APES+Quarter+1+2015-2016

Quarter 1 2015-2016 Posted Below are the TENTATIVE assignments. I wanted to post things in advance as I know you all have busy schedules and it is my hope this will help to better manage your time. Please be aware that this is TENTATIVE and subject to change. You should be checking the website at least once a day.

Chapters:

- Review of materials - Animal Cards - Goals - Summer Assignment - Class Website - Tonight's HW - REMIND Period 3 Sign up instructions
 * Date || In-Class || Homework || Additional Resources ||
 * M 8/24 A || - Welcome to class

Period 5 Sign up instructions

- Ranking Environmental Challenges || - Get syllabus and safety contract signed - Part 1 of summer assignment - Chapter 1 HW due on Wednesday. ||  || - Collect Paperwork - AP Exam info and score - The Lorax || -Chapter 1 HW - Finish Lorax questions || [|Full College Board Course Description] || - Warm-up - Discussion on Where Do you Stand / Lorax. - Fishy Activity || - Read the Tragedy of the Commons (link below) and answer the Tragedy of the Commons questions. || [|Tragedy of the Commons] || Class Meetings || - Warm-up - How well did you read? Kahoot Quiz - Tragedy of the commons power point/discussion - Finish Questions from Fishy Activity from yesterday || - Finish Questions from class and begin working on Chapter 2 HW. ||  || -Home Video Questions due on Monday || Fierce Green Fire is available on Netflix if anyone is interested in watching it again :) || - Collect Home Questions / Hand back graded work - Finish Video & Discussion Q's Chapter 1 - Begin Nature of Science Group Work || - Chapter 2 HW || [|Roosevelt and The Environment] [|Leopold Excerpt] [|Muir Excerpt] [|Carson Excerpt] [|Chapter 1 Practice Quiz] Chapter 1 Textbook PP || - Collect Chapter 2 HW - Finish Nature of Science Group Work - Begin Reporting on Environmental Racism Link to case studies: [] || Inductive & Deductive WS AND Positive and Negative Feedback WS ||  || - Feedback Loops and Reasoning - Continue working on Reporting on Environmental Racism || Exp. Design HW Study for Test Chapters 1 & 2 ||  || - Reporting on Environmental Racism || Study for Test Chapters 1 & 2 Come with questions you may have from Chapters 1 & 2 Topic Outline for Ch. 1 & 2 Test || [|Chapter 2 Practice Quiz from textbook] || - Chapter 1 & 2 Questions before test on Tuesday???? || Study for Test on Tuesday || Chapter 2 PowerPoint || ||  || -Finish Filming last newscast -Review Chapter 1 and 2 Test Answers - Kahoot: Prereq. quiz || Chapter 3 HW ||  || Popcorn Relay || Finish Popcorn Relay and Chapter 3 HW ||  || Food Webbing Activity || Chapter 3 HW due on Tuesday 9/15 ||  || Video Clips Food Chains and Food Webs Finish Food Webbing Activity || Complete Feeding at a Lower Trophic Level Begin working on Ch. 4 HW due on 9/21 ||  || Notes: Pyramids Finish Food Webbing Activity || Finish Trophic level questions from class ||  || Turn-in: Trophic Level Questions Owl Pellet Lab: Finish Questions for HW || Finish Owl Pellet Lab ||  || Collect Owl Pellet Lab || ||   || N cycle notes || || [|Nitrogen Cycle Video Clip] [|Nitrogen Cycle Steps] || Chapter 4 HW Due C, P, S, H2O cycle Notes || Law Notecards (Summer Assignment) due Monday 9/28 || || [|Competition Virtual Lab Website] || Finish Virtual Lab || Chapter 3 PowerPoint || Change through chance || __ Law Notecards (Summer Assignment) due Monday 9/28 __ ||  || Check Law Notecards Predator/Prey Interactions Activities || __ __ and Q's ||   || Finish Predator/Prey Activity || Finish Graph and Questions Predator and Prey Interactions. ||  || Selection Notes Begin Succession Questions []
 * T 8/25 B || - Warm-up
 * W 8/26 A || *Chapter 1 HW due
 * Th 8/27 B
 * F 8/28 A || - Chapter 1 Notes/Video: Fierce Green Fire || - Chapter 2 HW Due on Tuesday
 * M 8/31 B || - Warm-up
 * T 9/1 A || - Warm-up
 * W 9/2 B || - Warm-up
 * Th 9/3 A || - Warm-up
 * F 9/4 B || - Finish Filming Newscast
 * T 9/8 A || Test Chapters 1 & 2 || Chapter 3 HW
 * W 9/9 B || -Warm-up
 * Th 9/10 || Warm-up
 * F 9/11 || Warm-up: 9/11 Environmental Health Effects
 * T 9/15 A || Warm-up: Four trophic level food chain from web
 * W 9/16 B || Warm-up
 * Th 9/17 A || Warm-up: Read first page of Lab
 * F 9/18 B || Warm up: Trophic Cascade
 * M 9/21 A || Warm-up
 * T 9/22 B || Warm-up
 * Th 9/24 A || Warm-up
 * F 9/25 B || Warm-up
 * M 9/ 28 A || Warm-up
 * T 9/29 B || Warm-up
 * W 9/30 A || Warm-up

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[] [] [] || Test Chapter 3 & 4 on Monday 10/5 ||  || Interims Issued || Chapter 3 & 4 Test Questions? Kahoot Finish Succession Questions || Finish Succession Activity Study for Test Chapter 3 & 4 on Monday || [|Chapter 3 Quiz] [|Chapter 4 Quiz] || ||  || Species Diversity Activity || Finish Species Diversity Lab and continue working on Chapter 11 HW ||   || Work on Wanted Posters || Chapter 11 HW due Friday ||  || Finish Wanted Posters || Chapter 11 HW Due Friday ||  || Chapter 11 HW due Chapter 3 & 4 Test Review Time Permitting: Cane Toads || Endangered Species HW Finish Invasive Species Poster Start Chapter 5 HW ||  || Collect Endangered Species HW Zebra Mussels Overview FRQ Grading Practice Poster Presentations || Chapter 5 HW due on Monday 10/19 ||  || Sub Day || Video and Questions: Planet Earth Saving Species || Work on Chapter 5 HW due on Monday 10/19 ||  || PSAT Day Sub Day || Video and Questions: Planet Earth Living Together || Work on Chapter 5 HW due on Monday 10/19 ||  || Pep Rally Sub Day || Case Study Grizzly Bears || Work on Chapter 5 HW due Monday 10/19 ||  || Collect Chapter 5 HW Cause of Biodiversity Loss Notes TED Talk: De-extinction || Chapter 5 & 11 Test on Friday 10/23 ||  || Test Review Topics Chapter 5 PowerPoint Chapter 11 PowerPoint ||  || Happy Birthday Ms. Mongano || Finish Biome Presentations Aquatic Biomes || Test on Wednesday Study for test! [|Chapter 5 Practice Quiz] [|Chapter 11 Practice Quiz] ||  || Test Review || Study for Test! ||  || ||   || || Finish Mark and Capture Activity Work on Chapter 6 HW ||  || Quadrant Random Sampling Activity || Finish Quadrant Sampling Activity Work on Chapter 6 HW ||  || Population Count Videos Mini Transect Activity: Poop there it is! FRQ review ||  ||   || Review MC Answers Hand out 2nd quarter packet Chapter 6 Notes ||  ||   || Finish Notes Biologix Video ||  ||   ||
 * Th 10/1 B
 * M 10/5 A || Test Chapter 3 & 4 || Begin working on Chapter 11 Homework due Friday.
 * T 10/6 B || Warm-up
 * W 10/7 A || Warm-up
 * Th 10/8 B || Warm-up
 * F 10/9 A || Warm-up
 * M 10/12 B || Warm-up
 * T 10/13 A
 * W 10/14 B
 * Th 10/15 A
 * M 10/19 || Warm-up
 * T 10/20 || Chapter 5 Biomes Presentations ||  ||   ||
 * W 10/21 || Chapter 5 Biomes Presentations || Study for Test ||  ||
 * Th 10/22 || Safe Passage Presentations || Study for test ||  ||
 * Fri 10/23 || Biome Presentations || Study for test!!!
 * M 10/26 A
 * T 10/27 B || Finish Aquatic Biomes
 * W 10/28 || Chapter 5 & 11 Test || Work on Chapter 6 HW
 * Th 10/29 || Warm-up
 * Fri 10/30 A Half-Day End of Quarter || Warm-up
 * || Turn in Chapter 6 HW
 * || Warm-up
 * || Warm-up