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The schedule below is what is planned. We will see what the weather

might do to alter these plans. If I have power, I will update this list

throughout this event. Hope to see you soon!

27 Jan Remote Learning Day #1 (please check Canvas)

1 Syllabus

Student Info Google Form

28 Jan Remote Learning Day #2 (please check Canvas)

APES FRQ Guidance

2 Wksht: Flowery & Vague Phrases

29 Jan 3 Lab: Fishing for the Future

4 Notes: Ecosystems (Ch. 3)

Ch. 3-4 Supplemental Notes

Suggested Reading: 3.1-3.2

30 Jan 5 How to APES

- StreamWatch Groups (first SW 2/13)

- Environmental Service Hours (due 3/26)

StreamWatch ID Guide (due 2/9)

Project: Book Report - Due to Canvas 2/23 by 7:25AM

Ch. 1-2 Take Home TEST - TWO parts, both due 2/3 by 7:25AM

Suggested Reading: 3.3-3,4

2 Feb SNOW DAY

REMINDER: Ch 1-2 Take Home TEST - both parts due 2/3 by 7:25AM

3 Feb Remote Learning Day #3

6 Lab: Producers & Consumers (submit as hard copy upon return to school = attendance)

7 Wksht: How Ecosystems Work

Suggested Reading: 3.5-3.6

4 Feb 8 Lab: Carbon Cycle

9 Wksht: Carbon Cycle

Suggested Reading: 4.1-4.2

5 Feb 10 Lab: Nitrogen Cycle

11 Wksht: Tracking the Path of Nitrogen

12 Notes: Evolution (Ch. 4)

Suggested Reading: 4.3-4.4

6 Feb 13 Lab: Modeling Evolution

14 Article: Gaia Hypothesis

Suggested Reading: 4.5-4.6

REMINDER: SW ID Guide due 2/9 in class - hard copy

9 Feb 15 Lab: Island Biogeography

16 Article: Weird World of Islands

10 Feb Ch. 3-4 TEST (Ecosystems & Evolution)

17 Article: Borders of an Ecosystem

18 Notes: Populations (Ch. 5)

Suggested Reading: 5.1

11 Feb 19 Lab: Predator Prey Interaction

Suggested Reading: 5.2

12 Feb 20 Lab: Species Diversity

Suggested Reading: 5.3

13 Feb First StreamWatch!!

Suggested Reading: 5.4

16 Feb 21 Lab: Succession

YOUR INPUT FOR 2026-27 SCIENCE CLASSES

Suggested Reading: 6.1-6.2

17 Feb 22 Notes: Human Populations (Ch. 6)

23 Lab: Power of Pyramids

Suggested Reading: 6.3-6.4

18 Feb 24 Lab: Survivorship

19 Feb Ch. 5-6 TEST (Populations)

25 Notes: Terrestrial Biodiversity (Ch. 7)

Ch 7-8 Supplemental Notes

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FIRST NOTEBOOK CHECK (items #1 - 25): Thurs, 26 Feb 2026

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26 Article: Arctic Shifts

Suggested Reading: 7.1

20 Feb 27 Lab: Atmospheric Circulations Influence on Biomes (diagram of 3 cell model)

Suggested Reading: 7.2

REMINDER: Book Report Project Due to Canvas Mon, 2/23 by 7:25 AM

23 Feb Project: Ecological Study (aka EcoStudy) - due to Canvas by 7:25AM on 3/9

(topic signup @ 2:30 pm)

28 Case Study: Global Forests

Suggested Reading: 7.3

24 Feb 29 Lab: Factors That Influence Ecosystems

30 Notes: Aquatic Biodiversity (Ch. 8)

Suggested Reading: 8.1

25 Feb EcoStudy Project Workday

Suggested Reading: 8.2

26 Feb 31 Lab: Coral Reef Biodiversity (photos) (spreadsheet)

Suggested Reading: 8.3

27 Feb StreamWatch Day

32 Lab: River & Stream Systems

Suggested Reading: 8.4-8.5

2 Mar 33 Lab: Biome Match

3 Mar TEACHER WORKDAY

4 Mar Ch. 7-8 TEST (Biomes)

34 Notes: Species Approach (Ch. 9)

Ch 9-11 Supplemental Notes

35 Article: Save Coral Reefs

Suggested Reading: 9.1-9.2

5 Mar ACT Day (jrs - complete make-up version of today's lab)

36 Lab: Endangered Species (you do NOT need to do the graph)

6 Mar 37 Notes: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity (Ch. 10)

EcoStudy Workday

REMINDER: EcoStudy Due to Canvas Mon, 3/9 by 7:25AM

9 Mar Activity: Cats Into Borneo

38 Case Study: Illegal Immigration

Suggested Reading: 10.1-10.3

10 Mar 39 Lab: Forestry & Conservation

40 Lab: Tree Cookies

Suggested Reading: 10.4-10.6

11 Mar 41 Lab: Ripple Effect

42 Notes: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity (Ch. 11)

Suggested Reading: 11.1-11.3

12 Mar 43 Lab: Fisheries Mismanagement

Suggested Reading: 11.4-11.6

13 Mar StreamWatch Day

Demo: GH Soil Pit

17 Mar Ch. 9-11 TEST (Sustaining Biodiversity)

44 Notes: Food, Soil & Pests (Ch. 12)

Ch 12-13 Supplemental Notes

45 Article: Feed 9 Billion People Sustainably

Suggested Reading: 12.1-12.3

18 Mar 46 Lab: Soil Porosity & Permeability

Suggested Reading: 12.4-12.6

19 Mar StreamWatch Data Books Due

47 Case Study: Global Grain Production

48 Article: Is Food Irradiation Safe?

23 Mar 49 Lab: Pest Solutions

50 Notes: Water Resources (Ch. 13)

Suggested Reading: 13.1-13.2

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SECOND NOTEBOOK CHECK (items #26 - 50): Tuesday, 24 Mar 2026

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24 Mar 51 Color Me a WaterShed

- Map showing land changes 2000-2020

25 Mar Ch. 12-13 TEST (Food & Water Resources) - goes on Q4

52 Notes: Geology (Ch. 14)

Ch 14-16 Supplemental Notes

53 Wksht: Rock Cycle

Suggested Reading: 14.1-14.5

26 Mar Community Service Hours Due (by 3PM)

54 Lab: Earthquakes & Plate Boundaries

55 Lab: Temperature & Chemical Weathering

Suggested Reading: 15.1-15.5

27 Mar 56 Notes: Nonrenewable Resources (Ch. 15)

57 Case Study: Oil & Natural Gas

9 Apr Ch. 14-16 TEST (Geology & Energy Resources)

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THIRD NOTEBOOK CHECK (items #51-75): Thursday, 23 Apr 2026

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Missing on Lab Day?

The activities below have make-up versions. WCPSS policy gives 1 day for each excused absence to make up missed work.

StreamWatch Make-Up

(organism will be assigned)

Ch. 3-4

Fishing for the Future

Producers & Consumers

Modeling Evolution

Island Biogeography

Ch. 5-6

Species Diversity

Ch. 7-8

Atmos. Circulation

Rivers & Streams

Ch. 9-11

Endangered Species

Forestry & Conservation

Forest Dilemmas

Fisheries Mismanagement

Ch. 12-13

Porosity & Permeability

Ch. 14-16

Chemical Weathering

Ch. 17-19

Lichens as Indicators

Emissions Trading

Murder in the Air

Stratospheric Ozone

Ch. 20-21

YoreTown Needs a Landfill

Ch. 22-24

Appropriation Adventure

Politics & Enviro Policy

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