BIOLOGY: SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS
Tuesday, Dec. 1 - Friday, Dec. 4, 2015
Lesson 2.01 -Sustainability -The spheres of Earth -What is an ecosystem? Lesson 2.02 -Review of ecosystem terminology -Introduction to energy flow in ecosystems Monday, Dec. 7 - Friday, Dec. 11, 2015 Lesson 2.03 -Recap of Energy Flow in ecosystems (game + review terminology from glossary) |
Lesson 2.01 HW -Work on Chemistry Culminating Task -Ecosystems Glossary Lesson 2.02 HW -Complete Chemistry Culminating Task -Ecosystems Glossary Lesson 2.03 HW -Complete Food chains worksheets |
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-Food Chains and food webs
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Lesson 2.04 -Creating food webs Lesson 2.05 -Gizmo: Food chains Monday, Dec. 14 - Friday, Dec. 18 Lesson 2.06 -Food pyramids Lesson 2.07 -Introduction to Predator-Prey Relationships |
Lesson 2.04 HW -night off!!! -NEXT CLASS GO TO RM. 302 Lesson 2.05 HW -Complete Gizmo questions Lesson 2.06 HW -Food pyramids graphing assignment Lesson 2.07 HW -Have a safe and happy holiday!!! |
Monday, Jan. 4 - Friday, Jan. 8 Lesson 2.08 -Relationships in populations -Predator-Prey graphs |
Lesson 2.08 HW -Complete Predator-Prey graph + accompanying questions **QUIZ on food webs and ecological pyramids on Friday, Jan. 8** |
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Lesson 2.09 -Discuss predator-prey graphs -Cycling of matter in ecosystems (circuit activity) Lesson 2.10 -Food Web Quiz -Cycling of matter follow-up Monday, Jan. 11 - Friday, Jan. 15 Lesson 2.11 (Rm. 302) -What is biodiversity? -biodiversity 'placemat' -categories of at-risk species -Activity: Species at Risk in Ontario Lesson 2.12 -Species at Risk Continued... -Assign Biology Culminating Task -Pesticides |
Lesson 2.09 HW -Prepare for food web/ecological pyramid quiz (next class) Lesson 2.10 HW -Article: Deformed Frogs Rattle Experts *GO TO RM. 302 NEXT CLASS* Lesson 2.11 HW -Bill Nye video: Biodiversity (watch video and answer questions provided) Lesson 2.12 HW -Select topic for Biology Culminating Task **BIOLOGY CULMINATING TASK DUE THURSDAY, JAN. 28** -Jot notes on Pesticide reading |
Monday, Jan. 18 - Friday, Jan. 22 Lesson 2.13 -Pesticides mind-map -Causes for at-risk species (habitat loss, pollution, introducing non-native species) Lesson 2.14 -Work period on Biology culminating task Lesson 2.15 -Test review Monday, Jan. 25 - Friday, Jan. 29 Lesson 2.16 -Biology Unit Test Lesson 2.17 -Wanted/Missing Posters Gallery Walk |
Lesson 2.13 HW -Complete text work on habitat loss etc. -Choose topic for Biology Culminating Task **DUE THURSDAY, JAN. 28** **BIOLOGY UNIT TEST: TUESDAY, JAN. 26** -bring research material or tablet/laptop for work period next class Lesson 2.14 HW -Continue work on culminating task -begin test review Lesson 2.15 HW -Continue work on culminating task -continue with test review Lesson 2.16 HW -Complete culminating task Lesson 2.17 HW -See PHYSICS |