OBJECTIVE: Students will review Ecology Unit in order to prepare for their final exam.
WARM-UP: How are individuals, populations and communities related to one another?
VOCABULARY: Spend about 10 minutes getting your flashcards organized.
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Review data table from lab
3) Ecology Review
4) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Study for final exam. Bring textbook on Monday and Tuesday. Also, bring shoes you can get dirty next class.
HOMEWORK DUE:
Ecology Review Sheet
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Extra Credit opportunities- earn up to 25 extra credit points for brining in the following items- HAND SANITIZER, HAND SOAP (BOTTLE), PACK OF MARKERS OR COLORED PENCILS, PACK OF GLUE STICKS. Also, I need old magazines- 1 point/magazine that you bring in.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
May 23 (A Day) and May 26 (B Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will perform a lab in order to investigate food webs.
WARM-UP: Name 3 symbiotic relationships that organisms can have.
VOCABULARY:
1) population density
2) immigration
3) emigration
4) demography
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Lab
3) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Finish Review Sheet
HOMEWORK DUE:
None
WARM-UP: Name 3 symbiotic relationships that organisms can have.
VOCABULARY:
1) population density
2) immigration
3) emigration
4) demography
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Lab
3) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Finish Review Sheet
HOMEWORK DUE:
None
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
May 14 (B Day) and May 15 (A Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will review 3rd quarter material in order to prepare for the HSA.
WARM-UP: Identify the differences between DNA and RNA.
VOCABULARY:
1) resource
2) predation
3) symbiosis
4) mutualism
5) commensalism
6) parasitism
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Review
3) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 2-4 to 2-6 and do 2.2 Review in green book.
WARM-UP: Identify the differences between DNA and RNA.
VOCABULARY:
1) resource
2) predation
3) symbiosis
4) mutualism
5) commensalism
6) parasitism
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Review
3) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 2-4 to 2-6 and do 2.2 Review in green book.
May 12 (B Day) and May 13 (A Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will review 2nd quarter in order to prepare for the HSA.
WARM-UP: Name the 4 groups of macromolecules, their building blocks and function.
VOCABULARY:
1) denitrification
2) nitrogen fixation
3) biotic factor
4) abiotic factor
5) habitat
6) niche
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Review 2nd quarter material
3) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read 2-1 to 2-3 in green HSA book, do 2.1 Review
HOMEWORK DUE:
Read 1-1 to 1-6 in green book. Do Section 1.1 Review
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
HSA next week.
WARM-UP: Name the 4 groups of macromolecules, their building blocks and function.
VOCABULARY:
1) denitrification
2) nitrogen fixation
3) biotic factor
4) abiotic factor
5) habitat
6) niche
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Review 2nd quarter material
3) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read 2-1 to 2-3 in green HSA book, do 2.1 Review
HOMEWORK DUE:
Read 1-1 to 1-6 in green book. Do Section 1.1 Review
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
HSA next week.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
May 7 (A Day) and May 8 (B Day)
OBJECTIVE:
Students will review material from 1st quarter in order to prepare for the HSA.
WARM-UP:
Name the types of matter that cycle through the biosphere.
VOCABULARY:
1) food web
2) trophic level
3) ecological pyramid
4) biomass
5) evaporation
6) transpiration
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read 1-1 through 1-6 in green HSA book. Do 1.1 Review at the end of the section- ALL QUESTIONS.
HOMEWORK DUE:
none
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
HSA in two weeks, ARE YOU READY?
Students will review material from 1st quarter in order to prepare for the HSA.
WARM-UP:
Name the types of matter that cycle through the biosphere.
VOCABULARY:
1) food web
2) trophic level
3) ecological pyramid
4) biomass
5) evaporation
6) transpiration
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read 1-1 through 1-6 in green HSA book. Do 1.1 Review at the end of the section- ALL QUESTIONS.
HOMEWORK DUE:
none
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
HSA in two weeks, ARE YOU READY?
May 5 (A Day) and May 6 (B Day)
OBJECTIVE:
Students will complete HSA Review booklet in order to prepare for the HSA.
WARM-UP:
NONE
VOCABULARY:
NONE
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
STUDY FOR HSA
HOMEWORK DUE:
INSECT FIELD GUIDE
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NONE
Students will complete HSA Review booklet in order to prepare for the HSA.
WARM-UP:
NONE
VOCABULARY:
NONE
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
STUDY FOR HSA
HOMEWORK DUE:
INSECT FIELD GUIDE
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NONE
Thursday, May 01, 2008
May 1 (A Day) and May 2 (B Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will complete a laboratory investigation in order to explain the interdependence of organisms in an ecosystem.
WARM-UP: What types of interactions occur within a community?
VOCABULARY: (Same as last class for those that did not finish)
1) herbivore
2) carnivore
3) omnivore
4) detritivore
5) decomposer
6) food chain
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocab
2) Discussion of Lab
3) Develop Field Guide
4) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 4-1
HOMEWORK DUE:
3-3 Outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
WARM-UP: What types of interactions occur within a community?
VOCABULARY: (Same as last class for those that did not finish)
1) herbivore
2) carnivore
3) omnivore
4) detritivore
5) decomposer
6) food chain
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocab
2) Discussion of Lab
3) Develop Field Guide
4) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 4-1
HOMEWORK DUE:
3-3 Outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
April 29 (A Day) and April 30 (B Day)
OBJECTIVE: students will complete a laboratory investigation in order to explain the interdependence of organisms in an ecosystem.
WARM-UP: List three examples of abiotic factors and three examples of biotic
factors in an environment.
VOCABULARY:
1) herbivore
2) carnivore
3) omnivore
4) detritivore
5) decomposer
6) food chain
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocab
2) Discussion of Lab
3) Outside!!!
4) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 3-3
HOMEWORK DUE:
3-2 Outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
WARM-UP: List three examples of abiotic factors and three examples of biotic
factors in an environment.
VOCABULARY:
1) herbivore
2) carnivore
3) omnivore
4) detritivore
5) decomposer
6) food chain
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocab
2) Discussion of Lab
3) Outside!!!
4) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 3-3
HOMEWORK DUE:
3-2 Outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
Saturday, April 19, 2008
April 25 (A Day) and April 28 (B Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will complete a lab in order to investigate the dynamics of populations and population growth.
WARM-UP: What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
VOCABULARY:
1) autotroph
2) producer
3) photosynthesis
4) chemosynthesis
5) heterotroph
6) consumer
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Yeast Lab
3) Worksheets Section 3-1, 3-2 and 3-3 from workbook
4) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 3-2 in textbook
HOMEWORK DUE:
3-1 Outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
WARM-UP: What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
VOCABULARY:
1) autotroph
2) producer
3) photosynthesis
4) chemosynthesis
5) heterotroph
6) consumer
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Yeast Lab
3) Worksheets Section 3-1, 3-2 and 3-3 from workbook
4) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 3-2 in textbook
HOMEWORK DUE:
3-1 Outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
April 23 (A Day) and April 24 (B Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will take a test in order to assess their knowledge of evolution.
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 3-1
HOMEWORK DUE:
None
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Field trip on 4/28- wear your uniform and bring bagged lunch or lunch money
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 3-1
HOMEWORK DUE:
None
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Field trip on 4/28- wear your uniform and bring bagged lunch or lunch money
Sunday, April 13, 2008
April 21 (A Day) and April 22 (B Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will discuss food chains and trophic levels in order to explain the flow of energy in an ecosystem.
WARM-UP: Inquiry Activity p. 62
VOCABULARY:
1) ecology
2) biosphere
3) species
4) population
5) community
6) ecosystem
7) biome
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary/Warm-Up Review
2) Flashcards check 222+
3) Presentation Pro 3-1 and 3-2
4) Compare/contrast chemosynthesis & photosynthesis on a Venn Diagram
5) Use diagram on p. 71 Choose at least 4 organisms from the diagram
a. Create visual describing the feeding patterns of your four organisms
b. Use arrows and label your diagram
6) BCR #34
7) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Test next class
HOMEWORK DUE:
Flashcards 222 and up
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
TEST NEXT CLASS
WARM-UP: Inquiry Activity p. 62
VOCABULARY:
1) ecology
2) biosphere
3) species
4) population
5) community
6) ecosystem
7) biome
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary/Warm-Up Review
2) Flashcards check 222+
3) Presentation Pro 3-1 and 3-2
4) Compare/contrast chemosynthesis & photosynthesis on a Venn Diagram
5) Use diagram on p. 71 Choose at least 4 organisms from the diagram
a. Create visual describing the feeding patterns of your four organisms
b. Use arrows and label your diagram
6) BCR #34
7) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Test next class
HOMEWORK DUE:
Flashcards 222 and up
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
TEST NEXT CLASS
April 17 (A Day) and April 18 (B Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will diagram a concept map in order to recall evidence for evolution.
WARM-UP:
List the types of evidence known today to support the theory of evolution.
VOCABULARY:
1) speciation
2) reproductive isolation
3) behavioral isolation
4) geographic isolation
5) temporal isolation
CLASSWORK:
1. Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2. Discuss/Notes
a. Evidence for the relatedness of species on Earth (fossil record, geographic distribution of living species, homologous structures, anatomical similarities, and biochemistry similarities of DNA base sequences and/or amino acid
sequences)
b. All species on Earth today are related by a common ancestor
c. DNA code is virtually the same for all life forms
3) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Finish Review Sheet. Read 16-3 and study for test. Have Flashcards 222 and up ready to be graded for next class.
HOMEWORK DUE:
BCR from review sheet
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Test moved to Wednesday and Thursday
WARM-UP:
List the types of evidence known today to support the theory of evolution.
VOCABULARY:
1) speciation
2) reproductive isolation
3) behavioral isolation
4) geographic isolation
5) temporal isolation
CLASSWORK:
1. Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2. Discuss/Notes
a. Evidence for the relatedness of species on Earth (fossil record, geographic distribution of living species, homologous structures, anatomical similarities, and biochemistry similarities of DNA base sequences and/or amino acid
sequences)
b. All species on Earth today are related by a common ancestor
c. DNA code is virtually the same for all life forms
3) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Finish Review Sheet. Read 16-3 and study for test. Have Flashcards 222 and up ready to be graded for next class.
HOMEWORK DUE:
BCR from review sheet
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Test moved to Wednesday and Thursday
Saturday, April 12, 2008
April 15 (A Day) and April 16 (B Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will examine variation among organisms in order to recognize its importance in evolution.
WARM-UP: In what ways can organisms of the same species vary? (Think about the lima bean lab)
VOCABULARY:
1) directional selection
2) stabilizing selection
3) disruptive selection
4) genetic drift
5) founder effect
6) Hardy-Weinberg principle
7) genetic equilibrium
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Review lima bean lab, bird and natural selection labs
3) Review 16-1 and 16-2
4) Discuss/Notes on natural selection as a mechanism for change
a. evolution occurs at population level
b. finite supply of resources required for life
c. genetic variation (mutations and recombination of genes)
d. selection of favored variations by environmental pressures
e. resulting offspring are more likely to survive and reproduce
a. Factors that influence natural selection (diet, climate,
weather, predators, and environment)
b. Natural selection leads to the development of a new species
c. Use of technology (gel electrophoresis) to determine
evolutionary relationships among species
5) Amino Acid lab or test review
6) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
BCR from Test Review Sheet
HOMEWORK DUE:
16-1 Outline
WARM-UP: In what ways can organisms of the same species vary? (Think about the lima bean lab)
VOCABULARY:
1) directional selection
2) stabilizing selection
3) disruptive selection
4) genetic drift
5) founder effect
6) Hardy-Weinberg principle
7) genetic equilibrium
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Review lima bean lab, bird and natural selection labs
3) Review 16-1 and 16-2
4) Discuss/Notes on natural selection as a mechanism for change
a. evolution occurs at population level
b. finite supply of resources required for life
c. genetic variation (mutations and recombination of genes)
d. selection of favored variations by environmental pressures
e. resulting offspring are more likely to survive and reproduce
a. Factors that influence natural selection (diet, climate,
weather, predators, and environment)
b. Natural selection leads to the development of a new species
c. Use of technology (gel electrophoresis) to determine
evolutionary relationships among species
5) Amino Acid lab or test review
6) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
BCR from Test Review Sheet
HOMEWORK DUE:
16-1 Outline
Saturday, April 05, 2008
April 11 (A Day) and April 14 (B Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will complete a lab in order to simulate natural selection.
WARM-UP: Give 3 examples of adaptations that organisms have.
VOCABULARY:
1) gene pool
2) relative frequency
3) single-gene trait
4) polygenic trait
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Discussion of bell curve from previous lab and how populations can change.
3) Natural Selection Lab p.82 of lab book.
4) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK
Read and outline 16-1
HOMEWORK DUE:
15-3 outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
WARM-UP: Give 3 examples of adaptations that organisms have.
VOCABULARY:
1) gene pool
2) relative frequency
3) single-gene trait
4) polygenic trait
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Discussion of bell curve from previous lab and how populations can change.
3) Natural Selection Lab p.82 of lab book.
4) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK
Read and outline 16-1
HOMEWORK DUE:
15-3 outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
April 9 (A Day) and April 10 (B Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will identify the factors involved in the development of a new species in order to its’ effect on evolution
WARM-UP: Study figure 16-13 on p.406. Formulate a hypothesis that suggests how one of these beaks could have resulted from natural selection.
VOCABULARY:
1) survival of the fittest
2) natural selection
3) descent with modification
4) common descent
5) homologous structures
6) vestigial organ
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Complete “Comparing Adaptations of Birds” Lab p.131-136
3) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 15-3
HOMEWORK DUE:
Outline 15-2
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
WARM-UP: Study figure 16-13 on p.406. Formulate a hypothesis that suggests how one of these beaks could have resulted from natural selection.
VOCABULARY:
1) survival of the fittest
2) natural selection
3) descent with modification
4) common descent
5) homologous structures
6) vestigial organ
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Complete “Comparing Adaptations of Birds” Lab p.131-136
3) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 15-3
HOMEWORK DUE:
Outline 15-2
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
April 7 (A day) and April 8 (B Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will examine variation among organisms in order to recognize its importance in evolution.
WARM-UP: What is natural selection?
VOCABULARY:
1) evolution
2) theory
3) fossil
4) artificial selection
5) struggle for existence
6) fitness
7) adaptation
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Review 15-1 and 15-2
3) Activity p. 368- Do Lima Beans Show Variation?
4) Review pictures/slides of organisms found on the Galápagos with class discussion of organisms and their adaptations. Students to share ideas in pairs.
5) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline Section 15-2
HOMEWORK DUE:
15-1 outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
WARM-UP: What is natural selection?
VOCABULARY:
1) evolution
2) theory
3) fossil
4) artificial selection
5) struggle for existence
6) fitness
7) adaptation
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Review 15-1 and 15-2
3) Activity p. 368- Do Lima Beans Show Variation?
4) Review pictures/slides of organisms found on the Galápagos with class discussion of organisms and their adaptations. Students to share ideas in pairs.
5) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline Section 15-2
HOMEWORK DUE:
15-1 outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
Sunday, March 30, 2008
April 4 (B Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will examine variation among organisms in order to recognize its importance in evolution.
WARM-UP: What is natural selection?
VOCABULARY:
1) evolution
2) theory
3) fossil
4) artificial selection
5) struggle for existence
6) fitness
7) adaptation
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Watch Jeff Corwin Galapagos Movie
3) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline Section 15-2
HOMEWORK DUE:
15-1 outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
WARM-UP: What is natural selection?
VOCABULARY:
1) evolution
2) theory
3) fossil
4) artificial selection
5) struggle for existence
6) fitness
7) adaptation
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Watch Jeff Corwin Galapagos Movie
3) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline Section 15-2
HOMEWORK DUE:
15-1 outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
April 2 (B Day) and April 3 (A Day)
OBJECTIVE: Students will examine variation among organisms in order to recognize its importance in evolution.
WARM-UP: What is the definition of evolution?
VOCABULARY:
1) Archaea
2) Archaebacteria
3) Eukarya
4) Protista
5) Fungi
6) Plantae
7) Animalia
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Go Fish Classification Activity
3) Discussion of intro to evolution and examples
3) Video on Darwin's expedition
4) Shad in the classroom
5) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and Outline 15-1
HOMEWORK DUE:
18-3 Outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
WARM-UP: What is the definition of evolution?
VOCABULARY:
1) Archaea
2) Archaebacteria
3) Eukarya
4) Protista
5) Fungi
6) Plantae
7) Animalia
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Go Fish Classification Activity
3) Discussion of intro to evolution and examples
3) Video on Darwin's expedition
4) Shad in the classroom
5) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and Outline 15-1
HOMEWORK DUE:
18-3 Outline
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
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