Week 9
October 13 - 17, 2014

Learning Goals: Examine reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone. Investigate abiotic and biotic factors, food webs, and interactions within a biome. 

 

Monday - Begin video Wolves, a Legend Returns to Yellowstone

HW:  biome project

Tuesday - Present biome projects

HW: none 

Wednesday - Complete presentations and wolves video

HW: research for Yellowstone wolves essay

Thursday - ER 5-8 No Class

END OF QUARTER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16

Friday - Teacher Work Day - No Class

EXTRA CREDIT: 10 lab points for first two emails with correct answer
how many teeth does an adult grey wolf have and what is the biting pressure of an adult grey wolf in pounds per square inch?

Week 8
October 6- 10, 2014

Learning Goals: Examine and model the relationship of predators and their prey.Explain why predators are important part of balanced ecosystem. Examine reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone.



Monday - Predator-prey relationships ppt ; Hare and lynx populations graphing activity  
HW: complete activity ?s

Tuesday - Part 2 of Predator-prey lab

HW: lab due 10/9

Wednesday - Begin video Wolves, a Legend Returns to Yellowstone

HW: lab due 10/9

Thursday - Work on wolf research or biome project

HW: biome project due 10/14

Friday - Teacher Convention - No School

Week 7
September 29 - October 3, 2014

Learning Goals: Investigate abiotic and biotic factors, food webs, and interactions within a biome. Examine and model the relationship of predators and their prey.

Monday - Take population count of duckweed; Complete food web activity

HW: duckweed lab due 10/6

Tuesday - Biomes and species interactions; Introduce biome project and work on research

HW: research

Wednesday - Take final count of duckweed; Field trip to Seno Environmental Center

HW: duckweed lab due 10/6

Thursday - Part 1 Predator-prey lab

HW: none

Friday - Work on biome project

HW: project due 10/14

EXTRA CREDIT:  10pts into lab grade for first 2 emails with correct answser
Name the predator that wields the fastest punch in the animal kingdom‚ its clubbed arms reach speeds of 50 mph.

Week 6
9/22 - 26, 2014

Learning Goals: Explain relationships between limiting factors and population size. Describe methods of estimating population size. Describe how energy moves through an ecosystem. 

 

Monday - Take population count of duckweed; Limiting factors - density dependent/independent

HW: Lake Winnipeg limiting factors

Tuesday - Prep for Counting Toadstools lab; Complete Estimating population size lab

HW: estimating pop size lab ?s

Wednesday - Complete Counting Toadstools lab

HW: counting toadstools lab write-up due 9/26

Thursday - Food chains and webs ppt

HW: food web wksht

Friday - Take population count of duckweed; Energy flow lab

HW: lab questions 

NOTE: Field Trip Form and Money Due 9/26
Field Trip to Seno Environmental Center is Wednesday, October 1st - Bring a Sack Lunch.

Week 5

Spirit Week 9/15-19, 2014

Learning goals: Explain relationships between limiting factors and population size. Describe methods of estimating population size.



Monday - Set up population growth and carrying capacity lab
HW: law chart

Tuesday - Population growth ppt
HW: lesson of kaibab graph, law chart

Wednesday - No Class

Thursday - Environmental law quiz; Make duckweed observations; Limiting factors ppt

HW:Lake Winnipeg wksht

Friday - Begin Estimating population size lab

HW: lab questions

Week 4
9/8-9/12, 2014

Learning goals: Describe history of US environmental policy and some major environmental laws. Discuss different approaches to environmental policy. Describe levels of ecological organization.



Monday - Discuss history US environmental policy ?s; International environmental policy ppt
HW: environmental policy ?s

Tuesday - Introduce enviornmental legislation project; Research law; prepare 2-3 slide ppt

HW: what’s happening project

Wednesday - Review for test; Work on enviromental law spread sheet

HW: study

Thursday - Ecological levels organization; Abiotic and biotic observations

NOTE: we are going outside - dress appropriately - cooling down! - have a light jacket, hoodie, fleece

HW: study

Friday - Sustainability Unit Test

HW: complete law spread sheet

Week 3
9/1 - 9/5

Learning goals: Describe history of US environmental policy and some major environmental laws. Discuss different approaches to environmental policy.



Monday - No School Labor Day

Tuesday - Present environmentalist biographies
HW: video project 9/4 and topic for what’s happening

Wednesday - History of US environmental policy ppt

HW: questions due 9/5

Thursday - Watch World of 7 Billion videos; International environmental movement ppt

HW: questions due 9/5

Friday - Introduce enviornmental legislation project

HW: law ppt