October 27 (B Day) and October 28 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will review Unit 2 in order to prepare for the test.

WARM-UP: Describe how water cycles through the atmosphere.

VOCABULARY:
1) omnivore
2) parasitism
3) pollution
4) predation
5) producer

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-up and vocabulary
2) Work on review
3) Independent activity
4) Closure

HOMEWORK DUE: foldable
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: none

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

October 29 (B Day) and October 30 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will compare macromolecules in order to differentiate their structure and function.

WARM-UP: List the 4 types of macromolecules.

VOCABULARY:
1) resource
2) species
3) transpiration
4) trophic level
5) weather

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-up and vocabulary
2) Review types of macromolecules
3) Independent activity
4) Closure

HOMEWORK DUE: none

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Read and outline 2-1

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

October 23 (B Day) and October 24 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will review biomes in order to analyze how they impact biodiversity.

WARM-UP: Name 3 biomes

VOCABULARY:
1) omnivore
2) parasitism
3) pollution
4) population
5) predation

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-up and vocabulary
2) Discussion of owl pellet lab
3) Biome activity
4) Closure

HOMEWORK DUE: Section 4-4 outline (B Day), Lorax letter, flashcards and warm-ups (A Day)

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Read and outline 4-4 (A day), all to finish Biomes foldable

ANNOUNCEMENTS: email me at margaret.lynch@pgcps.org by 10/28 for 5 extra credit points!!!!

October 16 (A day) and October 20 (B day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will perform a lab in order to analyze food webs.

WARM-UP: Why are food webs important?

VOCABULARY:
1) ecology
2) ecosystem
3) evaporation
4) food chain
5) food web

CLASSWORK: Lab

HOMEWORK DUE: Section 4-3 outline

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Lorax letter

ANNOUNCEMENTS: NONE

October 14 (B Day) and October 15 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will develop a letter in order to analyze the impact humans have on ecosystems.

WARM-UP: From the book "The Lorax"- would you consider yourself a once-ler or a lorax, and why?

VOCABULARY:
1) consumer
2) decomposer
3) denitrification
4) detritivore
5) ecological pyramid

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/ Collect homework and lab fees
2) Powerpoint 3 part 2
3) Lorax letter
4) Closure

HANDOUTS:
Lorax instructions

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 4-3

HOMEWORK DUE:
Read and outline Section 4-2

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

October 10 (B Day) and October 13 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will develop a letter in order to analyze the impact humans have on ecosystems.

WARM-UP: What would happen to the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem if the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab went extinct?

VOCABULARY:
1) biosphere
2) biotic factor
3) chemosynthesis
4) climate
5) community

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/ Collect homework and lab fees
2) Symbiotic Review Activity
3) PowerPoint 2 part 2
4) Trophic level review activity
5) Closure

HANDOUTS:
none

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 4-2

HOMEWORK DUE:
Read and outline Section 4-1

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

October 2 (A Day), October 3 (B Day) and October 6 (A Day)

I am out of class these days. Students will work on worksheets from their workbook.

October 7 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will investigate the relationships between horseshoe crabs and red knots in order to understand how delicate food web dynamics are.

WARM-UP: Name two organisms that are so closely linked that the death of one would result in the death of the other?

VOCABULARY:

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/ Collect homework and lab fees
2) Movie
3) Food Web discussion
4) Worksheets
5) Closure

HANDOUTS:
none

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 4-1

HOMEWORK DUE:
none

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
all lab fees and safety contracts are due this week!!!