Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Ecology Review Games

Biomes Review Game
Energy Relationships Review Game
Niches Review Game
Nutritional Relationships Review Game
Succession Review Game
Bio/Geo Chemical Cycles Review Game

* Please remember these review games are meant to help you review information.  You will still Need to STUDY YOUR NOTES FROM CLASS!**

Spring Break Extra Credit Project

This Project will add 10 points to your lowest Project Grade.

Succession on Mars Comic Project
-  Create a comic strip that accurately shows the process of primary and secondary succession on Mars.

-  You must explain the process of primary then secondary succession leading to a climax community with unique "Martian" life.

This project is due the Monday you come back (April 7th)  in class.  No late work will be accepted.  If its not in class on Monday during the collection I will not accept it.


Monday, March 24, 2014

Week of March 24th

 Mon 3/24
  Agenda:
     1.)  Warm Up #9
     2.)  Check answers on Carrying Capacity Worksheet
     3.)  Notes: Human Population/ Population Dynamics
- Human population crash course video

Tues 3/25
Agenda:
    1.)  No Warm Up Today
    2.)  Finish Population Dynamics Notes
    3.)  Succession 
    4.)  Crash Course: Succession 
Homework:Finish Bio/ Geo Chemical Cycles notes
Carbon Cycle: Page 730

-  Water (Hydrologic) Cycle: Page 729

-  Nitrogen Cycle: Page 730

-  Phosphorus Cycle: Page 731

What to do: Draw a diagram and Explain what is happening in each cycle
  
Wed 3/26
I love a clean San Diego Guest Speaker
- Make a difference! Join I Love a Clean San Diego for The Annual Creek to Bay Clean Up!

Thur 3/27
Unit Exam

Fri 3/28 (min day)
Looking at Invasive Species (Cane Toads)

Thursday, March 20, 2014

San Diego Science Festival

EXTRA CREDIT!!!!

If you missed last weekends extra credit, here is your chance to get in on some science fun and get some extra credit too. Link to more info

**If you already got extra credit for last weeks even you cannot earn more credit but you can still go and have a fun day!

How to get EC: Go to science festival and have fun learning some cool new science stuff.  Take a picture of yourself learning/ doing something interesting and email it to me.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Week of March 17th

Mon. 3/17 Agenda:
1.) Warm Up#7
2.)  Notes: Ecology/ Energy Flow

Tues/ Wed
CAHSEE

Thurs 3/20
1.) Warm Up#8
2.)  Notes: Population Dynamics
3.)  Carrying Capacity Review
- Homework: Finish Carrying Capacity Worksheet
        -Pg 1
        - Pg.2 


Fri. 3/21
Lab: How Does the environment affect an eagle population? (There was no pre-lab assigned for this lab)

Monday, March 10, 2014

Week of March 10th

Mon 3/10
1.)  Check Biome Map Homework
2.)  Finish Biome Presentations

Tues 3/11
1.)  Warm Up
2.)  Ecology Notes
3.)  Oh Dear! Pre-lab (Due Wed)
      <Title, objective, Rules list, Procedure "see class handout", Data: table & graph, Analysis>
         - Lab
         - Data Table

Wed 3/12
  Oh Dear!!!
** Be Prepared to do some running outside!!**

Thurs 3/13
1.)  Oh Dear Analysis
2.)   Food Chain Notes

Fri 3/14
1.)  Warm Up
2.)  Carrying Capacity Notes
3.)  Deer/ Wolf Predation Worksheet (Due Monday)

Friday, March 7, 2014

Firday March 7th

Biome Presentations

Homework:
Biome Map 
   - Color it
   - Add color info to your class data sheet
   - Answer Questions