Period 1

Tuesday May 17, 2005

1. Begin Plant Science Unit

2. Dissolved Oxygen Lab

Friday: May 13, 2005 - Special Schedule All 8 classes today, each 39 minutes long.

1. Ecology Exam

Thursday: May 12, 2005

Review for Ecology Unit Exam

1. Nitrogen Cycle

2. Conservation of Species & Biodiversity

3. All assignments are due at the beginning of the period.

Tuesday May 10, 2005 SL Biology Exam (Paper 1- Mult. choice) on Wednesday May 11 / Papers 2 & 3 SL Exams on Thursday May 12

Review for Ecology Unit Exam

1. Ozone Depletion

2. Carbon Cycle

3. Cycles Review WS

Friday May 6, 2005

Homework:

a) Begin Review for Ecology Unit Exam

b) Readings:

Topic	Clownfish Bk (5th Ed)	Psychedelic Tigercat Bk (6th Ed)
Population Ecology	pp. 464-67, 473-477, 544-545	pp. 496-99, 508-514, 612-613
Succession	pp. 498-499	pp. 530-01
Biodiversity	pp. 500-501	pp. 626-646
Ozone Depletion	pg. 552	pg. 620
Acid Precipitation	pg. 551	pg. 619
Pollution	pg. 550	pg. 618
CO2 & Global Warming	pg. 549	pg. 617
Cycles	pp. 504-07	pp. 572-575
Solving Environmental Problems	pg 554-557	pp. 622-624

 

1. Simpson Biodiversity Index

2. Population Regulation (Density Dependent & Density Independent Factors)

3. Natural Cycles Notes (through Carbon Cycle)

4. Greenhouse Effect

5. Review of Populations and Succession (Take home)

Wednesday May 4, 2005

1) Populations

2) Using the Lincoln Index to Estimate Population Size

3) Populations Worksheets

Monday May 2, 2005

Homework Due:

a) Ecological pyramids lab

1) Succession (See Handout)

2) Population Regulation (See Handout)

3) Intro to Populations (See Handout)

4) Quiz on Ecological Niches/ Food Chains/ Food Webs

Wednesday April 27, 2005: End of 2nd 6 weeks

Homework Due:

a) Beastie Key

b) Food Chain/Food Web Posters

1) Competition (Interspecific & Intraspecific) - See Handout.

2) Ecological Pyramids Lab (Due Monday)

Monday April 25, 2005

a) Energy Flow through Food Chains

b) Ecological Niches

c) Finish Food Chain/Food Web Posters

Thursday April 21, 2005

DUE: Beastie Key

a. Food Chain & Food Web notes (See handout)

b. Begin Food Chain/Food Web Lab

c. Ecology Readings from your text: pp. 464, 480-81, 510-514.

Tuesday April 19, 2005

a. Review briefly for quiz.

b. Quiz on Natural Selection & Classification.

c. Begin dichotomous Beastie key (Due Thursday)

d. Food Chain Objectives & Ecology Readings (see top of handout for reading assignment & online resources).

 

Friday April 15, 2005

Homework: Quiz Tuesday on material from classes 4/11-4/15/2005 including readings below!

a. Read pp. 403, 420-421 &441, 559- 563 & 566 (5 Kingdom system) : Clown Fish Book (People originally in Per. 1 or 5) or

---pp. 455-456 & 476, 649-653 & 657 (5 kingdom System): Psychedelic Tiger Cat Book (people originally in Per. 7)

b. Classification

c. Shark Key

d. Begin to build your own "Beastie" Classification Key (Dichotomous Key)

Wednesday April 13, 2005: 2 hour late start due to teacher inservice

a. Species and Natural Selection Notes

 

Monday April 11, 2005

a. Species and Natural Selection Notes