Ecology Vocab due today; Continue Habitat Corridor Prep; Meet in Maker Space on Monday 11/4

Last Day of Quarter 1! (no school Friday 11/1/19)
Come to work today during any period if needed

Today is the last day to prepare for Maker Space!
We will meet there (S-142) all next week

Reminder: 
HOMEWORK (!): Ecosystems & Biodiversity Vocab List
Due today, Wednesday, Oct. 30th
In your notebook, copy the following terms, define, and give an example. If you do it digitally, provide a hard copy for your notebook. VOCAB LIST HERE

Check Synergy:
If you're missing points from your Task 4, look at comments in Google Classroom to see why. Edit & resubmit if needed.

Continue Habitat Corridor Project (slides HERE for help)

Each group is responsible for the following 2 tasks today:

1. Identify the Problem HERE (do 1 per group, share w/all members)

2. Design a prototype HERE (for tracking progress in Maker Space)

Continue Human Population & Ecological Impact; Begin Habitat Corridor Project

Reminder: 
HOMEWORK (!): Ecosystems & Biodiversity Vocab List
Due by Wednesday, Oct. 30th
In your notebook, copy the following terms, define, and give an example. If you do it digitally, provide a hard copy for your notebook. VOCAB LIST HERE

Finish 'Human Population & Ecological Impact' SLIDES


Introduce & Begin Habitat Corridor Project (slides HERE)

Habitat Corridors Introduction Reading (RFP) HERE

Identify the Problem HERE (do 1 per group, share w/all members)

Design a prototype HERE (for tracking progress in Maker Space)

Designing a Solution HERE (honors option only)

City of Portland RFP
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8XzJFPN1salhKE_m2UNbX-hfL8NDSF-KQNV1KXPkzw/edit?usp=sharing

Review grading/Synergy; Revisit Unit EQ/Overview; Human Impact (IPAT); Begin Habitat Corridor Project

Welcome! Today you need a writing utensil and your bio notebook. Please have these materials ready and phones away when class begins to ensure a productive day. :)

Tutorial Schedule today!
If you have not finished Task 4 or 5 yet, come today for help!
Required tutorial attendance today to finish Task 1:
Period 5 - Kenny, Samantha, Jack, Taviaun, Ronan
Period 7 - Aaron, Reid, Christian, James, Luis, Norton, Yahira
Period 8 - Fatheya, Kaitlyn, Denise, Khattar, Hayden

Tasks 4 and 5 due end of this week (10/25)
End of Q1 is Thurs 10/31 - no late assignments after that on Tasks 1, 4, 5!

Copy of year long biology grading rubric HERE

Look at Synergy setup & proficiency grading system with rubric

Unit 1 Tracker HERE

Unit EQ: How does the increase in the size of human populations impact biodiversity, and how can we reduce those impacts? 

HOMEWORK (!): Ecosystems & Biodiversity Vocab List

Due by Wednesday, Oct. 30th

In your notebook, copy the following terms, define, and give an example. If you do it digitally, provide a hard copy for your notebook. VOCAB LIST HERE

IPAT slides HERE

Introduce & Begin Habitat Corridor Project (slides HERE)

Project feedback; Clarify Tasks 4 & 5; Work Time & Biodiversity Video

Ice Breaker/Warm Up:
-Stand up, move around until music stops, find a partner
-Discuss the following talking points with your partner:
Partner 1:If you had a day all to yourself, what would you do?
Partner 2: What does your family do that you like?
Partner 3: What have you done that you're most proud of?

End of Quarter 1 is next Thursday, October 31st!

Share your feedback from project
Praise:
-Fun!
-Enjoyed the field work
-Interesting to look at all the arthropods
-Well organized
-Liked working in a group
-Interesting, deep analysis, bugs!
Polish:
-Too long (x 1000)
-Clearer instructions on write up
-Graphs were confusing
-Project conclusion/wrap up?
-Sample sorting in field was too quick 

Look at Tasks 4 and 5 together in Google Classroom, clarify questions and edit (resubmit if needed)

Work on editing tasks & resubmit

(a breather before our next topic...) & work time if needed

Fun little video on Biodiversity HERE (23 mins) 😁

Biodiversity Inquiry Group Presentations

Happy Friday!

Tutorial schedule today

Please come to tutorial in this room for help and/or to work!

Today you will share your findings from our Biodiversity Project with your peers

EQ: How does your variable affect the biodiversity of arthropods on Mt. Tabor?

Agenda:

1. 15 minutes work time with your group on presentation

2. Do 2 Minutes Talks

3. Peers provide feedback as 1 polish/praise per group

4. Provide feedback on project to Ms. Ferro

5. If extra time, work on Tasks 4 & 5 if needed (due today!)

Review Rubric; Create Biodiversity Inquiry Presentations

Walk through rubrics and look at student exemplar for CER
(sample student CER here)

Create a Two Minute Talk to present your inquiry project findings

Create a Google Slide presentation to show your work using this template HERE

Finish Biodiversity Inquiry Data Analysis; Day 4

Period 5 - Sub today while I'm doing a biology training for the first half of the day. Email or text me with any questions, or stop by during 7th or 8th period (I'm on campus)

Please sit with field trip groups again to continue data work

Today is the last class work day to finish Tasks 4 & 5, but they are not due in Classroom until next Friday, 10/18.

Essential Question: How does (your variable) affect the number of species of arthropods found at Mt. Tabor Park?

READ: To streamline our data analysis, I created two tasks in Google Classroom, Tasks 4 and 5, that are clearer and more straightforward than the previous plan.
Each student should work on a Chromebook and collaborate with lab partners. 

Please use a slip of scrap paper to make a checklist like this and keep it on your desk as you work today. Next to each task please update your progress so that I know you understand your tasks and are making progress.
Task 1: ____________
Task 2: (skip for now)
Task 3: (one per group)
Task 4:_____________
Task 5:____________

Today's Tasks:
1. Finish updating field notes and iNaturalist uploads
Continue using these SLIDES to help you work through your field trip data and upload photos to iNaturalist (follow instructions on slides carefully!; there are help videos embedded in the text for troubleshooting)
2. Task 4 in Google Classroom (Results & Graph)

3. Task 5 in Google Classroom(Claim/Evidence/Reasoning)

**If you didn't go on field trip, join a group and use their data in order to complete data analysis. 

Continue Biodiversity Data Analysis; Day 3

Please sit with field trip groups again to continue data work

Essential Question: How does (your variable) affect the number of species of arthropods found at Mt. Tabor Park?

READ: To streamline our data analysis, I created two new tasks in Google Classroom, Tasks 4 and 5, that are clearer and more straightforward than the previous plan.
Each student should work on a Chromebook and collaborate with lab partners. 

Please use a slip of scrap paper to make a checklist like this and keep it on your desk as you work today. Next to each task please update your progress so that I know you understand your tasks and are making progress.
Task 1: ____________
Task 2: (skip for now)
Task 3:_____________
Task 4:_____________
Task 5:____________

Today's Tasks:
1. Finish updating field notes and iNaturalist uploads
Continue using these SLIDES to help you work through your field trip data and upload photos to iNaturalist (follow instructions on slides carefully!; there are help videos embedded in the text for troubleshooting)
2. Task 4 in Google Classroom (Results & Graph)
Link HERE on how to do the 'rank abundance graph'
3. Task 5 in Google Classroom(Claim/Evidence/Reasoning)

**If you didn't go on field trip, join a group and use their data in order to complete data analysis. 

Continue Post-Field Trip Data Analysis: iNaturalist, Results, Graphing (Day 2)

Happy Homecoming Friday! 🕺

Please sit with field trip groups again to continue data work

Reminder: Special Assembly Schedule Today AND Tutorial

Essential Question: How does (your variable) affect the number of species of arthropods found at Mt. Tabor Park?

READ: To streamline our data analysis, I created two new tasks in Google Classroom, Tasks 4 and 5, that are clearer and more straightforward than the previous plan.
Each student should work on a Chromebook and collaborate with lab partners. 

Today's Tasks:
1. Finish updating field notes and iNaturalist uploads
Continue using these SLIDES to help you work through your field trip data and upload photos to iNaturalist (follow instructions on slides carefully!; there are help videos embedded in the text for troubleshooting)
2. Task 4 in Google Classroom (Results & Graph)
3. Task 5 in Google Classroom(Claim/Evidence/Reasoning)

**If you didn't go on field trip and were absent on Wednesday, join a group and use their data in order to complete data analysis. 

Late Task 1 Map Investigations are due end of day today! (in Google Classroom)

Biodiversity Inquiry: Post-Field Trip (Day 1)

Please sit with the group you collected data with in the field on Monday

Roses & Thorns from our field trip to Mt. Tabor on 9/30

Announcements:
-Assembly schedule this Thursday & Friday
-Midterm Progress Reports were posted last night
-Reminders about rules & expectations (classroom & field trip)
-Please let me know how I can be helping you more effectively!

Essential Question: How does your variable affect the number of species of arthropods found at Mt. Tabor Park?

Today's Tasks:
1. Use these SLIDES to help you work through your field trip data 
2. Submit your group's data to me