Tuesday, May 20

OBJECTIVE: Students will take their final exame and review 3rd quarter material in order to prepare for the HSA.

WARM-UP: Identify the differences between DNA and RNA.

VOCABULARY:
1) resource
2) predation
3) symbiosis
4) mutualism
5) commensalism
6) parasitism

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Review
3) Final Exam
4) Closure

Thursday, May 15, 2008

OBJECTIVE: Students will review 2nd quarter in order to prepare for the HSA.

WARM-UP: Name the 4 groups of macromolecules, their building blocks and function.

VOCABULARY:
1) denitrification
2) nitrogen fixation
3) biotic factor
4) abiotic factor
5) habitat
6) niche

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Review 2nd quarter material
3) Closure

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
HSA next week.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

OBJECTIVE:
Students will review material from 1st and 2nd quarters in order to prepare for the HSA.

WARM-UP:
Name the types of matter that cycle through the biosphere.

VOCABULARY:
1) food web
2) trophic level
3) ecological pyramid
4) biomass
5) evaporation
6) transpiration

CLASSWORK:
1) Grade HSA Review Packet
2) HSA REVIEW

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
HSA is next week, ARE YOU READY?

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

OBJECTIVE: Students will take a test in order to gauge their progress towards the HSA.

WARM-UP: List three examples of abiotic factors and three examples of biotic
factors in an environment.

VOCABULARY:
1) herbivore
2) carnivore
3) omnivore
4) detritivore
5) decomposer
6) food chain

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocab
2) Test
3) Closure

Thursday, May 1, 2008

OBJECTIVE: Students will complete a lab in order to investigate the dynamics of populations and population growth.

WARM-UP: What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

VOCABULARY:
1) autotroph
2) producer
3) photosynthesis
4) chemosynthesis
5) heterotroph
6) consumer

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Yeast Lab
3) Worksheets Section 3-1, 3-2 and 3-3 from workbook
4) Closure

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

OBJECTIVE: Students will discuss food chains and trophic levels in order to explain the flow of energy in an ecosystem.

WARM-UP: Inquiry Activity p. 62

VOCABULARY:
1) ecology
2) biosphere
3) species
4) population
5) community
6) ecosystem
7) biome

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary/Warm-Up Review
2) Presentation Pro 3-1 and 3-2
3) Food Web: Use diagram on p. 71 Choose at least 4 organisms from the diagram
a. Create visual describing the feeding patterns of your four organisms
b. Use arrows and label your diagram
6) BCR #34
7) Closure

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Thursday, April 24, 2008

OBJECTIVE: Students will take a test in order to determine their comprehension of Evolution.