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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Daily Summary 10-11

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Be able to (1) classify examples of factors that limit a population’s growth as either density-independent or density-dependent, (2) predict what will happen to a population’s size based on changes to growth / birth rates, migration in or out, (3) interpret two different graphs of population growth

- Warm-up: What is an organism’s habitat? What about its niche? Briefly define these two terms and compare and contrast them. [8]

- Ecosystem Map Poster peer evaluations [10 - 15]

- Climate diagrams (climographs) [30]

- Work on online population ecology lesson [45]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish online population ecology lesson (DUE THURSDAY)



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Prepare for Unit 3 Exam on climate and biomes

- Warm-up: Name and briefly describe the two major categories of freshwater life zones. What are the major differences between these zones? [7]

- Unit 3: Lecture 4: Freshwater Life Zones, Recap [10]

- Unit 3: Lecture 5: Marine Life Zones [25]

- NPP Lab Report hard copy DUE today by 3:30 pm

- Coral in Peril Discussion (5 points for summary paragraph) [15-20]

- Unit 3 Exam Review [30]

- Start 2nd round scrAPESbook presentations [20]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Review entire Unit 3 Study Guide in preparation for Unit 3 Exam



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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Be able to (1) classify examples of factors that limit a population’s growth as either density-independent or density-dependent, (2) predict what will happen to a population’s size based on changes to growth / birth rates, migration in or out, (3) interpret two different graphs of population growth

- Warm-up: What is an organism’s habitat? What about its niche? Briefly define these two terms and compare and contrast them. [8]

- Ecosystem Map Poster peer evaluations [10 - 15]

- Climate diagrams (climographs) [30]

- Work on online population ecology lesson [45]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Finish online population ecology lesson (DUE THURSDAY / FRIDAY)



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