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IMPORTANT DATES
Current Events: due dates (posted by 11:59 p.m. on day due to avoid a late penalty)
. A-day B-day
Friday, 6 November Friday, 23 October
Friday, 13 November Friday, 30 October
Friday, 4 December Friday, 20 November
Friday, 15 January Friday, 8 January
Thursday, 3 December, 3:30 pm - Science Club mtg in F114 Please come if you are interested in the various aspects of science.
Thursday, 10 December, 3:30 - 4:50 pm - Environmental Club mtg in F214 Curriculum support of APES and standard Environmental Science.
Friday, 15 January, 11:59 pm - Grade Recovery DUE First quarter grade recovery (attached below) must be completed and submitted no later than this date and time. |
AGENDA
NOTE: Items marked with an astrik (*) have optional retakes available. Students must complete the test assessment form (if applicable) and the goal sheet (signed and returned) to be eligible for a retake. All retakes will be given by appointment before or after school and must be completed within two weeks of return of the assessment. Only improvements will be recorded.
Vocabulary Quizzes may be corrected for half-credit for each missed item. Correction includes the definition written out, either on a separate sheet of paper or on the back of the quiz. Click to go to the ARCHIVE
Day 24: 29 October - 30 October
ENGAGE: Battle at Kruger
EXPLAIN: notes on Ecological Concepts, Natural Selection and Evolution, and Organisms Interactions
HW: mini-research paper/essay (1-2 pages, double spaced) on predator-prey interactions - be certain to site all your sources (minimum of two)
HW: Chp 5 notes DUE by Monday, 11/9 (B-day) or Tuesday, 11/10 (A-day)
B-day Current Event DUE by 11:59 pm on Friday, 10/30 Day 25: 02 November - 03 November
EXPLORE: Predator-Prey lab activity (outside)
Day 26: 04 November - 05 November
EXPLORE: Analysis of pred-prey data
Day 27: 06 November (B-day moved to 11/20)
EXTEND: Planet Earth: Great Plains DVD w/ questions
EXTEND: Great Plains - Case Study reading
A-day Current Event DUE by 11:59 pm on Friday, 11/06 Day 28: 09 November - 10 November
EXPLORE: Predator-Prey: Prey Density (outside)
Day 29: 12 November - 13 November
TBD
A-day Current Event DUE by 11:59 pm on Friday, 11/13
Day 30: 16 November - 17 November
EXPLORE: Predator-Prey: Camouflage
Day 31: 18 November - 19 November
EVALUTE: Vocabulary Quiz corrections
EXPLAIN: Energy Flow, Trophic Levels, and Energy Pyramids wksts
Day 27: 20 November
EXTEND: Planet Earth: Great Plains DVD w/ questions
EXTEND: Great Plains - Case Study reading
B-day Current Event DUE by 11:59 pm on Friday, 11/20
Day 32: 23 November - 24 November
EXPLORE: Demise of the Halloween Pumpkin (questions attached below)
EXPLORE: Predator-Prey: Competition
HW: Pumpkins questions and summary DUE next class (M or T, 11/30 or 12/1)
Day 33: 30 November - 01 December
EVALUTE: Practice MidTerm Exam
EXPLORE: Data from Predator-Prey lab
HW: Kinds of Ecosystems and Communities (Chp 6) notes (DUE 12/4-12/7)
Day 34: 02 December - 03 December
EXPLAIN: How to write a scientific paper
EXPLAIN: Predatory-Prey Materials & Methods
Day 35: 04 December - 07 December
DUE: Chp 6 notes
A-day Current Event DUE by 11:59 pm on Friday, 12/4 |