Ecology Strand Projects

Projects listed are to be completed as prescribed and kept in your groups portfolio folder. The folder should always be brought to class.
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Introduction to Zoology: Birds and Animals

A bird example will be demonstrated in class with bibliographic references.
Each group is assigned two species of animals and work sheet to complete. Each group will then interact with another group to exchange information and communicate their findings. For how this project is to be done, an outline go to the Writing an Animal Report with marking Rubric
Due Date:    Nov 15     April 28

The Stewardship of Creation

A project worksheet will be handed out in class and to be completed by Nov 20 / May 5 Hand out date was Nov 13 / April 21

Kyoto Protocol

Assigned date Nov 10 / April 22 with the Due date Nov 28 / May 12
Assignment has two parts, just click the fox

The Biome Project = The major one

This assignment is written up in detail, just follow the fox
Assignment completion date Dec 8    May 19. Class presentations are posted on home page, these cannot be altered.

Assigned Homework from Your Text Book

This work is to be handed in at the end of each assigned week and there will be a subsequent test also on the Friday based on this homework and lesson taught thru the week.

  1. Chapter One   Date Due  : Nov 17     April 29
  2. Chapter Two   Date Due  : Nov 24     May 6
  3. Chapter Three   Date Due  : Dec 1    May 13
  4. Chapter Four   Date Due   Dec 8    May 20

Tutorial Topics

These will be lessons taught during the time frame of this strand
  1. Ecology definitions: see my glossary of terms
  2. Endangerment of wildlife species. For a small slide presentation
  3. Flow of energy in an ecosystem
  4. Food webs and food chains
  5. Trophic levels
  6. Feeding relations
  7. Kingdoms of species and the Linneaus system of classification;
    most important is Genus and species
  8. Cycles in the Ecosystem
    1. Carbon
    2. Nitrogen
    3. Nutrients
    4. Phosphates
  9. Endangerment
  10. Agricultural nutrients
  11. Soils
  12. Pollution in the enevironment both air & water