10/3-10/7           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Pond Water Ecology Lab Virtual Microscope -Portfolio Reflection #1, due on Friday, 10/7 Portfolio Reflection # 1 HW 1. Finish Lab Questions         2. Portfolio Reflection
Tuesday	-Collect Pond Water Ecology Lab -Vocabulary HW 1. Vocabulary Menu for Symbiosis, Mutualism, Commensalism, and Parasitism         2. Portfolio Reflection
Wednesday	-Oh Deer! Game outdoors HW 1. Game Reflection and graph         2. Portfolio Reflection Oh Deer! Data, graph, and reflection  (neatness and spelling count) Graph should include labels and a title that expresses what the MAIN IDEA of the graph is about. Reflection should be about a paragraph (5-7 full, good sentences) and should include vocabulary terms: Population, Carrying capacity, Limiting factors, Competition, and Ecosystem. Please address the following questions in your reflection: Describe how and why the population of deer changed (Cause and Effect relationships). Why does competition between individuals of the same species tend to be greater than competition between individuals of different species? How does carrying capacity influence the number of organisms in an ecosystem? Why does the supply of food and water in an ecosystem usually affect population size more than other limiting factors? D Block Data (Graph in order) Limiting Factors   C Block Data (Graph in order) Limiting Factors A Block Data (Graph in order) Limiting Factors B Block Data (Graph in order) Limiting Factors Graph - Here is how to set up the graph:
Thursday	-Symbiosis Project -Collect Oh Deer! Reflection and graph HW 1. Symbiosis Project - Due on Wednesday, 10/12         2. Portfolio Reflection         3. Symbiosis worksheet (2 sides) ****Carve Pumpkin after school
Friday	-The Demise of the Halloween Pumpkin (begin long-term observation activity) -Work on Symbiosis project in class HW Symbiosis Project - Due on Wednesday, 10/12 Sample projects

7 Horrifying Parasites