Weekly Topics, Labs, Activities, Assignments and Homework
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www.soinc.org/ecology-c unit4.pdf ecology_test_review_answer_key_-_pdf.pdf 1-17_ecology.pptx chapter_3_guided_reading_-_key.pdf www.soinc.org/astronomy-c WEEK 1 Monday 8/31 - Handout all paper work and go over website. - All signed paperwork is due on Friday 9/4 - Tragedy of the Commons - Happy Fishing Activity - Tragedy of the Commons Power Point Tuesday 9/1 - Tragedy of Commons - Happy Fishing Activity - Easter Island Movie Part 1 Note: If you want to watch the entire video the link is below. - Easter Island Power Point - Easter Island Full Movie - Chapter 1 and 2 Review Wednesday 9/2 - Do the Math Practice/FRQ Practice (FINISH FOR HOMEWORK) - Chapter 1 and 2 Test Review - Chapter 1 Power Point - Chapter 2 Power Point Thursday 9/3 - 1st Period Lab - Field Walk - Do the Math Work/Frq practice - Chapter 1 and 2 Review Friday 9/4 - 3rd/8th Lab - Field Walk - All classes summer work TEST (24 MC, Math and Sustainability Essay) - Handout Chapter 9 Water Quality Outline WEEK 2 START WATER QUANTITY/QUALITY Monday 9/7 - LABOR DAY - NO SCHOOL Tuesday 9/8 - Introduction to water quality testing - Physical Parameters Presentation - Physical Testing Notes - Physical Testing Practice - Physical Testing Lab Wednesday 9/9 - Physical Testing Lab Continue Thursday 9/10 - Finish Physical Testing Lab - Make stream profile using data from lab. - Chapter 9 Outline is Due Today (15 pts) - Chapter 9 Notes/Presentation Friday 9/11 - Finish Chapter 9 Notes - FRQ's/Math related to water quality/quantity WEEK 3 SEPTEMBER 14 - 18 Monday 9/14 - INSERVICE DAY (NO SCHOOL) Tuesday 9/15 - Introduction to chemical testing notes and chemical testing practice. - CHEMICAL TESTING PRESENTATION - FRQ/Math due today Wednesday 9/16 - Continue chemical testing practice - Chapter 9 review Thursday 9/17 - Chapter 9 review sheet answers - Chapter 9 review sheet answers - Chapter 9 review sheet answers - Chemical testing Friday 9/18 - 1st period - Chapter 9 MC Test/Chapter 14 outline when finished - 3rd period - Chapter 9 tests and work on outline - 8th period - Test and start Macro-notes WEEK 4 SEPTEMBER 21 - 25 Monday 9/21 - B Day - 1st period lab day - Macro notes and macro lab - 3rd period - Macro notes start macro lab - 8th period - Macro lab Tuesday 9/22 - C Day - No Labs - 1st period - Chapter 14 notes - 3rd period - Macro Lab - 8th period - Start Chapter 14 notes Wednesday 9/23 - NO SCHOOL Thursday 9/24 - D Day - CANOE TRIP PERMISSION SLIP DUE TODAY! - 1st period - Lab Day - Practice run for canoe trip outside (dress to go out) - 3rd period - Start Chapter 14 notes - 8th period - Finish chapter 14 notes REMINDER - CHAPTER 14 FRQ IS DUE ON FRIDAY CHAPTER 14 OUTLINE DUE TODAY Friday 9/25 - E Day - 1st period - Finish Chapter 14 notes - 3rd period - Lab Day - Practice run for canoe trip outside (dress to go out) - 3rd period - Lab Day - Practice run for canoe trip outside (dress to go out) CHAPTER 14 FRQ IS DUE TODAY WEEK 5 SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 2 Monday 9/28 - Start working on chapter 14 review Tuesday 9/29 - Chapter 14 review for test - doing math, hand out practice multiple choice, go over all answers Wednesday 9/30 - Chapter 14 Test -Using Data Thursday 10/1 - Go over all information about the canoe trip Friday 10/2 - Make Google Groups and set up documents for Canoe Trip Report WEEK 6 October 5 - 9 Monday 10/5 - Eutrophication Diagram Tuesday 10/6 - Canoe Trip 1st and 3rd Wednesday 10/7 - Canoe Trip 1st and 8th Thursday 10/8 - Read Stream Hydrology Friday 10/9 - Stream Hydrology Reading and Chapter 3 Outline WEEK 7 October 12 - 16 Monday 10/12 - inservice Day Tuesday 10/13 - Start Working on Canoe Trip Report Wednesday 10/14 - Canoe Trip Report Thursday 10/15 - Canoe Trip Report Friday 10/16 - Canoe Trip Report WEEK 8 October 19 - 23 Monday 10/19 (B-Day, 1st period Lab) - Work on Water Quality Report Tuesday 10/20 (C- Day, No Labs) - Start Chapter 3 Notes - Chapter 3 Presentation - Biogeochemical Cycles Presentation Wednesday 10/21 (D-Day, 1st Period Lab) - Canoe Trip Report Thursday 10/22 (E-Day, 3rd and 8th's Lab - Canoe Trip Report Friday 10/23 - Canoe Trip Report Due WEEK 9 October 26 - 30 Monday 10/26 - Primary Production Lab Tuesday 10/27 - Start Chapter 3 CHAPTER 3 POWER POINT BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES POWER POINT - Hand our Biogeochemical Cycles Activity Wednesday 10/28 - Ecological Calculation Packet - Work on Primary Production Lab Thursday 10/29 - Prepare Cellular Respiration Lab - Work on the Primary Production Lab Friday 10/30 - Ecology Packet - Primary Production Lab Due WEEK 10 November 2 - 6 Monday 11/2 - Cellular Respiration Lab Tuesday 10/20 - Inservice Day and Conferences Wednesday 10/21- Early Dismissal - Finish up Cellular Respiration Lab - Continue Chapter 3 - Work on Primary Production Calculations Thursday 10/22 - Finish up Chapter 3 - Hand out Chapter 3 review Friday 10/23 - Chapter 3 FRQ Practice - BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE NOTES - Biogeochemical Cycle Questions Due - Chapter 3 Test - What to know TEST ON CHAPTER 3 MONDAY NOVEMBER 9TH WEEK 11 November 9 - 13 Monday 11/9 ((D - Day) 1ST LAB - CHAPTER 3 TEST TODAY - Start Chapter 4 - Global Climates and Biomes CHAPTER 4 PART 1 PRESENTATION - CLIMATE CHAPTER 4 PART 2 PRESENTATION - BIOMES CHAPTER 4 PART 3 PRESENTATION - AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS Chapter 4 Notes - Climate Notes Chapter 4 Aquatic Ecosystems Notes Chapter 4 Biome Chart Tuesday 11/10 (E - Day) 3RD AND 8TH LAB - Continue Chapter 4 Wednesday 11/11 (F - Day) NO LABS - Continue Chapter 4 Thursday 11/12 (A - Day) 3RD AND 8TH LAB - Continue Chapter 4 Friday 11/13 (B - Day) 1ST LAB - Continue Chapter 4 WEEK 12 November 16 - 20 - Monday 11/16 - Chapter 4 Biomes - Work on Climate Comparison Tuesday 11/17 - Atmospheric and Oceanic Currents Poster Due today - Continue Chapter 4 Wednesday 11/18 - Continue Chapter 4 Thursday 11/19 - Climate Comparison Due Today - Practice FRQ for Test will be due on Friday and we will be peer grading. Friday 11/20 - CWork on Practice FRQ. We will be grading them today so you do not have all class to finish. WEEK 13 November 23 - 27th - Continue Chapter 4 and Test Out this Week WEEK 14 November 30 - December 4 - Monday 11/30 - Chapter 5 Biodiversity - Some classes finish test Chapter 5 Biodiversity Part 1 Chapter 5 Biodiversity Part 2 (Phylogeny) Chapter 5 Biodiversity Part 3 Tuesday 12/1 - Continue Chapter 5 Wednesday 12/2 - Continue Chapter 5 Thursday 12/3 - Continue Chapter 5 Friday 12/4 - Continue Chapter 5 ANNOUNCEMENT - CHAPTER 5 TEST MONDAY 12/7 WEEK 15 DECEMBER 7 TO 11 - Start Chapter 6 - Population and Community Interactions. Assignments: - Exponential Growth Problems - Logistic Growth Problems - Outline WEEK 16 DECEMBER 14 - 18 Early in Week - Continue Chapter 6, population interactions, competition, predation symbiosis, parasitism - Mark-Recapture Lab - Lincoln Peterson and Schnauble Index - Carrying Capacity Mini-Lab (graph and calculations) WEDNESDAY - LONGWOOD GARDENS TRIP Later in Week - THURSDAY - finish up carrying capacity Friday - 12/18 - hand out chpt. 6 FRQ. This is due on Tuesday 12/22 Announce that the Chapter 6 MC Test will be Take Home. Due on Monday 1/4 - No Excuses!! OUTLINE ALSO DUE! WEEK 17 DECEMBER 21 - 23 Monday 12/21 - Work on FRQ Tuesday 12/22 - Work on FRQ - Due today! Wednesday 12/13 - Work on MC Test WEEK 18 January 4-8th - Monday 1/4 (d-day) 1st lab - Start Chapter 11 Feeding the World (pg 283-290) Tuesday 1/5 (e-day) 3rd/8th lab - Watch Food Inc. - Hand out "Farm Show" permission slip (due on Friday 1/8) -hand out Chapter 11 OUtline - Due day of test. Wednesday 1/6 (f-day)-no labs - Continue Chapter 11 - pg 290 - 300 Thursday 1/7 (a-day) 3rd/8th lab - Continue Chapter 11 - pg 300 - 304/end Friday 1/8(b-day) 1st lab - Continue Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Power Point WEEK 19 January 11-15th - Monday 1/11(c-day) - Finish Chapter 11 Feeding the World - Work on Practice FRQ - Agriculture Calculations ATTENTION!! Chapter 11 FRQ Test Thursday 1/14 and MC Test Friday 1/15 - Hand out Mid-term Review - Hand out Chapter 11 Test Review Tuesday 1/12 (d-day) - PA FARM SHOW - BE AT SCHOOL AT 6:45 - PA FARM SHOW DAY OF PROJECT -PA DETECTIVES - LIST OF PLACES TO VISIT AT FARM SHOW - PA FARM SHOW ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT Wednesday 1/13 (Early Dissmisal) - Work on Food Show Assignment Thursday 1/14 (f-day) Chapter 11 FRQ Test Friday 1/15 (a-day) Chapter 11 MC Test WEEK 20 January 18-22nd - Midterms WEEK 21 January 25-29th - Monday 1/25 SNOW DAY Tuesday 1/26 (F-DAY) - Start Chapter 7 Human Population Chapter 7 Outline Human Population Part 1 Human Population Part 2 Human Population Part 3 Wednesday 1/27 (A-DAY) - Continue Chapter 7 Thursday 1/28 (B-DAY) - Chapter 7 Friday 1/29 (C-DAY) - Chapter 7 WEEK 22 February 1 - 5th Continue chapter 7 Human Populations Thursday 2/4 - Chapter 7 FRQ Test Friday 2/5 - Chapter 7 MC Test WEEK 23 February 8 - 12th - Monday 2/8 Debate Activity Tuesday 2/9 -Continue Debate Activity - Start Chapter 8 Earth Systems - Chapter 8 Notes/outline - Chapter 8 Power Point - Plate Tectonic Video - Sea Floor Spreading Video - Volcano video Wednesday 2/10 - Continue Chapter 8 Thursday 2/11 - Continue Chapter 8 Friday 2/12 - Continue Chapter 8 WEEK 24 February 15 - 19th - Monday 2/15 No School Tuesday 2/16 -Work on Plate Activity Wednesday 2/17 - Rock Cycle ad soils Thursday 2/18 - Soil lab Friday 2/19 - Soil Lab WEEK 25 Continue Chapter 8 Earth systems WEEK 26 Chapter 10 Earth systems WEEK 27 Continue Chapter 10 Earth systems Week 28: March 14-18 Begin "Energy Unit" http://www.switchenergyproject.com/ Note: This is Chapters 12 and 13 in your text. We will be utilizing a different resource, developed by University of Texas Economic Geology professor, Dr. Scott Tinker. Resource page to coincide with notes packet due next week: http://www.switchenergyproject.com/education/energy-lab Excellent fact sheets for each major topic available for download (scroll down page- right side; most fact sheets are 3-4 pages; very informative!!) http://www.switchenergyproject.com/education/curricula Monday, March 14: B Day Watch the movie "Switch" and fill out the packet Tuesday, March 15: C Day TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO SIGN UP FOR THE AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EXAM WITHOUT $50 PENALTY continue the Movie and work on Chapter 12 Outline Switch the Movie; Movie guide distributed in class; Available HERE Wednesday, March 16: D Day (I am Back) Begin work on "Switch the Energy Project Packet" Available HERE Accompanying Website listed above Think about your partner(s); no more than three per group. All nine topics must be taken by a different group in the class. Students will set up in groups of 2-3 and develop a poster and presentation on one of nine major types of energy resources. Poster and presentation parameters to come. Distribute parameters for small group poster presentation regarding one of nine energy types; Topics will be chosen randomly; presentations will begin in one week. Thursday, March 17: E Day Distribute Energy Calculations packet; Discuss energy units and how to setup unit analysis Friday, March 18: F Day Energy Posters/Calculations Energy Presentations and Assessment next week |
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Summer Assignment Quiz is Friday 9/4
WEEK 4 SEPTEMBER 21 - 25 (Presentations, outlines, and handouts) -Macroinvertebrate Slides/ Calculating Biotic Index -Stroud Center Macroinvertebrate Dichotomous Key HERE -Additional "Macros" Key HERE (Color pics in PPT) - Chapter 14 Water Pollution Power Point - Chapter 14 Outline/Notes FALL WATER QUALITY FIELD STUDY DOCUMENTS HERE Water Quality Report Skeleton Document - Tuesday Trip Water Quality Report Skeleton Document - Wednesday Trip Stream Data Sheet - Tuesday Trip Stream Data Sheet - Wednesday Trip Physical Data Sheet HERE Biological Data Sheet HERE (Water Watcher Sheet w ID Key) Bio LaMotte Leaf Pack Method HERE (freq of macros) Chemical Data Sheet HERE pH values and aquatic organism impacts HERE RESOURCES FOR WATER QUALITY REPORT
Brandywine Watershed Study Brandywine PDF USGS Study of Brandywine Creek West Chester University Study of Brandywine Creek Watershed
ATTENTION!!! CHAPTER 3 TEST REVIEW PACKET ANSWERS HERE ATTENTION Chapter 4 Practice Test Chapter 4 Practice Test Answers Chapter 4 Review Packet Current Book Answers Chapter 4 Review Packet New Book Answers Chapter 4 Review of Topics on the Test ATTENTION Chapter 5 Test on Monday Chapter 5 answers to back of chapter MC questions Check Schoology I posted review questions and answers also posted are answers to back of book MC questions and answers to the review packet. ATTENTION!! CHAPTER 6 MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST ATTENTION!! Chapter 11 Agriculture FRQ Test will be Thursday 1/14 Chapter 11 Agriculture MS Test will be Friday 1/15 Chapter 11 Agriculture Test Review with Math and Essays Mid-Term Review Questions |