10/29-11/2           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Pumpkin Notes -Go Over Symbiosis Wkst. -Notes on Symbiosis and Food Webs -Niche Activity Niche Partitioning -Symbiosis Activity HW Newsela article: Do Plants Feel Pain?  Read article and answer 2 questions.
Tuesday	-Pumpkin Notes -Symbiosis -Interactions in Nature Cartoon Project - Due on Fri. 11/2 HW Work on Project
Wednesday	-Pumpkin Notes -Halloween Activities: -Dry Ice and Carbon Cycle -The Demise of the Halloween Pumpkins HW Finish Demise of the Halloween Pumpkin
Thursday	-Biodiversity -Biodiversity Activity and Tree Activity Measuring Biodiversity Using Beans as a Model HW Finish lab questions
Friday	-Food Webs and Food Chains -Energy transfers in ecosystems -Calorimeter -10% Rule -The Food Web Game! HW

10/22-10/26           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Go over notes for Chapter 1.2, Populations, pgs. 12-19 Ecology -Begin Population Station Activity (stations 1-4) HW None
Tuesday	-Finish Population Station Activity HW 1. Complete all questions and assignments for Station Activity         2. Wear sneakers and coat for outdoor activity tomorrow
Wednesday	-Oh Deer!  Outdoor activity about limiting factors and populations -Gather data HW Oh Deer! Complete graph and reflection questions
Thursday	-Notes Chapter 1.3 , Interactions Within Communities, pgs. 20-24 Ecology -Symbiosis and Feeding relationships HW Finish Population Station Activity - Due Friday, 10/26
Friday	-Symbiosis game -Finish Notes HW Good Buddies wkst. (2 sides) - 1. C, P, M 2. Definition, example, and sketch of relationship

10/15-10/19           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Pumpkin data -Tree Data Lab -Measuring circumference of our tree -Estimating carbon storage in trees Carbon storage Exponent Calculator HW 1. Quiz on Abiotic Factors on Friday, 10/19         2. Bring in a leaf from your yard or nearby in your neighborhood (take a picture of your tree)
Tuesday	-Pumpkin data -Identify our leaves -Finish Tree Data Lab - http://www.carbonindependent.org/ HW On Classroom - Newsela article: Understanding Tropical Deforestation.  Write 1 paragraph describing at least 3 negative effects/impacts.
Wednesday	-Pumpkin data -Populations and communities -Top-down web, Chapter 1 Ecology -Notes -Population Station Activity -Limiting Factors and carrying capacity -Finish Population Station Activity HW On Classroom: The Benefits of Trees
Thursday	-Limiting Factors and carrying capacity -Finish Population Station Activity HW
Friday	-Oh Deer! -Collect data -Graph data -Quiz on Abiotic Factors

Trunk Diameter: Learn how to measure a tree

10/8-10/12           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	No School
Tuesday	-pH Lab is due -Pumpkin data -Notes on Nutrient Cycles and Cycles in Nature HW Write a paragraph or two summarizing the Brine Shrimp Experiment (Please submit via Classroom)
Wednesday	-Pumpkin data -Nitrogen Cycle Activity: Traveling Nitrogen Game -Hand out Ecology Textbooks -Pass back assignments and set up science portfolio HW Traveling Nitrogen Game Questions 1-6b
Thursday	-Push Ups!   -Pumpkin data -Carbon Cycle Activity: Carbon Pathway Stations HW Carbon Cycle Questions 1-10
Friday	-Pumpkin data -Tree data activity (outdoors) -How much carbon is in a tree? HW None (unless you owe make-up work or need to finish Tree Data activity) Hug a Tree!

The Nitrogen Cycle

The Phosphorus Cycle

The Carbon Cycle

Carbon Sequestration by trees

10/1-10/5           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Observe Brine Shrimp cultures and record data -Observe Pond water, Pond Water Lab HW Work on Pond Water Lab - Read lab and have for tomorrow
Tuesday	-Finish Pond Water Lab -Levels of Organization in Nature -Hand out Ecology Textbooks -Scale of the Universe 2 http://scaleofuniverse.com/ HW Complete Pond Water Lab and all questions (use color in sketches)
Wednesday	-Levels of Organization in Nature -Begin our study of: The Demise of the Halloween Pumpkins! HW Complete Levels of Organization
Thursday	-Vocabulary and Menu items, tape menu into notebook -Cycles in Nature notes and vocabulary -Push-ups! -pH -tape pH scale into Notebook HW Read Newsela article (in classroom) and respond to prompt:   Observe: Examine the images in the article. What are three important details you observe in the images in the article? Elaborate by explaining why these details are important using evidence from the article to support your thinking.
Friday	-pH Lab HW Complete the pH Lab questions

The Importance of pH in Every day Life