Hi all,
So this week we actually have a full week of school! Wow! Let's make the most of it. The following is the plan for the week, plus updated due dates. I will fix our due date board in the room today too.
Monday = finish population ecology, discuss r- and K-strategists, work on deer lab
Wednesday = notes on community ecology
Thursday = Nature video on beavers and their impact as keystone species in their ecosystems...very well done!
NOTE: here is the link to the "Leave it to Beavers" movie since we missed the last 6 minutes or so. It is worth finishing as they do a nice job showing the interdependent dynamics inside the lodge during the winter. Plus the scenery is lovely. I hope you enjoyed the movie. :)
Nature: Leave it to Beavers
As ever, please come to AFT if you are missing work and/or need help. Thanks, Ms. L
DUE DATES:
•Deer & Human population growth "lab" -- Thursday 21 May
• S - Z word root definitions -- Thursday 21 May
• Evolution test corrections -- Thursday 21 May (OPTIONAL S 2 EXTRA CREDIT)
• A - Z word root test -- Monday 1 June
• Biome Builder -- Thursday 4 June
• Food Web project -- Monday 8 June
• Final Exam -- Thursday 11 June
Monday, May 18, 2015
Friday, May 8, 2015
week of 4 & 11 May
Hi everyone,
I forgot to do the blog last week. Sorry about that. Then I wrote this on Friday and posted the wrong thing! Excellent work on my part. The information below is now correct. Really!
Week of 4 May:
Monday = Evolution test
Wednesday = Excerpts from "Emperor of All Maladies"
Thursday = Brief work with Taxonomy/Classification
Week of 11 May: short week b/c of half day on Wednesday
Tuesday = start the ecology unit
Wednesday = long AFT -- PLEASE come in if you are missing work!!! The end of the year will be here before you know it!
Thursday = I-R quiz + continue population ecology
I'm going to list all major due dates for the rest of the year below. As always, please come to AFT to get caught up/get help. Have a great weekend! Ms. L
DUE DATES:
• I-R quiz -- Thursday 14 May
• Population graph practice -- Thursday 14 May
• S - Z word root definitions -- Thursday 21 May
• Evolution test corrections -- Thursday 21 May (OPTIONAL S 2 EXTRA CREDIT)
• A - Z word root test -- Monday 1 June
• Biome Builder -- Thursday 4 June
• Food Web project -- Monday 8 June
• Final Exam -- Thursday 11 June
I forgot to do the blog last week. Sorry about that. Then I wrote this on Friday and posted the wrong thing! Excellent work on my part. The information below is now correct. Really!
Week of 4 May:
Monday = Evolution test
Wednesday = Excerpts from "Emperor of All Maladies"
Thursday = Brief work with Taxonomy/Classification
Week of 11 May: short week b/c of half day on Wednesday
Tuesday = start the ecology unit
Wednesday = long AFT -- PLEASE come in if you are missing work!!! The end of the year will be here before you know it!
Thursday = I-R quiz + continue population ecology
I'm going to list all major due dates for the rest of the year below. As always, please come to AFT to get caught up/get help. Have a great weekend! Ms. L
DUE DATES:
• I-R quiz -- Thursday 14 May
• Population graph practice -- Thursday 14 May
• S - Z word root definitions -- Thursday 21 May
• Evolution test corrections -- Thursday 21 May (OPTIONAL S 2 EXTRA CREDIT)
• A - Z word root test -- Monday 1 June
• Biome Builder -- Thursday 4 June
• Food Web project -- Monday 8 June
• Final Exam -- Thursday 11 June
week of 4 & 11 May
Hi everyone,
So this week totally got away from me! Sorry about that. I figure at this point I'll just post retroactively about this week and then do next week.
This week -- Monday you took the evolution test, Wednesday we watched excerpts from "The Emperor of All Maladies" and Thursday we did a quick review of how and why taxonomy is used.
Week of 11 May -- another weird week as Wednesday is a half day so I'll only see you 2x. I totally forgot to mention the I-R quiz so it is NOT on Monday, it is on Thursday!!!
Monday 11 May = start ecology unit with basic terminology and potentially starting population ecology.
Wednesday = long AFT -- come on in! Would love to help you out.
Thursday 14 May = I-R quiz and then continue ecology if time
As ever, come to AFT for help! My apologies about the I-R quiz totally slipping my mind. I'm sure you'll recover from the blow though as it gives you more time to study! :) Ms. L
DUE DATES:
• I-R quiz -- Thursday 14 May
So this week totally got away from me! Sorry about that. I figure at this point I'll just post retroactively about this week and then do next week.
This week -- Monday you took the evolution test, Wednesday we watched excerpts from "The Emperor of All Maladies" and Thursday we did a quick review of how and why taxonomy is used.
Week of 11 May -- another weird week as Wednesday is a half day so I'll only see you 2x. I totally forgot to mention the I-R quiz so it is NOT on Monday, it is on Thursday!!!
Monday 11 May = start ecology unit with basic terminology and potentially starting population ecology.
Wednesday = long AFT -- come on in! Would love to help you out.
Thursday 14 May = I-R quiz and then continue ecology if time
As ever, come to AFT for help! My apologies about the I-R quiz totally slipping my mind. I'm sure you'll recover from the blow though as it gives you more time to study! :) Ms. L
DUE DATES:
• I-R quiz -- Thursday 14 May
Monday, April 27, 2015
week of 27 April
Hey all,
Good to see you today! So this week we are finishing up the evolution unit by doing the tiger lab to demonstrate whether a population is undergoing natural selection. Wednesday and Thursday are essentially work days, with Thursday's focus being test review.
As you hopefully remember, the evolution test is next Monday. As always, please come to AFT if you need any help!
Less than 8 weeks before the end of the year! It is going to fly by. While I of course always enjoy the advent of summer vacation, I will miss having you all as my class. :) Ms. L
DUE DATES:
• Evolution Unit questions - Weds 29 April
• Inner Fish Activity -- Thursday 20 April
• Evolution test - Monday 4 May
Good to see you today! So this week we are finishing up the evolution unit by doing the tiger lab to demonstrate whether a population is undergoing natural selection. Wednesday and Thursday are essentially work days, with Thursday's focus being test review.
As you hopefully remember, the evolution test is next Monday. As always, please come to AFT if you need any help!
Less than 8 weeks before the end of the year! It is going to fly by. While I of course always enjoy the advent of summer vacation, I will miss having you all as my class. :) Ms. L
DUE DATES:
• Evolution Unit questions - Weds 29 April
• Inner Fish Activity -- Thursday 20 April
• Evolution test - Monday 4 May
Monday, April 13, 2015
week of 13 April
Hi everyone,
Today you did the human natural selection game and we talked about the three different types of evolution. On Wednesday and Thursday we will look at some video clips on coevolution, talk about types of natural selection and also talk about speciation.
As always, come to AFT if you need help! No homework due directly after vacation as you have your usual homework: you take a break, I take a break and we come back ready to work. :) Ms. L
NOTE: to clarify about work due this week -- by the end of the day on Friday is fine. However, be aware that I am going to blast out of here ASAP at the end of the day!!!! I will NOT be hanging around on Friday so please don't tell me you "came by at 3 to hand it in, but you weren't here". That work would be counted late!
DUE DATES:
• Evolution Stations revisit -- Thursday 16 April (or before you leave for vacation)
• Human Natural Selection game -- Thursday 16 April (or before you leave for vacation)
• Evolution Unit questions -- Weds 29 April
• Evolution Unit test -- Monday 4 May
Today you did the human natural selection game and we talked about the three different types of evolution. On Wednesday and Thursday we will look at some video clips on coevolution, talk about types of natural selection and also talk about speciation.
As always, come to AFT if you need help! No homework due directly after vacation as you have your usual homework: you take a break, I take a break and we come back ready to work. :) Ms. L
NOTE: to clarify about work due this week -- by the end of the day on Friday is fine. However, be aware that I am going to blast out of here ASAP at the end of the day!!!! I will NOT be hanging around on Friday so please don't tell me you "came by at 3 to hand it in, but you weren't here". That work would be counted late!
DUE DATES:
• Evolution Stations revisit -- Thursday 16 April (or before you leave for vacation)
• Human Natural Selection game -- Thursday 16 April (or before you leave for vacation)
• Evolution Unit questions -- Weds 29 April
• Evolution Unit test -- Monday 4 May
Monday, April 6, 2015
week of 6 April
Hi there,
This week we'll continue with our evolution unit, beginning with watching the video "What Darwin Never Knew" in its entirety. While it is lengthy, we feel that the information presented in it is very useful and the video is well done, so worth the time. I hope you agree! Thursday you'll be revisiting the evolution stations assignment for a follow up assignment.
Remember AFT if you need help! Please be keeping up with your reading and reading questions. AFT is a great time to get help on these! Also remember O-R defs are due on Thursday. This week I'm doing one of those put all due dates even if they are far off...remember if that stresses you out, just ignore the distant ones. Ms. L
DUE DATES:
• O-R definitions due Thursday 9 April
• Evolution Stations revisit due Thursday 16 April (or before you leave for vacation)
• Vacation = relax and HAVE FUN -- remember you get/do no work and I do the same!!!!
• Evolution Unit questions due Weds 29 April
• Evolution test Monday 4 May
This week we'll continue with our evolution unit, beginning with watching the video "What Darwin Never Knew" in its entirety. While it is lengthy, we feel that the information presented in it is very useful and the video is well done, so worth the time. I hope you agree! Thursday you'll be revisiting the evolution stations assignment for a follow up assignment.
Remember AFT if you need help! Please be keeping up with your reading and reading questions. AFT is a great time to get help on these! Also remember O-R defs are due on Thursday. This week I'm doing one of those put all due dates even if they are far off...remember if that stresses you out, just ignore the distant ones. Ms. L
DUE DATES:
• O-R definitions due Thursday 9 April
• Evolution Stations revisit due Thursday 16 April (or before you leave for vacation)
• Vacation = relax and HAVE FUN -- remember you get/do no work and I do the same!!!!
• Evolution Unit questions due Weds 29 April
• Evolution test Monday 4 May
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
week of 31 March
Hi all,
Sorry am only posting now after we've already had 2/3 of our class for the week. As I mentioned in class, I'm really struggling with migraines lately and am behind and overwhelmed. I thank you in advance for your indulgence of my potentially very slow grading!
This week: Monday we talked about the tenets of Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection. Make sure you understand this! As I said today, this is THE CENTRAL idea of biological science. As Theodosius Dobzhansky said in the title of a famous 1973 paper on evolution, "Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution." I heartily concur! Wednesday we talked about the evidence for evolution and tomorrow you will take the quiz on the Blind Watchmaker excerpt.
As ever, please come to AFT if you need help! Thanks, Ms. Leary
DUE DATES:
• Evolution Stations assignment was due Weds 1 April
• Genetics test corrections (optional) due Thursday 2 April
• Blind Watchmaker reading quiz Thursday 2 April
• Blind Watchmaker questions by Friday 3 April
• O - R word root definitions Thursday 9 April
• Evolution Unit reading questions Wednesday 29 April
Sorry am only posting now after we've already had 2/3 of our class for the week. As I mentioned in class, I'm really struggling with migraines lately and am behind and overwhelmed. I thank you in advance for your indulgence of my potentially very slow grading!
This week: Monday we talked about the tenets of Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection. Make sure you understand this! As I said today, this is THE CENTRAL idea of biological science. As Theodosius Dobzhansky said in the title of a famous 1973 paper on evolution, "Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution." I heartily concur! Wednesday we talked about the evidence for evolution and tomorrow you will take the quiz on the Blind Watchmaker excerpt.
As ever, please come to AFT if you need help! Thanks, Ms. Leary
DUE DATES:
• Evolution Stations assignment was due Weds 1 April
• Genetics test corrections (optional) due Thursday 2 April
• Blind Watchmaker reading quiz Thursday 2 April
• Blind Watchmaker questions by Friday 3 April
• O - R word root definitions Thursday 9 April
• Evolution Unit reading questions Wednesday 29 April
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