Week 6-7 Goals and Notebook

Our first big Unit Test will be Thursday Oct. 20

Week 6-7 goals.
1. Identify major ecological communities.
2. List and describe key features of major ecological communities.
3. Make data tables and graphs with trend lines.


Week 6-7 Notebook Contents.
1. Duckweed Growth Patterns
2. Hmwk Read 103-107. Answer Q: p.107 2-4,6
3. Biomes Answer Sheet and Unit Review

Week 4-5 Goals and Notebook Contents

Goals: (Friday's quiz will focus on these goals.)
1. Know and correctly use the terms: Trophic Level, Consumer, Producer, Food Web, Niche, Invasive Species, Carrying Capacity Equilibrium, Feedback, Tragedy of the Commons
2. Describe how equilibrium is achieved and give examples of equilibrium in natural systems.
3. Use concepts of feedback and carrying capacity to explain population growth patterns.*
4. Describe multiple types of connections within an ecosystem:*
Food webs, Trophic levels, Predator-prey interactions.

Notebook Contents: (These should be in your notebooks when you turn them in on Friday.)
1. A Study of Population Growth II
2. Biology Notes, Biobottle Observations
3. Food Webs, Populations and Invasive Species
4. HW: read p86-89,112-115,133 answer Q p.115 #1-4
5. Feedback Practice/Week 4-5 Review Worksheet
6. The tragedy of the commons (We'll do this in class on Friday.)

Update to Class Description

This weekend I made a number of changes to the class routines and policies regarding work and grades. The type of work will be the same, but it will no longer be separated into different categories of A level and C level work. This system was difficult for the students to understand, unwieldy for communication, and an extra challenge for me to create.

I encourage you to read the updated links in the right hand column: class description/grading and class routines/how to help your student.