APES Planning Guide 10/26-11/20
KEY CONCEPTS:
3-1 How does the earth’s life support system work?
3-2 What are the major components of an
ecosystem?
3-3 What happens to energy in an ecosystem?
3-4 What happens to matter in an ecosystem?
3-5 How do scientists study ecosystems?
4-1 What is biodiversity and why is it important?
4-2 How does the earth change over time?
4-3 How do geological processes and climate affect
evolution??
4-4 How do speciation, extinction, and human
activities affect biodiversity?
4-5 What is species biodiversity and why is it
important?
4-6 What roles do scientists play in ecosystems?
5-1 How do species interact?
5-2 How do communities and ecosystems respond
to changing environmental conditions?
5-3 What limits the growth of populations?
DATE
F 10/23
M 10/26
T 10/27
W 10/28
Th
10/29
F 10/30
M 11/2
What is happening in
class?
FRQ Test Chapter 6
Chapter 3, 4 and 5: The Living World pg. 50-118
Learning Targets:
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In Class Work
Due Date
Hand Out FRQs
Preview Unit (3,4 and 5)
APES Topic Sheet Update
CHJH Field Trip
Beaded Bracelets
Lecture
Lecture
Owl Pellets -Prep
Lab 3 B Teacher’s Guide
Owl Pellets (START at CT
85 minutes)
Teacher Checks Work
Natural Selection SPOONS
I can list and describe the four components of the earth's life support system
I can list and describe the factors that sustain life
I can list the components of an ecosystem and explain the connections between trophic
levels, producers and consumers, photosynthesis and cellular respiration, and food webs
I can explain how energy flows through an ecosystem by applying the energy pyramid
and Gross and Net Primary Productivity
I can list and describe the four major chemical cycles
I can define and provide examples for why we are living in the Anthropocene Era
I can define biodiversity and provide examples for functional, ecological, genetic, and
species biodiversity
I can define biological evolution by describing natural selection and mutation and their
effects on biodiversity
I can state the limits to natural selection and the three common myths of evolution.
I can explain how natural selection is affected by geological processes, climate, change,
and catastrophes.
I can explain how species evolve and go extinct and why species are important to
ecosystems.
I can state and describe the four roles of species in ecosystems.
I can describe what an ecological niche is and explain their involvement in ecosystems.
Homework
HW Due Date
-Read Chapter 3 Ecosystems: What are they and How Do They Work?
pg. 50-75
-Cornell Notes Chapter 3 OR Chapter 3 Review Questions 1-10 pg. 74
Friday 10/30
- Sort and Study Vocabulary Ch 3
- FRQ 1-Timed at Home-No Resources
Monday 11/2
Friday 10/.30
-Read Chapter 4 Biodiversity and Evolution: Pg. 76-99B
-Cornell Notes Chapter 4 or Chapter 4 Review Questions 1-10 pg. 97
Thursday 11/5
DATE
Conference:
T 11/3
Conference:
Th 11/5
M 11/9
T 11/10
W 11/11
Th
11/12
F 11/13
What is happening in
class?
Lecture
OH DEER
Lecture
Teacher Checks Work
During Natural Selection
Video-Bozeman Science
Battle of the Beaks
Battle of the Beaks-Video
In Class Work
Due Date
Wednesday
11/11
Veterans Day
Lecture
Preview Squirrel Park
M 11/16
T 11/17
W 11/18
CYCLE Flip Book
REVIEW
Th
11/19
F 11/20
Multiple Choice Test
Chapters 3,4 and 5
FRQ Test-Select 2
HW Due Date
-Sort and Study Vocabulary Ch 4
-FRQ 2-Timed at Home-No Resources
Thursday 11/5
-Read Chapter 5: Biodiversity, Species Interactions and Population Control
Pg. 101-119B
No School!
Squirrel Park Activity
Teacher Checks Work
CYCLE Flip Book
Homework
-Cornell Notes Chapter 5 or Chapter 5 Review Questions 1-10 pg. 117-118
-Sort and Study Vocabulary Ch 5
Friday 11/13
Friday 11/13
-FRQ 3-Timed at Home-No Resources
Friday 11/13
-Study Cornell Notes (Chapter Review Questions) , Vocabulary, Online
Resources Chapter 3
Monday 11/16
Due 11/20
-Study Cornell Notes (Chapter Review Questions) , Vocabulary, Online
Resources Chapter 4
-Study Cornell Notes (Chapter Review Questions) , Vocabulary, Online
Resources Chapter 3
-FRQ RESEARCH ALL for your benefit and FRQ Test Friday-USE RESOURCES
Study ALL MATERIALS CH 3,4 and 5
APES REVIEW QUESTIONS –USE YOUR RESOURCES!
Ch 3 74A-75B
Ch 4 99A-99B
Ch 5 119A-119B
Study and prepare for FRQ test
Reading Chapter 9: Sustaining Biodiversity-Saving Species and Ecosystem
Services pg. 190-215
Friday 11/20