW questions 3,4,5 on p.262 & table of extinctions

W 3/14 watch & discuss Biodiversity- Wild About Life! video HW: read Ch 10 sec 2 p.263-269 - 7/8 & 9th period classes

Th 3/15 finish Biodiversity-Wild About Life! & discuss final questions; biodiversity quiz & discussion HW: read Ch 10 sec 2 p.263-269 - 2nd period class

F 3/16 introduce biodiversity project; work on Concept Review WS - due Tues. 3/20 HW: read Ch 10 sec. 3 p.370-375, concept review WS due Tues. 3/20

W 10/19 FIRST DAY OF 2nd QUARTER go over classification of living organisms, review food chains, webs; introduce animal activity HW: research information about favorite animal & bring to class Thurs.

Th 10/20 EARLY RELEASE-SHORTENED PERIODS put together animal information & show connections HW: read Ch 4 sec 3 and Ch 5 sec 1

F 10/21 CENTRAL DAY - NO SCHOOL

M 10/24 finish putting together animal information & share with the class; review food chains & webs, levels of consumers HW: review food chains & food webs

T 10/25 review food chains & webs, levels of consumers, etc,; start food web activity HW: review food chains & food webs answer #1-6 on p.131

W 10/26 work on food web activity HW: answer #1-6 on p.131, bring book to class on Fri.

Th 10/27 finish food web; information on ecological pyramids worksheet for Making a Food Web Activity [|Making a Food Web WS.pdf] HW: bring book to class Fri.; Making a Food Web WS due Mon. 10/31

F 10/28 ecological pyramid activity & worksheet; open book quiz over Ch 4 HW: Making a Food Web WS due Mon.; finish ecological pyramid WS due Mon.

M 10/31 HAPPY HALLOWEEN GS: What is a biogeochemical cycle? go over & finish ecological pyramid activity; peer review food webs & turn in HW: none

T 11/1 biomagnification notes; finish ecological pyramid, food web peer review, & ecological pyramids WS; introduce Calculating Land Area lab; start cycles notes HW: read p.132-136; record everything you eat & drink in a 24 hour period - due Thurs. (this will be used in class Fri.) [|Calc Land Area Data Sheet.pdf]

W 11/2 cycles notes; make a drawing of water, carbon, nitrogen, & phosphorus cycles HW: record everything you eat & drink in a 24 hour period - due Thurs.

Th 11/3 GS: What is an owl pellet? finish cycles notes & drawings; [|Biogeochemical Cycles notes 2.doc] HW: bring your record of food & beverages consumed in a 24 hour period to class Fri.

F 11/4 in computer lab working on Calculating Land Area lab [|Calc Land Area Lab.pdf] HW: Calculating Land Area lab due Wed.; no school Tues. - Waiver Day

M 11/7 work on Calculating Land Area lab, carbon cycle question to answer & turn in; work on drawings of water, carbon, nitrogen, & phosphorus cycles HW: Calculating Land Area lab due Wed.; no school Tues. - Waiver Day; review notes - quiz soon; cycle drawings due Thurs.

T 11/8 WAIVER DAY - NO SCHOOL

W 11/9 finish & turn in Calculating Land Area Lab; watch "Owls - Hunters of the Sky" video; look at web site [|www.ohio-nature.com/ohio-owls.html] HW: cycles drawings due Th.; test Fri. over Ch 4 & 5 sec 1 & 2- natural selection, cycles, food chains & food webs

Th 11/10 review for test; owl notes; hand out owl pellet lab HW: study for test over Ch 4 & 5; bring lab on Fri.

F 11/11 test over Ch 4 & 5; owl notes if time HW: read owl pellet lab & bring to class on Mon.

M 11/14 finish owl notes; start working on owl pellet lab [|owl pellet lab.pdf] HW: none

T 11/15 work on owl pellet lab HW: none

W 11/16 work on owl pellet lab HW: read Ch 5 sec 3 & bring book Thurs.; owl pellet lab due Mon. 11/21

Th 11/17 work on owl pellet lab; pop-quiz over reading HW: owl pellet lab due Mon. 11/21

F 11/18 go over owl pellet lab; go over po-quiz; succession notes [|Ecological Succession.ppt] HW: owl pellet lab due Mon.; complete Critical Thinking Diagram WS

M 11/21 succession wrap up; introduce Mount St Helens; watch Mt St. Helens - Return from the Dead & take notes HW: complete Active Reading WS on succession

T 11/22 watch Mount St Helens Back from the Dead video; introduce Factors that Influence Ecosystems lab HW: complete Factors that Influence Ecosystems lab - due Tues. 11/29; Happy Thanksgiving break

W 11/23 Thanksgiving Break - no school

Th 11/24 Thanksgiving Break - no school

F 11/25 Thanksgiving Break - no school

M 11/28 go over Factors that Influence Ecosystems Act.; introduce biomes; start watching America's Rainforest & answer the following questions: 1. Why should we be concerned about saving/conserving temperate rainforest in the US? Be specific & include examples from the video. 2. Do you think we should save/conserve temperate rainforest in the US? Why or why not? HW: complete Factors that Influence Ecosystems Act.; read Ch 6 sec 1

T 11/29 finish watching America's Rainforest video & answering questions; introduce biome project HW: answer #2, 3, 4, & 5 on p.155; biome project due Wed. 12/14

W 11/30 CATS WITH CLASS research biomes HW: read p.156-164 and answer #1-6 on p.164 - due Fri. 12/2; biome project due Wed. 12/14

Th 12/1 research biomes HW: answer questions 1-6 on p.164 due Fri.; biome project due Wed. 12/14

F 12/2 brainstorm adaptations; adaptation notes [|Animal Adaptations I.ppt] HW: biome project due Wed. 1214

M 12/5 finish adaptations; climatograms - notes & activity [|biomes climatograms.pdf] HW: meet in the library Tues. 12/6; climatogram activity due Thurs. 12/8; biome project due Wed. 12/14

T 12/6 work on biome project HW: biome project due Wed. 12/14; read p.165-173; quiz Fri. over Ch 6 & succession; climatogram activity due Thurs. 12/8

W 12/7 work on climatogram activity; go over rain shadow effect and desertification links: [|www.slideshare.net/chestertoncc/desertification] [] [|desertification diagrams.pdf] HW: start Active Reading WS on Forests & Grasslands - due Fri. 12/9; biome project due Wed. 12/14; climatogram act. due Thurs. 12/8

Th 12/8 GS: "Humanity is cutting down its forests oblivious to the fact we may not be able to live without them." Isaac Asimov watch Baking Deserts & write down 6-8 adaptations & how the adaptations help the organisms survive HW: quiz Fri. over Ch 6 & succession; biome project due Wed. 12/14

F 12/9 CARING & SHARING ASSEMBLY quiz over Ch 6 & succession; start watching March of the Penguins & work on video WS HW: biome project due Wed. 12/14

M 12/12 finish Baking Deserts video & write down 6-8 adaptations & how they help the organism survive; hand out semester exam review sheet; start Active Reading Freshwater Ecosystems WS HW: biome project due Wed. 12/14; make a note sheet to use on the semester exam; finish Active Reading Freshwater Ecosystems WS

T 12/13 go over & answer questions about biome project; If Life's a Beach, is All Sand the Same? Lab HW: Biome project due Wed.; If LIfe's a beach lab due Thurs.; make a note sheet for the semester exam

W 12/14 return papers & go over; All the Water in the World demo; start aquatic ecosystems guided notes HW: read Ch 7 Sec. 1; If Life's a Beach Lab due Thurs.; make a note sheet for the semester exam

Th 12/15 finish aquatic ecosystems notes; wetlands info if time HW: bring book on Fri. F 12/16 work on Ch 7 section review WS & go over; make note sheet for the semester exam HW: make a note sheet to use on the semester exam 2ND PERIOD EXAM ON WED. 12/21 7/8TH PERIOD EXAM ON MON. 12/19 9TH PERIOD EXAM ON TUES. M 12/19 SEMESTER EXAMS 1ST PERIOD 4/5 OR 5/6TH PERIOD 6/7 OR 7/8TH PERIOD T 12/20 SEMESTER EXAMS 9TH PERIOD 10TH PERIOD MAKE-UP PERIOD W 12/21 SEMESTER EXAMS 2ND PERIOD 3RD PERIOD MAKE-UP PERIOD END OF FIRST SEMESTER WINTER BREAK RELAX & ENJOY

W 8/17 1st DAY OF 1st QUARTER course introduction, expectations, etc. welcome PPT, complete index card, issue books HW: none

Th 8/18 GS: Why is it important to follow safety rules? hand out lab safety agreement; complete safety procedures & situations WS; How well do you know your classmates? activity HW: signed laboratory safety agreement due Tues. 8/23

F 8/19 CLASS MEETINGS go over using safety equipment; how many square boxes activity; start Arctic Challenge HW: signed safety agreement due Tues. 8/23

M 8/22 GS: What makes a good teacher & what do you expect of a good teacher? finish arctic challenge & share with the class; start Ch 1 notes/discussion HW: signed safety agreement due Tues. 8/23; read p. 5-15 and answer #3 & 4 on p.8; quiz Thurs. 8/25 over Ch 1 & safety

T 8/23 continue with Ch 1 notes/discussion; work on Active Reading Understanding Our Environment WS & go overWS HW: read p.16-22, bring book Wed.; quiz Thurs. 8/25 over Ch 1 & safety

W 8/24 finish going over Ch 1; answer #6-15 on p.23 & go over; discuss #16, 17, 21, & 26 p.24; review for quiz HW: quiz Thur. over Ch 1 & safety

Th 8/25 Quiz, hand out Analyzing Ecological Footprings lab - read lab HW: none

F 8/26 work on analyzing Ecological Footprints lab - places to go for information : CIA world Factbook, infoplease.com (has almanacs on this site plus a lot of other information), Infohio.org (grades 9-12 or core collection will have World Book online) HW: none

M 8/29 work on Analyzing Ecological Footprints lab HW: Analyzing Ecological Footprints lab due Thurs. 9/1

T 8/30 go over graphing; work on Analyzing Ecological Footprints lab HW: Analyzing Ecological Footprints lab due Thurs. 9/1

W 8/31 GS: What is the scientific method? go over scientific method; complete Active Reading 2-1 & 2-2 HW: Analyzing Ecological Footprints lab due Thurs. 9/1; Active Reading 2-1 & 2-2 due Thurs. 9/1

Th 9/1 GS: Why are experiments designed to have as few variables tested as possible? Comparing Risks Activity; Thinking More HW: complete Comparing Risks & Thinking More individual questions - due Fri.

F 9/2 complete Interpreting Observations & go over in class; read, answer questions, & go over Thinking More About Investigation 2; discuss sampling size & trade-offs HW: complete Leaving Lasting Footprints activity - need computer access for this; due Wed. 9/7; no school Mon. enjoy the weekend

M 9/5 LABOR DAY NO SCHOOL

T 9/6 Scientific Investigations lab - collect all of your data today HW: Leaving Lasting Footprints activity due Wed.

W 9/7 review dependent & independent variables; go over how to graph data from the lab; work on Scientific Investigations lab HW: Scientific Investigations lab due Th 9/8; quiz Fri. over Ch 2- look over chapter 2

Th 9/8 Superfund Sites Activity - class discussion of analysis questions 1,2,3; individually answer analysis #4 and turn in HW: bring book on Fri.; quiz Fri. over Ch 2

F 9/9 quiz Ch 2; read p.61 (Society & the Environment) and answer "What Do You Think?" on that page HW: complete answering What Do You Think? questions

M 9/12 Ch 2 open book quiz HW: none

T 9/13 GS: What is a "blue moon" or when does a "blue moon" occur? weather notes HW: none

W 9/14 OPEN HOUSE finish weather notes; start watching "What's Up with the Weather?" video & worksheet HW: read p.71-76 (Ch 3 sec 2) and answer #1-6 on p.76

Th 9/15 EARLY RELEASE watch "What's Up with the Weather?" & go over WS HW: none

F 9/16 Weather Cycler activity I, II, III HW:none

M 9/19 finish Weather Cycler I, II, III & turn in HW: none

T 9/20 in computer lab working on Tornadoes, Hurricanes, & Weather WS HW: finish Tornadoes, Hurricanes, & Weather WS

W 9/21 Parent/Teacher conferences work on Weather Cycler IV, V, VI HW: none

Th 9/22 Pep Assembly - shortened periods Parent/Teacher Conferences Tornado video & WS HW: enjoy the weekend

F 9/23 No School

M 9/26 return papers & go over; watch Weather Classroom Hurricane video; start El Nino notes HW: none

T 9/27 finish El Nino Notes; pop quiz over weather; work on El Nino Analysis WS [|El Nino Analysis WS.pdf] HW: complete El Nino Analysis; read p.356

W 9/28 start watching Chasing El Nino HW: read p.63-70 and answer #1-4 on p.70 - due Fri. 9/30

Th GS: How has Earth's atmosphere changed over time? finish watching Chasing El Nino video & discuss; hand out 1/2 page of questions about El Nino HW: complete El Nino questions - due Mon. 10/3

F 9/30 Concentration of Earth's Greenhouse Gases lab HW: Concentration of Earth's Greenhouse Gases lab due Tues. 10/4

M 10/3 GS: What are tectonic plates? lithosphere notes [|The Geosphere – It Rocks!.ppt] HW: Concentration of Earth's Greenhouse Gases lab due Tues. including extension

T 10/4 GS: Is carbon dioxide in the atmosphere a pollutant or a fertilizer? Explain your answer. Rock cycle notes using WS HW: Test Fri. over Ch 3, notes, weather, etc.

W 10/5 work on rock cycle WS with a partner & go over; work on Ch 3 concept review WS; observe 12 rock specimens & classify - go over with class HW: read Beaches lab & bring to class Thurs.; test Fri. over Ch 3, notes, weather, etc.

Th 10/6 Beaches lab HW: test Mon. over Ch 3, notes, weather, etc.; Beaches lab due Tues. 10/11

F 10/7 complete Beaches lab, including extension; return papers; complete Ch 3 Concept Review WS & go over [|Ch 3 concept Rev ans.pdf] look at rock specimens; link for information on the rock cycle & types of rocks [] HW: Beaches lab due Tues. 10/11; test Tues. over Ch 3, notes, weather, etc.

M 10/10 review for Ch 3 test HW: study for Ch 3 test - test on Tues.; Beaches Lab due Tues.

T 10/11 test over Ch 3 HW: none

W 10/12 GS: "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe." John Muir What is meant by this? Do you agree? Explain. watch "Out of the Rock", review terms/definitions HW: read Ch 4 sec. 1 and answer #6 oon p.102-due Fri.; Bring book Thursday

Th 10/13 guided notes; Active Reading WS; define & draw a picture for natural selection, evolution, adaptation, extinction, biodiversity, & artificial selection HW: finish Active Reading WS; definitions & pictures for natural selection, evolution, adaptation, extinction, biodiversity, & artificial selection due Mon. 10/17; bring books Fri.

F 10/14 shortened periods Pep Assembly evolution, natural selection, & kingdom notes; read Ch 4 sec. 3 & discuss questions 10-17 on p.115, #19 & 20 on p.116 HW: definitions & pictures due Mon. 10/17

M 10/17 Natural Selection lab - read lab, quiz over reading, start lab HW: review lab

T 10/18 LAST DAY OF 1st QUARTER work on Natural Selection lab; hand out Active Reading Diversity HW: finish Natural Selection lab; work on Active Reading WS - not for a grade

M 4/4 4th 9 WEEKS GS: If you could get rid of one species, what would it be? Explain. Share GS with the class; watch keystone species video segment & discuss; start watching Biodiversity: Wild About Life video HW: read p.259-262 & answer #3, 4, 5 on p.262; Living Space Lab due Tues. 4/5

T 4/5 GS: Explain what could happen within an ecosystem when a keystone species is driven to extinction. finish Biodiversity: Wild About Life video; go over biodiversity; make a table of 4 ways humans cause extinction, describe each, give examples of organisms affected, & draw a picture for each HW: read p.263-269 and answer #2 & 5 on p.269, answer Case Study Critical Thinking question on p.267

W 4/6 Modeling Diversity & Disease lab HW: read p.270-275; Modeling Diversity & Disease lab due Thurs. at the end of the period; quiz Fri. over Ch 10 - Biodiversity

Th 4/7 GS: What is a biological Hot spot? finish Modeling Diversity & Disease lab & turn in; go over Ch 10 sec 3; start Active Reading WS [|Ch 10 Biodiversity.doc] HW: finish Active Reading WS, quiz Fri. over Ch 10, finish Modeling Diversity & Disease lab

F 4/8 review for quiz - check & go over Active Reading WS, complete Concept Review WS & go over answers, complete concept map & go over answers HW: quiz Tues. over Ch 10 Biodiversity; meet in 106 Mon.

M 4/11 in computer lab researching invasive species for Invasive Species Wanted Poster HW: quiz Tues. over Ch 10; invasive species wanted poster due Thurs. 4/14

Tues. 4/12 GS: Wolves were returned to Yellowstone after humans killed all of the wolves that lived there. Was this a good thing to do? Explain your answer. quiz over Ch 10 HW: invasive species wanted poster due Thurs. 4/14

W 4/13 watch invasive species video clips [|Invasive species web sites.doc] ; start watching //Canis lupus// Returns and complete WS HW: invasive species wanted poster due Thurs. 4/14

Th 4/14 finish watching //Canis lupus// Returns & write a response to the video HW: none

F 4/15 finish //Canis// lupus Returns & complete WS; gallery walk for invasive species HW: prom weekend - be safe & have fun

M 4/18 GS: If everything needs water, why hasn't it all been used up? Will it eventually be used up? Explain. Earth Day PowerPoint and extra credit information; introduce Fruitvale assignment and work on FV Act. 1 Class analysis HW: read p.289-291 and answer #1 & 2 on p.295; EC Earth Day flier due Wed. 4/20

T 4/19 GS: Define the term water pollution. Is a cup of coffee polluted? a muddy stream? go over FV Act. 1 data table; start FV Act. 2 Super Soaker - go over terms (permeable, impermeable, aquifer, aquitard) HW: read p.292-295 & and answer # 4,5,6 p.295; EC Earth Day flier due Wed. 4/20

W 4/20 GS: List 2-3 places where you obtain your water. Why do you get it there? What would happen if your sources dried up? finish FV Act. 2 Super Soaker; Predict, observe, explain demo; aquifer demo; start Earth's Groundwater Supply article & questions in FV packet HW: read p.305-307, compare & contrast point & non-point source pollution

Th 4/21 GS: What will you do to celebrate Earth Day, Fri. 4/22? brainstorm ways to minimize your impact on the environment & ways to "go green" HW: FV packet due Tues. 4/26

F 4/22 EARTH DAY NO SCHOOL

M 4/25 watershed discussion; start Color Me a Watershed Act. HW: Fruitvale packet due Tues. & Color Me a Watershed due Wed.

T 4/26 Points & Plumes Activity HW: Color Me a Watershed Act. due Wed.

W 4/27 GS: Would you drink from each of these: a faucet, spring or well, mountain stream, nearby creek or lake, a drainage ditch after a heavy rain? Why or why not? finish Points & Plumes activity; finish Color Me a Watershed act. and turn in; start Predicting the Spread... HW: Points & Plumes and Predicting the Spread due Mon. 5/2

Th 4/28 GS: Residues of birth control pills, antidepressants, pain killers & other compounds have been found in water sources. There's no evidence these traces are harmful. What do you think about this & what do you think should or shouldn't be done? Why? complete Fruitvale Staor Part 2 as a class; work on Pesky Pesticide - discuss group questions and answer individual questions #2 & 3; choose 12 wells to test HW: Points & Plumes and Predicting the Spread due Mon. 5/2; Pesky Pesticide with 12 wells to test needs to be completed by Mon. 5/2

F 4/20 start watching Frontline: Poisoned Waters video and take notes - will have a quiz over the video HW: Points & Plumes and Predicting the Spread due Mon. 5/2; Pesky Pesticide & 12 wells to test needs to be completed by Mon. 5/2

M 5/2 watch Frontline: Poisoned Waters video & take notes; check Pesky Pesticide HW: have 12 wells listed to test on Wed.; read p.509-513

T 5/3 WAIVER DAY NO SCHOOL

W 5/4 Fruitvale Testing the Waters lab HW: Pesky Pesticide packet due Fri. 5/6; read p.296-304, 308, 311 - the rest of Ch 11

Th 5/5 go over Testing the Waters lab; start working on Mapping Plumes Act. HW: Pesky Pesticide packet due Fri. 5/6; work on Mapping Plumes Act.

F 5/6 work on Mapping Plumes & start Mapping It Out Act. HW: Pesky Pesticide due Mon. if data wasn't transferred to Mapping It Out; Mapping Plumes & Mapping It Out due Mon.; test next week over Ch 11 & Fruitvale

M 5/9 go over Mapping Plumes; start How Bad Can it Be? activity HW: Mapping Plumes due Tues. 5/10; test Thurs. 5/12 over Ch 11 & Fruitvale; How Bad Can it Be? packet due Fri. 5/13

T 5/10 go over Mapping Plumes; work on How Bad Can it Be? activity; discuss clean-up plans & share with the class HW: test Thurs. 5/12 over Ch 11 & Fruitvale; How Bad Can it Be? packet due Fri. 5/13

W 5/11 review for test over Ch11 & Fruitvale review sheet [|Ch 11 Test review.doc] review worksheets [|concept rev 1st pg.pdf] [|quiz sec 1-3.pdf] HW: test Thurs. 5/12 over Ch 11 & Fruitvale; How Bad Can it Be? packet due Fri. 5/13

Th 5/12 test HW: How Bad Can it Be? packet due Fri. 5/13

F 5/13 watch video on Air Pollution in California; air pollution video link [] go over & collect How Bad Can it Be? packet; start Active Reading WS - 2 HW: read p.325-335 & complete Active Reading WS for Ch 12 sec 1 & 2

M 5/16 Testing Acid, Tracking Rain lab HW: lab due Wed., read p.336-340 & 349

T 5/17 CLASS MEETINGS, TORNADO DRILL, CLUB PICTURES, ETC. introduce Habitats-Choice is Yours (juniors) and Resources & Sustainability (seniors) HW: lab due Wed. ; Resources & Sustainability due Fri. 5/20

W 5/18 Fossil Fuel notes; work day [|habitats choice map-grid.pdf] HW: Seniors - Resources & Sustainability due Fri., turn in text books by Friday, final exam Tues. 5/24 during class period; Juniors - Habitats-Choice is Yours 1st part due T 5/31

Th 5/19 EARLY RELEASE & SHORTENED PERIODS Renewable Resources video; work time HW: Seniors - Resources & Sustainability due Fri., turn in text books by Friday, final exam Tues. 5/24 during class period; Juniors - Habitats-Choice is Yours 1st part due T 5/31

F 5/20 finish Renewable Resources video; go over final exams; start NIMBY video HW: Seniors - final exam Tues. 5/24 during class period; Juniors - Habitats-Choice is Yours 1st part due T 5/31

M 523 finish watching NIMBY & go over; guided notes on Waste (Ch 19) HW: read p.517-523; bring book to class Tues.; 1st part of Habitats-Choice is Yours is due Tues. 5/31

T 5/24 SENIOR FINAL EXAMS use book to complete Ch 19 packet HW: read Ch 19 sec. 2 p.524-528; finish packet - due Thurs.

W 5/25 work on Habitats - Choice is Yours HW: Ch 19 packet due Thurs; first part of Habitats-Choice is Yours is due T 5/31 (map, outline of proposal; 2 pages of questions)

Th 5/26 Wrap It Up lab HW: work on lab; first part of Habitats-Choice is Yours is due T 5/31

F 5/27 work on Habitats-Choice is Yours HW: first part of Habitats-Choice is Yours is due Tues. 5/31

M 5/30 MEMORIAL DAY NO SCHOOL

T 5/31 work on Wrap It Up lab & Habiats-Choice is Yours

T 1/18 SECOND SEMESTER & 3rd nine weeks stream water quality notes; introduce Inferring Water Quality lab HW: read Inferring Water Quality lab & answer procedure #1 & 2 questions

W 1/19 go over sampling equipment; work on Inferring Water Quality lab & share data HW: Inferring Water Quality lab due Fri. 1/21

Th 1/20 go over lab questions; work on Marsh Mystery Water lab HW: Marsh Mystery Water lab & Inferring Water Quality lab are both due Fri. 1/21

F 1/21 SNOW DAY NO SCHOOL

M 1/24 GS: Should we be concerned about the amount of fish that are taken from the oceans? Explain your answer watch Modern Marvels Commercial Fishing video & answer video questions HW: read Life in a Pond article & complete question sheet

T 1/25 finish watching Commercial Fishing video & complete video question sheet - discuss; start Inhabitants of the Deep article HW: finish reading article & answer questions

W 1/26 introduce estuaries & start working on What Happens When Nutrients Enter an Estuary? activity HW: What Happens When Nutrients Enter an Estuary? activity is due Fri. 1/28

Th 1/27 work on What Happens When Nutrients Enter an Estuary? activity HW: What Happens When Nutrients Enter an Estuary? activity is due Fri. 1/28

F 1/28 work on Florida Springs activity HW: Florida Springs activity due Tues. 2/1

M 1/31 GS: Are all parts of the ocean the same? Explain wrap-up wetlands & estuaries; video clips about wetlands & Mississippi delta; start Ocean notes [|OCEAN Notes.ppt] HW: Florida Springs WS due Tues.; read p.191-197 & answer #1 & 2 on p.197 - due Wed.

T 2/1 SNOW DAY - NO SCHOOL

W 2/2 Groundhog Day SNOW DAY - NO SCHOOL

Th 2/3 2 hr late start & shortened periods Ocean notes; HW: answer Case Study Critical Thinking #1 & 2 p.193 - put on same page as Monday's HW - due Fri.; quiz Tues. over Ch 7 sec 1, wetlands & estuaries notes & activities, & Commercial Fishing video

F 2/4 finish Ocean notes [|oceans[1.ppt]] ; start watching NOVA A Day in the Life of a Barrier Reed video & fill in WS HW: quiz Tues. over Ch 7 sec 1; wetlands/estuaries notes & activities, & Commercial Fishing video

M 2/7 watch A Day in the Life of a Barrier Reef video & WS HW: quiz Tues. over Ch 7 sec 1, wetlands/estuaries notes & activities, & Commercial Fishing video

T 2/8 quiz; start reading Channelization article HW: finish reading Channelization artlcle & questions

W 2/9 Water Currents lab HW: finish Water Currents lab questions - due Th. 2/10

Th 2/10 EARLY RELEASE Seawater Mixing & Sinking WS; How Level is Sea Level? WS - complete & turn in; start Reef Region/Coral Growth WS HW: finish Reef Region/Coral Growth WS

F 2/11 watch Blue Planet The Deep & write down 8-10 adaptations and how they help the organisms survive HW: none

M 2/14 Happy Valentine's Day GS: WHat conditions are necessary for coral reef growth? EC quiz, watch The Deep & write down 8-10 adaptations & how they help the organisms survive HW: none

T 2/15 finish The Deep & write down 8-10 adaptations & how they help the organism survive; start Seawater Density WS HW: complete Concept Review Ch 7 WS; quiz Thurs. over Ch 7-2, notes, labs, videos, etc.

W 2/16 Parent-Teacher Conferences Ocean Critters Lab HW: Ocean Critters lab due Tues. 2/22; quiz Thurs. over Ch 7-2, notes, labs, videos, etc.

Th 2/17 Parent-Teacher Conferences quiz HW: Ocean Critters lab due Tues. 2/22

F 2/18 No School - Teacher Comp Day

M 2/21 Presidents' day - No School

T 2/22 2 hr late start finish Ocean Critters Lab; go over coral reef flier; [|Coral Reefs.doc] start populations guided notes HW: read p.211-216 and answer # 21, 22, 23, 26 on p.226

W 2/23 GS: In what ways are predation & disease density-dependent factors? finish population notes & growth curves HW: read p.217-223, Coral Reef flier/pamphlet due Fri. 2/25

Th 2/24 Lesson of the Kaibab Act.; work on Coral Reef flier/pamphlet HW: Coral Reef flier/pamphlet due Fri.; Lesson of the Kaibab Act. due Mon. 2/28

F 2/25 SNOW DAY - NO SCHOOL

M 2/28 Estimating Wild Animal Populations Lab HW: Estimating Wild Animal Populations Lab due Wed. 3/2

T 3/1 symbiotic relationships - match-up activity & WS; concept review, interpreting observations WS HW: complete review WS and symbiotic relationships crossword puzzle

W 3/2 finish concept review WS & go over answers HW: quiz Thurs. over Ch 8 & notes

Th 3/3 quiz over Ch 8; start Population: More is Less HW: none

F 3/4 Bill Nye Population Demographics video, finish Population: More is Less HW: read Ch 9 sec 1 p.235-240

M 3/7 discuss Population Demographics video; start Modeling Population Changes lab HW: Modeling Population Changes lab due Wed. 3/9

T 3/8 work on Modeling Population Changes lab HW: Modeling Population Changes lab due Wed. 3/9

W 3/9 watch People Paradox & take notes HW: read Ch 9 sec.2

Th 3/10 Interactive Demographics activity HW: Interactive Demographics activity due Tues. 3/15

F 3/11 Interactive Demographics activity; Concept Review WS HW: concept Review WS due Mon. 3/14; Interactive Demographics activity due Tues. 3/15; "Spring Forward" this weekend ; OGT next weekend - classes start 10:08

M 3/14 OGT tests - shortened periods talk about Interactive Demographics activity - due Tues.; introduce "People Paradox" video, start watching video & take notes HW: Interactive Demographics activity due Tues.

T 3/15 watch "People Paradox" video & take notes HW: Interactive Demographics activity due by Wed. with all questions answered

W 3/16 OGT testing & shortened periods finish watching "People Paradox" & take notes on the video; hand out Refining Concepts WS HW: complete Refining Concepts - Ch 9

Th 3/17 OGT testing & shortened periods Happy St. Patrick's Day discuss problems, age pyramid, & solutions for India, Japan, & Kenya HW: review Ch 9

F 3/18 OGT testing & shortened periods go over population project [|Human Population Project.doc] [|Additional Websites for Human Population Project.doc] HW: population project due Thurs. 3/24

M 3/21 research population for population project in computer lab HW: population project due Thurs. 3/24

T 3/22 work on population project in computer lab HW: population project due Thurs. 3/24

W 3/23 work on population project in computer lab HW: population project due Thurs. 3/24

Th 3/24 work with group on population project & turn in HW: none

F 3/25 END OF 3rd 9 WEEKS Living Space Lab HW: Living Space Lab due Tues. 4/5; SPRING BREAK!

M 3.28 - Sun. 4/3 SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL

First Semester 1st 9 weeks W 8/25 Introductions & course information sheet, Welcome PPT, How Well Do You Know Your Classmates? activity Th 8/26 GS: Why is it important to follow safety rules? Hand out books, safety - map, equipment, & procedures; HW: read & sign laboratory safety agreement - due Tues. 8/31 F 8/27 State of the Cat meetings for all grades GS: What makes a good teacher and what are your expectations of a good teacher? Arctic Survival Activity, scavenger hunt for objects in classroom HW: read & sign laboratory safety agreement - due Tues. 8/31

M 8/30 finish lab safety; Hurricane Katrina - then & now discussion; start Arctic Survival Activity HW: signed lab safety agreement due Tues.; read p.4-8 and answer # 1 & 3 on p.8 T 8/31 finish arctic survival activity & share with class; go over Ch 1 HW: read p.16-22 HW: read p.9-15; quiz Thurs. over Ch 1 & safety W 9/1 go over the rest of Ch 1 & review for quiz HW: read p.16-22; quiz Thurs. over Ch 1 & safety Th 9/2 quiz; read Analyzing Ecological Footprints lab HW: bring lab to class Friday F 9/3 research countries for Analyzing Ecological Footprints lab HW: enjoy the Labor Day weekend - no school Mon.

M 9/6 LABOR DAY - NO SCHOOL T 9/7 in library working on Analyzing Ecological Footprints lab HW: bring graph paper Wed. W 9/8 go over graphing for Analyzing Ecological Footprints lab; start working on Active Reading 2-1 & 2-2 HW: analyzing ecological footprints lab due Fri. 9/10, Active Reading 2-1 & 2-2 due Thurs. Th 9/9 GS: What is the scientific method? scientific method notes & discussion HW: read Scientific Investigation lab & write hypothesis for the lab; Analyzing Ecological Footprints lab due Fri. F 9/10 work on Scientific Investigation lab HW: Scientific Investigation lab due Tues. 9/14

M 9/13 GS: What is weather? go over graphing for scientific investigation lab; work on scientific lab HW: finish scientific investigation lab T 9/14 weather guided notes HW: none W 9/15 OPEN HOUSE GS: What kinds of instruments do scientists use to learn about the weather? start watching What's Up with the Weather video/WS HW: none Th 9/16 EARLY RELEASE finish watching What's up with the weather & go over WS; if time start weather cycler Act. I HW: read p.71-76 and answer #1-6 on p.76 F 9/17 PEP ASSEMBLY work on Weather Cycler Act. I, II,& III and go over HW: none

M 9/20 finish Weather Cycler Act. I, II, III and start Act. IV, V, VI HW: none T 9/21 pop quiz, work on Weather Cycler Act. IV, V, VI, return papers HW: none W 9/22 PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES go over Weather Cycler Act., weather notes HW: review notes TH 9/23 PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES finish notes, review weather HW: none, no school Fri. F 9/24 NO SCHOOL

M 9/27 work on tornado WS; start hurricane WS HW: complete tornato WS; hurricane WS due Wed. T 9/28 work on hurricane WS and Tracking a Hurricane Activity HW: hurricane WS due Wed.; Tracking a Hurricane WS due T 10/5 W 9/29 notes on spheres; watch The Weather Classroom - Hurricanes video HW: Tracking a Hurricane Act. due Tues. 10/5 Th 9/30 El Nino notes; work on El Nino Analysis WS HW: finish El Nino Analysis WS; Tracking a Hurricane Act. due Tues. 10/5 F 10/1 watching Chasing El Nino video with WS HW: Tracking a Hurricane Act. due Tues. 10/5 M 10/4 GS: What is La Nina? work on Tracking a Hurricane & El Nino 1/2-pg question sheet HW: Tracking a Hurricane Act. due Tues. 10/5; El Nino 1/2-pg question sheet due Wed. 10/6 T 10/5 finish watching Chasing El Nino video & discuss HW: 1/2-page questions about El Nino due Wed. 10/6 W 10/6 GS: How has Earth's atmosphere changed over time? work on Concentration of Earth's Greenhouse Gases lab HW: Conc. of Earth's Greenhouse Gases lab due Fri. 10/8 Th 10/7 GS: What are tectonic plates? geosphere notes; HW: read Ch 3-1 p.63-70, Conc. of Earth's GH Gases lab due Fri. F 10/8 Homecoming finish geosphere notes; start rock cycle notes & WS HW: have a fun weekend, test Thurs. over Ch 3, notes, weather

M 10/11 finish rock cycle discussion; observe & classify rocks by type; complete Ch 3 Concept Review WS & go over HW: read Beaches Lab; test Thurs. over Ch 3, notes, weather T 10/12 work on Beaches Lab HW: Beaches lab due Mon. 10/18; test Thurs. over Ch 3, notes, & weather W 10/13 finish Beaches Lab, including Extension; review for test HW: Beaches lab due Mon 10/18; test Thurs. over Ch 3, notes, weather Th 10/14 Early Release test HW: Beaches lab due Mon.; 3-day weekend F 10/15 Central Day - No School

M 10/18 watch "Out of the Rock" video; guided notes on organization of life; return papers HW: read Ch 4 sec 1 and answer #6 on p.102

T 10/19 finish organizatin of life notes; evolution notes; work on Active Reading 4-1 HW: finish Active Reading 4-1 & 4-2 Evolution-Due Wed. 10/20; read Ch 4 sec 2; answer #1-6 on p.107 - due Thurs. 10/21

W 10/20 notes on kingdoms; read Ch 4 sec 3 and p.114; answer #10-17 on p.115 and #19 & 20 on p.116 HW: finish questions1-6 p.107, questions 10-17 p.115 and 19 & 20 p.116 - due Thurs.

Th 10/21 natural selection lab HW: review notes

F 10/22 finish natural selection lab - go over calculations & graph; work on questions HW: natural selectin lab due Tues. 10/27

M 10/25 watch video clips on evolution; vocab terms/definitions match-up & share with the class HW: natural selection lab due Tues. 10/26

T 10/25 food chains & food web review; work on Critical Thinking Food web WS HW: read Ch 5 sec 1

W 10/27 LAST DAY OF THE 1st 9 WEEKS go over Critical thinking food web WS; hand out food web activity & go over - may work with 1 person to make the web, but the questions are individual HW: answer #2, 3, 4 on p 131; food web activity due Mon. 11/1

Th 10/28 FIRST DAY OF 2ND 9 weeks work on food web activity HW: food web activity due Mon. 11/1

F 10/29 work on food web activity HW: food web activity due Mon. 11/1

M 11/1 GS: What is a biogeochemical cycle? finish food web & turn in HW: answer #6 on p.131

T 11/2 Waiver Day - No School

W 11/3 ecological pyramid information; start cycles notes HW: answer #6 on p.131, read Ch 5 sec 2

Th 11/4 continue cycles notes; introduce Calculating Land Area Lab HW: keep track of everything you eat and drink in a 24 hour period - this is needed for the lab

F 11/5 go over cycles diagrams; hand out Calculating Land Area lab & go over Table 1 HW: record everything you eat and drink in a 24 hour period in Table 1 FALL BACK AND ENJOY THE EXTRA HOUR!

M 11/8 in computer lab working on Calculating Land Area lab HW: Calculating Land Area lab due Wed. 11/10

T 11/9 go over calculations for Calculating Land Area lab HW: Calculating Land Area lab due Wed. 11/10

W 11/10 go over Calculating Land Area lab calculations, units, etc. ; watch Owls - Hunters of the Sky video; start owl notes HW: review Ch 5 sec 1 & 2 & cycles notes - be able to trace an atom of C, N, or P through its cycle

Th 11/11 VETERANS' DAY finish owl notes HW: none

F 11/12 work on owl pellet lab HW: test soon

M 11/15 work on owl pellet lab HW: review cycles notes

T 11/16 work on owl pellet lab HW: read Ch 5 sec 3

W 11/17 finish owl pellet lab - gluing bones HW: owl pellet lab due Fri. 11/19

Th 11/18 wrap up owl pellet lab & start succession notes HW: owl pellet lab due Fri.; test Tues. 11/23 over Ch 5 & notes

F 11/19 finish succession notes HW: test Mon. 11/22 over Ch 5 & notes

M 11/22 test over Ch 5 & notes HW: none

T 11/23 Mount St. Helens video HW: Thanksgiving Break - What will your Thanksgiving Day food chain/food web look like?

W 11/24 - Sun. 11/28 THANKSGIVING BREAK NO SCHOOL

M 11/29 GS: What was the best part of Thanksgiving Break? finish watching Mt. St. Helens video & answering the 3 questions; introduce biomes; start Active Reading What is a Biome? WS HW: finish Active Reading WS What is a Biome?

T 11/30 introduce climatograms; work on climatogram activity HW: climatogram activity due Thurs. 12/2

W 12/1 work on climatogram activity; handout & introduce Factors that Influence Ecosystems lab, work on lab HW: climatogram activity due Thurs. 12/2; Factors that Influence Ecosystems lab due Fri. 12/3

Th 12/2 go over any questions about Factors that Influence Ecosystems lab; work on Factors that INfluence Ecosystems lab HW: Factors that Influence Ecosystems lab due Fri. 12/3

F 12/3 introduce biome assignment; start watching America's Rainforest video with questions to answer HW: none

M 12/6 in library researching biomes HW: biome rough draft due Fri. 12/17

T 12/7 in library researching biomes [|Biome Assignment Check List.doc] HW: biome rough draft due Fri. 12/17; read Ch 6 sec 1

W 12/8 finish America's Rainforest video & questions & turn in; start plant & animal adaptations HW: read Ch 6 sec 1 and answer questions 2, 3, 5 on p.155

Th 12/9 finish adaptation notes HW: read Ch 6 sec 2 and answer #1-6 on p.164

F 12/10 CARING & SHARING ASSEMBLY finish adaptation notes; start watching Baking Deserts - write down 6-8 adaptations & how each adaptation helps the organism survive HW: biome rough draft due Fri. 12/17; answer questions #1-6 on p.164

M 12/13 finish watching Baking Deserts, answer the questions & turn in HW: biome rough draft due Fri. 12/17

T 12/14 rain shadow effect & desertification notes; start Active Reading: Forests HW: read Ch 6 sec 3 & answer #3, 4, & 6 on p.173; quiz Fri. over Ch 6 & notes; biome rough draft due Fri. 12/17

W 12/15 plant adaptations; soil comparison; start Active Reading: Grasslands HW:finish Active Reading: Grasslands; quiz Fri. over Ch 6; biome rough draft due Fri. 12/17; biome assignment due Wed. 1/5

Th 12/16 biome assignment work day HW: quiz Fri. over Ch 6 & notes; biome rough draft due Fri. 12/17; biome assignment due Wed. 1/5

F 12/17 quiz over Ch 6; check biome rough draft HW: biome assignment due Wed. 1/5; Winter Break

S 12/18-Sun. 1/2 Winter Break

M 1/3 GS: What was the best part of winter break? biome assignment work day HW: biome assignment due Wed. 1/5 at the beginning of the period; make note sheet for semester exam & start studying for semester exam

T 1/4 watch March of the Penguins DVD & answer questions on video WS HW: biome assignment due Wed. 1/5 at the beginning of the period; make note sheet for semester exam & start studying for semester exam

W 1/5 GS: How do wetlands help the enviornment? watch March of the Penguins & answer questions on video WS HW: read p.195-190 and answer questions 1-4 on p.190; study for semester exam

Th 1/6 aquatic biomes guided notes; start Freshwater Ecosystems Active Reading WS HW: complete Freshwater Ecosystems Active REading WS; define the 7 key terms on p.185; study for the semester exam

F 1/7 GS: Is all sand formed the same way? aquatic biomes guided notes; If Life's a Beach, Is All Sand the Same? Lab HW: finish If LIfe's a Beach lab - due Mon. 1/10; study for semester exam

M 1/10 complete Aquatic biomes guided notes & review for semester exam HW: make a note sheet & study for the semester exam - 1st period exam Tues. 1/11 7:25-9:10 9th period exam Thurs. 1/13 7:25-9:10

T 1/11 Semester Exams : 1st, 4/5 or 5/6th, and 6/7 or 7/8th periods

W 1/12 Semester Exams : 2nd, 3rd, and make-up

Th 1/13 Semester Exams : 9th, 10th and make-up END of 2nd 9 weeks & END of 1st Semester

F 1/14 Teacher Work Day NO SCHOOL

M 1/17 Martin Luther King Day NO SCHOOL