A.P. E.S.
Populations Schedule

H. Bio

Schedule Dates

State Standards / Objectives


Instructional Activities

Nov 29 (Thurs)
  

1) Ch 8 Vocab & Concepts
2) Any questions about unit 2 exam?
3) Survivorship Curves
4) Building ecocolumns

study session rm D102 from 7-9pm (bring your study guide)

Dec 4 (Tues)
  1) 1st Hour = Unit 2 MC Exam
2) 2nd Hour = Unit 2 FRQ
Dec 5 (Wed)
 

1) Discussion of carrying capacity, K-selected & r-selected species, and survivorship curves
2) Human survivorship curves question (due on Thursday)

Dec 6 (Thurs)
  1) Ch 8 Vocab quiz cumulative to Ch 1-7. Practice test
2) Human Survivorship Curves lab due (cemetery data, graph, and questions)
3) All Ecocolumns must be completed except for the animal in the aquatic chamber by Thursday afternoon (including 3 chambers 30pts, gravel in aquatic 10pts, & water plants 10pts) PETCO "where the pets go" at The Crossings has water plants
Dec 10 (Mon)
  1) Discussion Ch 9 Concepts
2) Video World Population Stresses (journey to planet earth)
3) Ch9 Vocab & Concepts
Homework: Ch 8 takehome test (doc, rtf, htm)
Dec 11 (Tues)
 

1) Take Home Test Ch 8 due
2) Ecocolumn qualitative and quantitative data
3) Human Population calculations

HOMEWORK: study for ch 9 vocab test (practice)
Dec 13 (Thurs)
 

1) Ch 9 vocab test
2) Discussion of ch 9 concepts
3) Video: Challenges of Religions, Contraception, & Curbing World Population

HOMEWORK: 1.5 - 2.0 page (double spaced typed 12pt font) paper on your plan to curb human population worldwide (use book, video, & classroom discussion as sources)

Dec 17 (Mon)
  1) Human population curbing discussion and activity
2) Homework: Ch 9 Take Home Test TAKE HOME TEST CAN BE TURNED IN WED MORNING BEFORE 1ST BLOCK or Tuesday during class
Dec 18 (Tues)
  1) Review on Ch 8 & 9 (study guide)
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