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Thursday, October 9, 2014

Daily Summary 10-08

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Be able to (1) classify factors that limit a population’s growth as density-independent / density-dependent, (2) predict what will happen to a population’s size based on death / birth rate changes, etc. (3) interpret graphs of population growth

- Warm-up: Could the group of plants we are adding to the garden today be considered as a population?

- Why or why not? What are some limiting factors that will affect the growth rates and numbers of plants growing in the garden? [5] Complete Ecology Field Day (EFD), Part I, get stamped [20]

- Brassica Seedling Transplanting (take photos!!) [35 - 45]

- Work on Ecology Field Day (EFD), Part II, [20]

- Make sure all TSOTS blog posts (#1 and #2) are done [~40]


HOMEWORK:

- Finish online population lesson and EFD parts I and II (DUE FRIDAY)



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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: Could the group of plants we are adding to the garden today be considered as a population?

- Why or why not? What are some limiting factors that will affect the growth rates and numbers of plants growing in the garden? [5]

- Brassica Seedling Transplanting (take photos!!) [35 - 45]

- Complete Ecology Field Day Assignment, Part II, then turn in [40]

- Make sure all TSOTS assignments (Student Blog Post Assignments #1 and #2) are done [~40]


HOMEWORK:

- Finish online population ecology lesson (DUE THURSDAY)



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