11/2-11/6           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Quiz on Origin of Life (scientists and their experiments) -Internet Module: From Soup to Cells is due today! -Begin Lab: Evolution of Plants: Form Fits Function   -Work on Pre-lab in pairs   -Discussion about lab background and stations HW Blog Assignment #4 Stuck in Cement!           Please watch this podcast.  The information can help further your understanding of the lab we are working on in class: Evidence of Plant Evolution: Form Fits Function . Write a 2-3 paragraph (6-8 sentences) response to the following task: Your task: You need to find a way to survive with your feet permanently anchored in cement? You Can't:                                                       Hide from predators                              Seek a mate Walk to water or food Change your habitat You Have to: Get necessary nutrients Get water and oxygen Reproduce (your mate may be a mile away) Deal with changes in your environment (i.e. dry, wet, hot, cold, dark, light etc..)
Tuesday	-Work on lab in class HW 1. Portfolio Reflection #2 due on Friday 11/6         2. Stuck in Cement!
Wednesday	-Work on Lab in class HW Portfolio Reflection #2 due on Friday 11/6
Thursday	-Work on Lab in class HW Portfolio Reflection #2 due on Friday 11/6
Friday	-Work on lab during class -Portfolios are due today!

10/26-10/30           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Begin Origins of Life Unit -Swap textbooks -Read pgs 21-23 HW 1. Where Does Life Come From?/Fossil Clues (use pgs 21-23)         2. Quiz on Monday, 11/2
Tuesday	-Set up flask demonstration -Discussion HW Germs From Nowhere (read, highlight, complete questions)
Wednesday	-Notes -Video: Origins of Life -From Soup to Cells (Internet Module) From Soup to Cells Internet Module HW Internet Module due Monday, 11/2
Thursday	-Halloween Assembly -Finish Video: Origins of Life -Work on Internet Module HW Study for Quiz (Know the scientists and their experiments)
Friday	-Creating Coacervates demonstration HW Study for Quiz (Know the scientists and their experiments)         Internet Module is due Monday, 11/2 Happy Halloween!

Can Science Explain the Origin of Life?

What Was the Miller-Urey Experiment?

 

How Did Life Begin?

What is Chemical Evolution?

10/19-10/23           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Go over Food Chains and Food Webs wkst. -Vocabulary Notes -Exploring Symbiosis Game -Study Guide Study Guide HW 1. Symbiosis: Good Buddies Symbiosis: Good Buddies         2. Backyard Succession drawing the stages Backyard Succession
Tuesday	-Exploring Symbiosis Game -Succession -Plot Study outdoors (discuss and take a picture; predict) HW Succession: Equilibrium in Ecosystems Equilibrium in Ecosystems
Wednesday	-Succession Skit HW Study for Test on Friday, 10/23 (Note-taking sheets and study guide on blog)
Thursday	-Review for Test in class HW Study for Test! (use notes, worksheets, and study guide) Study Guide
Friday	-Ecology Test! HW The Demise of the Halloween Pumpkins wkst. (2 sides)

Succession Song

10/12-10/16           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	No School - Columbus Day
Tuesday	-Pond Ecology Lab is due today! -Biodiversity in Nature Activity -Tree Biodiversity Simulation -Record Demise of the Halloween Pumpkins Data (all week) HW Biodiversity in Nature Activity Questions
Wednesday	-Play game outdoors, Oh Deer! -Predator/Prey relationships -Competition: Limiting factors and Carrying Capacity Oh Deer! HW The Lesson of the Kaibab, due Friday 10/15 The Lesson of the Kaibab
Thursday	-Vocabulary Disease Simulator HW The Lesson of the Kaibab, due Friday 10/15
Friday	The Lesson of the Kaibab due today -Discuss food webs and energy flow -Finish game outdoors, Oh Deer! (Analyze results) HW Food Chains and Food Webs worksheet (both sides) Food Webs and Food Chains worksheet

10/5-10/9           Agenda and Assignments

Monday	-Levels of Organization in Nature -Go over HW and collect HW Living Earth Packet (part of it)
Tuesday	-Go Over Levels of Organization in Nature -Pond Ecology Lab (use microscopes to view pond water) HW Living Earth Packet (part of it)
Wednesday	-Go over HW -"The Demise of the Halloween Pumpkins" HW Tropical Rainforests (Read, highlight, and answer questions 1-4)
Thursday	-Go over Tropical Rainforests -"The Demise of the Halloween Pumpkins" HW Pond Ecology questions
Friday	-Pond Ecology Lab HW Pond Ecology Questions