Sustainable+Ecosystems+(Biology)

=Biology=

//Key Concepts// By the end of this course, students will: • assess the impact of human activities on the sustainability of terrestrial and/or aquatic ecosystems, and evaluate the effectiveness of courses of action intended to remedy or mitigate negative impacts; • investigate factors related to human activity that affect terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and explain how they affect the sustainability of these ecosystems; • demonstrate an understanding of the dynamic nature of ecosystems, particularly in terms of ecological balance and the impact of human activity on the sustainability of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Daily Agenda
2.2 || 2.5 || P. 47 #3 || 2.5 || P. 47 #1, 2, 4, 6, 8 || 2.5 || P. 86 #1, 2 || 2.8 3.3 || P. 94 #3, 4, 5 || 3.4 3.5 || P. 105 #2, 5, 9 || 3.6 3.7 || P. 140 #2, 4, 5, 6, 8 || 4.4 4.5 ||
 * = **Date** ||= **Agenda** ||= **Homework** ||= **Readings** ||
 * May 5 || # Intro to Ecology
 * 1) Ecology and Sustainability
 * 2) Earth and Ecosystems
 * 3) Biotic/Abiotic
 * 4) Sustainability || P. 35 #1-4, 7 || 2.1
 * May 8 || # POD
 * 1) Energy flow in Ecosystems
 * 2) Food Chains || P. 41 #1, 2, 5, 6, 10 || 2.4
 * May 9 || # Food Chains
 * 1) What's for Dinner? || Record food eaten
 * May 10 || # POD
 * 1) Food Chains Wrap-Up
 * 2) Food Webs & Energy
 * 3) Ecological Niches
 * 4) What's for Dinner? || What's for Dinner
 * May 11 || # Population
 * 1) Oh Deer ||   ||   ||
 * May 12 || # Discuss "Oh Deer"
 * 1) Ecosystems Quiz ||   ||   ||
 * May 15 || # Canada's Biomes
 * 1) Biodiversity || P. 59 #1-3
 * May 16 || # Species at Risk || P. 86 #3, 4, 5, 7 || 3.3 ||
 * May 17 || # Species at Risk Projects || P. 90 #1, 4, 5
 * May 18 || # Turtle Article
 * 1) Human Impact
 * 2) Human Impact in Song || P. 101 #2, 3, 7, 9
 * May 23 || # Human Impact in Literature ||  ||   ||
 * May 24 || # Matter Cycle
 * 1) Carbon Cycle || P. 51 #3, 4, 5, 7 || 2.6 ||
 * May 25 || # Owl Lab || P. 51 #3, 4, 5, 7 || 2.6 ||
 * May 29 || # Human Interference with Natural Cycles
 * 1) Pesticides
 * 2) Bioamplification
 * 3) Bioamplification Activity
 * 4) Human Interference Articles || P. 134 #4, 5
 * May 30 || # Current Issues
 * 1) Government Action
 * 2) Article
 * 3) Review ||   ||   ||
 * May 31 || # Review ||  ||   ||
 * June 1 || # Ecology Test ||  ||   ||