Daily Assignments -- Ecology Unit
Homework:
Read Modules 173-174 by tomorrow and complete Section I. in your notes.
Crash Course Biology -- Ecology (biomes review):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izRvPaAWgyw&list=PL3EED4C1D684D3ADF
September 17 – Morning class, Per. 4a/5 and 5a/6
Completing the Fishbowl presentations
Checking Winogradsky columns
Looking at the newly arrived butterfly eggs
Levels of organization beyond organisms
Biotic and abiotic factors
Climate and weather
Homework:
Complete all the remaining notes under Sections
Read Module 175
Morning class – per. 7 tomorrow
September 18 – Morning Class, Per. 7
Climate change – analyzing climate change data and graphs
Case study – GCC evidence
Completing abiotic factors and climate section
Homework:
Read Modules 176-177 and complete the notes
September 19 – Notes, discussions on terrestrial and aquatic biomes
Gulf of Mexico Case Study
Homework:
Read Modules 178-179, complete the first page of the notes
September 22 – Review
Completing the case study
Starting Populations section
Homework:
Read Module 180
September 23 – Morning class Per. 4a/5
Population growth models
Winogradsky check
Homework:
Complete all notes on populations
Review, quiz on Thursday on everything so far on Ecology
September 24 – Morning class, Per. 5a/6 and 7
On-line activity in the Enclosed Lab
Tutorial on population growth -- http://ats.doit.wisc.edu/biology/ec/pd/pd.htm
Homework:
Complete the on-line activity if you did not finish it in class.
Quiz tomorrow
September 25 – Quiz on environmental factors, populations and population growth calculations
Chi-square calculations
Chi-squared test video: http://www.bozemanscience.com/chi-squared-test
Homework:
Read Modules 182-183 and complete Section I in your notes
September 26 – Completing Chi-square calculations
Starting community interactions
Homework:
Read Modules 184 – 185 and complete all missing parts of your notes.
September 29 -- Dominant and keystone species
Disturbance and succession
Homework:
Read over your notes and see if you have any questions
September 30 – Morning class – Per. 4A/5
Case study on community interactions
Completing all notes on communities
Homework:
Read over the given Guided Activity on Animal Behavior
October 1 --
Morning class – Per. 5a/6
Guided Activity on Animal Behavior
Homework:
Your lab report is due on October 13/M.
Read Module 187 and complete Section II in your notes – due tomorrow
October 2 --
Morning class – Per. 7
Issues, questions on the guided activity
Ecosystems, energy and biomass
Sources of energy, primary and secondary production
Homework:
Read over your notes and see if you have questions, complete all missing notes by
Monday
October 3 –
Productivity calculations
Completing energy processes
Homework:
Read Module 188 and complete Sections I and II in your notes
October 6
Nutrient Cycling in the environment
Homework:
Nutrient cycling presentation on
http://www.bozemanscience.com/014-environmental-matter-exchange
Read Modules 189-190 by W
October 7 –
Per. 4a/5 morning class
Nutrient Cycling in the environment
Homework:
Quiz on F. on ecosystems and communities
Read Modules 189-190 by W
Your lab report is due on October 13/M.
October 8 --
Per. 5a/6 morning class
Completing the chapter
Biodiversity issues
Homework:
Quiz on F. on ecosystems and communities
Read Module 169 by tomorrow
October 9 --
Per. 7 morning class
Review,
Animal behavior
Homework:
Your lab report is due on October 13/M.
Read Modules 170-171 by M.
Quiz on ecosystems and communities tomorrow
October 10 --
Quiz on ecosystems and communities
Completing section on animal behavior
Homework:
Read Modules 170 - 171 by M.
Your lab report is due on Monday
October 13 --
Learning and mating behavior in animals
Lab reports are collected
Winogradsky check
Homework:
Read over your notes, start to review
Unit test on Wednesday
October 14 --
Morning class, Per. 4a/5 and 5a/6
Completing animal behavior
Review
Homework:
Read over your notes, start to review
Unit test tomorrow
October 15 --
Unit test on Ecology