Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Biology 10/31

Monday

  • Ecological footprint
  • Sustainability article
Tuesday
  • Biodiversity
  • Successsion
Wednesday
  • Study guide
Thursday 
  • Review
Friday
  • Test Ecology

ES lessons 10/31

Monday

  • Groundwater lab
Tuesday
  • Well model
  • Underground contamination
Wednesday
  • Study Guide
Thursday
  • Review
Friday
  • Hydrology Unit Exam

Monday, October 23, 2017

Biology assignment

Ecology research paper
due Wednesday 10/25
Write an argumentative essay about a current issue in Montana ecology.  See web page for assignment details, rubric, pre write, etc.

Bio Lessons 10/23

Monday

  • Computer lab- finish ecology research papers
Tuesday
  • Population ecology - notes
Wednesday
  • Predator prey game
  • population practice
Thursday
  • Biodiversity and succession
Friday
  • Quiz

Earth Science lessons 10/23

Monday

  • Helena watersheds
  • Reading 6.3
Tuesday
  • Watershed lab
Wednesday
  • Groundwater notes
Thursday
  • Groundwater lab
Friday
  • Quiz
  • Finish lab

Monday, October 16, 2017

Biology Lessons 10/16

Monday

  • Food webs 
  • Predator/prey graphing activity
Tuesday- Wednesday
  • meet in the computer lab
  • Ecology research project- see rubric on course web page
  • Papers due next Tuesday 10-24
Thursday-Friday
  • MEA - no school

Earth Science Lessons 10/16

Monday

  • Finish water wheel engineering project
  • assignment due at the end of the period-see previous post for assignment requirments
Tuesday
  • watersheds lecture- notes on web page
  • watershed activity
Wednesday
  • Helena watersheds map activity and assignment
Thursday and Friday- MEA (no school)

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Earth Science assignment

Water Wheel Engineering Challenge- 40 points (group product)
Include the following in your final packet

  1. Design page with my initials
  2. Data page with my initials
  3. Testing data
  4. Design improvements(use color to show changes on original design)
  5. Discharge calculations
  6. Analysis-Describe the performance of your water wheel, include observations and possible modifications.



Monday, October 9, 2017

Biology Lessons 10/9

Monday

  • Biomes writing assignment
Tuesday
  • food webs
  • energy in ecosystems
Wednesday
  • Energy dilution lab
Thursday
  • algae growth lab
Friday
  • Quiz

Earth Science Lessons 10/9

Monday

  • stream morphology notes
Tuesday
  • Discharge engineering problem
Wednesday 
  • watersheds notes
  • activity 
Thursday
  • Helena area watersheds
Friday
  • Quiz

Monday, October 2, 2017

ES lessons 10/2

Monday

  • Test corrections and reading
Tuesday
  • water cycle
  • surface water
  • stream flow
  • gradient
Wednesday
  • Discharge lab
Thursday
  • Watersheds
  • Tributaries and divides
Friday
  • watershed activity
  • quiz

Bio Lessons 10/2

Monday

  • Test corrections and reading assignment
Tuesday
  • Into to ecology
  • Living vs nonliving
  • biotic and abiotic factors
  • levels of organization
Wednesday
  • abiotic factors experiment- plant growth
Thursday
  • Biomes
  • Start biomes project
Friday
  • Biomes project
  • quiz