APES DAILY SCHEDULE

2007-2008

UPDATED March 18, 2008 8:50 AM

SEC
DAY

AUG

Classroom

Homework

Projects

A
1
MON-27
  • Submit Summer Assignment Part 3
  • Introductions
  • APES Reflection
  • Class structure, expectations, resources
  • Discussion - What is Env Sci?
  • Textbook Tour
  • Assign Textbooks
  • Information sheets, What's New at MHS
  • Read all pertinent class information on web site
  • read Ch 1
  • NC current Event - next meeting
 
B
1
TUES-28
  • Submit Summer Assignment Part 3
  • Introductions
  • APES Reflection
  • Class structure, expectations, resources
  • Discussion - What is Env Sci?
  • Textbook Tour
  • Assign Textbooks
  • Information sheets
  • Read all pertinent class information on web site
  • read Ch 1
  • NC current Event - next meeting
 
A
2
WED-29
  • Share NC Current Event
  • Share Part III of Summer Assignment
  • Notes - Ch1 Intro to ES
  • A - US Map of Env Problems
  • Finish reading Ch 1
  • Read 2-1
 
B
2
THURS-30
  • Summer Assignment Part 1 DUE DATE
  • Share NC Current Event
  • Share Part III of Summer Assignment
  • Notes - Ch1 Intro to ES
  • A - US Map of Env Problems
  • Finish reading Ch 1
  • Read 2-1
 
A
3
FRI-31
  • Summer Assignment Part 1 DUE DATE
  • Too Many Rich People
  • Notes Ch 1 cont...
  • Discuss Reflections
  • Env History Worksheets
  • Study for Quiz
 


SEC
DAY

SEPT

Classroom

Homework

Projects

 
MONDAY-3
LABOR DAY HOLIDAY  
B
3
TUES-4
  • Recycling
  • Ch 2 Study Guide
  • Env History Worksheets
  • Study for Quiz

 

 
A
4
WED-5
  • cont. CH 1 Notes
  • More for Less
  • Too many Rich People?
  • Study for Ch 1 Quiz
 
B
4
THURS-6
     
A
5
FRI-7
  • QUIZ Ch 1
  • Tragedy of Commons Activity
  • Review Ch 2
  • prep CH 3 presentations
  Chemistry/Physics Presentations


SEC
DAY

Classroom

Homework

Projects

B
5
MON-10
     
A
6
TUES-11
  • ((Recycling))
  • prep Ch 3 presentations

 

 
B
6
WED-12
     
A
7
THURS-13
  • CH 3 Presentations
  • V - Chemistry and Env
Study for Quiz Chemistry/Physics Presentations
B
7
FRI-14
     


SEC
DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

A

8

MON-17
  • Quiz - Ch2
  • N - Scientific Methods
  • WS - Variables and Controls
  • Review for test
Study for test  
B

8

TUES-18
 

 

 

 
A

9

WED-19
  • TEST - Ch 1-2-3
  • Salinization Lab prep
Read 64-76  
B

9

THURS-20
     
A

10

FRI-21
  • Lecture - Intro to Ecology
  • LA - Somethings Fishy
Read 76-82  


SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

x

x

MON-24

WORKDAY

   
B

10

TUES-25
 

 

 

 
A

11

WED-26
MR MURPHY OUT    
B

11

THURS-27
  • Review Something's Fishy
  • Review Variables and Controls
  • NOTES - Ecology
READ 82-92  
A

12

FRI-28
  • Review Variables and Controls
  • NOTES - Ecology

READ 82-92

Ch 4 Review Questions

 

OCTOBER

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

B

12

MON - 1

MURPHY OUT

  • Random Sampling activity
  • Ch 4 review questions
Finish Ch 4 Review Questions  

A

13

TUES - 2
  • Finish Notes on Ecology
  • Begin Salinization Lab

STUDY FOR QUIZ

Read

 

B

13

WED - 3
MURPHY OUT

 

Read

 

A

14

THURS - 4
MURPHY OUT Read  

B

14

FRI - 5
  • Finish Notes on Ecology
  • Begin Salinization Lab
Read  


SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

A

15

MON-8

MURPHY OUT

  • Ch 4 Quiz
  • Cycle posters
Read  
B

15

TUES-9

MURPHY OUT

  • Ch 4 Quiz
  • Cycle posters

Read

 

 
A

16

WED-10

MURPHY OUT

  • Complete Cycles Posters
  • Read 95-107

Answer # 3-10 on p 107

Salinization Lab due next meeting

Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9

Salinization Lab Due Oct 17 or 20

B

16

THURS - 11
  • Complete Cycles Posters
  • Read 95-107

Answer # 3-10 on p 107

Salinization Lab due next meeting

Eco-Journal - due Nov.8/ 9

Salinization Lab Due Oct 17 or 20

A

17

FRI - 12
  • Salinization Lab Due
  • Review Biogeochemical cycles
  • Carbon Cycle Game
  • N - Evolution
Due 10/18 - Read Ecosystem Services Article , Answer Questions Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

B

17

MON - 15
  • Salinization Lab Due
  • Review Biogeochemical cycles
  • Carbon Cycle Game
  • N - Evolution
Due 10/19 - Read Ecosystem Services Article , Answer Questions Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9
A

18

TUES - 16
  • QUIZ - Cycles
  • N - Evolution
  • Activity - Natural Selection

Study

 

Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9
B

18

WED - 17
PSAT
Study Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9
A

19

THURS - 18
  • Complete Natural Selection activity
  • Activity - Canary Island Lizards
  • intro BIOMES Project

Read CH 5

Ecosystem services DUE MONDAY before test

Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9
B

19

FRI - 19
  • QUIZ - Cycles
  • N - Evolution
  • Activity - Natural Selection
  • intro BIOMES Project
Ecosystem services DUE MONDAY before test Eco-Journal - due Nov.8/ 9

 

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

A

20

MON - 22
  • TEST - Ch 4 Ecology and Ecosytem Services
  • Finish Canary Island activity
  • Biomes Project
Read 110-122 Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9
B

20

TUES - 23
  • TEST - Ch 4 Ecology and Ecosytem Services
  • Finish NS Activity
  • Activity - Canary Islands Lizards
  • Biomes Project

Read 110-122

 

Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9
A

21

WED - 24

Climate and Weather

Read 122-142

Finish Biome Project

Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9
B

21

THURS - 25
Climate and W eather

Read 122-142

Finish Biome Project

Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9
A

22

FRI - 26
  • Biomes Presentations
  • V - Biomes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9

 

 

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

MON -29

Teacher Workday

   
B

23

TUES - 30
  • Biomes Presentations
  • V - Biomes

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>

Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9
A

23

WED - 31
  • Weather and Climate
>>>>>>>>>>>> Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9
B

24

THURS - NOV 1
  • Weather and Climate
>>>>>>>>>>>> Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9
A

24

FRI - NOV 2

BEGIN UNIT FOUR

  • Global Warming Video
Study Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9

NOVEMBER

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

B

25

MON - 5

BEGIN UNIT FOUR

  • Global Warming Video
Study Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9
A

25

TUES - 6

TEST Ch 5 & 6 - Evolution, Biodiversity and Climate

Read 165-172

 

Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9
B

26

WED - 7
TEST Ch 5 & 6 - Evolution, Biodiversity and Climate Read 165-172 Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9
A

27

THURS - 8

ECO-JOURNAL #1 DUE TODAY

  • Community Ecology
Read 172-179 Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9
B

28

FRI - 9

ECO-JOURNAL #1 DUE TODAY

  • Community Ecology
Read 172-179 Eco-Journal - due Nov. 8/9

 

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

 

MON - 12

HOLIDAY

   
A

29

TUES - 13
  • Species Interactions

Read 180 - 187

 

NC State Weather Modules
B

29

WED - 14
  • Species Interactions
Read 180-187 NC State Weather Modules
A

30

THURS - 15
  • Ecological Succession

Case Study - Removal of Predator from Ecosystem

p188 # 2,6,9,10,21,22,24,25,26 plus critical thinking # 2,5,6 NC State Weather Modules
B

30

FRI - 16
  • Ecological Succession

Case Study - Removal of Predator from Ecosystem

p188 # 2,6,9,10,21,22,24,25,26 plus critical thinking # 2,5,6 NC State Weather Modules

 

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

A

31

MON - 19
  • QUIZ CH 8

Yellowstone

Have an Organic Thanksgiving NC State Weather Modules
B

31

TUES - 20
  • QUIZ CH 8

Yellowstone

Have an Organic Thanksgiving

NC State Weather Modules

 

WED - 21

THANKSGIVING

   

 

THURS - 22

HOLIDAY

   

 

FRI - 23

BREAK

   

 

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

A

32

MON - 26

Case Study - Removal of Predator from Ecosystem

Read 190-198  
B

32

TUES - 27

Case Study - Removal of Predator from Ecosystem

Read 190-198

 

 
A

33

WED - 28

Population Ecology

Read 198-201

 

 
B

33

THURS - 29
Population Ecology

Read 198-201

 

 
A

34

FRI - 30

 

A - Carrying Capacity

Kaibab Deer Study  

 


DECEMBER

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

B

34

MON - 3

 

A - Carrying Capacity

Kaibab Deer Study  
A

35

TUES - 4

Quiz - Ch 9 Vocab

Conservation Biology

Lab - Lemna Population Growth ???????

Pick Your Disease

Study

 

 
B

35

WED - 5

Quiz - Ch 9 Vocab

Conservation Biology

Lab - Lemna Population Growth ???????

Pick Your Disease

Study  
A

36

THURS - 6

TEST - CH 8 & 9

Research your disease

Read  
B

36

FRI - 7

TEST Ch 8 & 9

Research your disease

Read  

 

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

A

37

MON - 10

Human Population Dynamics

Read Human Health and Disease Assignment 
B

37

TUES - 11

Human Population Dynamics

Read

 

Human Health and Disease Assignment 
A

38

WED - 12

Human Population Dynamics

Read Human Health and Disease Assignment 
B

38

THURS - 13
Human Population Dynamics Read Human Health and Disease Assignment 
A

39

FRI - 14
Human Population Dynamics Read Human Health and Disease Assignment 

 

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

B

39

MON - 17

Human Population Dynamics

  Human Health and Disease Assignment 
A

40

TUES - 18

Big Quiz

Human Population Dynamics

 

 

Human Health and Disease Assignment 
B

40

WED - 19

Big Quiz

Human Population Dynamics

  Human Health and Disease Assignment 
A

41

THURS - 20
Present Disease Project    
B

41

FRI - 21
Present/Disease Project    

 

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

 

MON - 24

 

   

 

TUES - 25

 

 

 

 

 

WED - 26

 

   

 

THURS - 27
     

 

FRI - 28
     

 

 

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

MON - 31

   

JANUARY

 

TUES - 1

 

 

 

 
B

42

WED - 2

Disease Presentations

   
A

43

THURS - 3
Disease Presentations    
B

43

FRI - 4

Disease Presentations

V - Bird Flu

study for exams  

 

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

A

 

MON - 7

Review population dynamics, math problems

study  
B

 

TUES - 8

Review population dynamics, math problems

 

study

 
A

 

WED - 9

Mid-term Exam

   
B

 

THURS -10

REVERSE SCHEDULE DAY

FIRST LUNCH

Mid-term Exam    
A

 

FRI - 11

BREAK ASSIGNMENTS - due upon return

  1. Local Env Risk Web Assignment
  2. Life Expectancy Calculations
  3. Population Essay
  4. Read Ch 11
  5. p250 - # 2, 4-8
  6. p251 # 12,13,15,17,19
  7. p275 #2,3,4,6,12
   

 

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

 

MON - 14

EXAMS

   

 

TUES - 15

EXAMS

 

 

 

 

WED - 16

EXAMS

   

 

THUR - 17
Exam make-up day    
   
FRI - 18
Teacher Workday    

 

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

 

MON - 21

HOLIDAY

   
A

44

TUES - 22
  • Recycling
  • Lecture - Human disease and risk

none

 

 
B

44

WED - 23
  • Lecture - Human disease and risk
  • V- Tsunami

none

 

 
A

45

THURS - 24
  • grade essays
  • complete Risk lecture
  • Virus Lab

Read p212-226

Study for test

 

 
B

45

FRI - 25
  • grade essays
  • complete Risk lecture
  • Virus Lab

Read p212-226

Study for test

 

 

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

A

46

MON - 28
  • LC50 Lab
  • Risk video
Study for Test  
B

46

TUES - 29
  • collect LC50 lab data for "A" class
  • LC50 Lab
  • Risk video

Study for Test

 

 
A

47

WED - 30

TEST - Ch 9 & 11

  • collect LC50 lab data for "B" class
  • Lecture - Soils

LC50 Lab write -up

Read p277- 296

 

 
B

47

THURS - 31

TEST - Ch 9 & 11

  • Lecture - Soils

LC50 Lab write -up

Read p277- 296

 

 
FEBRUARY
A

48

FRI - 1
  • V- Save the Earth, Feed the World

 

Read 296-309  

 

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

B

48

MON - 4
  • V- Save the Earth, Feed the World
Read 296-309  
A

 

TUES - 5
  • Lecture - SOILS

Read 512-523

 

 
B

 

WED - 6
  • Lecture - SOILS

Read 512-523

 

 
A

 

THURS - 7
  • Soils Lab

 

 

 
B

 

FRI - 8
  • Soils Lab

 

   

 

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

A

 

MON - 11
  • Soils Lab wrap-up
  • Grade essays
  • Lecture - Agriculture

Soils Lab Write-up

Ch 13 Review Questions - p 309 # 3,4,5,6,8,14,15,16,17,
20,22,23,24

Current Event

 
B

 

TUES - 12
  • Soils Lab wrap-up
  • Grade essays
  • Lecture - Agriculture

Soils Lab Write-up

Ch 13 Review Questions - p 309 # 3,4,5,6,8,14,15,16,17,
20,22,23,24

Current Event

 
A

 

WED - 13
  • Lecture - Pesticides , Sustainable Agriculture
  • Practice Essay
  • Review Unit 6

Read 203-212

Soils Lab

Study for quiz

 

 
B

 

THURS - 14
  • Lecture - Pesticides , Sustainable Agriculture
  • Practice essay
  • Review UNIT 6

Read 203-212

Soils Lab

Study for quiz

 

 
A

 

FRI - 15
  • SOILS LAB DUE
  • Qui z- Soils and Ch 13
  • Lecture - Geology
  • Video - Fire Down Below
STUDY FOR TEST - study the PDF files online for Soils(10-5, 10-6), Foods and Pesticides, read current events  

 

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

 

MON - 18

HOLIDAY

   

 

TUES - 19

TEACHER WORKDAY

 

 

 
B

 

WED - 20
  • SOILS LAB DUE
  • Qui z- Soils and Ch 13
  • Lecture - Geology
  • Vidoe - Fire Down Below

STUDY FOR TEST - study the PDF files online for Soils(10-5, 10-6), Foods and Pesticides, read current events

 

 
A

 

THURS - 21
  • TEST - Agriculture and Pesticides
  • Intro ENERGY PROJECT

Read 338 - 349

 

 
B

 

FRI - 22
  • TEST - Agriculture and Pesticides
  • Intro ENERGY PROJECT

 

Read 338 - 349  

 

SEC

DAY

DATE

Classroom

Homework

Projects

A

 

MON - 25

Energy Project Research

READ 349-365

Review Q - p377 # 2-6, 9-12

Energy Project Research

Energy Project Research
B

 

TUES - 26

Energy Project Research

READ 349-365

Review Q - p377 # 2-6, 9-12

Energy Project Research

 

Energy Project Research
A

 

WED - 27

Energy Project Research

READ 365 - 377

Review Q - p377 # 15-16, p 378 # 18, 22-24, 26, 29-30, 32, 35

Energy Project Research

 

Home Energy Audit

Energy Project Research

B

 

THURS -28

EARLY RELEASE

Energy Project Research

READ 365-377

Review Q - p377 # 15-16, p 378 # 18, 22-24, 26, 29-30, 32, 35

Energy Project Research