Date	Assignment Due	Topic	Class Plan
4/9	None	Mining and Natural Resources	WU: Questions Lesson Preparation
4/10	None	Mining and Natural Resources	WU: Questions Lesson Preparation
4/11	None	Mining and Natural Resources	WU: Questions Lesson Preparation
4/12	None	Mining and Natural Resources	WU: Questions Lesson Preparation

3/26	None	Biomes	WU: Explain your 3 biomes Biome individual notes
3/27	None	Biomes	WU: Questions Biome individual notes
3/28	Biome Notes	Biomes	WU: Questions Biome individual notes
3/29	Notes	Biomes	WU: Questions Biome exam

3/19	None	Biomes	WU: Questions Research
3/20	Presentations	Biomes	WU: Questions Presentations
3/21	Presentations	Biomes	WU: Questions Presentations
3/22	Presentations	Biomes	WU: Questions Presentations

3/5	None	Biomes	WU: Questions Research
3/6	None	Biomes	WU: Questions Research
3/7	Presentations	Biomes	WU: Questions Presentations
3/8	Presentations	Biomes	WU: Questions Presentations

2/26	Vocab CW	Populations	WU: What is a biome? Review exams Bear Writeup
2/27	Bear Writeup	Biomes	WU: Read pgs 143 - 145 Discussion on biome structure HW: pg 145 #1 - #4
2/28	pg 145	Biomes	WU: Organize notebooks Notebook Quiz Discussion on biomes
3/1	none	Biomes	WU: Explain one biome Begin biome project

2/19	None	Populations	WU: Review Guide Complete Bear Activity
2/20	None	Populations	WU: Explain yesterdays activity. Bear Activity Questions Test Review
2/21	Test Review	Populations	WU: Questions Populations Exam
2/22	None	Environment	WU: None Review Exams

2/12	None	Populations	WU: Assembly Continue bear activity
2/13	None	Populations	WU: Explain your findings Complete bear activity assignment
2/14	Bear activity	Populations	WU: None Test Review
2/15	None	Populations	WU: Explain 3 things from review Complete test review

2/5	None	Populations	WU: None--All School Assembly Activity: Bearly Growing
2/6	None	Populations	WU: Summarize Food Collecting Activity: Bearly Growing
2/7	None	Populations	WU: Questions Activity: Bearly Growing
2/8	Bearly Growing	Populations	WU: None Test Review

1/29	None	Populations	WU: Most interesting part of endangered and keystone species project Discussion on carrying capacity Set Activity: Bearly Growing
1/30	Quiz	Populations	WU: Quiz Activity: Bear Populations
1/31	None	Populations	WU: Questions Activity: Bear Populations
2/1	None	Populations	WU: Questions Activity: Bear Populations

1/22	None	Populations	WU: Questions Presentations
1/23	None	Populations	WU: Questions Presentations
1/24	None	Populations	WU: What is carrying capacity? Discussion on carrying capacity. Set Activity: Bearly Growing
1/25	None	Populations	WU: Lab Quiz Activity: Bearly Growing

1/15	None	Populations	WU: Questions Research
1/16	None	Populations	WU: Questions Research
1/17	None	Populations	WU: Questions Presentations
1/18	None	Populations	WU: Questions Presentations

1/8	None	Populations	WU: 3 interesting points from video Complete Snow Goose Video Discussion on video
1/9	None	Populations	WU: Why does the population of a species matter Set Research: Populations
1/10	None	Populations	WU: Questions Research
1/11	None	Populations	WU: Questions Research

1/1	No School-New Years
1/2	None	Populations	WU: What is a population? Introduce populations. Vocabulary CW-- Populationss
1/3	None	Populations	WU: Explain Reproductive Potential Discussion on exponential growth H.W. Complete Vocab. CW
1/4	Vocabulary CW	Populations	WU: Explain exponential growth Discussion on population limitations Begin Snow Goose Video

12/4	Coastal Crossword	Coastal Ecosystems	WU: What is the importance of wetlands Complete discussion on oceans
12/5	None	Coastal Ecosystems	WU: Explain the open ocean Set Activity: Research on a specific coast line
12/6	None	Coastal Ecosystems	WU: Questions Research
12/7	None	Coastal Ecosystems	WU: Questions Research

11/27	None	Water	WU: What were your 3 best things of Thanksgiving Review for exam
11/28	Review Guide	Water	Questions Exam
11/29	None	Coastal Ecosystems	WU: Explain what you know about the coast Review exams Introduce coastal ecosystems
11/30	None	Coastal Ecosystems	WU: What are points of interest about open oceans Discuss coastal ecosystems and water movement Vocab CW of coastal ecosystems

11/13	None	Water Pollution	WU: What are 3 interesting facts on your pollution sites. Class Activity: Evaluating Pollution Zones
11/14	None	Water Pollution	WU: Questions Begin test review
11/15	Pollution Research	Groundwater	WU: Questions Discussion on aquifers Test Review
11/16	None	Groundwater	WU: Questions Test Review

11/6	None	Groundwater	WU: Questions Research
11/7	None	Groundwater	WU: Questions Research
11/8	Pollution Information	Groundwater	WU: What are 3 interesting facts on your pollution Pollution Paper
11/9	None	Groundwater	WU: Explain the risk of your pollution Complete research/begin test review

10/30	Groundwater drawings	Water	WU: What are recharge areas and why are they important? Complete discussion on porosity and water flow
10/31	None	Water	WU: Explain artesian wells and how do they work Set up lab: Porosity
11/1	Lab Quiz	Water	WU: Lab Quiz Lab: Porosity
11/2	None	Water	WU: None Lab: Porosity

10/23	Stream Table Lab	Water	WU: None Clean up stream tables
10/24	None	Water	WU: Read groundwater Discussion on groundwater Drawing--Groundwater
10/25	None	Water	WU: What is groundwater? Discussion porosity Drawing--Groundwater
10/26	None	Water	WU: What is porosity? Discussion on aquifers Drawing--Groundwater

10/16	None	Water	WU: Complete Vocab Crosswords Set Lab: River Systems
10/17	Vocab CW	Water	WU: Lab Quiz Lab: River Systems
10/18	None	Water	WU: Explain yesterdays observations Lab: River Systems
10/19	Lab: River Systems	Water	WU: What is a flood plain? Discussion on flood plains

10/9	None	Water	WU: What did you do well in your presentation? What would you do better? Discussion on erosion
10/10	None	Water	WU: What type of loads are carried by a stream--explain each one Discussion on river stages River pictures
10/11	None	Water	WU: Explain the stages of a river a river Discussion on stream erosion Set Lab: Stream Erosion
10/12	Lab Quiz	Water	WU: Lab Quiz Lab: Stream Erosion

9/25	None	Water	WU: Discuss Presentations Complete Presentations
9/26	Presentation	Water	WU: What were 5 things you learned about your lake Presentations
9/27	None	Water	WU: What were 5 interesting points from yesterdays presentations Complete Presentations
9/28	None	Water	WU: What were 5 interesting points from yesterdays presentations Discuss river systems

9/18	None	Water	WU: Explain 5 facts of your lake Discuss the uses of water Review lake requirements
9/19	None	Water	WU: Questions Lake Research
9/20	None	Water	WU: What is a watershed Discussion watershed Explain watershed addition to lake research
9/21	None	Water	WU: None Lake Research

9/11	Review Guides	Earth Structure	WU: Questions Exam on Earth Structure
9/12	None	Water	WU: Why is water important? Introduce the types of water. Introduce lake research projects
9/13	None	Water	WU: What are the types of water? Discussion on water. Research lakes for project.
0/14	None	Water	WU: Why do you choose the lake that you did? Lake Research

9/5	None	Earth Structure	WU: Why is the atmosphere important? Complete discussion on atmosphere layers Complete vocabulary CW. Discuss Earth structure exam.
9/6	None	Earth Structure	WU: What are 5 interesting things about the Earth's structure. Discuss Earth Structure exam. Begin review.
9/7	None	Earth Structure	WU: Questions Review for exam.
9/8	Exam	Earth Structure	WU: Questions Exam: Earth Structure.

8/21	None	Earth Structure	No Class-NWEA Testing None Sophomores to library
8/22	None	Earth Structure	WU: What are the 3 main layers of the Earth's interior Complete discussion on the Earth's interior structure
8/23	None	Earth Structure	WU: Summarize the 3 main layers of the Earth Video--Dynamic Earth
8/24	Video Sheet	Earth Structure	WU: Three interesting points from the video Complete video Discussion on the layers of atmosphere

8/16	None	No Class	No Class
8/17	None	Introduction	WU: Why are you here? Discuss Syllabus, Materials, and Expectations Introduce the the geosphere.

Lesson Plans Ecology 17 - 18