Beginning of the Year

• Thurs 8/31:  Kahoot "review" of last year's biology and some random summer news.  Overview of this coming year's material.  Brainstorm ecology topics.  Start working on 4.1 definitions (see post below).  Hand out Safety and Academic Honesty Contracts to get signed by next Thurs 9/7.
• Tues 9/5:  Get our textbooks.  Finish the 4.1 group work.  Read about chi-squared test and quadrat data (pp. 207-208).  Do data-based question on p. 209.  Read 4.1 and finish DBQ for homework.  Remember that signed Safety and Academic Honesty contracts are due Thursday.
• Thurs 9/7:  Turn in signed contracts if not already.  Discuss 4.1 and go over mesocosms.  Food chains and food webs.  With your table group, make an original food web with 10 organisms showing interactions.  Share with another group.  Do DBQ's on p. 214 and p. 216.  Get all 3 DBQ's checked off if you are done.  Otherwise finish for homework!  Read 4.2.