Biology+Term+4+2013-2014

Biology Term 4
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 * **Date** || **Content Objectives** || **Language Objectives** ||
 * == April 7/8 == ||  || == Benchmark Testing & Sage Practice Test == ||
 * == April 9/10 == || S5O3a. Classify organisms using a classification tool such as a key or field guide. || == Salamander Classification Activity ==



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 * ^  || S5O3b. Generalize criteria used for classification of organisms (e.g., dichotomy, structure, broad to specific). || == Notes: Classification ==
 * == April 11/14 == || S5O3c. Explain how evolutionary relationships are related to classification systems. || == Video: How to make a cladogram ==

[|Sorting Shells Interactive page]
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 * ^  || S5O3d. Justify the ongoing changes to classification schemes used in biology ||   ||
 * ||  || ==Finish Sorting Shells Activity== ||
 * == April 15/16 == || 1.1.a. Arrange components of a food chain according to energy flow || Self-starter: Food Webs Video
 * ^  || 1.1.b. Compare the quantity of energy in the steps of an energy pyramid. || [[file:Notes Food Chains assisted.pdf]]
 * == April 17/18 == ||  || ==Nutrient Cycles Worksheet==

[|Queen of Trees video make-up assignment]
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 * == April 21/22 == ||  || ==Finish "Queen of Trees" video==
 * == April 21/22 == ||  || ==Finish "Queen of Trees" video==

Ecology Vocabulary practice
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 * == April 23/24 == || 1.1.c Describe strategies used by organisms to balance the energy expended to obtain food to the energy gained from the food (e.g., migration to areas of seasonal abundance, switching type of prey based upon availability, hibernation or dormancy). || ==Self-starter Quiz: Nutrient Cycles==
 * == April 23/24 == || 1.1.c Describe strategies used by organisms to balance the energy expended to obtain food to the energy gained from the food (e.g., migration to areas of seasonal abundance, switching type of prey based upon availability, hibernation or dormancy). || ==Self-starter Quiz: Nutrient Cycles==

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 * || 1.1.d Compare the relative energy output expended by an organism in obtaining food to the energy gained from the food (e.g., hummingbird - energy expended hovering at a flower compared to the amount of energy gained from the nectar, coyote - chasing mice to the energy gained from catching one, energy expended in migration of birds to a location with seasonal abundance compared to energy gained by staying in a cold climate with limited food). || ==Energy balance== ||
 * == April 25/28 == ||  || == Sage Testing Review == ||
 * == April 29/30 == ||  || == SAGE Testing == ||
 * == May 1/2 == ||  || == SAGE Testing == ||
 * == May 5/6 == ||  || ==Self-starter: Wolves in Yellowstone Park==

Oh, Deer Simulation Activity and graph
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 * == May 7/8 == ||  || ==Finish "Oh, Deer" graph==

Biology of Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands video
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 * == May 9/12 == ||  || ==Finish video==

We All Live Downstream experiment: Day 1
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 * == May 13/14 == ||  || ==How Many Bears . . . Simulation activity== ||
 * == May 15/16 == ||  || ==Review Games: Day 1== ||
 * == May 19/20 == ||  || ==Review Games: Day 2== ||
 * == May 21/22 == ||  || ==Final Exam Review== ||
 * == May 23/27 == ||  || == Acuity Testing ==

Biology Final Exam and Final Notes Packet 3A
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 * == May 28/29 == ||  || == 3A Acuity testing ==

Dogs and More Dogs Video
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 * == May 30/June 2 == ||  || == Finish Dogs and More Dogs Video == ||
 * == June 3/4 == ||  ||   ||
 * == June 5, 2014 == ||  ||   ||   ||