[Ecology Unit: IB Biology at Gresham HS]

Ecology Unit: Student Planning Guide

Period 3 - 2007

 


Updated Sunday October 28, 2007

Tuesday October 30, 2007

Homework: A) Ecology Unit Exam on Thursday November 1 (See Online Reviews & Review Games)

B) Online Notes from Presentations: [Conservation of Endangered Species] [Acid Precipitation] [Global Warming] [Ozone Depletion] [Sewage Pollution & Eutrophication] [Biofuels] [Biomes] [Bioaccumulation / Biomagnification] [Invasive Species/ Alien Species (Weeds)]

1) Finish any Ecological Problems & Biomes Presentations

2) Review Game for Exam

 

Thursday October 25, 2007

Homework: A) Ecology Unit Exam on Thursday November 1 (See Online Reviews & Review Games)

B) Online Notes from Presentations: [Conservation of Endangered Species] [Acid Precipitation] [Global Warming] [Ozone Depletion] [Sewage Pollution & Eutrophication] [Biofuels] [Biomes] [Bioaccumulation / Biomagnification] [Invasive Species/ Alien Species (Weeds)]

1) Finish any Ecological Problems & Biomes Presentations

2) Biodiversity & Simpson Biodiversity Index

 

Tuesday October 23, 2007

Homework: A) Begin Studying for Ecology Unit Exam (See Online Reviews & Review Games)

B) Online Notes from Presentations: [Conservation of Endangered Species] [Acid Precipitation] [Global Warming] [Ozone Depletion] [Sewage Pollution & Eutrophication] [Biofuels] [Biomes] [Bioaccumulation / Biomagnification] [Invasive Species/ Alien Species (Weeds)]

1) Group Presentations of Ecological Problems & Biomes - (Send finished presentations to Mr. Slichter's Account: pslichte@teleport.com or bring to class on a flash drive!).

2) Simpson Biodiversity Index (See Handout)

 

Thursday October 18, 2007

Homework: Begin Studying for Ecology Unit Exam (See Online Reviews & Review Games)

Due: Population Interactions WS and graph.

1) Finish Group Research into Ecological Problems & Biomes. (Send to Mr. Slichter's Account: pslichte@teleport.com).

 

Tuesday October 16, 2007

Due: Population Interactions WS and graph.

1) Clicker Quiz on Populations (Study Online Population Review#1 and Online Population Review #2 and Lincoln Index & Age Structure and Population Trends).

2) Group Research into Ecological Problems & Biomes.

 

Thursday October 11, 2007

Homework: Quiz Tuesday on Populations. (See Online Population Review#1 and Online Population Review #2 and Lincoln Index & Age Structure and Population Trends).

Due: Any Random Sampling Labs & Age Structure & Population Trends Worksheets.

1) Video Segment: Lemmings in the Arctic

2) Population Interactions: Graphing Populations of Lemmings, Snowy Owls & Arctic Foxes

3) Lincoln Index: Estimating Population Size

 

Tuesday October 9, 2007 (Two Hour Late Start)

1) Finish Random Sampling Lab

2) Age Structure and Population Trends -

 

Friday October 5, 2007

Homework:

Due: Plant Competion Lab (Turn in during class, after school, or by e-mail attachment before midnight tonight!)

1. Clicker Quiz on Succession (Review Online)

2. Populations

3. Video: Studying Oregon & Washington Bull Trout Populations

4. Random Sampling Lab

 

Wednesday October 3, 2007

Homework: Finish planning for inquiry: Plant Competition Lab (Online Guide, same criteria as the new Design standards: See Planning A & Planning B) - Due Friday PM

Due Today: Late Food Chain/ Web Posters, Ecologicaly Pyramids WS and Food Chain Partner Quizzes.

1) Questions about planning for Plant Competition Lab.

2) Succession (Group research about succession.)

 

Monday October 1, 2007

Homework: Finish planning for inquiry: Competition in plants.

Due Today: a) Ecological Pyramids

b) Energy in Ecosystems Quiz

1) Quiz from Homework Readings (See Thursday).

2) Correct Energy in Ecosystems Partner Quiz

3) Correct Ecological Pyramid WS

4) Design of Plant Competition Inquiry (Online Guide: See Planning A & Planning B).

 

Thursday September 27, 2007

Homework for Next Class: A) Read Textbook: (Periods 2 & 3 - 6th Edition pp. 515-517) (Period 4 - 5th Edition pp. 479-482) - Quiz (no notes) on text readings!

B) Energy in Ecosystems Partner Quiz

Due Today: a) Finish drawing the 4 ecological pyramids. Try to answer as many of the questions on the front and back as you can!

b) Food Chain & Food Web Posters

1) Finish and correct Ecological Pyramid WS

2) Finish Ecological Niche

3) Clicker Quiz on Ecological Niche (See Online Review.)

4) Energy in Ecosystems Partner Quiz

 

Tuesday September 25, 2007 - Homecoming Assembly (73 Min Periods)

Homework: Finish drawing the 4 ecological pyramids. Try to answer as many of the questions on the front and back as you can!

Due Today: Food Chain & Food Web Posters

1) Clicker Quiz on Ecological Pyramids (See Online Review & Ecological Pyramid Notes)

2) Ecological Niches

3) Constructing Ecological Pyramids - See Handout. (Bring Calculator Today)

 

Friday September 21, 2007

Homework for Next Class: A) Finish unfinished Food Chain/ Web Posters (Due Tuesday!)

B) Review for Clicker Quiz on Ecological Pyramids (See Online Review & Ecological Pyramid Notes)

1) Clicker Quiz on Food Chains & Food Webs (Review Online)

2) Finish Food Chain/ Food Web Posters (See Handout for specific additions to both the chain and web.)

 

Wednesday September 19, 2007

Due: Late Classification Keys

Homeork for Next Class: a) Read Textbooks - (5th Edition: pp. 510-514) or (6th Edition: pp. 578- 582)

b) Online Review of Food Chains & Food Webs

1) Check out Text Books

2) Ecological Pyramids (See Handout)

3) Construct Food Webs.

 

Monday September 17, 2007

Homework for Next Class: First Online Review of Food Chains & Food Webs

Due: Classification (Beastie) Key

1) Classification Quiz

2) Food Chains & Food Webs

3) Food Chain & Food Web Poster

 

Thursday September 13, 2007

Homework: Quiz on Monday: A) Study Classification and Simple Animal Phyla Notes

and

B) Study Online Reviews of Classification Review and Review of Simple Animal Phyla

1) Begin Final Draft of "Beastie" Classification Keys (Due at end of Period)

2) Review Quiz of Classification & Simple Animal Phyla Notes

 

Tuesday September 11, 2007

Homework: 1) Do Online Review of Simple Animal Phyla

a) Simple Animal Phyla

b) Clicker Quiz of Simple Animal Phyla

 

Friday September 7, 2007 - Welcome Assembly (73 minute periods)

Homework: a. Finish dichotomous ("beastie") keys

b. Read pp. 403, 420-421 &441, 559- 563 & 566 (5 Kingdom system) : Clown Fish Book

or

c. pp. 455-456 & 476, 649-653 & 657 (5 kingdom System): Psychedelic Tiger Cat Book

1) Clicker Review Quiz of Classification (See Online Review: First Review of Classification)

2) Shark Key: How to identify sharks

3) How to Construct a dichotomous key

 

Wednesday September 5, 2007

Homework: a) Online Review: First Review of Classification

Introductions

Classification - See handout to fill out.

Shark Key


Slichter