Daily Summary 10-09

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BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

TSOTS seedling transplanting Friday

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/compare various graphs of population growth

Warm-up: Could the group of plants we are planting in the garden 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]

NOTE: Poster Peer Evals on Wednesday

Online population ecology lesson [60]

NOTE: Eco. Quiz 1 corrections opportunity available this week--see Mr. Bursch

Has your Climate Diagram practice been checked and stamped? Is your Ecology Field Day (Parts 1 and 2) sheet turned in? [~60]

Make sure your TSOTS SBPAs #1 and #2 have been scored and recorded by me—if not, present to me ASAP [~60]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Finish online population ecology lesson (DUE FRIDAY)



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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

lab station cleanup reminder / class shirt

Objectives: Complete NPP lab report with all sections done per lab report guidelines (climate, weather, and biomes quiz 2)

Warm-up: What is the major difference between marine and freshwater environments? How are they connected/related? [7]

Finish 1st round scrAPESbook presentations [25]

Unit 3: Lecture 4: Freshwater Life Zones [25]

NPP Lab Report DUE Friday—must submit hard copy no later than 3:30 pm (10/12)

Work on NPP experiment and lab report; check NPP first draft [45]

Last chance to get Biome Graphic Organizer stamped [~20]

Mass, dry, and re-mass optional third NPP sample by 3:30 pm


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Work on NPP Lab: introduction, materials and methods (first draft should be finished by 10/10, WHOLE REPORT DUE 10/12)

Read p. 168, 172-181; In a paragraph, summarize threats to coral and coral reefs as well as consequences of reef destruction and possible remedial actions humans could take



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