January 2012

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2	3	4 Unit 3 – Intro to Ecology Warm-Up: ö The Interactions and Interdependence of Living Things Today’s Topics: ö Intro to Unit 3 – – Test Outline & Vocabulary ö Intro to Ecology – Studying how the Earth & living things affect each other ö Ecological Methods Class work: ö Creating a mnemonic device – levels of organization in Ecology Film: Never Cry Wolf	5 Unit 3 – Intro to Ecology Warm-Up: ö Review Mnemonics + Vocabulary Today’s Topics: ö Energy Flow in the Biosphere ö Energy Flow – Consumers ö Energy Flow – Feeding Relationships & Energy Class work: ö Creating a Food Web Film: Never Cry Wolf	6 FINAL EXAM REVIEW Review for FINAL – Work on Cheat Sheets and prep for tomorrow’s Practice Test (It could HELP your grade!) Final Exam Review: ö Unit 1 – Intro ö Unit 2 – Biochemistry ö Unit 3 – The Cell ö Unit 4 – Cell Cycle Cheat Sheet Guidelines
9 FINAL EXAM REVIEW Review for FINAL – Work on Cheat Sheets and prep for tomorrow’s Practice Test (It could HELP your grade!) Final Exam Review: ö Unit 1 – Intro ö Unit 2 – Biochemistry ö Unit 3 – The Cell ö Unit 4 – Cell Cycle Cheat Sheet Guidelines Film: Never Cry Wolf	10 FINAL EXAM REVIEW Review for FINAL – Work on Cheat Sheets and prep for tomorrow’s Practice Test (It could HELP your grade!) Final Exam Review: ö Unit 1 – Intro ö Unit 2 – Biochemistry ö Unit 3 – The Cell ö Unit 4 – Cell Cycle Cheat Sheet Guidelines	11 FINAL EXAM REVIEW Review for FINAL – Work on Cheat Sheets and prep for tomorrow’s Practice Test (It could HELP your grade!) The FINAL has 95 Total Questions: Today’s Lesson: ö Preparing for the FINAL! Cheat Sheet Guidelines	12 FINAL EXAM REVIEW Review for FINAL – Work on Cheat Sheets and prep for tomorrow’s Practice Test (It could HELP your grade!) The FINAL has 95 Total Questions: Today’s Lesson: ö Preparing for the FINAL! Cheat Sheet Guidelines	13 FINAL EXAM REVIEW TEST – Practice / Make-Up / Bonus Test! This is it, the Make-up Test! This is one more chance to improve your grade…
16 HOLIDAY: Martin Luther King Jr.	17 FINAL EXAMS period/time: 6th = 7:30 - 9:30 FINAL EXAM REVIEW FINAL EXAM QUESTION BREAKDOWN (BY UNIT) The FINAL has 100 Total Questions: ö Breakdown by Chapter	18 FINAL EXAMS period/time: 1st = 8:00 - 10:00 2nd = 10:15 - 12:15	19 FINAL EXAMS period/time: 3rd = 8:00 - 10:00 4th = 10:15 - 12:15	20 FINAL EXAMS period/time: 5th = 8:00 - 10:00 A = 10:15 - 12:15
23 Off – No School! Lucky You.	24 Unit 3 – Intro to Ecology Warm-Up: ö Review Mnemonics + Vocabulary Today’s Topics: ö Energy Flow in the Biosphere ö Energy Flow – Consumers ö Energy Flow – Feeding Relationships & Energy	25 Unit 3 – Intro to Ecology Warm-Up: ö Review Energy Flow Today’s Topics: ö Energy Flow in the Biosphere - Ecological Pyramids Class Work: ö Study Guide – Energy Review	26 Unit 3 – Intro to Ecology Warm-Up: ö Review Energy Flow Today’s Topics: ö Intro to Matter in the Biosphere: Bio-geo-chemical Cycles – The Water Cycle – The Carbon Cycle	27 Unit 3 – Intro to Ecology Warm-Up: ö Review the Water Cycle Today’s Topics: ö Carbon Cycle ö The Nitrogen Cycle ö Phosphorous in the biosphere Class Work: ö Study Guide – Chapter Vocabulary Review
30 Unit 3 – Intro to Ecology Warm-Up: ö Review the Water Cycle Today’s Topics: ö Carbon Cycle ö The Nitrogen Cycle ö Phosphorous in the biosphere Class Work: ö Study Guide – Chapter Vocabulary Review	31 Unit 3 – Intro to Ecology Warm-Up: ö Review Study Guides JEOPARDY! TEST TOMORROW!!!