CP Biology

October Calendar

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Warm-up:

1. Page 84

2. Finish deadly links data collecting

In class:

1. Start Ecology Notes Part I II (cycling of matter) pg. 115

2. Traveling Nitrogen

HW:

1. Finish Elixers of Death reading questions and highlighting. Reading quiz on Monday.

2. Complete Pages 98-99

6 (block schedule)

Warm-up

1. Pages 92 - 93

2. Elixers of Death Reading Quiz (15 minutes)

3. Grade graph on page 98 (use slide #1 from Ecology Notes Part III)

In class:

Vanishing Frogs

HW:

1. Read Bedlem in the Blood, again highlighting pros and cons of synthetic pesticides. Pages 122 - 133 due Tuesday

2. Finish pages 140 - 141 (Analysis and Graph to Vanishing Frogs) due Tuesday

9th grade project launch day

Speaker

Project Launch Day 2

Turn in interest ticket before you leave.

Warm-up:

1. Reading Quiz on Bedlem in the Blood

2. Approve interest ticket and return to students during quiz.

3. Go over vanishing frog graph

In class:

1. Guidelines to writing Socratic Questions

2. Population Dynamics Lecture

HW:

1. Write socratic questions page 135

2. Complete the reflection on pages 148 - 149

Warm-up:

1. Survey of level 2 and level 3 questions generated during HW.

2. Subtotal on IntNB

In class:

1. Go over ground rules for a socratic seminar.

2. Socratic seminar on Elixers and Malaria article.

3. Socratic seminar reflective writing.

Homework :

1. Check reflection on pages 148 - 150 for completion

2. On-going research on Ecology Project

October Break

Warm-up:
1. Page 142 Density Dependent vs. Density Independent

2. Dynamic Population Pyramid Analysis on US, Sweden , Lebanon , Swaziland

In class:
1. Predator-Prey Simulation pgs. 171-172

HW:
1. Predator-Prey Relationships pgs. 167-170

2. Global Research for Ecology Project due October 30 - 31st in Geography

Warm-up:
1. Page 155 - 156

In class:
1. . Ecology Ppt on Community Dynamics and Succession

2. Predator-Prey Simulation pgs. 171-172

HW:
1. Global Research for Ecology Project due October 30 - 31st in Geography

2. Finish pages 151-154

Warm-up:
1. Page 155-156

In class:

1. Page 180
2. Ecology Ppt on Biodiversity

3. Understanding Geologic Time Activity

HW:

1. Concept Cards: Limiting Factors,

Primary Succesion, Secondary Succession, Mutualism, Commensalism

2. November 6th /7th Ecology Test - Begin study guide