• Bell Ringer
• Succession Interactive Handout (link to Bioman Succession Interactive on GC
• Blooket Review: Ecological Succession

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Given an example of a natural disturbance and a man-made disturbance that leads to ecological succession.

Describe changes in ecosystems resulting from seasonal variations, climate change and succession..

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• Bell Ringer
• Complete Island Hop Through Ecological Succession
• Turn into tray
• Review Wayground Game: Ecological Succession

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How do you think succession might be different on islands compared to mainlands?

Describe changes in ecosystems resulting from seasonal variations, climate change and succession..

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• Bell Ringer
• Kelp Quest Returned and reviewed
• Island Hop Through Ecological Succession
• Use the slides on the assignment in GC
• Turn in Paper

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What is the difference between primary and secondary ecological succession?

Describe changes in ecosystems resulting from seasonal variations, climate change and succession..

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• Bell Ringer
• Finish Lab: When Life Gives You Lemmings
• Turn in to tray
• Guided Notes: Ecological Succession
• secure in notebook
• Wayground Ecological Succession Vocabulary (vocab in glossary)

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What was the purpose of yesterday’s assignment; When Life Gives You Lemmings?

Describe changes in ecosystems resulting from seasonal variations, climate change and succession..

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• Bell Ringer
• Lab: When Life Gives You Lemmings

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What are four factors that affect the size of a population?

Describe changes in ecosystems resulting from seasonal variations, climate change and succession..

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• Bell Ringer
• Guided Notes: Population Growth Models
• Wayground: Population Ecology Vocabulary

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If you placed an invasive species into a new area for the first time, what would their population growth look like over time? Sketch a graph

Describe changes in ecosystems resulting from seasonal variations, climate change and succession..

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• Bell Ringer - turn in notebook
• Turn in Exploration: KelpQuest
• Ecology Vocabulary
• Wayground review
• Glossary definitions

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What are the differences between producers and consumers?

Use a food web to identify and distinguish producers, consumers, and decomposers. Explain the pathway of energy transfer through trophic levels and the reduction of available energy at successive trophic levels.

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• Bell Ringer
• Go over answers to quiz
• The quiz MUST be returned to me before leaving.
• Exploration: KelpQuest
• Student handout
• Google Slides to use with handout posted on GC

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What is the definition of ecology?

Use a food web to identify and distinguish producers, consumers, and decomposers. Explain the pathway of energy transfer through trophic levels and the reduction of available energy at successive trophic levels.

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• Bell Ringer
• Quiz: Nature of Science
• Guided Notes: Introduction to Ecology
• Secure finished work in notebook.

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What is the difference between a theory and a law?

Use a food web to identify and distinguish producers, consumers, and decomposers. Explain the pathway of energy transfer through trophic levels and the reduction of available energy at successive trophic levels.

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• Bell Ringer
• Wayground Review
• Quiz tomorrow over nature of science

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Vocabulary is important for this class. What is the best way for you to study vocabulary?

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Students will be able to conduct systematic observations.

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• Bell Ringer
• Review Syllabus and Safety Contract (now there are no more class switches)
• Letter to Future Self

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What is the definition of theory?

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Students will be able to conduct systematic observations.

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• Bell Ringer: TURN IN NOTEBOOK
• Finish Explore: Exoplanetary Scientist
• handout given in class
• goes with slides posted on GC
• First three pages must be completed with quality effort in order to receive points for check for understanding
• Turn in if finished, take home if not.

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How can you remember the difference between independent and dependent variables?

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Students will be able to conduct systematic observations.

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1. Bell Ringer
2. Explore: Exoplanetary Scientist
1. handout given in class
2. goes with slides posted on GC
3. First three pages must be completed with quality effort in order to receive points for check for understanding.

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Students will be able to conduct systematic observations.

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What is the difference between science and pseudoscience?

1. Bell Ringer
2. Review answers: The Halloween decorations are… alive?
3. Guided Notes: Nature of Science
1. handout given in class
2. Use video lesson to fill out handout
3. secure in notebook

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How would you test a subject for the characteristic of life that all living species adapt and evolve over time?

Identify which questions can be answered through science and which questions are outside the boundaries of scientific investigation.

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• Bell Ringer
• Biology Pretest

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In which topic in biology do you feel most confident and which do you find most interesting?

Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge to use as a baseline for improvement throughout the year.

• Bell Ringer
• Lab Safety Contract
• Lab Safety Test
• Notebooks in order

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Which rule in the lab safety contract do you have questions about? (you have to have questions because some of these you won’t know the term)

Students will be able to define a problem based on a specific body of knowledge.

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Students will be able to define a problem based on a specific body of knowledge.

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• Bell Ringer
• Attendance and seats
• Student Handbook Review
• Finish The Halloween Decorations are… Alive?!
• Read syllabus and classroom behavior plan on Google Classroom

Students will be able to define a problem based on a specific body of knowledge.

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What is the definition of observation and why is it important in biology?

• Bell Ringer
• Attendance and seats
• Class Procedures/ Rules
• The Halloween Decorations are… Alive?!
• Read syllabus and classroom behavior plan on Google Classroom