June 10, 2013

For those who did not get a notes sheet on Wednesday, June 5, from the sub, please do those notes first.  Ms. Byles has them for you.  If you need to make up centers from June 6, please do those as well.  You are expected to have completed 3 centers.  Please do that work first !!!!

I know a few (and I literally mean 3 people) have finished all the work from when I was gone last AND turned it in.  For those that have, you can skip over the June 5 notes and centers and move onto the work for today.  

June 5 Work - Below
Notes

Population Growth and Carrying Capacity Guided Notes - Click Here

Centers

Bill Nye Video - Click Here

Population Growth Center - Click Here

BrainPop Video - Populaiton Growth - Click Here


New Work - June 10, 2013

Activity 1
PowerPoint for test review - Click Here.
Just go through it to make sure you are cool for tomorrow.  Write down any questions you have.  

Activity 2
Write 3 questions you think would be on the test and answer them.

Activity 3 - Click Here
Choose a webquest that would be of interest to you.  Some we have done, most we have not.  I am going to allow for your class to choose the next unit.  Please look at least 3 different webquests and decide if it is something you are interested.  Please tell me the webquests you looked at and whether or not you think we should do that.  I expect 1 paragraph (4-6 sentences) about each webquest you look at and why or why not we should do it.

Please note-ignore the grade levels, they are based on Utah Standards so they don't apply to us.

Example (we already did this webquest):
I really like the Phases of the Moon webquest.  The reason I liked this webquest is becuase I have always been interested in how we see the moon change.  It has never made complete sense to me and so I want to learn about it.  I looked at the webquest and it seems like I could do this work.  It will challenge me, but it is interesting and exciting.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Hello students.  I know you all missed me; don't worry I missed you too.  I will be back tomorrow though.  I decided to post-pone the test until Tuesday.  I realized it wasn't fair if I didn't do the review with you.  For today, please use regular lined paper to answer all the questions and turn it into the guest teacher at the end of the day.

Activity 1 - Carrying Capacity and Satiation in Predator-Prey Relationships

You will first look up a definiton to help you understand the assignemtn.  Once that is done, you will be runngin a carrying capacity simulation.  Answer the questions that go with the simulation.

Satiation Definition - Click Here

Simulation - Click Here
In case you didnt understand, satiaiton just means that something is beyond full.  Also, equalibrium just means balanced.

1. In the absence of predators, what happens to the population of herbivores? Why? Is this reasonable?
2. Try the simulator with various carrying capacity values for both options, with and without satiation and note the differences?
3. What is the effect of carrying capacity on equilibrium densities? And how does this carrying capacity affect the stability of the population?
4. How do your conclusions from this satiation model differ from your conclusions from the non-satiation model?
5. Change the satiation value of the predator and try to repeat the experiment as asked in problem 4 and note down the differences? Try the higher values of satiation and lower values of satiation

Activity 2 - Video Time - Population Growth
Watch the videos
Which one was the the most helpful? Why? (3-5 sentences)
Which was the least helpful? Why? (3-5 sentences)

Video 1 - Click Here
Video 2 - Click Here
Video 3 - Click Here


Activity 3 - Graphing

Using the data in the table below, make a graph illustrating the changes in a gray bat population of a single colony. Don’t forget to label your graph. Use the graph you’ve create to answer the questions .

Data

Year                       1982   1986   1988  1990  1991   1994   1997   1998    1999   2000

Number of Bats       400     453     253    481    752    1101   1949   1552   1430    3768 

1. How many times has the population decreased since it started being measured in 1982?
2. What are some reasons the population could decrease? (give at least 3)
3. The colony was not measured in 1995. Using your graph, estimate how many bats were in the colony that year.
4. When do you think this colony started being protected? 

Activity 4 - Food Web Activity
You need to complete 2 of the food webs from the website.  Please draw them on your paper and make sure your arrows are going in the correct direction.  
Click Here

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Notes

Population Growth and Carrying Capacity Guided Notes - Click Here

Centers

Bill Nye Video - Click Here

Population Growth Center - Click Here

BrainPop Video - Populaiton Growth - Click Here

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Claim, Reasoning, Evidence - Click Here

Monday, June 3, 2013

Wolf Hunt PowerPoint
Click Here

Resource 1
Opinions and a bit of data
Click Here

The article mentions a powerpoint from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.  There is a lot of data, but you will have to scroll down quite a ways for it. It starts on page 50 of 85- Click Here

Resource 2
Lots of data and information about the wolves.  Hint: You can use this data both ways!!!!
Click Here

Resource 3
If you prefer to listen to a story about the claim, you will need to listen to both parts of this story and write down facts and opinions.  You can follow along with what's being said by scrolling down throughthe page.

Part 1 - Click Here
part 2 - Click Here

Resource 4
Scroll to bottom (below page 22) for evidence about what the people  from Michigan think about wolves and wolf hunting
Click Here