SNC1P+Sustainable+Ecosystems

=Biology‍=

//Key Concepts//
By the end of this course, students will: • analyse the impact of human activities on the sustainability of terrestrial or aquatic ecosystems, and assess the effectiveness of selected innitiatives related to environmental sustainability; • investigate some factors related to human activity that affect terrestrial or aquatic ecosystems, and describe the consequences that these factors have for the sustainability of these ecosystems; • demonstrate an understanding of characteristics of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, the interdependence within and between ecosystems, and the impact humans have on the sustainability of these ecosystems.

‍Daily Agenda
P. 35 #1 - 4 || 2.2 2.3 || Record food eaten P. 47 #1, 3 || 2.4 2.6 || P. 47 #2, 4, 5 || 2.6 || P. 58 || 2.8 || P. 89 #1 - 3 || 3.2 3.3 || P. 100 #1, 5, 6 || 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 || P. 107 #1, 2, 3 || 3.6 3.7 3.8 || P. 143 #3, 4, 6 || 4.4 4.5 ||
 * = **Date** ||= **Agenda** ||= **Homework** ||= **Readings** ||
 * Apr.16 || # Intro to Ecosystems
 * P. 21 #1 - 4
 * 1) Life on Earth
 * 2) Ecosystems || P. 29 #1, 4 || 2.1 ||
 * Apr.17 || # Ecosystems
 * 1) Sustainability || P. 33 #1 - 4
 * Apr.20 || # Energy flow in Ecosystems
 * 1) Photosynthesis
 * 2) Cellular Respiration || P. 41 #1 - 7 || 2.5 ||
 * Apr.21 || # Factors Affecting an Aquatic Ecosystem
 * 1) Ecological Niches
 * 2) Food Chains
 * 3) What's for Dinner?
 * 4) Energy Pyramids || P. 37 a - d
 * Apr.22 || # POD
 * 1) Food Chains Wrap-Up
 * 2) Food Webs
 * 3) Energy Pyramids
 * 4) What's for Dinner? || What's for Dinner
 * Apr.23 || # More practice with chains and webs ||  ||   ||
 * Apr.24 || # Cycling of Matter || P. 51 #2 - 5 || 2.7 ||
 * Apr.27 || # Owl Pellet ||  || 2.7 ||
 * Apr.28 || # Food webs practice
 * 1) Population
 * 2) Influences on Ecosystems || P. 59 #1, 2, 5 ,6
 * Apr.29 || # Terrestrial vs. Aquatic
 * 1) Biomes || P. 64 #1 - 4 || 2.9 ||
 * Apr.30 || # Benefits of Ecosystems
 * 1) Ecosystems Review || P. 72/73 #1 - 23 ||   ||
 * May 1 || # Ecosystems Quiz || P. 81 #1 - 5 || 3.1 ||
 * May 4 || # Take up quiz
 * 1) Equilibrium and Change
 * 2) Biodiversity || P. 87 #1 - 6
 * May 5 || # Species at Risk
 * 1) Species at Risk Projects || P. 95 #1 - 3, 5, 6, 10
 * May 6 || # Turtle Article
 * 1) Human Impact
 * 2) Human Impact in Song
 * 3) Human Impact in Literature || P. 103 #2, 3, 5
 * May 7 || # Species at Risk Projects ||  ||   ||
 * May 8 || # Human Interference with Natural Cycles
 * 1) Pesticides
 * 2) Bioamplification
 * 3) Bioamplification Activity
 * 4) Human Interference Articles || P. 141 #1 - 4
 * May 11 || # Current Issues
 * 1) Government Action
 * 2) Article
 * 3) Review ||   ||   ||
 * May 12 || # Review ||  ||   ||
 * May 13 || # Ecology Test ||  ||   ||
 * May 14 || # Species at Risk Project ||  ||   ||

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