Unit 3 - Populations
Timeline (per College Board): 8 block periods - 10-15% AP Exam Weighting
Timing Document (Planning Document for Mr. Higgins)
AP Central Videos: A single point is assigned for each video (Lab & Classwork category). Students earn this point if they have watched the videos at 80% completion before the review presentation.
It is an expectation that students take their own notes before Mr. Higgins presents his slides.
'She Cartoons' Daily Video packets are only available as prints in person due to copyright.
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Lab - Mark and Recapture Beans Lincoln-Petersen
Topic - 3.1 Generalist and Specialist Species
Textbook Reference - Module 17
AP Classroom Videos - 3.1 Generalist and Specialist Species (Daily Video 1)
Review Slides - 3.1 Generalist and Specialist Species
Topic - 3.2 K-Selected r-Selected Species
Textbook Reference - Module 19
AP Classroom Videos - 3.2 K-Selected r-Selected Species (Daily Video 1), and 3.2 K-Selected r-Selected Species (Daily Video 2
Review Slides - 3.2 K-Selected r-Selected Species
How Wolves Change Rivers (5 Minutes) )
Topic - 3.3 Survivorship Curves
Textbook Reference - Module 19
AP Classroom Videos - 3.3 Survivorship Curves (Daily Video 1)
Review Slides - 3.3 Survivorship Curves
Lab - AP Central Lab #5 - An Investigation of Human Population Ecology: Cemetery Demographics
Primary (Secondary) Topic(s): 3.3 Survivorship Curves, & 3.9 Demographic Transition (3.7 Total Fertility Rate)
Part 1: Pre-Lab Questions (30 Minutes)
Part 2: Data Collection (45 Minutes) - Virtual data
Part 3: Graphing (30 Minutes)
Part 4: Analysis Questions (45 Minutes)
Part 5: Discussion and Conclusion (30 Minutes)
Lab - Bubble Survivor-ship Curves Lab
Part 1: Pre-read Lab [Homework]
Part 2: Bubbles! Population 1 [30 Minutes]
Part 3: Bubbles! Population 2 [30 Minutes]
Part 4: Bubbles! Population 3 [30 Minutes]
Part 5: Completing the Math / Discussion [30 Minutes]
Part 6: Analysis Questions [Homework]
Done on a seperate piece of paper.
Topic - 3.4 Carrying Capacity
Textbook Reference - Module 18
AP Classroom Videos - 3.4 Carrying Capacity (Daily Video 1)
Review Slides - 3.4 Carrying Capacity
Topic - 3.5 Population Growth and Resource Availability
Textbook Reference - Module 22
AP Classroom Videos - 3.5 Population Growth and Resource Availability (Daily Video 1)
Review Slides - 3.5 Population Growth and Resource Availability
Activity - Invasive Species Wanted Poster
Part 1: Assign / Research / Setup [45 Minutes]
Part 2: Completion [45 Minutes]
Part 3: Presentation [45 Minutes]
Each student has 2 minutes!
Topic - 3.6 Age Structure Diagrams
Textbook Reference - Module 22
AP Classroom Videos - 3.6 Age Structure Diagrams (Daily Video 1), and 3.6 Age Structure Diagrams (Daily Video 2)
Review Slides - 3.6 Age Structure Diagrams
Activity - Analyzing Population Pyramids
Activity - The World Reshaped (Article)
Topic - 3.7 Total Fertility Rate
Textbook Reference - Module 22, and Module 31
AP Classroom Videos - 3.7 Total Fertility Rate (Daily Video 1)
Review Slides - 3.7 Total Fertility Rate
Topic - 3.8 Human Population Dynamics
Textbook Reference - Chapter 7
AP Classroom Videos - 3.8 Human Population Dynamics (Daily Video 1), 3.8 Human Population Dynamics (Daily Video 2), and 3.8 Human Population Dynamics (Daily Video 3)
Review Slides - 3.8 Human Population Dynamics
Activity - Population Math Practice
Part 1: Review Train Tracks / Completion Group Work [45 Minutes]
Part 2: Paper Quiz [15 Minutes]
Topic - 3.9 Demographic Transition
Textbook Reference - Module 23
AP Classroom Videos - 3.9 Demographic Transition (Daily Video 1)
Review Slides - 3.9 Demographic Transition
Activity - Unfair Race Activity
Part 1: Race / Discussion [30 Minutes]
Lab - Cemetery Analysis - Student Print - Data Tables - Spreadsheet - Cemetery Picture Folder
Part 1: Read Lab / Complete 1st Page / Review Data Tables [Homework]
Part 2: Complete Table 1 & 2 for Group Location [45 Minutes]
Part 3: Complete Table 3 & 4 for Class Data [45 Minutes]
Part 4: Analysis [15 Minutes]