Week of April 14th

Mon 4/14
Agenda:
  1.)  Correct Frog Questions 45-60
  2.)  Darwin's Dangerous Idea (PBS Video)& Questions

Tues 4/15
Agenda:
   1.)  Correct Frog Questions 61-75
   2.)  Darwin's Dangerous Idea & Questions

Wed 4/16
   1.)  Correct Frog Questions 76-90
   2.)  Darwin's Dangerous Idea & Questions

  
Thurs & Fri (4/17-4/18)
 ****Frog Testing****
   - Thurs: periods 1-3-5
   - Fri:  periods 2-4-6

Frog Test Review Questions

The following is the schedule for the CST Frog Test Review Questions 
 - You will need to complete 15 questions per day

Tues. 4/8............1-15
Wed. 4/9.............16 - 30
Thur. 4/10...........31- 45
Fri. 4/11............. 46 - 60
Mon. 4/14...........61 - 75
Tues. 4/15...........76 - 90


You will get points for correct answers.  Make sure you think carefully about your answers.  Use your resources if your not sure of an answer.  If there is a topic we have not reviewed in class yet you may need to think back to 7th grade (uh oh!).

You do not need to write out the questions for credit (simple answer only is ok).  It is recommended that you do so you can study the questions.

You will recieve 1/2 a point per correct answer (45 total)  this is the same as a notebook grade!

Week Of April 7th

Mon. 4/7
Agenda:
   1.)  Warm Up 10
   2.)  Notes: Early Earth History
   3.)  Pre-lab (Radioactive Decay of Candium)
          (Title, objective, materials list, Procedure: " see class handout", Data (create a data table), analysis (write questions), conclusion (leave space)

Tues 4/8
Agenda:
   1.) Stamp Pre-lab / Discuss Homeowrk
   2.)  Collect Candium Lab Data
   3.)  Discuss Data
   4.)  Analysis
   5.)  Class Work Time

Wed 4/9
Agenda:
   1.)  Correct Frog Test review 1-15
   2.)  Geologic Time Scale Notes (pg 296 in Bat book)
   3.)  Class work time for test corrections/ Frog test Review Questions (16-30 due tomorrow)

Thurs 4/10
Agenda:
   1.)  Warm Up 11
   2.)  Notes: Origins of life on Earth

Homework: Frog review Questions 31-45

Fri. 4/11
Agenda:
   1.)  Stamp and correct Frog Review Questions 31-45
   2.)  Notes: Endosymbiosis 
   3.)  Notes: Natural Selection

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.

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)

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.