Ecosystem Project Day 3 - Food Web

On pages three and 4 of your booklet:
1) Identify 10 organisms that live in your biome. Include plants and animals.

2) Food chains - create at least 4 food chains that exist in your biome. Each food chain must have at least 3 to 4 organisms.  Make certain your arrow goes from energy source to energy user.

3) Assemble your food chains into a food web.
a) Use different colored pencil for each food chain within the food web.
b) The food web must show all the organisms from your food chains and may include more.
c) Be sure to include the sun and decomposers
d) Draw and name each organism in your food web.

4) Energy Pyramid - Create an energy pyramid for your biome
a) Place each organism into the correct trophic level.  Just list names of each organism.

September 10, 2018 - September 14, 2014

Friday, September 14, 2018

Day 2:  The following information will be listed on page 2. You will continue to work in class with your partner.

1) List 5 abiotic factors that could be found in this biome
2) Identify the locations that represent your biome on the paper copy of the world map provided.  
Color in the appropriate areas represented by biome.  Cut out the map and tape or glue it to page 2.
3) National Parks / State Parks - List at least 2 parks, monuments, or places of interest in your biome.
4) Advertising Slogan - write an advertising slogan to get people to visit and promote the positive aspects of your biome.
 
Thursday, September 13, 2018

You will be taught how to write a lab report. This should be kept in your binder under the lab section for future reference.

In addition, you will start a new unit: Principles of Ecology and Communities and Biomes.
You will work in groups of two to complete the project.  

Research for this project can be done using the textbook, or the internet by using the iPods available in class.

Day 1- In class:

1) You and you partner will select a biome from the list provided
2) You will create a booklet.  On the front page you will have a title, draw or print a picture to  represent your biome. Include one picture of an animal, and one of a plant found in your biome.
3) Include a climatograph to show annual weather conditions; temperature and precipitation.
4) Include at least 2 interesting facts about the area.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

We will discuss the answers for the worksheets you completed yesterday.

Tuesday, September, 11, 2018

You will complete the work started on the "What is Biology" worksheet  and also complete "The Study of Life worksheet"



Monday, September 10, 2018

 You will work individually filling in the answer for the "What is Biology" worksheet.  You will be allowed to use all the notes, handouts, and vocabulary from the start of this the new school year.

September 3, 2018 - September 7, 2018

Friday, September 7, 2018

Refer to the PLHS home work page by clicking on the class link below for your home work.

You will take notes on Life's Levels of Organization.
You will also receive a copy of the handout: Investigation and Experimentation Vocabulary word.
Please keep this sheet in the Lab section of your biology binder. 

Thursday, September 6, 2018
 You will read through the Scientific Thinking and Process worksheet and answer the questions.
You will then correct your own paper  in class.

Your knowledge and understanding of the Scientific Process will be tested by reading four short paragraphs and then be asked to identify the following experimental concept from each paragraph:
a: independent variable
b) dependent variable 
c) Control group
d) Experimental group 

 Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Scientific Language Worksheet.
Scientific language is made up of root words that are linked together to have different meaning. If you learn the meaning of the root words, you will find the scientific vocabulary easier to understand.

You will use the root words to interpret the meaning of a few scientific words.

Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Assignment: The classes will work to finish their posters on the 7 Criteria for Life.

Monday, September 3, 2018.
Labour Day - No School.  Enjoy.

2018 through 2019 School Year

  August 31, 2018

Class assignment: Students will use the information shared about the 7 Criteria for Life to create
a Mind map/ concept map to explain the Criteria for Life.  They will use words and pictures in their explanation.


August 30, 2018

Lecture: The 7 Criteria For Life.

Question and answer session about the criteria needed for the classification of living things.
The Criteria:
1) Growth, Development, and Differentiation
2) Reproduction:
3) Need for Energy
4) Responding to Stimuli
5) Evolution
6) Homeostasis
7) Interdependence

August 29, 2109

Answer to the fill in the blanks worksheet, the implied answer and the correct answer.
The worksheet was used to explain the importance of education.  The worksheet was used to explain that there are a lot of things we don know, that we don't know, we don't know.

Click on the link to watch the videoes:
 Why People Believe they Cant Draw and how to prove they can

How to Draw to Remember More
 

 August 28, 2018

Fill in the blanks worksheet completed in class.
The syllabus is available on the PLHS home work page. Click on the link for your class period to access.

 The Best of Times is Now

August 27, 2018

New School Year.
Teacher and students  introductions sharing memorable summer moments.
Assignment: Students write their hopes and expectations for the year and the future.

The Digestive System, June 1, 2018 - June 8, 2018

The Digestive System.
Complete the daily assignments given in class each day. The completed project will be due at the end of the period on June 8, 2018.