8/25  Introduce course Get Parents to sign materials Journal Questions 1-10

8/26  Something's Fishy Read Tragedy of the Commons at home

8/27  Quiz Chapter 1 Discussion of notes

8/28  Ecological Footprint "WatchWhere you Step"

8/31 Complete Ecological Footprint Video: Champions of the Land

9/1  Quiz Chapter 2  Groups Identify major events, processes or changes from chapter 2

9/2  Identify Essential Questions for Chapters 1 & 2 Look at the publisher's website

9/3  Test Chapters 1 & 2

9/4 Pretest Chapter 3 Introduce Chapter 3

9/6  Happy Labor Day!

9/7  Quiz Chapter 3 Discussion on notes

9/8 Introduce Ecosystems & Eco-column Lab Assignment  Video Ecosystems

9/9  Quiz Chapter 4 Discussion on notes

9/10 Group Assignment on Biochemical Cycles Identify essential questions for Chapter 4

9/13 Present cyles, review sheet chapter 4 Identify essay topics for test

9/14  Test Chapters 3-4

9/15 Introduce Chapter 5

9/16 Chapter 5 notes due Quiz

9/17  Practice Free response Question (Timed Essay)

  "It's all About Carbon": Internet Investigation Dell Lab

9/20 Go over Chapter 5 notes Look at example for scrAPES book

9/21 Introduce chapter 6 Lab Parking Lot Diversity

9/22 Biome project research time/ Quiz ch. 6

9/23 Research time in media/ computer lab

9/24 Computer lab to finish powerpoints on Biomes

9/27 Present Power points on Biomes to class/ Rachel Carson journal questions due

9/29 Quiz ch 7  Work on Eco-column project

9/30 Identify essential questions in chapters 5-7

10/1 TEST chapters 5-7

10/5 Go over Free response Work on Eco-column

10/6 Chapter 8 notes due Quiz  eco-Columns complete

10/7 Notes on chapter 8 Owl Pellets Lab

10/8 Chapter 9 notes due Quiz Lab Power of Doubling

10/9 Notes on chapter 9

10/18 -10/22 Soil Week

10/26 Introduce Chapter 11 Read 3 Articles on Perchlorate List 10-15 Risks

10/27 Risks/ Toxicology

10/28 Review chapters 10-11

10/29 Test Chapters 10-11

11/1 Chapter 12 Notes Due

11/2  Population Pyramids

11/18 Eco-column Reports due

11/23 Renewable energy presentations due

12/13 Endangered Species projects due

1/5 Legislation Project due

1/7 Review for Final Exam

1/14 Final Exam