AP Biology 11 - Unit 1: Ecology
Learning Goal: What kind of interactions can organisms have between each other and their environment?
Date What are we Learning?
Learning Goal: What kind of interactions can organisms have between each other and their environment?
- Concept 1: Analyzing Animal Behaviour (Ch 51, AP Lab 11)
- Concept 2: Ecology and Biosphere – Analyzing biome formation and characteristics (Ch 52)
- Concept 3: Population Ecology – Analyzing density, dispersion, demographics, growth, and factors that affect growth (Ch 53)
- Concept 4: Community Ecology – Analyzing the interactions and relationships within and between species and the effects of environmental factors on species diversity and composition (Ch 54)
- Concept 5: Ecosystems – Analyzing productivity, energy flow, and chemical cycling (Ch 55, AP Lab 12)
Date What are we Learning?
Sept 4/5 Welcome to AP Biology! Course Outline
Concept 1: Analyzing Animal Behaviour (Ch 51) Discussion: How do we design an effective experiment? Try This: Let's analyze a simple experiment Practice designing experiments BAMFIELD Monday Oct 21-Thursday Oct 24 (Pro D Oct 25) |
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Sept 6/9 Concept 1: Analyzing Animal Behaviour (Ch 51)
Discussion: How do we design an effective experiment? Practice from last day Criteria for Experimental Design Proposal Design an experiment with your team that seeks to answer two questions: 1) Do pill bugs prefer moist or dry environments? 2) A question of your choice! Draft of Experimental Design Proposal - Time to work on this next class. Complete all criteria under "Objectives" and "Experimental Design" for the 12/13th |
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Sept 10/11 Concept 1: Analyzing Animal Behaviour (Ch 51)
Experimental Design Proposal Due: next day 12/13th Discuss: How will we use statistics to analyze our data? Introducing Chi-Square analysis Notes examples |
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Sept 12/13 Concept 1: Analyzing Animal Behaviour (Ch 51)
chi square practice Chi Square activity chi square practice |
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Sept 16/17 experiment day!
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Sept 23/24 Concept 1: Analyzing Animal Behaviour (Ch 51)
Learning Intentions for this Unit Types of Behaviour notes checkpoint on concept 1 --> 27/30 |
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Sept 25/26 Concept 1: Analyzing Animal Behaviour (Ch 51)
Finishing off the discussion from last class CHECKPOINT NEXT DAY quizlet Time to work on labs |
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Sept 27/30 Checkpoint concept 1
Concept 2: Ecosystems (continued later in the unit) Analyzing biome formation and characteristics (Ch 52) Biome Worksheet - Read p. 265-268 and do #1-20 p. 281 in 'Holtzclaw' - Read Ch. 52 in Campbell if necessary |
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Oct 1/2 Concept 2: Ecosystems (continued later in the unit)
Analyzing biome formation and characteristics (Ch 52) Food Chains, Webs & Trophic Levels |
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October 3/4 Concept 3: Population Ecology
Analyzing density, dispersion, demographics, growth, & factors that affect growth Student notes Density activity |
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Oct 7/8 Concept 3: Population Ecology – Analyzing density, dispersion, demographics, growth, & factors that affect growth
Student notes(continued) Handout - Activity 52.1: Population Density & Distribution KEY Discussion and activity Populations growth questions and key Handout: Population Free Response Question |
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Oct 9/10 Concept 3: Population Ecology – Analyzing density, dispersion, demographics, growth, & factors that affect growth
Checkpoint #2 next class |
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October 11th/16th Checkpoint #2: Concept 3
Concept 4: Community Ecology – Analyzing the interactions & relationships within and between species and the effects of environmental factors on species diversity and composition (Ch 54) student notes (HW: complete the first page of definitions and the Predation examples on your own) |
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Monday Oct 14th - Thanksgiving
Oct 15/16
HW: Holtzclaw questions #1-25 (p.281-286) & Campbell Self Quiz p. 1220 Concept 2: Ecology and Biosphere Aquatic Biomes Bioaccumulation Activity |
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October 17/18 Concept 4: Community Ecology
continue with the notes from last class: student notes (HW: complete the first page of definitions and the Predation examples on your own) Activity: Interspecific competition |
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BAMFIELD OCTOBER 21 to 24th
Oct 28/29 Concept 4: Community Ecology
Activity - Food chains and food webs here are the activity cards Homework: Finish the readings and activities assigned in class |
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Oct 30/31 Concept 4: Community Ecology -
Note Template and review reading Assignment: Great Lakes Case Study - Google Classroom: due Friday
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Ensure all "Holtzclaw" multiple choice questions are completed
Concept 2: Ecosystems Analyzing productivity, energy flow, and chemical cycling (Ch 55) Discussion and notes Activity: Soil Testing |
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Checkpoint #3: Concepts 4 and 5
Case Study Due Review and Online Quizzes here are some practice questions |
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Unit Test : All concepts.