break assignment

Chap 5-Evolution
Chap 26-Economic policy

Online Quizzes
Internet Exercises

Remember that if you would like your lab report reviewed that it needs to be turned in. I would work on the lab this break.

qui for wed

Hey
I spoke with some classmates about the fact that the concert goes late tonight. I will not be giving a quiz tomorrow (wed) With a number of students out and a significant number of you getting late tonight it doesn't make sense.

So here is the plan

I will put a section on the unit exam specifically on chap 24. THis will be used as our assessment for this chap.

Wed and Thursday will we do a case study in class

thursday in class

Thursday.
1 peer grade the persons essays who's name is on your scoring rubric
2. When you get your essay score back revise your essays. You may use any resources except the grading rubric. Feel free to discuss with other people who had the same essay as you.
3. Revisions are due on Monday when I return.

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Water water Every where

Chap 14 assigned starting today

Chap 19 Assigned starting on Monday dec 6th

Chap 24 Assigned on Wed Dec 8th

Quiz Next Wed (Dec 8th) will be on chap 14

Quiz on Dec 15th will be on chap 19 and 24

Unit exam to follow

Accomplish today 11/30

- Share Class data
1. wqi Data
2. Macro Data

Set up google docs spreadsheets for this

-Use class time to discuss findings
1. Within lab groups
2. Within testing groups (wqi and macro)

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY ASSIGNED CLASS TIME FOR DISCUSSION OF LAB

-Brief discussion about quiz tommorow
1. Will be on lab
2. WQI and environmental conditions
3. Water ecology
4. Data analysis

Water Quality Lab

Data sheet-rough

WQI Calculation

Macroinvert

Pollution tolerance index

ept/midge ratio

AP Essay

Ok so I have tried to post the essay that you were to work on today and it is write protected. You will receive a papercopy in class on monday and we will work on it on wed. So much for trying to keep it green. Hope everyone has had a great weekend.

Lab Logistics

Abiotic Marauders
Anderson
Mazur
Budline
Gaijin
Bozich
Reiss

Macro
Group 1
Wulfman
Black
Little
C Davis

Group 2
Jahn
Provorny
Ord

Group 3
Bychkov
Babar
Robinson


Group 4
Reilly
B Davis
Farrell
Harrison

Group 5
Jones
Shaughnessy
Ivanov

Water Quality Lab

Question: How does a pond influence the abiotic and biotic conditions of a lotic system?

Location: Petronella Gardens

Task: Develop a procedure to assess the biotic and abiotic conditions of the freshwater microecosystem that runs between 206 and mountain lakes.

Resources:
Water quality lab
Labwrite
Google Maps
Macroinvertabrate study

Prelab is due by the end of class today. Last 10 min of class will be used to discuss procedure.

In lab will be worked on tomorrow and monday

Lab procedure will be run next tuesday

Post lab write up will be due:

Next tuesday will be

Salt water life zone powerpoint

Salt water LifeZones

Reminder

Chap 7 was assigned on friday

Online tutorial and Internet exercises are due

Wed Quiz on chap 7

Use the objectives to guide your studying

Final Hiking Plans

I'm going to move this to Sunday at 10AM to ensure better weather.


Please e-mail me so that we can get a head count.



Directions: Elm Road becomes the Great Rd and the county rd 601. In about 8 miles you cross two RR crossings. After those turn left on E. Mountain Ave. In about 1/4 mile you'll see a sign for the countypark...Sourland Mt. Preserve.


Bring water, and a trail lunch, ankle supporting shoes or hiking boots, be prepared to listen at times and enjoy. I repeat, this is not mandatory.

Extra credit Hike

The Extra Credit hike scheduled for friday has been postponed until sunday. Additional information regarding this opportunity will be posted.

Biodiversity Crisis!

Biodiversity and vertebrate extinction

Global Climate Change

Global Climate Change and Hemisphere Differences

Follow up to inclass assignement

for your posters

1. time spent in each phase and how much is in each phase
2. Specific example of the cycle in an ecosystem
A. research how this cycle is a limiting factor and what the evolutionary response to this is
B. research how the system uses this material and what support is needed to keep the cycle going if any.

Urban Heat solutions

Hmm White roof

Update on essays

The first possible essay has numbers 1 and 2 listed. This was a copying error. The second essay (#2 The development of plans...) of the pair is the one to focus on.

In otherwords ignore the question about water quality and formulating a hypothesis.

Chap 4

Chap 4 is assigned.

The due date should have been Sat for the tutorial quiz and Sunday for internet exercises.

Be aware

Assessment Schedule

Mon-Unit Exam
Chaps 1,2,3,28
-multiple choice
-2 essays

Wed-Chap 4 Weekly Assessment

I will not be deducting points off of the chap 4 work as long as it is in prior to the weekly assessment (wed)

Possible Essays

Possible 1

Possible 2

Possible 3

Review the quizzes

#1

#2

#3

#4

GUANO!!!!!!!!

Guano


WHERE ELSE CAN YOU GET THIS?????

YOU CAN"T MAKE THIS STUFF UP!

Chap 3 Officially Assigned

THe clock has started for chapter 3

Part 3

Part 3 of terraforming Earth

Chap 28 officially assigned

Chap 28 is officially assigned due dates
Sat-online tutorial
Sun internet exercises


Heads up for planning

Chap 3 will be assigned early next week (think monday or tuesday)
Chapter 4 will be assigned middle of next week

Chapter 2 History of Environmentalism

Tribal era
Frontier Era
Early Conservation 1832-1870
Early Conservation 1870-1930
Early Conservation 1930-1960
Environmental Era 1960's
Environmental Era 1970's
Environmental Era 1980's
Environmental Era 1990's
Environmental Era 2000's

Check out this article on Human impact

A good overview of some of the human caused changes on our environment.


Check it out here

Check out Part 2

Chap 2

Assignment!!!

Chap 2

tutorial quiz due on Sat

Internet Exercises on Sunday


Be aware the next chapter will be chap 28 if you want to get a head start on reading it.

Homework 9/8

Chapter 1-
Read and Take notes.

This starts the 2 day clock for the online quiz- Due Sat by Midnight (extra day because of holiday)
This starts the clock for the internet exercise- Due Sun by Midnight (extra Day because of holiday)

First Quiz will be wed 22nd

Homework 9/7

• Please give me your e-mail contact and book number
• Return your Safety Contract, Student Permission Slip for Walking Field Trips and Academic Integrity Policy forms signed by both you and parent/guardian
  

Welcome

Welcome to Mr. Smirk's Apes Blog

Feel free to poke around

Take Home Test

There seems to be some issue about the posting of the test. Still working on why uploading a document seems to be an issue. Schedule for due date will be adjusted accoringly. Sorry for the Delay.

Current and Future Units

Current Unit-Biomes
Chapters 5 and 6, (4)

Remember- chapter 4 nutrient cycling will be assessed here as well. (as an essay)

Next Unit-Human Population growth
Chapters 9,12,13,25

I suggest you get working on these chapters to get ahead. You have some time built into the schedule over the next couple of weeks. Getting ahead is a really good idea.

Biome Project

Currently Assigned

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Resources

Dazzle em' with style

If you have more resources to add paste the link into the comments section

Review Session for Monday

1. I have moved track practice to the evening so I will have more time to run the review session. The plan is to go from after exams until???? I was thinking a max of 2 hours.

2. Please bring specific content questions. I am not planning on focusing on exam taking. I most certainly will not be answer questions that start with " is this going to be on the exam"

3. If you have a specific conflict with the time of the review session please e-mail me privately.

Review Sheets

Chapter 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Chapter 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Chapter 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Chapter 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Chapter 7
1 2 3 4 5 6

Chapter14
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Chapter 19
1 2 2A 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Chapter 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Chapter 28
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Review Sheet Information

Objectives Currently Signed Up for

Sign up Form

Review Sheet Blank

When you complete a review sheet please share it with me so I can publish it. TO share a document
Go to share (top right hand corner)
Go to Invite People
Drop in my e-mail address James.Smirk@gmail.com
Hit send.
I'll take care of the rest

Hey All

So a little bird told me that there was a bit of a meltdown in class over the midterm. So, lets move forward from here and see if we can get ready.

1. Extra help Thursday, Friday and Monday (just for APES) after exams.
2. The chapters we have covered are as follows 1,2,3,4,7,14,19,24,27,28
3. New info from chapter 3 and 4 will be included
4. I'm creating a sign up sheet for creating review sheets. I'll break out the objectives and create a basic form to use. (I really feel like you should be able to handle this on your own) Your responsibility is to sign up for a topic and post the sheet when done. That way by the end of the weekend you will have review sheets for your exam.
5. As a reminder I have this thing called e-mail. You may have heard of it. I suggest, instead of getting yourself all worked up and falling into the self destructive habit of listening to a couple of squeaky wheels and losing you cool, that you contact me directly. This is a major part of your responsibility as an AP student and a skill that will serve you well.

OK, so here we go. Check out the following posts for the sign up for objectives and the standard form for the review sheets.

Where is the data

THe data was in a form I couldn't read. I am working on converting it. Stay tuned.

Pauline	Miller
.	Ricki	Gross

.	Rodger	Liu

Micheal Irving
Miriam Gabriel
Molly Ashmore

Princeton Library's Environmental Film Festival

http://www.princeton.lib.nj.us/peff/