Daily Agenda
2019/2020
Nov 14, 2019
DUE:
(1) Bark Beetle video and lecture with questions: slides 6-11
(2) Bark Beetle Article p. 88-91
IN CLASS:
(1) Bark Beetle video and lecture with questions: slides 6-11
(2) Bark Beetle Article p. 88-91
Nov 12, 2019
DUE:
IN CLASS:
(1) Megafires, Smokey Bear and Dendrochronology quiz
(2) intro to bark beetles: slides 1-3
(3) signs of bark beetle infection: slide 5
(4) Pine beetle evidence photos: In the forest - find 2 pieces of evidence, take pictures and share them with me. Use p. 87 for clues to what to look for.
Nov 8, 2019
DUE:
IN CLASS:
(1) Dendrochronology notes: p. 85
(2) self assessement: slides 20-26 open the form on slide 20, the questions are on slides 21-26. Do corrections on the ones you missed (find out what the right answer is and explain why its right)
(3) study guide (for megafires and smokey bear quiz) p. 86
Homework: study for megafires and smokey bear quiz
Nov 6, 2019
DUE:
IN CLASS:
(1) Review tree cores: slide 14
(2) Trees: Recorders of Climate Change" p. 73-79
(3) "Time and Cycles - Dendrochronology" p. 80-81
Nov 4, 2019
DUE:
IN CLASS:
(1) "Tree Cross-Sections" p. 71 (Also use the link to the tree cross-section analysis encyclopedia) or on slide 8
(2) intro to tree cores and dendrochronology: slides 9-14
Oct 30, 2019
DUE: (1) note tracker p. 69 (2) tree rings simulation: (3) "tree rings and paleoclimate" p.70
IN CLASS:
(1) Notes: Smokey’s legacy and megafires - slides 7-8 w/ note tracker p. 69
(2) Dendrochronology intro: slides 1-5
(2) tree rings simulation p. 70: read the directions on slide 6 and follow the link to the simulation.
(3) "tree rings and paleoclimate" p.70
Oct 24, 2019
DUE: Living Dangerously in the era of Megafires. p. 60. Video link is here or on slide 5, "Smokey's Legacy" p. 61
IN CLASS:
(1) Follow up from Bambi, slides 4, 5
(2) Living Dangerously in the era of Megafires. p. 60. Video link is here or on slide 5
(3) "Smokey's Legacy" p. 61
Oct 22, 2019
DUE: Megafires graph p. 59
IN CLASS:
(1) Finish Megafires graph p. 59
(2) Finish Bambi.
Oct 18, 2019
Oct 15, 2019
DUE:
IN CLASS:
(1) “Inside the Megafire” movie with “Inside the Megafire” movie questions
(2) BuffCreek data entry into the common spreadsheet
Oct 11, 2019
DUE:
IN CLASS:
(1) Intro to Megafires: slides 1-3
(2) Wildfire intensity and frequency graph (forest fires since 1988) P. 59
(3) “Inside the Megafire” movie with “Inside the Megafire” movie questions
Oct 9, 2019
DUE:
IN CLASS:
(1) Density practice
(2) BuffCreek Data Quiz
Oct 7, 2019
DUE: (1) Practice Data Sets III and IV pgs 55,56 (2) self assessment.
IN CLASS:
(1) Practice Data Sets III and IV pgs 55, 56
(2) self assessment. Do corrections on the ones you missed.
Oct 3, 2019
DUE: sample data sets I and II in class
IN CLASS:
(1) Introduce BuffCreek data calculations: slides 1-3
(2) Calculations with sample data sets pgs. 53-54. We did some calculations together. Students finished sample data sets I and II in class.
Oct 1, 2019
DUE:
IN CLASS: BuffCreek Trip
Sept 27, 2019
DUE: "Fire Wars" questions p.48
IN CLASS:
(1) Preview Buffcreek
(2) "Fire Wars" p. 48
Sept 25, 2019
DUE:
IN CLASS:
(1) Preview BuffCreek trip (handout bus and football field assignments) and bio visit 3
(2) "Fire Wars" p. 48
*Don't forget your 3rd bio visit.
Sept 23, 2019
DUE:
IN CLASS:
(1) BuffCreek Dry run field trip
Come to our room after seminar. We'll carpool to the site. Direction on pg. 49
Sept 18, 2019
DUE:
IN CLASS:
(1) BuffCreek Dry run agenda p. 49 / Field Trip Forms / Rides - the dry run field trip is Monday 9/23
(2) Field Practice 3.
*Get your permission slips signed before Monday.
Sept 16, 2019
DUE:
IN CLASS:
(1) BuffCreek Dry run agenda p. 49 / Field Trip Forms / Rides - the dry run field trip is Monday 9/23
(2) Field Practice 3.
*Get your permission slips signed before Monday.
Sept 12, 2019
DUE:
IN CLASS:
(1) Reminders about 2nd freshman visit (today or tomorrow)
(2) Soil Analysis Lab (tests II, III and IV) - p.41
*2nd Freshman visit - methods test I: get the quadrat keys from me or the other teachers.
Sept 10, 2019
DUE:
IN CLASS:
(1) Prep on building quadrats and collecting soil samples.
(2) Field Test II + Field test 1 re-takes and make-ups.
(3) Build your own quadrat and make a key pg 39
(4) collect soil samples from high, low and medium disturbed areas for testing next class.
HOMEWORK: Remember your freshman visits (thursday and friday). Here are your groups and the agenda.
Sept 6, 2019
DUE:
IN CLASS:
(1) Field Practice pgs 36-39
Homework: N/A
Sept 4, 2019
DUE:
IN CLASS:
(1) Succession and Fire Intensity Quiz
(2) Field Methods in Montane Forests notes: examples are in the field guide / workbook on pages 31-36, but we’ll go over them as a class and demonstrate.
(3) Field methods practice (with practice test - in field guide / workbook) + Field test 1 re-takes or make-ups.
What to do if you missed class: (1) field guide / workbook on pages 31-36 (2) Remember your bio visits. Here are your groups, the classes you need to visit and an agenda for what to say while you're there. Don't miss this, its worth a lot of points. (3) plant on taking the test on Friday during seminar.
HOMEWORK: Remember your bio visits. Here are your groups, the classes you need to visit and an agenda for what to say while you're there. Don't miss this, its worth a lot of points.
Aug 30, 2019
DUE: (1) “Wildfire burn severity classification” (2) Fire Intensity and Adaptations lecture notes.
IN CLASS:
(1) Intro to “Fire Intensity and Adaptations in Montane Forests” slides 1-2
(2) “Wildfire burn severity classification” p. 26-27
(3) “Fire Intensity and Adaptations in Montane Forests notes slides 4-12 with lecture notes - p. 28
(4) hand-out field coordinator groups. First visit on the 10th/11th/12th - write info for next visit on the board
(5) Study guide p. 29
Aug 28, 2019
DUE: (1) “ecological succession webquest” (2) Montane forests and ecological succession note tracker.
IN CLASS:
(1) Finish the “ecological succession webquest”. Answer questions on pgs 22-23
(2) succession self-assessment (slide 4)
(3) “Montane forest and ecological succession” notes with Montane forests and ecological succession note tracker.
Aug 26, 2019
DUE: (1) Colorado Ecoregions Lecture questions (2) Botany Quiz Study guide
IN CLASS:
(1) Botany Quiz
(2) Begin determining groups for BuffCreek: from students - free periods/study hall etc. - 3 visits to bio classes (1 introduction, 2 field methods) (3) Colorado Ecoregions Lecture w/ questions
(4) Intro to “montane forests and ecological succession”: slides 1-2 (5) Begin “ecological succession webquest”. Answer questions on pgs 22-23
HOMEWORK:
Aug 22, 2019
IN CLASS:
(1) Field Test
(2) Botany Lecture: slides 51-53 with lecture questions
HOMEWORK: Study for botany quiz
Aug 20, 2019
DUE: Field Guide Plant ID part II
IN CLASS:
(1) conifer high plants: slides 17-47 and add the info to the field guide, samples will be included for each species.
(2) Practice Test in the forest - I’ll use this form to test your knowledge of tree identification - I’ll hand it out to you: you get to use your field guides for the field test 1, so this form has to be separate.
HOMEWORK: study for Field Test I (plant ID)
Aug 16, 2019
DUE: Field Guide Plant ID part I
IN CLASS:
(1) Intro to field collection: slides 9-15.
(2) Collect samples and info on “botany survey”.
(3) Bring back to class and as a class ensure proper i.d.’s. Then enter info into "field guide plant ID".
HOMEWORK: print plant pictures for field guide
Aug 14, 2019
DUE: "Mystery Tree Challenge"
IN CLASS:
(1) Intro to Ecology. Handout field guide workbooks
(2) Intro to "mystery tree challenge" (slides 1-8) - fill out the table on page 7 :use these links - "Mystery Tree Challenge" + "Mystery Trees" finish in class.
HOMEWORK: N/A
2018/2019
Friday
Aug 17, 2018
DUE: N/A
IN CLASS: (1) Intro to Ecology (2) Glue "Leaf Characteristics Tables" and "Field Guide Forms" into notebooks (3) Intro to "mystery tree challenge" (slides 1-8) (4) "Mystery Tree Challenge" + "Mystery Trees"
HOMEWORK: N/A
Tuesday
Aug 21
DUE: "Mystery Tree Challenge" : we will finish it in class today.
IN CLASS: (1) Finish and turn in "Mystery Tree Challenge" (2) Intro to field collection: slides 9-15. (3) Collect samples and info on "field guide forms" for field guide and begin identifying them (3)
HOMEWORK: N/A
Thursday
Aug 23
DUE: N/A
IN CLASS: (1) Use internet to identify the common and scientific names of your plants (2) Begin closer look at the notable plants of Conifer Campus: slides 17-47 - add this information to your field guide.
HOMEWORK: Print color pictures for your field guide
Monday
Aug 27
DUE: N/A
IN CLASS: (1) Finish closer look at notable conifer high plants: slides 17-47 and add the info to the field guide. (2) Practice field test in the forest.
HOMEWORK: N/A
Wednesday
Aug 29
DUE:
IN CLASS: (1) Field Test (2) Botany Lecture: slides 48-50 (3) Study Guide
HOMEWORK: Study for botany quiz
Friday Aug 31
DUE: (1) Field Guides (2) colorado ecoregions map : Laptops. Write down what does each ecoregion have that the others don’t? In other words: identify some unique characteristics (abiotic factors) of each ecoregion.
IN CLASS: (1) Botany Quiz (2) Begin determining groups for BuffCreek: from students - free periods/study hall etc. - 3 visits to bio classes (1 introduction, 2 field methods) (3) Begin ecoregions with colorado ecoregions map : Laptops. Write down what does each ecoregion have that the others don’t? In other words: identify some unique characteristics (abiotic factors) of each ecoregion.
HOMEWORK: N/A
Wednesday Sept 5
DUE: colorado ecoregions synthesis tracker.
IN CLASS: (1) Quiz retakes, makeups / Potential bio class visits. (2) "introduction to colorado rockies ecoregions." with colorado ecoregions synthesis tracker. (3) Intro to Field Sampling Techniques in Montane Forests (slides 1-8) (4) Notes in field notebook on sampling techniques slides 10-14 a) stems per acre - slide 11 b) Relative abundance of tree species - slide 12 c) % cover d) Species richness.
HOMEWORK: Field Test 1 retakes/makeups next class
Friday Sept 7
DUE: N/A
IN CLASS: (1) Notes in field notebook on sampling techniques slides 10-14 a) stems per acre - slide 11 b) Relative abundance of tree species - slide 12 c) % cover slide 14 d) Species richness slide 13. / Field Test 1 retakes/makeups.
HOMEWORK: N/A
Tuesday Sept 11
DUE: N/A
IN CLASS: (1) Hand out bio groups - what to say during your visit (2) Intro to succession (3) ecological succession webquest (4) ecological succession notes with synthesis tracker
HOMEWORK: N/A
Thursday Sept 13
DUE: notebooks with field practice data
IN CLASS: (1) field practice/ Field Test 1 retakes/makeups. (2) turn in your notebooks.
HOMEWORK: N/A
Monday
Sept 17
DUE: N/A
IN CLASS: (1) Introduction to fire severity: read over "wildfire burn severity classification", then look at pictures of fires on the internet to determine the severity. (2) Field test II practice.
HOMEWORK: Study for Field Test II
Wendesday
Sept 19
DUE: N/A
IN CLASS: (1) Fire Intensity Notes with fire intensity synthesis tracker (2) Field Test II
HOMEWORK: Study for Succession and Fire Intensity Quiz - next class
Friday
Sept 21
DUE: N/A
IN CLASS: (1) Succession and Fire Intensity Quiz (2) Go over Field Test II - results and corrections if applicable (3) Buffalo Creek Dry Run agenda and rides.
HOMEWORK: Remember to meet in our classroom after seminar next class
Tuesday
Sept 25
Friday
Oct 5
DUE: N/A
IN CLASS: Buffalo Creek Sampling Trip
HOMEWORK: N/A
Tuesday
Oct 9
DUE: N/A
IN CLASS: (1) Sampling trip surveys (2) Finish "Fire Wars" packet.
HOMEWORK: N/A
Thursday
Oct 11
DUE: N/A
IN CLASS:
HOMEWORK: N/A
Monday
Oct 15
Wednesday
Oct 17
DUE: N/A
IN CLASS: (1) Buffalo Creek data analysis: slides 2-4 then do the self assessment: stems/acre self-assessment + corrections (2) relative abundance of tree species calculations
HOMEWORK:
Friday
Oct 19
DUE: N/A
IN CLASS: (1) Buffalo Creek data analysis: slides 5-7. Then do the self assessment: BuffCreek data self-assessment + corrections (2) BuffCreek Data common document calculations
HOMEWORK:
Tuesday
Oct 23
DUE: N/A
IN CLASS: (1) BuffCreek data quiz (2) BuffCreek Data common document calculations and graphs (see examples here)
HOMEWORK: N/A
Thursday
Oct 25
DUE: Freshman Visits
IN CLASS: (1) Fire Intensity and Frequency graph: follow link an directions on slide #4
HOMEWORK: N/A
Monday
Oct 29
DUE: (1) TED talk notes (2) Smokey's legacy
IN CLASS: (1) Smokey Bear Effect with TED talk: slides 7- 9 (2) Smokey's legacy: slide 10
HOMEWORK: N/A
Wednesday
Oct 31
DUE: (1) tree rings simulation (2) "tree rings and paleoclimate"
IN CLASS: (1) dendrochronology intro: slides 1-5 (2) tree rings simulation: read the directions on slide 6 and follow the link to the simulation. (3) "tree rings and paleoclimate"
HOMEWORK: N/A
Friday
Nov 2
DUE: (1) Trees: Recorders of Climate Change" pgs 5-8 only
IN CLASS: (1) prelude to dendrochronology: slides 9-10 (2) Trees: Recorders of Climate Change" pgs 5-8 only (3) "Tree Cross-Sections"
HOMEWORK: N/A
Tuesday
Nov 6
DUE: (1) "Tree Cross-Sections" (2) "Time and Cycles - Dendrochronology"
IN CLASS: (1) "Tree Cross-Sections" (2) "Time and Cycles - Dendrochronology" (3) Dendrochronology Notes: slides 16-19 and self-assessment: slides 20-27
HOMEWORK: Megafires, Smokey Bear and Dendrochronology Quiz
Thursday
Nov 8
DUE: (1) Quiz (2) Bark beetle article and questions - see video links at the end of the text the answer the questions.
IN CLASS: (1) Megafires, Smokey Bear and Dendrochronology Quiz (2) Bark beetle article and questions - see video links at the end of the text then answer the questions.
HOMEWORK: N/A
Monday
Nov 12
DUE: N/A
IN CLASS: (1) Intro to climate change: slides (2) "Unearthing Ancient Climate Change" part I: students put together presentations in groups - by choosing one of the topics in "unearthing ancient climate change": watch the video and do the activity, then put together a short presentation to give to the class. They will be presented next time.
HOMEWORK: N/A
Wednesday
Nov 14
DUE: (1) "Unearthing Ancient Climate Change": presentations and questions
IN CLASS: (1) "Unearthing Ancient Climate Change" presentations + Questions: the questions are on the document and can only be answered after you see all of the presentations. (2) Climate Change Notes w/ synthesis tracker.
HOMEWORK: N/A
Friday
Nov 16
DUE: (1) climate change lecture questions (2)
IN CLASS: (1) Climate change lecture and questions (2) Chasing ice: 1st 30 min. with questions.
HOMEWORK: N/A
Tuesday
Nov 27
DUE: (1) chasing ice questions
IN CLASS: (1) "Finish Chasing Ice" with questions (2) Evidence for bark beetle infestation in Conifer forest
HOMEWORK: N/A
Thursday
Nov 29
DUE: (1) Bark beetle lecture with questions
IN CLASS: (1) Bark beetle lecture with questions (2) quiz review: bark beetles and climate change
HOMEWORK: study for climate change quiz
Monday
Dec 3
DUE: N/A
IN CLASS: (1) Climate change and Bark Beetle quiz (2) Intro to fire chemistry: slide (3) Fire chemistry lab
HOMEWORK:
Wednesday
Dec 5
DUE: "Defensible space table"
IN CLASS: (1) Fire Chemistry Notes: slides 1-12 and lecture questions (2) "Defensible space table" with Colorado State Forest Service's "protecting your home from wildfire"
HOMEWORK:
Friday
Dec 7
DUE: N/A
IN CLASS: (1) Fire Chemistry Notes: slides 9-13 and Lecture Questions (2) Build your own sling psychrometer
HOMEWORK:
Tuesday
Dec 11
DUE: "fuel analysis"
IN CLASS: (1) Review fuel moisture and time lag: slides 10-13 (2) re-build sling psychrometers (3) "fuel analysis" in the forest.
HOMEWORK:
Thursday
Dec 13
DUE: "Conifer high defensible space assessment"
IN CLASS: (1) "Conifer high defensible space assessment"
HOMEWORK:
Monday
Dec 17
DUE: N/A
IN CLASS: (1) Fire Ecology Final Study Guide - due Wednesday.
HOMEWORK: finish the study guide
Wednesday
Dec 19