Class Schedule
Spring 2005
Topic
Week 1 Introduction
(3/28- Biodiversity,
Dependence and
4/3)
Week 2
(4/44/10)
Stewardship/
Sustainability,
Scientific Method
Ecosystem structure
and matter and energy
Week 3 Nutrient cycling
(4/114/17)
Monday Activities
Wednesday Activities
Introduction
Lecture – biodiversity and dependence
Lab: Natural Connections Movie
Lecture: Scientific Method
Ecosystem Structure
Worksheet due/quiz
Lecture/review questions
Homework: Ecosystem worksheet
Matter and Energy
Worksheet due/quiz
Lecture/review questions
Biodiversity reading
Intro to wetland presentation
Homework: Matter and Energy worksheet
Lab: Wetland observation lab
Homework: prep for alternative fuels
Nutrient cycling (Carbon)
Worksheet due/quiz
Lecture/review questions
Wetland observation lab due
Lab: Finish alternative fuels/discuss
Begin Alternative fuels lab
Homework: Nutrient cycling worksheet
Homework: Review questions
Week 4 Nutrient cycling
(4/184/24)
Nutrient Cycling (Nitrogen)
Lecture/review questions
Lake Steven’s Case study/discussion
Review for exam
Homework: Exam 1 (Ecosystems, Matter and
Energy, and Nutrient Cycling
Week 5 Pests/Soils
(4/255/1)
Week 6 Water
(5/25/8)
Week 7 Water
(5/95/15)
Week 8 Exam 2/Population
(5/16- Dynamics
5/22)
Week 9 Human Population
(5/235/29)
Exam 1: Apply first three worksheets to
the Wetland
Homework: Pests worksheet
Soils
Worksheet due/quiz
Group work and lecture
Salmon presentation
Introduce lab
Homework: Water worksheet, review
questions
Water
Worksheet due/quiz
Lecture/review questions
Critical thinking questions – group work on
pests/soils/water – Review for Exam 2
Water pollution lab due
Homework: Exam 2
Population dynamics worksheet due/quiz
Lecture/review questions
Homework: Questions on Wolves in
Yellowstone
Human Population worksheet due
/quiz
Group work and lecture
Soils and Pests
Worksheet due/quiz
Lecture/review questions
Lab: Show Silent Spring – Movie
Homework: Soils worksheet
Lab: Water pollution - exposing Daphnia to
water pollution
Homework: Water worksheet and Review
questions, water pollution lab
Exam 2: Pests/Soil/Water
Homework: Population dynamics worksheet
Discussion/Paper due: Introduction of
wolves into Yellowstone
Homework: Human Population worksheet
Population problem worksheet due/quiz
Group work and lecture
Week
10
(5/306/5)
Human Population
Homework: Population Problem worksheet
Homework: Questions on Tragedy of the
Commons and Review Questions
Holiday – Memorial Day
Critical Thinking questions on populations
(Review for exam 3)
Discussion/Paper due: Tragedy of the
Commons
Homework: Exam 3 and Portfolio
Finals
Week
(6/66/10)
Exam 3
Exam 3:
Portfolio Due