Week 8: September 28 - October 2

Monday, September 28 (38 minutes)
1. Population Dynamics & Graphing
2. Practice Interpretting Graphs

Tuesday, September 29 (48 minutes)
1. Review Guide

Wednesday, September 30 (48 minutes)
1. Review Game
2. Homework: Review Concepts for Test Thursday

Thursday, October 1 (48 minutes)
1. Ecology Unit Test

Friday, October 2 (25 minutes)
1. Cell Pre-Assessment

Week 7: September 21 - 28

Monday, September 21
1. Forest Ecosystem Activity
2. Exit Slip Question
3. No Homework

Tuesday, September 22
1. Read pg. 94 - 97 in book on ecological succession
2. Answer Qs on reading guide

Wednesday, September 23
1. Secondary Succession Example: Lake Michigan
2. Complete Analysis Questions
3. Due Thursday, if not completed in class

Thursday, September 24
1. Primary Succession Example: Mt. Saint Helens, Washington State
2. Complete Analysis Questions
3. Due Friday, if not completed in class

Friday, September 25
1. Ecological Succession Mini-Quiz
2. Start Population Dynamics
3. No Homework

Week 6: September 14 - 18

Monday, September 14

1. Count Duck Weed & Record

2. Review "Who Did It?" Activity

3. Introduction to Claim, Evidence, & Reasoning Strategy

4. Make and Support a Claim on Teddy's deer

Tuesday, Semptember 15

1. Count Duck Weed & Record

2. Complete C, E, & R Strategy for Teddy's deer

3. Each group shares their supported claim

4. Feedback and Discussion

Wednesday, September 16

1. Count Duck Weed & Record

2. Introduce Energy Transfer Lab

3. Assign Groups

4. Time to develop a procedure and practice with the materials

Thursday, September 17

1. Count Duck Weed & Record

2. Energy Transfer Lab

--> We will be going outside to the tennis courts, most likely for the entire period.

--> Depending on the weather, students may need sun screen

--> There will be an expectation that students will not mishandle the water

Friday, September 18

1. Count Duck Weed & Record

2. 10 minutes for groups to colaborate and develop a claim based on the Energy Transfer data.

3. Individual Claim, Evidence & Reasoning format Lab Write-Up

4. HW: Complete Lab Write-Up, if not completed in class

Week 5: September 8 - 11

Tuesday, September 8

1. Hand back Brochures & Venn Diagrams

2. Discuss Project Feedback

3. Food Chain vs. Food Web Brainstorm

Wednesday, September 9

1. AVID POSER Activity

2. Practice Costa's Questioning

Thursday, September 10

1. Reading about 10% Energy Transfer Trend

2. Use reading guide and draw new Transfer Pyramid

3. Start Duck Weed Activity/Lab

Friday, September 11

1. Check Duck Weed, Record on Chart

2. "Who did it?" Mystery Activity

3. No Homework