CLASS PREPARATION
Complete either the text book reading and review questions or do the Food chains Gizmos.
OPTION A : Log on to http://www.explorelearning.com and complete the Food Chain Gizmos: (You will need the course code provided in class to access it.) Pick up a worksheet in class or download the worksheet attached to the Gizmo and follow it as your guide.
OPTION B Compete the following out of the Text Book.
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Chapter Title
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Page References
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Homework
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Read Food Webs and Food Pyramids
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p 42-47
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Q 1-8
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Text References:
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Chapter Title
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Page References
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Homework
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Poisons and the Food Chain
"DDT in a Food Chain"
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Investigation 1-C p 30-31
* In Science Power 10
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Q 1-8,11 p 32
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Case Study 1: The Ripple effect: Canadian Geographic Article.
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/wildlife-nature/articles/pdfs/grey-wolf-the-ripple-effect.pdf
Ripple effect questions.pdf
Option C Population Ecology
West Nile Virus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBOsqmBQBQk
1. What is studies in population ecology?
2. What do the following terms mean? density, dispersion, fecundity,
3. What are the limiting factors of a population? Give examples pertaining to the mosquito.
4. What is the difference between density dependent and density independent factors?
5. What is a predator of the mosquito?
Great Lakes Clean up at a critical turning point: http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/blog/photos/Dec90-Jan91.pdf
Human Impact on the Environment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eTCZ9L834s
Pollution: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdDSRRCKMiI
Movie Study: Being Caribou: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsJ3w7hUfLs
Worksheet: Being Caribou.wpd
Remind students that we studies the sustainability of the oil industry in the context of the tar sands.
I want students to work with the concept of sustainability of the oil industry in the artic. Have students answer the following questions.
How does oil development in the Arctic affect people?
How does oil development in the Arctic affect the economy?
How does oil development in the Arctic affect the environment?
Is developing oil resources in the Arctic sustainable? (write a paragraph providing support for your opinion)
Environment Canada Stream Flow Data
http://www.wsc.ec.gc.ca/applications/H2O/graph-eng.cfm?yearb=&yeare=&station=02FF009&report=daily&data=flow&year=2002
Predators: Crash Course http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFDiiSqGB7M
1. Give examples of several examples of adaptions that predators possess.
2. What strategy does the hair worm parasite use for survival?
3. What does he mean by the evolutionary arms race?
4. What is involved in the strategy of mimicry?
Extra: Community Ecology: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE1SSqbSn4
Population Notes: Populations.pdf
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