Hello Class,

Hope you had a safe and joyful spring break and a blessed Easter for those who celebrated!

As I have mentioned in our Google classroom and Remind platform, we will continue our self-paced, enriched, meaningful learning on a daily basis. Please continue to turn in each assignment by its due date.

We will continue focusing on our content learning with rigor and engagement through our remote class discussions, video lectures, case studies, virtual Science Lab and research projects.

You can contact me by email or via our classroom remind app at anytime pertaining any content-related questions, clarification on assignment or instruction, any comments and/or general questions.

Lets continue to stay curious, connect our academic learning to current events, and solve problems as they come up while we go through the content!

Stay safe and healthy!

Ms. Mansoor

Mon

Continue working on Temperature Soil Lab Report

Tues

Gather Week 4 Data for Seed Germination

Wed

Class discussion and Notes on Understanding Populations, including:

-main properties that Scientist measure when they study populations

-three general patterns of population dispersion.

Thur-Fri

Thanksgiving Break!

Homework Assignment posted on Google Classroom

Mon

Small group activity on four processes that determine population growth

Discussion on exponential model vs. logistic model of population growth

Tues

Random Sampling Lab

Wed

Math Final – all 3 hours, no bio today

Thurs and Fri

Agriculture and Human Population Growth

Mon-Tues: Seed Germination Lab continues

Field work

Wed- Thurs: Temperature Soil Lab

Fri: Lab Report on Temperature Soil Lab

Mon

Class Discussion: Marine Links to Carbon Cycle

Small Group Activity-

Tues -Wed

Plants and Biogeochemical Cycles

-Modeling of Ground water and water draining through soil and clay. \

Thurs-Fri

Hypothesis, Essential Question and Procedure for Germination Lab

Mon-

Current event article – The Mutant Crayfish Clones itself and its taking over Europe,

reflection on the article

food chain vs food web discussion

Tues- No DCMST

Wed-

Q& A interactive

Biogeochemical activity

Thurs- Web of Life: Producer to Predator

Fri

Seed Germination

Mon: Warm up – Have You Eaten Your Seaweed Today? (see google classroom for details)

Intro to Ecology Activity / Short Video

Homework- Reading and notes on 18.3

Tues

Class Discussion and Guided Notes on:

Section 1  Introduction to Ecology

Small Group activity/field study

Wed

Class Discussion and Guided Notes on:

Section 2  Ecology of Organisms

Current Event activity

Thurs

Section 3  Energy Transfer

Energy Transfer Practice

Fri

Section 4  Ecosystem Recycling

FoodChainsandFoodWebs

Mon

Biogeochemical_Cycles.pdf

Mon -Wed

Case study – Lizard, legs, and the diversity of life

Extension to case study and Lizard Lab

Thurs- Field Study/ Nature Walk

Fri – Evolution Unit Test

Mon

Quiz on Population genetics and Speciation

Science News Article – read and reflect

Tues

Science News Article discussion

Peppered Moth Simulation

Wed-Thurs

Lizard Evolution Lab

‘Understanding Key Ideas’ discussion

Fri

Review for Evolution Unit Test

Homework for the weekend (due Mon) –
Standardized Test Preparation: #1-7 mcqs, Short Response and Extended Response
-Must be handwritten

Study for test on Wed- Go over guided notes, practice problems, and reflections from labs, case studies, and group activities

Mon-Tues

Plant intelligence and Evolution- Google classroom assignment and class discussion

Population Genetics and speciation Presentations

HW: 16.3 Sec Review (due Wed)

Wed

Discussion on Practice and Guided Questions 16.1-16.3

HW: Understanding Key Concepts

Thurs-Fri

Review game for quiz on Mon

Case study discussion (content connection to real world situations)

Bird Beak Lab review