Monday, May 23, 2016

Week of May 23 - 30





Date
Classwork
Eval
Homework
P/R
5/23
What we Can Learn from Worms, Lesson 2
Slides 13 - 21

Reflective questions 1-4

24/25
What we Can Learn from Worms, Lesson 3
Slides 22-27


Personal Field Investigation
26
What we Can Learn from Worms, Lesson 4
Slides 28 - 36


Reflective questions 1-4

30
What we Can Learn from Worms, Lesson 5
Slides 36-39
Model Observations

EOC Prep - Page 3
Reflective Questions 1-4







P/R Parent/ Guardian Signature

NGSS Standards

HS LS1.3 Performance Expectation Structures and Processes: Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that feedback mechanisms maintain homeostasis.

HS LS1.A Disciplinary Core Idea Structure and Function: Feedback mechanisms maintain a living system’s internal conditions within certain limits and mediate behaviors, allowing it to remain alive and functional even as external conditions change within some range.

This lesson highlights the Scientific Practice of Developing and Using Models, and the Crosscutting Concept of Scale, Proportion and Quantity


Sunday, May 22, 2016

Week of May 17 - 23



date
Classwork
eval
Homework
P/R
May 17/18
Elaborate, Page 737-742, p/p 1-6, R/C page 743 1&2



18/19
Field Investigation Field Trip to KahTai Lagoon



20
Work on Nitrogen Cycle



23
What we can Learn From Worms

study guide for EOC



Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Week of May 10 - 16

Week of May 10 - 16
Date
Classroom
Eval
Homework
P/R
May 10/11
Personal and Peer Evaluation of Scholarly paper and Lab write-up and power point
Engage – Page 706,
P/P 1-4

Page 707, R/C 1-2
PR watch these videos and write a description of exponential growth Video and Must watch video and another video




11/13
Watch this Video
1. What is relationship between wolves and Moose?

Now Watch this...
2. What is unique about the wolves on Isle Royale?
3. Why is the research about them important?

From your Textbook -Explore - Part II, Pages 713-719, P/P 1-6, pages 719-720 R/C 1-5
When finished watch:

4. What new thinking is coming out about wolves on the Isle Royale?
5. Does this information agree with information in book? Give examples.
6. How is climate change implicated in population changes on Isle?



13
Explain – Pages 720-725, 1-4, Page 726 S/T 1-4 -


16Explain Part II Pgs. 727-733, p/p 1-6
Page 733 R/C 1-3
PR – Parent/guardian Signature and Comments –


Next Generation Science Standards

HS-LS2-1.
Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales
HS-LS2-6.
Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning that the complex interactions in ecosystems maintain relatively consistent numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions, but changing conditions may result in a new ecosystem.

Sunday, May 1, 2016

Week of May 3-9



Date
Classwork
Eval
Homework
P/R
May 3/4
Elaborate: pages 626-635, P/P 1-11

R/C pages 636 - 637, 1-5
May is Ride Your Bike Month! Substitute a bike ride for a car ride!
4/5

Any unfinished work on Evaluate Part 1 & 2
Check your carbon footprint using this Carbon Calculator
6
Finish Climate Change Project

Make sure that all parts of Project are finished and have been shared

9
Practice Climate Change Presentations

Come to Earth Summit at 7:00 P.M.