Week 14: Ecology and Environmental Issues - May 12 - 16

Goals:
1. Define equilibrium and give examples of dynamic equilibrium in natural systems.
2. Describe why natural systems are normally resilient and in dynamic equilibrium
3. Explain what the 10% rule means in describing energy in ecosystems.
4. Describe how water, carbon and nitrogen cycle in ecosystems.

Activities:
Monday: Finish the Film: The Universe Within from the last unit
Tuesday: Reading and Questions about equilibrium in natural systems. Start Posters. Homework: Answer questions on handout.
Wednesday: Finish and share posters. Start Fishbanks game. Homework: Readsection 4.1. Answer questions 1-4 on p. 84
Friday: Continue Fishbanks Game. Homework: Read sections 4.2 and 4.3 and answer questions 1,2 on p. 89 and 1-4 on p. 93

Notebook:
1. The Universe Within
2. Natural Systems Constantly Aim for Equilibrium reading and Questions
3. p 84 Q1-4
4. p 89, 1-2 and p. 93, 1-4

Week 12 and 13 Updated- April 28 - May 9

Diversity of Life Unit Test Next Week on Wednesday

Goals:
1. Know important groups and characteristics of Arthropods, Fish, Amphibians, and Mammals.
2. Describe important systems and features of Frogs.

Activities:
Monday(4/28): Arthropod Presentation. Homework - finish Arthropod worksheet. Skim Ch. 29
Tuesday: Presentations on Fish and Amphibians. Homework - Finish Worksheet. Skim Ch. 30
Wednesday: Presentation on Mammals. Start Biolab Frog. Simulated Frog Dissection. Homework Mammals Worksheet and skim Ch. 32.
Friday: Continue Biolab Frog.
Monday (5/5): Make up and extra credit presentations and review. Homework Study and complete note sheet for test
Tuesday: Review
Wednesday: Test and Start Film (Turn in Notebooks)
Friday: Finish Film (Substitute while I'm on a Field Trip with Physics.)
Fr

Notebook:
1. Arthropod Worksheet
2. Arthropod Homework
3. Fish/amphibian worksheet
4. Fish/amphibian homework
5. Mammal worksheet
6. Mammal homework
7 Biolab Frog worksheets.
8. Diveristy of Life Unit Review

Week 11 - Invertebrates: April 21-25

Goals:

1. What are defining characteristics of animals as a group?
2. What are major body systems of animals?
3. What are four categories of simple invertebrates? Give examples and characteristics.
4. List common characteristics of simple invertebrates

Activities:

Monday: I was sick. Read 623-631 Answer Questions p.626, 1-4 and p. 631, 1-5

Tuesday: Invertebrate Presentation. Homework: Complete worksheet.

Thursday: Earthworm disection.

Friday: Intro to Animals Presentation. Quiz.

Notebook Contents:

1.Bookwork p.626 1-4, p. 631 1-5

2. Invertebrate Notes

3. Invertebrate Homework

4. Earthworm Anatomy

5. Introduction to Animals Notes.

Weeks 9 and 10 April 7 - 18

Goals:
Goals will vary slightly from class to class as the student presentaions will be slightly different. They will stick closely to the three chapters covered.

Activities:
Monday: Student Presentations on Bacteria and Virus (Ch. 20) Finish Follow-up questions as homework.
Tuesday: Student Presentations on Protists (Ch. 21) Finish Follow-up questions as homework.
Wednesday: Protist Lab

Monday: Student Presentations on Plant Diversity (Ch. 23) Finish Follow-up questions as homework.
Tuesday: Teacher lecture on other plant features.
Wednesday: Plant Lab and Review
Friday: Quiz

Notebook:
1. Ch 20 Notes
2. Ch 20 Questions
3. Ch 21 Notes
4. Ch 21 Questions
5. Protist Lab
6. Ch 23 Notes
7. Ch 23 Questions
8. Plant Lab

Week 8 March 31 - April 4

Goals (continued from last Wednesday)
1. Know how the modern Linnaean system of classification is structured.
2. Know the major domainsa nd kingdoms of the system.
3. Describe important characteristics fo the the major domains and kingdoms.
4. Know how a dichotomous key is used and structured.

Monday (3/31): Work day - Students work to understand their unit and prepare a powerpoint presentation, a note sheet and a series of questions about it. The amount of homework will vary group by group, but most material is due by Friday.
Tuesday (4/1): Work Day
Wednesday: Making a dichotomous key lab, and some work time
Friday: Review, quiz and work time

Notebook
1. Diversity of Life Handout
2. Chapter 18 - Classification
3. Dichotomous Key Lab

Also due on Friday
Power Point Presentation.
Notesheet for presentation
Set of Questions about Presentation.



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Week 6 and 7: March 10-18 (History of Life on Earth)

Important Upcoming Event: Evolution Unit Test on Tuesday March 18

Back to this week:
Goals:
1. Describe scientific theories about how the molecules necessary for life and the first cells developed.
2. Identify and place in chronological order major evolutionary developments during the Precambrian era, including prokaryotes, the atmosphere and simple eukaryotes.
3. Identify and place in order the dominant organisms during the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras.

Activities:
Monday: View Origins video. List main ideas. Homework: Read 447-449 and 454-460. Answer questions: 1-3 on p449 and 1-4, 6 on p459
Tuesday: Start group project on Evolutionary Timelines.
Wednesday: Finish Timelines and Video.

Monday: Review for Test
Tuesday: Unit Test

Notebook Contents
1. Video main ideas
2. Book Questions: 1-3 on p449 and 1-4, 6 on p459
3. Review Materials

I have made an extra credit assignment available. It will be due Monday the 17th.

Week 5: March 3 - 7 (Human Evolution)

Goals:
1. Define phylogeny and phylogenetic tree
2. Describe hominid phylogeny
3. Describe evolutionary changes in hominids

Activities:
Monday: Go over returned work. Overview of evolutionary history of life. Much use of the site: http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html. Homework: Read p 638-644. Answer questions on p. 644: Q 1-5.
Tuesday: Lecture on human evoltion
Wednesday: Skull lab. Finish as homework
Friday: Finish skull lab, quiz and notebook

Notebook Contents
1. Notes
2. p. 644 Q 1-5
3. Skull Lab answer sheet