2008

Topic / Concept

Class Activity

Assignments to turn in

Monday

April 7

Midterm / Benchmark 2 – cont.

Energy Pyramid

* Midterm

*

HW: Ecology Basic terms

Read p.402-404 Biotic/abiotic

Answer p.404 1-4, “Connect”

Read 406-407 Autotrophs

Answer: p.407 1-4, “Contrast”

Read 408-411 Food webs

Answer p. 423 1-4, 16, 17

Read 417-419 Pyramids

Answer p.419 1-4

Due: Thursday04.10.08

Tuesday

8

Staff

Energy Pyramids – Cont.

* Pyramid analysis

Wednesday

9

Field trip

Ecosystems

Video: Cycles of Life: Ecosystems and the biosphere.

Thursday

10

Cycles of matter – water cycle

* HW check

* Water Cycle Simulation

* Water Cycle conclusions.

Friday

11

Cycles of matter – carbon cycle

Carbon/Oxygen Cycle Simulation

* Carbon/Oxygen cycle analysis

* HW: Read p.412-416

Answer: p.412 “Analyze”, p.414 “Taking Notes”-nitrogen only.

Answer p.416 3, 4

Monday

14

C/O Cycle – Cont.

Nitrogen cycle, Limiting nutrients – algal bloom

* C/O Analysis

* C/O Analysis questions + diagram

Tuesday

15

Succession

Period 6 - Fires

* N cycle reading and summarizing – “It’s about time”.

* N cycle  questions + diagram

Wednesday

16

Global Warming:

Greenhouse gases and effect.

Water and C/O cycles effects

Self-study?

Thursday

17

Absent

(Lead teachers)

Global Warming

Video: The 1 degree factor

Friday

18

Field trip

Video: The 1 degree factor – cont.

HW: Succession, Population Growth

Read p.445-447

Answer: Study Guide p.153-154

Read p.440-444

Answer: Study Guide 151-152

Due: Wednesday

Monday

21

Ecological Succession

Tuesday

22

Populations: Interaction, competition and niche

Wednesday

23

Population dynamics, limiting factors, carrying capacity

Oh, Deer! – Simulation game

Thursday

24

Open House

Population Dynamics

Effects on Carrying Capacity

Notebook check

Friday

25

Population Dynamics - human

Oh, Deer! analysis

* Oh, Deer Report

* HW: Niche, Intreractions

Read p.428-430

p.431-434

Answer p.430 1, 2, 5

p.434 “Connect” , 2, 3

Answer Multiple Choice

p.453 2, 4, 5, 6

Due: Tuesday

Monday

28

Interactions between Species

* Graphic description of interactions

* Graphs of interactions

Tuesday

29

Biodiversity and food webs

- Trophic levels - practice

Building a food web

* Map of food web

HW: Biodiversity, threats

Read p.495-496

Answer p.495 “Connect”,

p.496 2, 4

Read p.498-503

Answer p. 501 2,3,4, 5

p.509 15, 16

p.510 24

p.511 2, 3

Due: Friday

Wednesday

30

Biodiversity and food webs

Food Web analysis

Video: Predators in Yellowstone

* Food web analysis

* Videonotes

Thursday

May 1

Ecology - Interactive Test

Friday

2

Ecology - Interactive Test

Monday

3

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