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                                       WELCOME TO APES!!
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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   Notes: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity (Ch. 10)
             37   Lab: Endangered Species
6 Mar           EcoStudy Workday
                    REMINDER: EcoStudy Due to Canvas Mon, 3/9 by 7:25AM
​9 Mar

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

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               SECOND NOTEBOOK CHECK (items #26 - 50): Monday, 23 Mar 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
Carbon Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
Modeling Evolution
Island Biogeography

Ch. 5-6
Predator Prey
Succession
Species Diversity
Survivorship

Ch. 7-8
Atmos. Circulation
Biome Match
Rivers & Streams

Ch. 9-11
Endangered Species
Forestry & Conservation
Tree Cookies
Forest Dilemmas
Ripple Effect
Fisheries Mismanagement
Bycatch

Ch. 12-13
Porosity & Permeability

Ch. 14-16
Chemical Weathering
Cookie Mining

Ch. 17-19
Lichens as Indicators
Auto Emissions
Emissions Trading
Murder in the Air
Stratospheric Ozone

Ch. 20-21
Foul Water
Fruitvale
YoreTown Needs a Landfill

Ch. 22-24
City Planning
Appropriation Adventure
Politics & Enviro Policy
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