Week Seven

For the last 2 weeks we have looked at the movement of energy in ecosystems by studying energy roles, food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids.

This week we will continue with food webs, but also begin to look at the cycles of matter, biogeography, and biomes.


A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Notes on Cycles of Matter / Food Web Activity
Tuesday - Outlining Section 23.3 / Food Web Activity
Wednesday - Quiz over Outline / Food Web Activity
Thursday - Notes on Biomes / Biome Chart / Food Web Activity
Friday - Video on a Biome / Begin Survivor Activity / Finish Food Web Activity

Homework this week includes:

23.2 Worksheet due Wednesday
Finish 23.3 Outline by Wednesday
23.3 Worksheet due Thursday
23.4 Worksheet due Friday
Reading 23.4 (p.734 - 745) by Monday
Chapter 23 Study Guide due Monday (October 1st)

Helpful Websites:

The Water Cycle
Animated Diagram of the Water Cycle
NASA: Hydrologic Cycle
Carbon Cycle
Oxygen Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle

Websites for Biome Survivor Activity:

What's it Like Where You Live
Earth Floor: Biomes
Blue Planet Biomes
World Biomes
Mission Biomes
Lists of Biomes
National Geographic: Wild World
Rainforest
Habitats and Biomes
Desert
Introduction to Biomes
Polar Biome
Antarctica

Week Six

Way to go on the Chapter 22 test, everyone got a passing grade. You are all my little science geniuses!

This week we are continuing with Ecology, but moving on to Chapter 23. This chapter will look at energy flow, cycles of matter, biomes, biogeography, and succession.

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Finish 23.1 Notes / Present Designer Animals
Tuesday- Owls: Top of Food Chain Lab
Wednesday - Continue Owl Lab
Thursday - Food Web of the Chaparral Activity
Friday - Continue Food Web of the Chaparral Activity

Homework this week includes:

Who Eats Whom? Worksheet due Tuesday
Owl Pellet Lab
Read Section 23.2 (p. 723 - 727) by Monday

Helpful Websites:

Build Your Own Food Web
Fun With Food Webs
Food Chain Fun
Info on Food Chains and Food Webs
Differences Between Food Webs and Food Chains
Chain Reaction Game
Interesting Facts About Food Chains


Webpages for Owls: Top of a Food Chain:
Owl Show
Owl Pages

Week Five

This week we will be taking our first test in science on Wednesday, September 12th. The study guide was handed out last Wednesday, and there is a link to it on last week's post.

We will also be looking deeper into the idea of animal adaptations as you create your own animal this week during an in-class project called Designer Animals.

The Chapter 22 Notes are now available on-line, please click the link below:

Chapter 22 PowerPoint Notes

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Designer Animal Activity
Tuesday - Review for Chapter 22 Test
Wednesday - Chapter 22 Test
Thursday - Present Designer Animals
Friday -PowerPoint on 23.1 / Food Chain Activity

Homework this week includes:

Study for Chapter 22 Test on Wednesday
Read Section 23.1 (716 - 722) in the textbook and do Unit 1 Key Words 36 - 42 by Friday
23.1 Worksheet by Monday

Helpful Websites:

Food Chain Fun
Info on Food Chains and Food Webs
Chain Reaction Game