carbon cycle

check this out:

http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/carbon_cycle_version2.html

NOVA:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/0302/03.html

THE cycles

Here's a little help with the nitrogen cycle:

http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/tlw3/eBridge/Chp29/animations/ch29/1_nitrogen_cycle.swf

Honors biology class

here's the link; http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/ProductEntrance/Login/login.jsp


Your first SAS in school assignment is due on Tuesday 9-1-09.
The quick launch number is 458- the activity is the human population growth.
your login is: spoint
print off and complete all handouts.
Read all material

First word list for window panes

1st Word list: Objectives 5.01 and 5.02
1.Ecology 2.Abiotic factor 3.Biotic factor 4.Carrying capacity 5. Symbiosis 6.Mutualism 7.Commensalism 8. Parasitism 9.limiting factors 10.J curve population 11. S curve population 12.population 13.community 14.ecosystem 15.observation 16.inference 17.models (as they relate to scientific study)18.food chain 19.food web 20.variables

Science is ALWAYS questioning!!

Just last semester I was teaching that your appendix is a vestigial (no longer serves a function) organ. Well, maybe not: http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090824/sc_livescience/theappendixusefulandinfactpromising

Ecology study guide

Study guide 1: Name_________________________ Block_______
Goal 5:Learner will develop an understanding of the ecological relationships among organisms.Objective 5:01 Investigate and analyze the interrelationships among organisms, populations, communities and ecosystems.
1. In the symbiotic relationship known as _________________________both organisms benefit from the relationship.
2. What are the other symbiotic relationships?
3. What would happen if predators didn’t exist in an ecosystem?
4. Explain the predator-prey relationship.
5. What abiotic factor is necessary for the survival of any animal?
6. What determines the “carrying capacity” of an ecosystem?
7. What is a limiting factor in your environment?
8. How do we determine the diversity of species of a given area?
Objective 5.03 Assess human population and its impact on local ecosystems and global environments
1. What is the term that describes how the suns rays are trapped within our atmosphere?
2. What do humans do to add to the problem of too much sun (or heat)being trapped in our atmosphere?
3. What natural processes release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?
4. Give an example of an invasive (or non-native) species and tell why it’s not a good thing for our environment?
5. What has led to an increase the population of human beings?
6. If there are more people on the planet, what is there less of?
7. When pesticide builds up in an organism that is consumed by another organism, we call the process of accumulating pesticide in a living organism ________________________________.
8. Who suffers the most from an accumulation of pesticide in the environment?________________________
9. Give an example of a sustainable practice as it relates to the environment.
10. What can you do to be a good steward for the environment?
Objective 5:02 Analyze the flow of energy and the cycling of matter through the ecosystem
1. Describe or draw the carbon cycle, be sure to include photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the description/drawing.
2. Now do the water cycle ( be sure to include transpiration in the cycle).
3. Now it’s time for the nitrogen cycle (draw it out and include bacteria twice!).
4. What are trophic levels and how much energy is passed from one level to another?

Window Panes

Directions for WINDOW PANES ( due every Wednesday):
1.Divide an index card into quarters.
2.place the term your are describing in the middle.
3.In the top left square describe the term using your own words.
4.In the top right square use the term in a sentence, a grammatically correct sentence.
5.In the bottom right square give an illustration of the term, anything you picture when you think of the term. An example would be drawing a ruler or calculator for the term "data". If you are not comfortable with drawing, you can create a multiple choice question for the term. You need to have 3 answer choices per question.
6.In the bottom left square give a synonym or antonym for the term. Any word that has a similar ( or opposite) meaning or use as the one you are working on.

DON'T PUT THIS OFF UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE, THEY TAKE MORE TIME THAN YOU THINK.

ALWAYS CARRY EXTRA NOTE CARDS WITH YOU TO CLASS JUST IN CASE YOU GET TIME TO WORK ON THEM!