Kramer_Honors+Ecology

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

2nd SEMESTER 4TH 9 WEEKS 2011-2012 M 3/12 OGT Week modified schedule watch Biodiversity-Wild About Life! video & discuss video questions HW: none

T 3/13 watch & discuss Biodiversity-Wild About Life! video/video questions HW: read p.324-328 & answer TYC 1, 4, 5 on p.339 - due Thurs. 3/15

W 3/14 watch & discuss Biodiversity-Wild About Life! video/video questions HW: TYC # 1, 4, 5 on p.339 due Thurs.

Th 3/15 finish watching & discussion Biodiversity-Wild About Life!; introduce biodiversity project HW: start working on project

F 3/16 in library working on biodiversity project HW: biodiversity project due Wed. 3/21

M 3/19 share information on biodiversity & put main points & pictures on a paper to share with the class HW: be ready to share information with the class on Tues.; read p.329-338 & bring book Tues.

T 3/20 share biodiversity information with the class; discuss TYC #6, 7, 8, & 10 with partner & share with class HW: none

W 3/21 in library working on invasive species wanted poster [|Invasive species wanted poster.pdf] [|invasive species rubric.pdf] HW: invasive species wanted poster due Wed. 4/4; quiz Fri. over Ch 11 biodiversity

Th 3/22 return papers, discuss TYC #6, 7, 8, & 10 & share with class; review for quiz HW: quiz Fri. over Ch 11 Biodiversity

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

M 3/26 - S 4/1 SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL

M 4/2 watch //Canis lupus// Returns & fill in video WS HW: invasive species wanted poster due Wed. 4/4

T 4/3 GS: If everything needs water, why hasn't it all been used up? Will it eventually? Explain finish //Canis lupus// & go over video WS; introduce Fruitvale Act. - start FV Act. 1 The Mystery of Fruitvale's Water HW: read p.440-446 up to "We have erected thousands of dams"; video WS & invasive species wanted poster due Wed. 4/4

W 4/4 GS: Define water pollution. Is a cup of coffee polluted? A muddy stream? Explain. finish FV Act. 1 data table; discuss terms (aquifer, permeable, impermeable, aquitard), discuss soil, rock, groundwater, etc. HW: read p.446-458 and answer TYC #6, 7, & 8 on p.463

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

F 4/6 NO SCHOOL M 4/9 work on Color Me a Watershed activity 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 ground water? Points & Plumes lab HW: review p.446-458, 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? finish Points & Plumes lab; work on Predicting the Spread of Groundwater Contamination Act. HW: read p.458-462 & summarize "The Sciene Behind the Story" on p.460-461; Points & Plumes & Predicting the Spread due Fri.

Th 4/12 finish Points & Plumes packet; read Pesky Pesticide, add information about Fruitvale to data table from first Fruitvale activity, complete & answer individual questions HW: Points & Plumes packet due Fri.; Pesky Pesticide due Mon.

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; work on Testing the Waters Lab HW: complete analysis questions 1 & 2

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- practice maps 1, 2, & 3 and answer group and individual analysis questions - due Fri. 4/20

Th 4/19 finish Mapping Plumes; work on Mapping It Out HW: Earth Day flier due Fri. 4/20; Mapping Plumes & Mapping It Out due Fri.4/21; test Wed. 4/25 over Ch 15 & Fruitvale activities

F 4/20 go over Mapping Plumes & Mapping It Out;start How Bad Can it Be? HW: test Wed. 4/25 over Ch 15 & Fruitvale activities; How Bad Can it Be? act. due Tues.

M 4/23 go over what to study for Ch 15 test [|Ch 15 Test review.doc] ; work on How Bad Can it Be? and Choosing a cleanup Plan HW: test Wed. 4/25 over Ch 15, 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: Choosing a Cleanup Plan due Wed. 4/25; test Wed. over Ch 15, Fruitvale, & Poisoned Waters

W 4/25 test over Ch 15 & Fruitvale 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 sheets HW: complete Active Reading WS

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 17 on air pollution HW: Testing Acid, Tracking Rain lab due Tues. 5/1; read p.505-514 up to "Acidic deposition..."

T 5/1 go over land uses (Ch 13 urbanization), introduce Habitats - the Choice is Yours project HW: start working on Habitats - Choice is Yours project - due T 5/15

W 5/2 acid precipitation notes, global warming, start Active Reading on acid precipitation & global warming packet HW: complete Active Reading WS packet; Habitats - Choice is Yours is due T 5/15

Th 5/3 nonrenewable resources notes (Ch 19 & part of Ch 20); work on Habitats - Choice is Yours HW: read p.557-578 (Ch 19); Habitats - Choice is Yours project is due T 5/15 - note: proposal & map rough draft is due Tues. 5/8; 6.3 Habitats - Choices question sheet due Fri. 5/11

F 5/4 Poetry Slam Habitats - Choice is Yours work day HW: Habitats - Choice is Yours project is due T 5/15 (proposal & map rough draft due Tues. 5/8; 6.3 Habitats-Choice is Yours question sheet due Fri. 5/11)

M 5/7 go over advantages/disadvantages of fossil fuels; History Channel renewable resources video - watch & take notes HW: read p.590-594 & 607-615; Habitats - the Choice is Yours rough draft for proposal & map is due T 5/8; 6.3 Habitats Question WS due Fri. 5/11; Habitats Project due Tues. 5/15

T 5/8 finish renewable resources video; check rough draft for proposal & map HW: read p.620-636 (Ch 21); 6.3 Habitats-Choice is Yours Question WS due Fri. 5/11; Habitats Project is due T 5/15

W 5/9 go over Renewable Resources video WS & turn in; 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; waste & recycling; topics for final exam [|H. Eco Final Exam Topics 2012.doc] HW: Habitats-Choice is Yours project is due Tues. 5/15 at the beginning of class; Monday is last work day for Habitats

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

T 5/15 Habitats presentations HW: study for final exam (see link above for final exam topics); seniors - bring your text book to class on Wed.

W 5/16 finish Habitats presentations; discuss "going green"; watch Dirty Jobs Casino Food Recycler HW: bring text book to class on Fri.; senior science final exam is Fri. 5/18 during your regular class period

Th 5/17 EARLY RELEASE SHORTENED PERIODS Wrap it Up lab - collect data HW: Wrap it Up lab due Mon. 5/21

F 5/18 senior final exam; juniors - complete Ch 22 note sheet HW: study for final exam; Wrap it Up lab due Mon. 5/21

M 5/21 finish Wrap it Up & turn in; watch Environmental Tech HW: study for final exam, turn in book today or during final exam

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

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

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

F 5/25 SUMMER BREAK

2nd SEMESTER 3rd 9 weeks 2011-2012 W 1/4 FIRST DAY OF 3RD QUARTER return papers; introduce March of the Penguins & start watching; video WS to complete HW: check grades on Power School

Th 1/5 finish watching March of the Penguins Emperor Penguin information [|Emperor Penguins.doc] HW: none

F 1/6 water sampling notes; hand out Inferring Water Quality lab [|Stream Sampling.ppt] [|water sampling equip pics.doc] HW: read the lab & complete procedure #1 & 2 - research 2 organisms that come from different groups; meet in the library on Mon.

M 1/9 in library working on Florida Springs WS - online activity HW: finish Florida Springs WS - due Thurs. 1/12

T 1/10 work on Inferring Water Quality Lab, share stream data HW: Florida Springs WS due Thurs. 1/12, Inferring Water Quality lab due Fri. 1/13

W 1/11 go over Inferring Water Quality Lab questions; work on Marsh Mystery Water lab HW: Florida Springs WS due Thurs.; Inferring Water Quality lab & Marsh Mystery Water lab due Fri. 1/13

Th 1/12 finish Marsh Mystery Water Lab; go over invertebrates & stream monitoring HW: Inferring Water Quality & Marsh Mystery Water labs due Fri.

F 1/13 go over Old Woman Creek & Read The Ecological Role of an Estuary [|Ecol Role of Estuary.pdf]; work on What Happens When Nutrients Enter an Estuary activity HW: What Happens When Nutrients Enter an Estuary act. due Wed. 1/18

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 is due Wed. 1/18

W 1/18 finish wetlands - show video clips; review for quiz HW: quiz Thurs. over water sampling, stream quality, wetlands, ecological role of estuary; Early Release Thurs.

Th 1/19 EARLY RELEASE - SHORTENED PERIODS estuary review [|Estuaries & Wetland PPT.ppt] quiz; answer: "Should we be concerned about the amount of fish that are being taken from the ocean?" HW: none

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

M 1/23 finish watching Commercial Fishing & complete video WS; answer: "Should we be concerned about the amount of fish that are being taken from the ocean?" - did your answer change since watching the Commercial Fishing video? Why or why not?; ocean notes; Ocean EC quiz HW: read Challenization of Kissimmee River article & answer questions

T 1/24 GS: Are all oceans the same? Why/why not? brainstorm what you know about the ocean & share with the class; ocean notes HW: read p.468-472 and answer TYC #1 & 2 on p.493 - due Thurs. 1/26

W 1/25 finish ocean notes;[|OCEAN Notes.ppt] [|oceans[1.ppt]]; work on Reef Region/Coral Growth WSoc HW: finish Reef Region/Coral Growth WS; read p.473-478 up to Human Use & Impact; finish TYC #1 & 2 on p.493

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 A Day in the Life of a Barrier Reef video & WS; start How Level is Sea Level? WS HW: complete A Day in the lIfe of a Barrier Reef WS; complete How Level is Sea Level WS

T 1/31 Should we be concerned about dumping trash in the oceans? Explain. to over How Level is Sea Level? WS; start working on Density Detective Act. HW: complete Density Detective Act.

W 2/1 go over Density Detective Act.; start reading diatom/zooplankton article & answer questions in both parts; start freshwater & ocean critters lab HW: answers to diatom/zooplankton article due Fri. 2/3; freshwater & ocean critters lab due Mon. 2/6

Th 2/2 work on freshwater & ocean critters lab drawings; work on Ocean Critters Lab HW: diatom/zooplankton article answers due Fri.; freshwater & ocean critters lab due Mon. 2/6; Ocean Critters lab due Mon. 2/6; test Tues. 2/7 over Ch 16 p.466-478, notes, videos, labs, etc.

Fri. 2/3 watch Blue Planet - The Deep & write down 8-10 adaptations the organisms have and how the adaptation helps the organism survive HW: freshwater & ocean critters lab due Mon.; Ocean Critters lab due Mon.; test Tues. over Ch 16 p.466-478, notes, videos, labs, etc.

M 2/6 watch Blue Planet - The Deep & take notes, including adaptations; return papers HW: test Wed. 2/8 over Ch 16 p.466-478, notes, videos, labs, etc.

T 2/7 finish watching The Deep; review for test HW: test Wed. over Ch 16 p.466-478, notes, videos, labs

W 2/8 course description day; test over Ch 16 - marine ecosystems HW: none

Th 2/9 finish test; introduce coral reef flier; if time, start Population-More is Less HW: coral reef flier due Wed. 2/15; Population - More is Less due Mon.

F 2/10 NOTE: subject of flier was changed from coral reefs to Wetlands - discuss; [|Wetlands Information Flier.doc] Population - More is Less HW: Wetlands flier/brochure due Th. 2/16; Population - More is Less due Mon.

M 2/13 population notes; rubric for wetlands information flier [|Wetlands Flier Rubric.doc] HW: read p.131-137; Wetlands flier/brochure due Thurs. 2/16

T 2/14 HAPPPY VALENTINE'S DAY finish population notes; go over rubric for wetlands flier/brochure; start working on Lesson of the Kaibab HW: wetlands brochure/flier due Thurs. 2/16; 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: Wetlands flier/brochure due Thurs. 2/16; Lesson of the Kaibab due Thurs. 2/16; Estimating Wild Animal Populations 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 class; work on symbiotic crossword & WS [|Community_Interactions.ppt] HW: Estimating Wild Animal Populations lab 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 Estimating Wild Animal Population Lab, symbiosis WS, & Interpreting observations WS HW: quiz Thur. over p.131-140, p.149-156, & notes

W 2/22 work on concept map, review for quiz HW: quiz Thurs. over p.131-140, 149-156, & notes

Th 2/23 EARLY RELEASE quiz HW: none

F 2/24 demographic interactive web site; make modified age pyramid diagram HW: none

M 2/27 finish modified age pyramid diagram & turn in; watch Eyes of Nye Populations: Human Demographics; return papers HW: none

T 2/28 GS: finish Eyes of Nye - Population Demography video & discuss questions; start How Will Our Population Change? lab (assigned groups, 1 data table, 1 graph, & 1 age pyramid per group; questions are INDIVIDUAL) HW: How Will Our Population Change? lab due Thurs. 3/1

W 2/29 Black History Assembly 9th & 10th periods work on How Will Our Population Grow? lab HW: How Will Our Population Change? lab due Thurs. 3/1

Th 3/1 GS: What is the demographic transition? introduce People Paradox video & go over what information that should be in video notes (issues facing each of the 3 countries, population pyramid for each country, & how to address the issues in each country), watch the video & take notes; turn in getting started HW: read p.223-229 and answer TYC #2, 4, 5, 6, & 7 on p.241 - due Mon. 3/5

F 3/2 watch People Paradox video & take notes; discuss video HW: TYC questions #2, 4, 5, 6, & 7 on p.241 due Mon. 3/5 M 3/5 finish People Paradox, write your reaction/response to the video & turn in video notes; go over Ch 8 human population information HW: quiz Thurs. over Ch 8

T 3/6 WAIVER DAY - NO SCHOOL

W 3/7 Living Space lab HW: living space lab due Thurs.; quiz Thurs. over Ch 8 & video

Th 3/8 return papers & review; quiz over human population HW: bring book Fri.

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? finish quiz; watch keystone species video segment; make a table of the major causes of the loss of biodiversity (p..319-324) [|Major Causes of Biodiversity Loss.doc] HW: Read p.309-324; complete table of biodiversity loss; OGT testing next week, modified schedule

W 10/19 FIRST DAY OF 2ND QUARTER 2011-2012 go over Natural Selection lab; discuss diversity; introduce animal activity HW: animal information due Thurs.

Th 10/20 EARLY RELEASE shortened periods work on animal activity HW: read P.156-162, up to "Weighing Issues"

F 10/21 CENTRAL DAY - NO SCHOOL

M 10/24 finish & share animal activity with the class; review food chains & food webs, etc. HW: none

T 10/25 review food chains, webs, levels of consumers, etc.; start food web activity HW: review p.156-162 up to "Weighing Issues"

W 10/26 work on food web activity HW: read "The Science Behind the Story" on p.164-165 and write a detailed summary, including information about specific population crashes; food web due Thurs.; food web WS due Mon.; bring book to class on Fri.

Th 10/27 finish food web activity; notes on ecological pyramids HW: food web WS due Mon.; bring book Friday

F 10/28 ecological pyramid activity; questions from the book to answer HW: complete ecological pyramid activity & questions from the book

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

T 11/1 biomagnification information; introduce Calculating Land Area lab; start cycle notes HW: read p.195-206 up to "Geological Systems"; record everything you eat & drink in a 24 hour period - due for class Thurs. 11/3 [|Calc Land Area Data Sheet.pdf]

W 11/2 cycles notes; make a drawing of water, carbon, nitrogen, & phosphorus cycles; work on carbon cycling game as a class [|Biogeochemical Cycles notes 2.doc] HW: record everything you eat & drink in a 24 hour period - this is needed tomorrow in class

Th 11/3 in library working on Calculating Land Area lab HW: Calculating Land Area lab due Mon. 11/7

F 11/4 GS: What is is an owl pellet? work on Calculating Land Area Lab HW: Calculating Land Area lab due Fri. 11/7

M 11/7 finish Calculating Land Area Lab; work on water, C, N, & P cycle drawings HW: no school Tues. 11/8 - waiver day; review notes - quiz soon; cycle drawings due Wed.

T 11/8 NO SCHOOL - WAIVER DAY

W 11/9 watch "Owls-Hunters of the Sky" video; start owl notes & look at web site: [|www.ohio-nature.com/ohio-owls.html] HW: review notes- test Fri. 11/11 over natural selection, cycles, food chains, food webs - p.117-121 & 195-206

Th 11/10 review for test; owl notes; hand out owl pellet lab HW: test Fri. over natural selection, cycles, food chains, food webs; read the lab & bring to class on Fri.

F 11/11 VETERAN'S DAY test; owl notes HW: read owl pellet lab

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 p. 163-169, bring book Thurs.; owl pellet lab due Fri.

Th 11/17 finish owl pellet lab & share data HW: owl pellet lab due Fri.

F 11/18 go over owl pellet lab; quiz over the HW reading, succession notes [|Ecological Succession.ppt] HW: complete Examining Stages in Ecological Succession WS

M 11/21 succession interactive & notes; watch Back to Mt. St. Helens & write summary HW: video summary due Mon.. 11/28

T 11/22 watch video - write a summary of what happened in 1980 and how the area recovered, including examples from the video; introduce Factors that Influence Ecosystems lab HW: Mount St Helens video summary due Mon. 11/29; 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 & biome project HW: complete Factors that Influence Ecosystems Act.

T 11/29 research biomes [|biome assignment.pdf] HW: read p.170-171; biome project due Wed. 12/14

W 11/30 CATS WITH CLASS research biomes HW: read p.172-177 up to "aquatic systems also show biome-like patterns"; biome project due Wed. 12/14

Th 11/1 climatogram basics and start climatogram activity [|biomes climatograms.pdf] HW: climatogram activity due Mon. 12/5; biome project due Wed. 12/14

F 12/2 watch America's Rainforest video & answer the following questions: 1. Why should the temperate rainforest in the US be conserved/saved? 2. Do you think the temperate rainforest in the US should be saved/conserved? Why or why not?; work on climatogram activity HW: climatogram activity due Mon. 12/5; biome project due Wed. 12/14

M 12/5 brainstorm adaptations; adaptation notes [|Animal Adaptations I.ppt] HW: read p.150-156 up to "Ecological Communities"; test Fri. over Ch 6; biome project due Wed. 12/14

T 12/6 finish plant & animal adaptations; start watching Baking Deserts & write down 6-8 adaptations seen in the video & how they help the organism survive HW: complete Interpreting Graphs & Data on p.180-181 #1-3; biome project due Wed. 12/14; test Fri. 12/9 over Ch 6

W 12/7 return papers; finish watching Baking Deserts & write down 6-8 adaptations & how they help the organism survive; go over rain shadow effect; links to rain shadow effect & desertification [|www.slideshare.net/chestertoncc/desertification] [] [|desertification diagrams.pdf] HW: meet in the library Thurs.; test Fri. over Ch 6; biome project due Wed. 12/14

Th 12/8 in library working on biome project HW: test Fri. over Ch 6; biome project due Wed. 12/14

F 12/9 CARING & SHARING ASSEMBLY GS: "Humanity is cutting down its forests oblivious to the fact we may not be able to live without them." Isaac Asimov Identify some of the most important services or products of the forests. test over Ch 6 HW: biome project due Wed. 12/14

M 12/12 go over biome project, hand out check list & rubric; All the Water in the World demo; start aquatic ecosystems guided notes; hand out semester exam review sheet HW: biome project due Wed. 12/14; Ch 15 p.432-439 question sheet due Fri. 12/16; make a note sheet to use with the semester exam

T 12/13 answer questions about biome project; If Life's a Beach, Is all Sand the Same? Lab HW: biome project due Wed. 12/14; If Life's a beach Lab due Thurs. 12/15; Ch 15 question sheet due Fri. 12/16; make a note sheet to use with the semester exam

W 12/14 return papers & go over; aquatic ecosystem notes HW: If Life's a Beach Lab due Thurs. 12/15; Ch 15 question sheet due Fri. 12/16; make a review sheet to use with the semester exam

Th 12/15 finish aquatic ecosystems notes; start Ch 7 section review WS HW: Ch 15 question sheet due Fri. 12/16; bring your book to class on Fri.; make a review sheet to use with the semester exam

F 12/16 complete Ch 7 section review WS & go over; make review sheet for the semester exam HW: SEMESTER EXAM IS ON MON. 12/19 9:20 - 11:05

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

END OF FIRST SEMESTER 2011-2012 WINTER BREAK RELAX & ENJOY

W 8/17 FIRST DAY OF 1ST QUARTER 2011-2012 course introduction, expectations, Welcome PPT, complete index card, issue books HW: none

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

F 8/19 CLASS MEETINGS go over using safety equipment, How many square boxes? act.; Arctic Challenge HW: signed safety agreement due Tues. 8/23

M 8/22 GS:What makes a good teacher and what do you expect of a good teacher? finish arctic challenge & share with the class; start Ch 1 discussion HW: signed safety agreement due Tues. 8/23; read p.1-10 (top paragraph); bring book to class Wed. 8/24

T 8/23 continue Ch 1 notes/discussion HW: read p.10-22; quiz Thurs. 8/25 over Ch 1 & safety; bring book to class Wed. 8/24

W 8/24 read p.23, discuss with a partner TYC 1-4, 6, 7, 9, 10 on p.23; review for quiz HW: quiz Thurs. 8/25 over Ch 1 & safety

Th 8/25 quiz; go over graphing; introduce Easter Island assignment HW: none

F 8/26 start working on Easter Island assignment HW: Easter Island project due Tues. 9/13

M 8/29 in library working on Easter Island Project HW: Easter Island project due Tues. 9/13

T 8/30 Easter Island video clip; discuss Hurricane Irene; go over Interpreting Graphs/Data p.24-25; complete Calculating Ecological footprint (found on p.25 in text-complete table & answer #1,2,3; this was on the Smartboard) HW: answer Seeking Solutions #4 & 5 on p.24; Easter Island project due Tues. 9/13

W 8/31 GS: What is the scientific method? go over the scientific method; work on Comparing Risks activity-discuss group questions & answer individual questions [|lifetime risk table.pdf] HW: read Thinking More at the end of the Comparing Risks activity; Easter Island project due Tues. 9/13

Th 9/1 GS: Why are experiments designed to have as few variables as possible? discuss group questions for Thinking More & answer individual questions for that; read & complete Thinking More about Investigation 2 & discuss as a class; go over sampling, sampling size, & trade-offs HW: work on Leaving Lasting Footprints act. - due Tues. 9/6; Easter Island project due Tues. 9/13

F 9/2 in library working on Easter Island project HW: Leaving Lasting Footprings act. due Tues. 9/6; Easter Island project due Tues. 9/13

M 9/5 LABOR DAY NO SCHOOL

T 9/6 Scientific Investigation Lab - need to collect all data today HW: Easter Island project due Tues. 9/13

W 9/7 go over independent/dependent variables & how to graph the data; work on Scientific Investigation lab HW: Scientific Investigation lab due Thurs. 9/8; Easter Island project due Tues. 9/13

Th 9/8 work on Superfund Sites activity - class discussion of Analysis 1-3, each person answer analysis 4 HW: Superfund Sites activity due Fri. 9/9

F 9/9 in library working on Easter Island project HW: Easter Island project due Tues. 9/13

M 9/12 introduce weather & climate; start watching "What's Up with the Weather?" video HW: Easter Island project due Tues. 9/13

T 9/13 GS: What is a "blue moon" or when does a "blue moon" occur? watch What's Up with the Weather; save Easter Island PowerPoint presentations in eco folder HW: none

W 9/14 OPEN HOUSE finish What's Up with the Weather & discuss; go over what to present for the Easter Island project HW: none

Th 9/15 EARLY RELEASE Easter Island presentations HW: none

F 9/16 Easter Island Presentations; introduce Weather Cycler & Activities I, II, III HW: none

M 9/19 Easter Island presentations; work on Weather Cycler Act. I, II, III HW: read p.498-505 up to "Outdoor Air Pollution" & answer #1-4 TYC on p.526

T 9/20 work on Weather Cycler Act. I, II, III & turn in; start Weather Cycler Act. IV, V, VI HW: none

W 9/21 Parent-Teacher Conferences work on Weather Cycler Act. IV, V, VI & turn in

Th 9/22 Parent-Teacher Conferences GS: What is the autumnal equinox? watch 25 minutes of NOVA Tornadoes!; hand out hurricanequestion sheet; finish Weather Cycler IV, V, VI HW: complete hurricane question sheet - due Tues. 9/27

F 9/23 NO SCHOOL

M 9/26 return papers & go over; go over answers to Extreme Weather Tornado video WS; watch Weather Classroom Hurricane video; start notes on El Nino HW: complete hurricane question sheet - due Tues.

T 9/27 finish El Nino notes; pop quiz over weather; work on El Nino Analysis WS HW: read p.534 (on El Nino) & 536-537; finish El Nino Analysis WS [|El Nino Analysis WS.pdf]

W 9/28 start watching Chasing El Nino video; hand out El Nino questions HW: Answers to El Nino questions due Fri. 9/30; read p.204-209 and answer TYC #9 & 10 on p.212

Th 9/29 finish watching Chasing El Nino & go over it HW: answers to El Nino questions due Fri.

F 9/30 GS: How has Earth's atmosphere changed over time? 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: read p.204-206, 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 with handouts HW: test Fri. over Ch 7 p.204-209, Ch 17 p.498-505, Ch 18 p.534, 536-537, notes, weather, etc.

W 10/5 finish rock cycle notes, work on rock cycle WS with a partner, work on Concept review WS & go over; observe 12 rock specimens & classify, go over with class; hand out Beaches Lab HW: read Beaches lab & bring Thurs.; test Fri. over Ch 7 p.204-209, Ch 17 p.498-505, Ch 18 p.534, 536-537, notes, weather, etc.

Th 10/6 Beaches lab HW: test Tues, beaches lab due Tues. 10/11

F 10/7 finish Beaches lab, including extension; return papers, complete concept review WS & go over, review for test [|Dyn Earth concept Rev ans.pdf] link for information on types of rocks & the rock cycle []

HW: Beaches lab due Tues. 10/11

M 10/8 review for test over p.189, 204-209, 498-505, 534, 536-537, notes, weather, etc.; Mr. Forrest, a student from Ashland U. will be here for a field experience for 13 days, helping in the classroom - please welcome him to South HW: study for test

T 10/9 test HW: none

W 10/12 "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everythig else in the universe." John Muir What is meant by this? Do you agree? Explain. watch "Out of the Rock" video; review terms/definitions HW: read p.183-192 through Weighing Issues; answer TYC #2 & 3 p.212 due Fri.

Th 10/13 notes on organization of life; Active Reading on Evolution; define & draw a picture for natural selection, evolution, adaptation, extinction, biodiversity, artificial selection HW: TYC #2 & 3 on p.,212 due Fri; read p.114-131 up to Population Ecology; definitions & pictures due Mon. 10/17

F 10/14 Shortened Periods - Pep Assembly go over reading, evolution, natural selection & kingdom notes HW: definitions & pictures due Mon. 10/17 M 10/17 start Relating Natural Selection lab - read lab, quiz over reading, start lab HW: review lab T 10/18 LAST DAY OF THE 1ST 9 WEEKS work on Relating Natural Selectin lab; hand out Active Reading-Diversity WS HW: Natural Selection lab due Wed.; work on Active Reading - not for a grade

M 4/4 4th 9 WEEKS 2010-2011 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.309-316 up to Biodiversity loss & species extinction

T 4/5 GS: Explain what would happen within an ecosystem when a keystone species is driven to extinction. finish Biodiversity: Wild about Life video; make a table of the 5 major causes of biodiversity loss, descirbe each, give examples of organisms affected, & draw a picture for each HW: read p.317-324 & finish biodiversity loss table

W 4/6 Modeling Disease & Diversity lab HW: lab due Thurs. at the end of the period; quiz Fri. over biodiversity Ch 11; read p.325-328

Th 4/7 finish Modeling Disease & Diversity lab; work on Active Reading WS (2); notes on biodiversity [|Ch 11 Biodiversity.doc] HW: quiz Tues. over Ch 11 biodiversity; Modeling Disease & Diversity lab due Fri.; finish Active Reading WS - both due Fri.

F 4/8 review for biodiversity quiz - check & go over Active Reading WS, complete Concept Review & Analogies & go over answers, complete concept map & go over answers HW: quiz Tues. over Ch 11 biodiversity

M 4/11 work on Aardvark Ad in 106 HW: quiz Tues. on biodiversity; Aardvark ad due Fri. 4/15

T 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 11 HW: Aardvark ad due Fri. 4/15

W 4/13 watch invasive species video clips [|Invasive species web sites.doc] ; watch //Canis lupus// Returns video & complete WS HW: Aardvark ad due Fri. 4/15

Th 4/14 finish watching //Canis lupus// Returns & write a response to the video; discuss the video HW: Aardvark ad due Fri. 4/15

F 4/15 share aardvark ad, complete WS & vote on most undesirable HW: prom weekend - drive safely

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 & extra credit assignment; introduce Fruitvale Act. and complete FV Act. 1 group analysis HW: read p.443-450; 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? discuss data table for FV Act. 1; go over terms ( permeable, impermeable, aquifer, aquitard) & start FV Act. 2  HW: EC Earth Day flier due Wed. 4/20

W 4/20 GS: List 2-3 places where you get 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; demo of aquifer; start working on Earth's Groundwater supply article & questions in FV packet HW: read p.449-458 and answer TYC #6,7,8 on p.463

Th 4/21 GS: What will you do to celebrate Earth Day, Friday 4/22? Earth Day presentation by Bekah HW: Fruitvale packet due Tues.

F 4/22 EARTH DAY NO SCHOOL

M 4/25 start working on Color Me a Watershed Act. HW: Fruitvale packet due Tues.; Color Me a Watershed Act. due Wed.

T 4/26 Points and 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 and Plumes activity; finish Color Me a Watershed & turn in; work on Predicting Spread of Groundwater Contamination activity - answer group & individual questions HW: Points & Plumes packet due Thurs.

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 and what do you think should or should not be done? Why? go over results of point source & non-point source pollution; work on Pesky Pesticide - discuss group questions and answer individual questions #2 & 3; choose 12 wells to test HW: Pesky Pesticide and 12 wells to be tested needs to be completed by Mon. 5/2

F 4/29 start watching Frontline: Poisoned Waters movie and take notes - there will be a quiz on this HW: Pesky Pesticide & 12 wells to be tested needs to be completed by Mon. 5/2

M 5/2 watch Frontline: Poisoned Waters HW: find an article about the Gulf of Mexico, today compared to 1 year ago and write a reaction to the article, include a copy of the article-due Th. 5/5

T 5/3 WAIVER DAY NO SCHOOL

W 5/4 Fruitvale well testing HW: Pesky Pesticide packet due Fri.; article about the Gulf of Mexico & reaction is due Th. 5/5

Th 5/5 go over Testing the Water lab; start Mapping Plumes Act. HW: Pesky Pesticide due Fri.

F 5/6 work on Mapping Plumes; start Mapping it Out Act. HW: Mapping Plumes & Mapping it Out due Mon. 5/7

M 5/9 go over Mapping Plumes; start How Bad Can it Be? act. HW: test Th 5/12 over Ch 15 & Fruitvale; How Bad Can it Be packet due Fri. 5/13

T 5/10 go over How Bad Can it Be?; share information about 6 clean-up options & work on packet HW: test Th 5/12 over Ch 15 & Fruitvale; How Bad Can it Be packet due Fri. 5/13

W 5/11 work on How Bad Can it Be packet & review for test test review sheet [|Ch 15 Test review.doc] HW: test Th 5/12 over Ch 15 & 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 Air Pollution in California video; video link [] go over & collect How Bad Can it Be? packet; start Active Reading WS HW: read p.505-509 up to Burning Fossil Fuels

M 5/16 Testing Acid Tracking Rain Lab; EC aquarium testing HW: lab due Wed.; read p.509-518

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: Sr.-Resources & sustainability is due Fri.; text books due Fri.; Jr.- Habitats-Choice is Yours 1st part due T 5/31

Th 5/19 EARLY RELEASE & SHORTENED PERIODS Renewable Resources video; work time HW: Sr.-Resources & sustainability is due Fri.; text books due Fri.; Jr.- Habitats-Choice is Yours 1st part due T 5/31

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

M 5/23 finish watching NIMBY, guided notes on Waste HW: read p.647-663 up to "Industrial Solid Waste"; bring book to class Tues.; 1st part of Habitats - Choice is Yours is due Tues. 5/31

T 5/24 SENIOR FINAL EXAMS read p.664-671 & answer TYC #1-6 & 8-10 p.672; work on Habitats - Choice is Yours HW: TYC questions due Thurs.; first part of Habitats is due 5/31 (map & start of proposal; 2 pages of questions)

W 5/25 work on Habitats-Choice is Yours HW: TYC questions due Thurs.; first part of Habitats is due 5/31

Th 5/26 Wrap It Up lab HW: finish lab questions; 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 is due Tues. 5/31

M 5/30 MEMORIAL DAY NO SCHOOL

T 5/31 finish waste notes HW: Habitats-Choice is Yours proposal, map, & drawing of house is due on Mon. 6/6 at beginning of final

W 6/1 Dirty Jobs video, renewable resources video HW: bring text book by Thurs.; Habitats-Choice is Yours proposal, map, & drawing of house due Mon. 6/6; final exam Mon. 6/6

T 1/18 SECOND SEMESTER 2010-2011 State of the Cat class meetings finish If Life's a Beach lab & turn in; stream quality notes; introduce Inferring Water Quality lab HW: none

W 1/19 work on Inferring Water Quality lab & share data HW: none

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

F 1/21 SNOW DAY NO SCHOOL

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

T 1/25 finish watching Commercial Fishing video and answering video questions - discuss; start reading Inhabitants of the Deep HW: finish reading Inhabitants of the Deep & answer questions

W 1/26 read, summarize & share article about estuaries; start working on What Happens When Nutrients Enter an Estuary? activity HW: What Happens when Nutrients Enter an Estuary? activity is due Fri.

Th 1/27 work on What Happens When Nutrients Enter an Estuary? activity HW: finish What Happens When Nutrients Enter an Estuary? activity - 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 estuaries & wetlands; video clips about wetlands & Mississippi Delta; start Ocean notes [|OCEAN Notes.ppt] HW: Florida Springs activity due Tues. 2/1; read p. 466-472

T 2/1 SNOW DAY - NO SCHOOL

W 2/2 SNOW DAY - NO SCHOOL

Th 2/3 2 hour late start & shortened periods Ocean notes [|oceans[1.ppt]] HW: none

F 2/4 start watching NOVA A Day in the Life of a Barrier Reef video, worksheet HW: quiz Tues. 2/8 over freshwater ecosystems, Commercial Fishing video, & wetland/estuary notes & activity

M 2/7 watch A Day in the Life of a Barrier Reef video HW: quiz Tues. over freshwater ecosystems, Commercial Fishing video, & wetland/estuary notes & activity; read Channelization article & answer the questions on the back-due Wed. 2/9

T 2/8 quiz; read Channelization article & answer questions; finish A Day in the LIfe of a Barrier Reef video HW: complete Channelization article questions - due Wed.; start Reef Region WS - due Thurs.

W 2/9 Water Currents lab HW: finish water currents lab questions

Th 2/10 EARLY RELEASE How Level is Sea Level? WS; Density Detective Act.; sea floor model HW: finish Density Detective Act.

F 2/11 watch Blue Planet The Deep video & write down 8-10 adaptations and how the adaptations 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; read Diatom handout and answer questions HW: Diatom article questions due Wed.; quiz Thurs. over ocean notes, videos, labs, & p.466-472

W 2/16 Parent-Teacher Conferences Ocean Critter lab HW: Ocean Critter lab due Tue. 2/22; quiz Thurs. over ocean notes, videos, labs, & p.466-472

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

F 2/18 No School - Teacher Comp Day

M 2/21 Presidents' Day No School

T 2/22 coral reef flier information; [|Coral Reefs.doc] start population guided notes HW: read p.131-135

W 2/23 GS: In what ways are predation & disease density-dependent factors? finish population notes HW: read p.136-140 & answer #8, 9, 10 TYC p.145

Th 2/24 Lesson of the Kaibab Act.; work on coral reef flier/pamphlet HW: Coral Reef flier due Fri.; Lesson of the Kaibab 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 GS: What is a symbiotic relationship? Give an example. symbiotic relationships activity & WS; read p.149-156 up to Ecological Comm.; & define: symbiosis, mutualism, parasitism, commensalism, predation (predator/prey), & herbivory HW: complete reading & definitions; Estimating Wild Animal Populations lab due Wed. 3/2, finish symbiotic relationships crossword

W 3/2 review Ch 5 & 6 p.136-140 & 149-156 HW: quiz Thurs. over p.136-140 & 149-156

Th 3/3 quiz; start How Will Our Population Grow lab HW: How Will Our Population Grow? Lab due Mon. 3/7 - will share data in class on Fri. that is needed for some of the questions

F 3/4 share lab data for How Will Our Population Grow? lab; watch Bill Nye Population Demographics video HW: How Will Our Population Grow? lab due Mon.

M 3/7 work on How Will Our Population Change? lab HW: How Will Our Pop. Change? lab due Wed. 3/9; read p.216-222

T 3/8 work on How Will Our Population Change? lab, share graphs HW: How Will Our Pop. Change? lab due Wed. 3/9; read p.222-227

W 3/9 watch "The People Paradox" video & take notes/discuss HW: none

Th 3/10 work on Interactive Demographics online Activity HW: Interactive Demographics activity due Tues. 3/15

F 3/11 work on Interactive Demographics activity HW: Interactive Demographics activity due Tues. 3/15; read p.228-240; "Spring Forward" this weekend ; OGT testing next week - classes start 10:08, check your schedule

M 3/14 OGT testing & shortened periods introduce "People Paradox" video, start watching video & take notes, including age pyramid HW: Interactive Demographics activity due Tues.

T 3/15 OGT testing & shortened periods finish watching "People Paradox" & start discussing HW: Interactive Demographics activity due by Wed.

W 3/16 OGT testing & shortened periods in groups, discuss the age pyramid, problems & solutions, & presented for India, Japan, & Kenya, as well as your solutions to their problems HW: answer TYC #2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 p.241

Th 3/17 OGT testing & shortened periods Happy St. Patrick's Day finish discussing People Paradox and share with the class HW: none

F 3/18 OGT testing & shortened periods hand out population project information [|Human Population Project.doc] [|Additional Websites for Human Population Project.doc] HW: review Ch 8; population project due Thurs. 3/24

M 3/21 1st day of Spring! work on population project HW: population project due Thurs. 3/24

T 3/22 work on population project - see South HS Media page, pathfinders, human population links for additional sites HW: population project due Thurs. 3/24

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

Th 3/24 work on population projects & turn in HW: none

F 3/25 share population projects with the class HW: Spring Break!

M 3/28 - Sun. 4/ 3 SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL

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? How many square boxes? act.; Arctic Survival Activity, HW: read & sign laboratory safety agreement - due Tues. 8/31 M 8/30 discuss Hurricane Katrina/recovery; finish arctic challenge & share with class HW: signed lab safety agreement due Tues.; read p.2-10 up to "The Nature of Environmental Science" T 8/31 Ch 1 notes & discussion HW: read p.10-22; quiz Thurs. 9/2 over Ch 1 & safety W 9/1 finish Ch 1 notes; read p.23 & discuss Testing Your Comprehension (TYC) questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 with a partner & with class HW: study for Ch 1 & safety quiz - quiz Thurs. Th 9/2 quiz; introduce Easter Island assignment & go over F 9/3 researching for Easter Island assignment HW: Easter Island assignment due Tues. 9/14; enjoy Labor Day Weekend - NO SCHOOL MONDAY M 9/6 LABOR DAY - NO SCHOOL T 9/7 in room 106 working on Easter Island Assignment HW: Easter Island assignment due Tues.9/14 W 9/8 work on Calculating Ecological Footprint p.25; discuss #2 on p.24 top section HW: Easter Island assignment due Tues. 9/14 Th 9/9 GS: What is the scientific method? in room 106 working on Easter Island assignment HW: read Scientific Investigation lab & write a hypothesis for the lab; Easter Island assignment due Tues. 9/14 F 9/10 work on Scientific Investigation lab HW: Scientific Investigation lab & Easter Island assignment due Tues. 9/14 M 9/13 GS: What is weather? work on Easter Island assignment HW: Scientific Investigation lab & Easter Island assignment due Tues. 9/14 T 9/14 Easter Island presentations; start weather notes HW: none W 9/15 OPEN HOUSE GS: What kinds of instruments do scientists use tolearn about the weather? Easter Island presentations; weather notes HW: none Th 9/16 EARLY RELEASE finish weather notes,start watching What's Up with the Weather? video/WS HW: read p.498-505 and answer TYC #1, 2, 3 on p.526 F 9/17 PEP ASSEMBLY finish watching What's Up with the Weather?; start Weather Cycler Act. HW: none M 9/20 finish What's Up with the Weather & collect WS; work on Weather Cycler Act. I, II, III HW: none T 9/21 6 question review about weather; go over Weather Cycler Act. I, II, III; return papers; work on Weather Cycler Act. IV, V, VI HW: none W 9/22 PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES go over Weather Cycler Act. IV, V, VI; weather notes HW: review weather notes Th 9/23 PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES GS: What is the autumnal equinox? finish weather notes; weather review HW: no school Fri. F 9/24 NO SCHOOL M 9/27 work on tornado WS; start hurricane WS HW: hurricane WS due Wed. T 9/28 work on hurricane WS and Tracking a Hurricane Act. HW: hurricane WS due Wed.; Tracking a Hurricane Act. due Tues. 10/5 W 9/29 notes on spheres; watch Weather Classroom-Hurricanes video HW: Tracking a Hurricane Act. due Tues. 10/5 Th 9/30 El Nino notes; work on El Nino WS; work on Tracking a Hurricane Act. HW: complete El Nino WS; Tracking a Hurricane Act. due Tues. 10/5 F 10/1 watch Chasing El Nino video with WS HW: Tracking a Hurricane Act. due Tues. 10/5 M 10/4 GS: What is La Nina? finish watching Chasing El Nino HW: Tracking a Hurricane Act. due Tues. 10/5; El Nino 1/2-pg questions due Wed. 10/6 T 10/5 work on weather information display - hurricane, tornado, or El Nino HW: El Nino 1/2-pg questions 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. Th 10/7 GS: What are tectonic plates? geosphere notes HW: Conc. of Earth's Greenhouse Gases lab due Fri. 10/8; read p.204-206 F 10/8 Homecoming Weekend rock cycle notes & WS; work on weather display HW: have a fun weekend, test Thurs. 10/14 over p.204-209, 498-505, 536-537, notes, weather M 10/11 observe rock specimens & classify by type; work on weather display HW: read Beaches Lab; test Thurs. over notes, weather, p. 204-209, 498-505, 536-537 T 10/12 work on Beaches Lab - extension needs to be done, too HW: Beaches lab due Mon. 10/18.; test Thurs. W 10/13 finish Beaches Lab; review for test HW: Beaches Lab due Mon. 10/18; test Thurs. over p.204-209, 498-505, 536-537, notes, weather Th 10/14 test HW: 3-day weekend F 10/15 Central Day - No School
 * 2010-2011 School Year - WELCOME**

M 10/18 watch "Out of the Rock" video; guided notes on Organization of life HW: read p.183-192 through "Weighing Issues' and answer TYC 2 & 3 on p.212

T 10/19 notes on evolution; Active Reading - Evolution WS; define & draw a picture for: natural selection, evolution, adaptation, extinction, biodiversity, & artificial selection HW: finish Active Reading-Evolution WS, read p.117-131 up to Population Ecology; definitions/pictures due Thurs. 10/21

W 10/20 notes on kingdoms; work on definitions; read p.156 (ecological communities) - 163 up to "Communities respond to disturbance in different ways" HW: definitions/pictures due Thurs.; finish reading 156-163

Th 10/21 natural selection lab - collect data HW: review notes

F 10/22 finish natural selection lab; go over calculations & graph; answer questions HW: natural selection lab due Tues. 10/26

M 10/25 watch evolution video clips; vocab terms/definitions match-up & share with class HW: natural selection lab due Tues. 10/26; read p.164-165 (Science Behind the Story) and write a summary

T 10/26 review food chains/webs; play Predator game HW: read p.156-162

W 10/27 LAST DAY OF 1st 9 WEEKS hand out food web activity & explain - may work with 1 person on the food web but questions are individual HW: food web activity due Mon. 11/1

Th 10/27 work on food web activity HW: food web activity due Mon. 11/1

F 10/28 finish food web activity, peer review to make sure everything that should be on the food web is there and give feedback (all organisms, arrows pointing in correct direction, organisms shaded gray due to insecticide, extinct producer & consumer and others affected by the extinctions, arrow from every organism to decomposer); pop quiz; interactive site with marine food web HW: food web activity due Mon. 11/1

M 11/1 GS: What is a biogeochemical cycle? work on interactive marine food web; introduce cycles HW: none

T 11/2 Waiver Day No School

W 11/3 ecological pyramids information; start cycles (C, N, P, water) notes HW: none

Th 11/4 finish cycles notes; start Nitrogen cycling WS; introduce Calculating Land Area Lab HW: keep track of everything that you eat & drink in a 24 hour period - this is needed for the lab; read p.195-206 top of the page

F 11/5 read lab & complete Table 1; complete nitrogen cycling WS & go over HW: read p.156-163 and answer #4 TYC on p.179, record everything you eat & drink in a 24 hour period & record in Table 1 of lab FALL BACK THIS WEEKEND & 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 GS: What is an owl pellet? work on calculating land area lab; introduce owls & owl pellets HW: Calculating Land Area lab due Wed. 11/10

W 10/11 watch Owls- Hunters of the sky video; owl notes HW: be able to trace an atom of C, N, or P through its cycle

Th 11/11 VETERANS' DAY finish owl notes; work on concept review WS; hand out owl pellet lab HW: none

F 11/12 work on owl pellet lab HW: none

M 11/15 go over concept review WS; go over owl pellet formation; work on owl pellet lab HW: review notes, test soon

T 11/16 work on owl pellet lab HW: owl pellet lab due Fri. 11/19

W 11/17 work on owl pellet lab & share data HW: owl pellet lab due Fri. 11/19, read p. 163-169

Th 11/18 finish owl pellet lab/sharing data; start succession notes HW: owl pellet lab due Fri.

F 11/19 finish succession notes HW: test Mon. 11/22 over p.156-169, 195-306, & notes

M 11/22 test over food chains & webs, nutrient cycles, & succession HW: none

T 11/23 Mount St. Helens video HW: Thanksgiving Break! What will your Thanksgiving Day food chain/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 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; start watching America's Rainforests video with questions HW: Factors that Influence Ecosystems lab due Fri. 12/3

F 12/3 introduce biome assignment; finish watching America's Rainforests & answering questions; brainstorm animal & plant adaptations HW: none

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

T 12/7 in library researching biomes Biome Assignment Check List.doc [|Honors Biome Assignment Check List.doc] [|Outdoor Education Grant for Biomes Rubric.doc] HW: biome assignment rough draft due Fri. 12/17

W 12/8 share plant & animal adaptations; notes on adaptations; HW: read p.170-178

Th 12/9 adaptation notes; start watching Baking Deserts - write down 6-8 adaptations & how each adaptation helps the organism survive; what was most interesting/surprising adaptation? HW: biome rough draft due Fri. 12/17; complete Interpreting Graphs & Data p.180-181

F 12/10 Caring & Sharing Assembly finish watching Baking Deserts, answer questions & turn in HW: biome rough draft due Fri 12/17

M 12/13 plant adaptation notes; start active reading WS on forests & grasslands HW: finish active reading WS; biome rough draft due Fri. 12/17 & assignment due Wed. 1/5

T 12/14 GS: "Humanity is cutting down its forests, oblivious to the fact that we may not be able to live without them." Isaac Asimov Identify some of the most important services or products that forests provide. rain shadow effect & desertification; soil discussion HW: quiz Fri. over p.170-178 - biomes & notes

W 12/15 invasive species research [|Alien Invasion.doc] [|Invasive Species Resources.doc] HW: read p.167-167 on invasive species; biome rough draft due Fri. 12/17 & assignment due Wed. 1/5

Th 12/16 biome work day HW: biome rough draft due Fri. 12/17; biome assignment due Wed. 1/5

F 12/17 quiz over p.170-178, invasive species presentations HW: biome assignment due Wed. 1/5; Winter Break

M 12/20-Sun. 1/2 WINTER BREAK - NO SCHOOL

M 1/3 GS: What was the best part of winter break? biome assignment work day HW: biome assignment due Wed. 1/5; alien invasion presentation due Tues. 1/4; make a note sheet for the semester exam & start studying for the semester exam

T 1/4 alien invasion presentations; video segment about sea lamprey & water flea; watch March of the Penguins video HW: biome assignment due Wed. 1/5; study for semester exam

W 1/5 GS: How do wetlands help the enviornment? watch March of the Penguins HW: complete Freshwater Ecosystems Active Reading WS; study for semester exam

Th 1/6 finish March of the Penguins; biome assignment presentations HW: read p.433-439 and complete question sheet; study for semester exam

F 1/7 GS: Is all sand formed the same way? biome presentations; aquatic biomes guided notes HW: study for semester exam

M 1/10 finish biome presentations; If Life's a Beach...Lab HW: make note sheet for semester exam & study for exam - Semester Exam Wed. 1/12 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 & make-up

F 1/14 Teacher Work Day - NO SCHOOL

M 1/17 Martin Luther King Day - NO SCHOOL