Cache County Population Analysis

INSTRUCTIONS FOR TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT

Today you will be analyzing the population characteristics of 10 different cities/towns in Cache County.  After analyzing the population data, you will answer the following questions.

1.  Which city/town in Cache County has the HIGHEST population density?

2.  Which city/town in Cache County has the LOWEST population density?

3.  Which city/town in Cache County had the HIGHEST percent population growth between 2000 and 2010?

4.  Which city/town in Cache County had the LOWEST percent population growth between 2000 and 2010?

Before you start researching, I want you to take a pre-test where you will answer those four questions just giving your best guess.

LINK TO CACHE COUNTY POPULATION DATA PRE-TEST

I have compiled all the data you will analyze on a Google Sheet.  All the data you will need to answer those four questions can be found at the link below:

LINK TO CACHE COUNTY POPULATION DATA.

After you have analyzed the data and answered the four questions above, enter you answers at the link below.

LINK TO CACHE COUNTY POPULATION DATA POST-TEST


In order to get points for this assignment, you must complete the pre-test, the post test, and get the questions right on the Post-Test.

Unit 5 Video 1: Populations

Below is a link for the Populations video.  This video was watched in class on November 23rd.

Link to Populations Video

Below are study questions for this video

Link to Study Questions

Unit 5 Pre-Test

Below is a link for the Unit 5 Pre-Test.  This test was given in class on Nov 19th.  All students must take the pre-test.

Link to Unit 5 Pre-Test

Unit 4 Test

Below is a link for the Unit 4 Test.  This test was given in class on November 18th.

Link to Unit 4 Test

Unit 4 Study Questions

Below is a link for the Unit 4 Study Questions and the answers for those questions.

Link to Study Questions

Unit 4 Make Up Quizzes

Below are links for all of the make up quizzes for unit 4.  Students who did not pass one or more of the test prep quizzes for unit 4 must take these make up quizzes until they pass them.

The deadline to pass all unit 4 make up quizzes is Tuesday November 17th at 4:30pm.

Link to Weather and Climate Make Up Quiz

Link to Biomes Make Up Quiz

Link to Community Interactions Make Up Quiz

Link to Ecological Succession Make Up Quiz

Community Interactions and Ecological Succession Test Prep Quizzes

Below are links for the Community Interactions Test Prep Quiz and the Ecological Succession Test Prep Quiz.  These quizzes were given in class on Friday November 13th.

LINK TO COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS TEST PREP QUIZ

LINK TO ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION TEST PREP QUIZ

Below are link for the Weather and Climate Make Up Quiz and the Biomes Make Up Quiz.  If you have not passed either of these quizzes, you should take them when you are done with the Community Interactions and the Ecological Succession Test Prep Quizzes.

LINK TO WEATHER AND CLIMATE MAKE UP QUIZ

LINK TO BIOMES MAKE UP QUIZ

Aquatic Ecosystems Video

Below is a link for the Aquatic Ecosystems Video.  This video was watched in class on November 12th.

Link to Aquatic Ecosystems Video.

Link to Study Questions for Aquatic Ecosystems Video.

Assignment for Wednesday November 11th 2015

Below is a link for the instructions for today's assignment:

LINK TO INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOV 11th ASSIGNMENT.

Below are links to the video clips you need to watch today.  Remember, some of the questions on the Unit 4 test will be based on these video clips.  Remember you need to watch the WHOLE video on NORMAL speed.  Student's whose watch time is less than the length of the video will lose points.

LINK TO WEB OF LIFE VIDEO 1

LINK TO WEB OF LIFE VIDEO 2

LINK TO WEB OF LIFE VIDEO 3

LINK TO WEB OF LIFE VIDEO 4

LINK TO WEB OF LIFE VIDEO 5

LINK TO WEB OF LIFE VIDEO 6

Food Webs and Competitive Exclusion Simulator

Below is a link for a food web and competitive exclusion simulator.

LINK TO FOOD WEB SIMULATOR

You will use this simulator to answer the following questions:

1.  If you select just two plants and run the simulation, after 100 days only one of the plants is left and the other plant is no longer in the ecosystem.  Why did the one plant disappear?

2.  Create a food web so that all three species of plants survive the 100 days and are still in the ecosystem.  Draw the food web on a piece of paper.

3.  Create a food web using all 9 species.  Draw your food web on a piece of paper.  Then run the simulation for 100 days.  At the end of the 100 days record the population for all 9 species on your paper.

4.  Remove one species from the food web you created in question 3.  Now run the simulation again for 100 days.  At the end of the 100 days record the population of the 8 remaining species.  Which species were effected by removing that one species from your food web.

5.  Challenge: create a food web that will allow for all 9 species to survive for 100 days.  You will likely have to try several different food webs to make this work.  When you find the one that works, write that food web on a piece of paper, record the population of each species after 100 days, then graph the population graph for each species.

Weather and Climate and Biomes Make Up Quizzes

Below are links for the Weather and Climate Make Up Quiz and the Biomes Make Up Quiz.

Link to Weather and Climate Make Up Quiz

Link to Biomes Make Up Quiz

Ecological Succession and Community Interaction Videos

Below are links for videos on Ecological Succession and Community Interactions.  These videos were watched in class on November 9th and cover material that will be quizzed on on November 13th.

Link to video on Ecological Succession

Link to Video on Community Interactions

Link to Study Questions

Climate and Weather Test Prep Quiz and Biomes Test Prep Quiz

Below are links for the Climate and Weather Test Prep Quiz and the Biomes Test Prep Quiz.  These quizzes were given in class on November 6th.

Link to Weather and Climate Test Prep Quiz

Link to Biomes Test Prep Quiz

Biomes and Climatograph Assignment

In this assignment you will be analyzing climate data from different locations in the State of Utah and classifying those locations as one of the 10 biomes we learned about in class.  The locations you will be analyzing are: Logan, Manti, St. George, Ouray, Park City, and Salt Lake City.

I have already gathered the climate data for you.  The climate data for the 6 locations listed above can be found at this link.

Link to climate data

For each of these 6 locations you will need to make a climate graph, like the ones you saw in the biomes video.  You will make the climate graph for Logan by hand, using graph paper I will provide. You will make the climate graphs for 2 of the other 5 locations using a computer and either Google Sheets or Excel.

Below are links for 2 videos that show you exactly how to make a climate graph using Google Sheets or Excel.  (Sorry, I don't have a tutorial for how to use the worthless Apple program Numbers to make your climate graph as I have found Numbers to be as useless as bicycle is for a fish)

Link to Google Sheets Tutorial Video

Link to Excel Tutorial Video

After you have completed your climate graphs, send them to Bennett using either AirDrop or email them to me.  Then analyze your climate graphs and decide which of the 10 biomes we studied best fits each of the 6 locations.

After you have decided which biome best fits each of the 6 locations, go to the quiz found at the following link and enter your results.

Link to Biomes Quiz

Biomes Video

Below is a link for the video on biomes.  This video was watched in class on November 4th.

Link to Biomes Video

Utah Climate Research Activity

Today you will do basic climate research.  In groups, you will answer the following questions:

1.  Which city/town in Utah has the highest average temperature?

2.  Which city/town in Utah has the lowest average temperature?

3.  Which city/town in Utah receives the highest amount of average precipitation?

4.  Which city/town in Utah receives the lowest amount of average precipitation?

5.  Which city/town in Utah has the largest gap between average high temperature and average low temperature?

The following website will help you do the research needed to answer these questions:

LINK TO WEBSITE

After you have done the research to answer the questions above, go to the website listed below to enter your answers.  Classroom Number: RC5BUR2WR

LINK TO WEBSITE TO ENTER ANSWERS

Unit 4 Video 1: Climate

Below is a link for Unit 4 Video 1 on climate.  This video was watched in class on November 2nd and covers material that will be quizzed on on Friday Nov 6th.

Link to Unit 4 Video 1 Climate

Below is a link to some study questions that students should be able to answer from watching this video.

Link to Climate Video Study Questions