Biology
Unit 5: Ecology
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Unit 5 Overview & Calendar
Unit 1 includes:
- Ch. 3 The Biosphere
- Ch. 4 Ecosystems & Communities
- Ch. 5 Populations
- Ch. 6 Humans in the Biosphere
Week of 3/25-3/29
Wrap up 3rd Quarter Items and start Unit 5 Ecology.
- MONDAY Make Up Assessment if needed. Turn in any LATE WORK and organize your binders. Complete the Living World Reading & Coloring.
- TUESDAY New Seats. Carbon Passports Activity. Illustrate your journey on the back of the page when complete. Finish INC Coloring & Summarizing of Kingdoms of the Living World Page.
- WEDNESDAY Get out your Carbon Passport & Kingdoms of Living World Color Page. Use the above items to complete the Carbon Cycle Questions. Turn in Carbon Passport at the end of hour.
- THURSDAY Communities Padlet Activity (Get out Coloring Packet). Complete 3.1-3.3 RG Questions.
- FRIDAY Stamp 3.1-3.3 RG if not done yesterday. Dissect Owl Pellets. Record your data for Questions 1-2.
Week of 4/1-4/5
Continue Ch. 3 Reinforcement Activities.
- MONDAY Biology Scavenger Hunt in the outdoor classroom.
- TUESDAY NO SCHOOL.
- WEDNESDAY Share pictures of organisms seen in the assigned media album. Create a labeled/colored Food Chain including at least 4-5 organisms on your Ch. 3 Coloring Packet. Go back to Owl Pellet (AP?).
- THURSDAY AP 4.4.19 Crisis of the Crab. Go through Ecological Pyramids in CP and turn in? Quizlet Live Challenge over 3.1-3.2 Key Terms add 3.3.
- FRIDAY Ch. 3 Part 1 CN Due. Meet in LC for SI EOC Practice.
Week of 4/8-4/12
Continue/Wrap Up Ch. 3 Learning Activities & Practice for EOC. Start Ch. 4.
- MONDAY Stamp Ch. 3 CN Part 2. EOC Practice in LC.
- TUESDAY Go over Crisis of the Crab and create a food chain on Coloring Packet. Complete the Ecological Pyramids Activity. Energy Flow WB Challenge & Biogeochemical Cycles Coloring + 3.4 RG?
- WEDNESDAY EOC Practice in LC.
- THURSDAY Take Biogeochemical Cycles Color Challenge as a class and then complete 3.4 RG for stamp. Complete Ch. 4 AG as a team (post evidence on padlet). Go over.
- FRIDAY Ch. 3 Quiz due ON SCHOOLOGY. Last day of EOC Practice in LC.
Week of 4/15-4/19
EOC Week and Pretzel Fermentation Lab.
- MONDAY 6th Hour EOC Assessment. EOC Study Island Assignment due.
- TUESDAY 7th Hour EOC Assessment. EOC Study Island Assignment due.
- WEDNESDAY Pretzel Fermentation Lab + Ch. 4 CN due w/CN quiz.
- THURSDAY Pretzel Fermentation Lab + Ch. 4 CN due w/CN quiz.
- FRIDAY NO SCHOOL.
Week of 4/22-4/26
Ch. 4-5 Reinforcement Activities.
- MONDAY Work on 4.1-4.2 Challenge Questions and get stamped by time frame given. Quizlet Quest Review.
- TUESDAY Watch Disney's Predator vs. Prey Video. Complete Video Question sheet as you watch.
- WEDNESDAY Ch. 5 CN due.
- THURSDAY Ch. 5 Reinforcement Activities.
- FRIDAY Start reviewing Unit 5.
Week of 4/29-5/3
Final review over Unit 5 items and Assess. Start Unit 6: Human Impact Project.
- MONDAY Unit 5 Review Day.
- TUESDAY Turn in rest of Unit 5 Work and take Unit 5 Assessment.
- WEDNESDAY
- THURSDAY Pick your Unit 6 Project from the options.
- FRIDAY Start research on Unit 6 Project.
Ch. 3 Video Lecture
Write legibly, and don't forget cue column questions and summaries.
- Part 1 CN includes 3.1-3.2 *Stop around 6:30. DUE 4/5
- Part 2 CN includes 3.3-3.4 *Start around 6:30. DUE 4/8
Ch 3 Biosphere
Ch. 4 Video Lecture
- CN due on 4/17 for 6th & 4/18 for 7th.
Ch 4 Ecos & Comms
Ch. 5 Video Lecture
- CN due 4/24
https://youtu.be/QQwi_3RCrrw
Tracy Carlson
Email: tracy.carlson@fhsdschools.org
Website: www.schoology.com
Location: Francis Howell High School, Missouri 94, Saint Charles, MO, United States
Phone: 636-8514756
Twitter: @tcarl19