Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Unit 8 Test Review

Below is a link to the test review we did in class on Dec 20th for the Unit 8 test.

LINK TO TEST REVIEW

Unit 8 Test

Below is a link for the Unit 8 test, this test was given in class on December 20th.

LINK TO UNIT 8 TEST

Monday, December 19, 2016

Unit 8 Powerpoints

Below is a link to all the Powerpoint slides that were used to make the lesson videos for Unit 8.

LINK TO POWERPOINT SLIDES

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Water Footprint Calculator

Below is a link for the water footprint calculator. Students completed this activity in class on December 14th.

Link to calculator

Enter you results from your water footprint calculator using this form:

LINK TO DATA FORM

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Limiting Factors and Invasive Species Powerpoint Slides

Below is a link for the Powerpoint slides that were used for the lecture on limiting factors and invasive species that was given in class on Dec 13th.

LINK TO POWERPOINT SLIDES

Cache Valley Population Analysis Assignment

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.

Monday, December 12, 2016

Unit 8 Study Guide: Populations and Human Effects on the Environment

Below is a link for the Unit 8 study packet.  This packet was assigned on Dec 13th and is due on Thursday December 21st at the beginning of your class period.

In order to receive a grade for this assignment, students must receive a score of 80% or higher.  Students can submit a response for this study packet once a day until the due date.  STUDENTS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE A SCORE OF 80% ON THIS PACKET BY THE DUE DATE WILL RECEIVE A ZERO FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.

Once a student has passed this packet with a score of 80% or higher, they may continue to take the packet to try and improve their score up until the due date.

This study packet is an open-book, open resource assignment. Students can use whatever resources they wish to answer the questions in this packet.

Tip 1:  If you have an email address, and enter your email address into the form you will receive an email with your score.

Tip 2:  If you take the packet and your score remains a zero, that means you did not score 80% or higher and you need to try the packet again.

LINK TO STUDY PACKET

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Unit 7 Test

Below is a link for the Unit 7 test.  This test was given in class on Dec 8th.

LINK TO TEST

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Unit 7 Test Review

Below is a link for the Unit 7 test review that was done in class on December 7th.

LINK TO TEST REVIEW

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Unit 7 Powerpoint slides

Below is a link to all of the Powerpoint slides that were used to make the lesson videos for Unit 7.

LINK TO UNIT 7 POWERPOINTS

Biomass pyramid activity

In this activity students will us data from trail cameras to build a biomass pyramid from Gorongosa National Park in Africa.

1.  Sign up for a Zooinverse account:  LINK TO SIGN UP

2.  After you have signed up, go to the Wildlife Cam and click start: LINK TO WILDLIFE CAM

3.  The Gorongosa field guide can help you find information on the animals in this activity.  LINK TO GORONGOSA FIELD GUIDE

4.  View the 25 assigned pictures from the trail cameras.  For each picture you should do the following

  • Identify and list each species of animal in that picture (use the field guide)
  • Record how many of each species of animal you count in that picture
5.  Classify each species of animal that you saw in the trail cam pictures as a primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, etc.  (Use the field guide for information on what each species eats)  Use the most commonly eaten source of food to classify each animal.

6.  Group the animals together by consumer type (i.e all the primary consumers together, all the secondary consumers together, etc).

7.  Calculate the total weight of each of the groups of consumers.  To do this:
  • Calculate the total weight of each species in that group by multiplying the total number of each species counted by the average weight of that species
  • Add the total weights of all the animals in a consumer group together
8.  Calculate the total weight of ALL the animals seen in the trail cam pictures.  To do this:
  • Add the total weights of the primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers
9.  Calculate what % of the total weight each consumer group represents.  To do this:
  • Divide the total weight of each consumer group by the total weight of all the animals.  Example: (total weight of primary consumers)/(total weight of all animals)
10.  Construct a biomass pyramid.

11.  Enter you results using this form:  LINK TO FORM

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Shark Tank Reaction Question

Below is a form where you can enter your reactions to the Shark Tank episode and answer the main question.

LINK TO FORM

Food chain activity data

Below is a link to a form where you can input your info from the food chain activity.

LINK TO FORM