WEEK 1 - January 4 - January 10
Friday, January 4
1. LMC - Last Day for Biome Work
Monday, January 7
1. Read Bulleted Biomes and Vote Notes
2. Begin Crossword Creation with Ecology Vocab Words
Tuesday, January 8
1. MQ - Biomes
2. Finish Biome Notes - 1 Biome to go
Wednesday, January 9
1. Vocab Definitions
2. Finish Crossword
3.
Thursday, January 10
1. Paraphrase clues for our crossword
2. Begin Classification Lab (time permitting) - http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/education/documents/ecologybyinquiry1908.pdf (see page 18!!)
Friday, January 11
1. Check 3 groups of classification and leave notes - 5 minutes per = 15 minutes, classification notes
2. Make a cladogram - http://www.bu.edu/gk12/eric/cladogram.pdf
WEEK 2
Monday, January 14
1. MQ1Q3 - Cladogram Open Note
2. Finish Cladogram Practice
3. Assign Cladogram #3
Tuesday, January 15
1. MQ1Q3 - Retake
2. List of 16 - name 16 organisms and order them from simplest to most complex
Wednesday, January 16
1. LMC - Use organisms from Tuesday - design Dichotomous Key for this list
Thursday, January 17
1. LMC - finish LMC work
Friday, January 18
1. Finish Cladogram from dichotomous key
2. Structural Adaptation Notes
3. 1-16 Idenitfy Animal Relationships based on your Cladogram
WEEK 3
Tuesday, January 22 (2-Hr. Delay)
1. Species Interaction activity 1 (interaction directions), 2(station info), 3(quiz), 4(answer key for quiz)
Wednesday, January 23
1. Quiz - Species Interaction Quiz
2. LMC - Interaction Assignment - 10 examples (uniqueness), each example consists of 2 pictures (1 for each animal involved) and a description of the type of interaction
Thursday, January 24
1. LMC - Interaction Assignment - 10 examples (uniqueness), each example consists of 2 pictures (1 for each animal involved) and a description of the type of interaction
Friday, January 25 (Snow Day)
WEEK 4 - 1. http://earthref.org/SCC/lessons/2011/biodiversity/
Monday, January 28
1. LMC - FINISH Interaction Assignment - 10 examples (uniqueness), each example consists of 2 pictures (1 for each animal involved) and a description of the
type of interaction
Tuesday, January 29
1. Ecosystem Hunt (Day 2 from 1. http://earthref.org/SCC/lessons/2011/biodiversity/)
Wednesday, January 30
1. Biodiversity Notes
2. Microscopes - Good or Bad? (why?)
Thursday, January 31
1. MQ - Biodiversity notes
2. Biodiversity Count - use this as our ID key... http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/identifypond.html, or http://www.scientificjam.com/SCIENCE404WEB/science404web_unit5/7thwebfiles/LAB_PondOrganisms.pdf
WEEK 5
Monday, February 4
1. 20 minute species count - tally responses on table/sample page
Tuesday, February 5
1. Biodiversity handout
Wednesday, February 6
1. Review for Thursday Test
Thursday, February 7
1. Test - Ecosystems/Biomes/Interaction - TEST QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS ARE HERE!!! (posted 6:54 pm, Wed.)
2. TEST
Friday, February 8
1. Medicine Man
WEEK 6
Monday, February 11
1. Finish Medicine Man and Worksheet
Tuesday, February 12
1. Last 15 minutes of Medicine Man - Collect Questions
2. Building a City - Brain Storming - What does a good city need?
3. Building a community Project - Directions & Budget Sheet
Wednesday, February 13
1. Whole Period City Planner Worksheet (links above)
Thursday, February 14
1. City Planning / Budget Sheet
WEEK 7
Tuesday, February 19
1. Finish City Planning / Budget Sheet
Wednesday, February 20
1. Turn in City Planning / Budget Sheet (200 points)
2. Carbon Dating Activity and Questions (answers due Thursday
Thursday
1. Collect Carbon Dating Questions
2. MQ - Carbon Dating
3. Human Influence on the Earth Activity
WEEK 8
Monday, February 25
1. Formal Response to city planning project - LMC
Tuesday, February 26
1. Finish Formal Response to City Planning project
2. How was that made assignment
Wednesday, February 27
1. Lorax
Thursday, February 28
1. Lorax
Friday, March 1
1. Finish Lorax
2. Lorax Assignment!! - https://sites.google.com/site/mrgnewuchshonorsgeography/assignments-1/writing-assignment-1---the-lorax
WEEK 9
Monday, March 4
1. Sustainability Book Work - Answer Packet
Tuesday, March 5
1. MQ - Sustainability
2. The End of the World as We Know It - Brainstorming & Worksheet
Wednesday, March 6 (Snow Day)
Thursday, March 7 (2-Hr. Delay)
1. Finish Sustainability Packet
2. Finish TEotWaWKI Table (#2 from Tuesday!)
Friday, March 8
1. Population Growth Project, Developing topics - http://www.worldof7billion.org/images/uploads/7B_Where_Do_You_Stand.pdf
2.
1. LMC - Last Day for Biome Work
Monday, January 7
1. Read Bulleted Biomes and Vote Notes
2. Begin Crossword Creation with Ecology Vocab Words
Tuesday, January 8
1. MQ - Biomes
2. Finish Biome Notes - 1 Biome to go
Wednesday, January 9
1. Vocab Definitions
2. Finish Crossword
3.
Thursday, January 10
1. Paraphrase clues for our crossword
2. Begin Classification Lab (time permitting) - http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/education/documents/ecologybyinquiry1908.pdf (see page 18!!)
Friday, January 11
1. Check 3 groups of classification and leave notes - 5 minutes per = 15 minutes, classification notes
2. Make a cladogram - http://www.bu.edu/gk12/eric/cladogram.pdf
WEEK 2
Monday, January 14
1. MQ1Q3 - Cladogram Open Note
2. Finish Cladogram Practice
3. Assign Cladogram #3
Tuesday, January 15
1. MQ1Q3 - Retake
2. List of 16 - name 16 organisms and order them from simplest to most complex
Wednesday, January 16
1. LMC - Use organisms from Tuesday - design Dichotomous Key for this list
Thursday, January 17
1. LMC - finish LMC work
Friday, January 18
1. Finish Cladogram from dichotomous key
2. Structural Adaptation Notes
3. 1-16 Idenitfy Animal Relationships based on your Cladogram
WEEK 3
Tuesday, January 22 (2-Hr. Delay)
1. Species Interaction activity 1 (interaction directions), 2(station info), 3(quiz), 4(answer key for quiz)
Wednesday, January 23
1. Quiz - Species Interaction Quiz
2. LMC - Interaction Assignment - 10 examples (uniqueness), each example consists of 2 pictures (1 for each animal involved) and a description of the type of interaction
Thursday, January 24
1. LMC - Interaction Assignment - 10 examples (uniqueness), each example consists of 2 pictures (1 for each animal involved) and a description of the type of interaction
Friday, January 25 (Snow Day)
WEEK 4 - 1. http://earthref.org/SCC/lessons/2011/biodiversity/
Monday, January 28
1. LMC - FINISH Interaction Assignment - 10 examples (uniqueness), each example consists of 2 pictures (1 for each animal involved) and a description of the
type of interaction
Tuesday, January 29
1. Ecosystem Hunt (Day 2 from 1. http://earthref.org/SCC/lessons/2011/biodiversity/)
Wednesday, January 30
1. Biodiversity Notes
2. Microscopes - Good or Bad? (why?)
Thursday, January 31
1. MQ - Biodiversity notes
2. Biodiversity Count - use this as our ID key... http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/identifypond.html, or http://www.scientificjam.com/SCIENCE404WEB/science404web_unit5/7thwebfiles/LAB_PondOrganisms.pdf
WEEK 5
Monday, February 4
1. 20 minute species count - tally responses on table/sample page
Tuesday, February 5
1. Biodiversity handout
Wednesday, February 6
1. Review for Thursday Test
Thursday, February 7
1. Test - Ecosystems/Biomes/Interaction - TEST QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS ARE HERE!!! (posted 6:54 pm, Wed.)
2. TEST
Friday, February 8
1. Medicine Man
WEEK 6
Monday, February 11
1. Finish Medicine Man and Worksheet
Tuesday, February 12
1. Last 15 minutes of Medicine Man - Collect Questions
2. Building a City - Brain Storming - What does a good city need?
3. Building a community Project - Directions & Budget Sheet
Wednesday, February 13
1. Whole Period City Planner Worksheet (links above)
Thursday, February 14
1. City Planning / Budget Sheet
WEEK 7
Tuesday, February 19
1. Finish City Planning / Budget Sheet
Wednesday, February 20
1. Turn in City Planning / Budget Sheet (200 points)
2. Carbon Dating Activity and Questions (answers due Thursday
Thursday
1. Collect Carbon Dating Questions
2. MQ - Carbon Dating
3. Human Influence on the Earth Activity
WEEK 8
Monday, February 25
1. Formal Response to city planning project - LMC
Tuesday, February 26
1. Finish Formal Response to City Planning project
2. How was that made assignment
Wednesday, February 27
1. Lorax
Thursday, February 28
1. Lorax
Friday, March 1
1. Finish Lorax
2. Lorax Assignment!! - https://sites.google.com/site/mrgnewuchshonorsgeography/assignments-1/writing-assignment-1---the-lorax
WEEK 9
Monday, March 4
1. Sustainability Book Work - Answer Packet
Tuesday, March 5
1. MQ - Sustainability
2. The End of the World as We Know It - Brainstorming & Worksheet
Wednesday, March 6 (Snow Day)
Thursday, March 7 (2-Hr. Delay)
1. Finish Sustainability Packet
2. Finish TEotWaWKI Table (#2 from Tuesday!)
Friday, March 8
1. Population Growth Project, Developing topics - http://www.worldof7billion.org/images/uploads/7B_Where_Do_You_Stand.pdf
2.