Sorry, guys… I had an unanticipated meeting with one of the school staff about classroom safety during lunch today and wasn’t able to make it back for you to have enough time for the retake. The good news, though, is that our classroom is one of the cleanest/safest in the whole school!
Retake is now rescheduled [...]
Here’s our symbolic adoption certificate of our polar bear from the World Wildlife Fund!
Monday, 1/28: Math: No Homework. Science: Study for your ecology test. Be sure your science notebook is organized, complete, and ready to be turned in.
Tuesday, 1/29: Math: No Homework. Period 3 Science: Science test, science notebook due. No Homework.
Wednesday, 1/30: Period 5 Science: Science test, science notebook due. No Homework. Period 2 Math: No Homework. [...]
What do you need to know for the science test?
Definition of Ecology
Be able to explain symbiosis, commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism. Be able to give at least two examples of each.
What defines a habitat? What are some components (elements) of a habitat?
What are limiting factors?
What is a niche? (How is a niche different from a habitat?)
How [...]
This week is a little weird with only four days of school, and I’m going to switch up the schedule even more because of Thursday’s field trip… read carefully!
1/22: Both classes - MATH = PW 11.1 due on Wednesday for BOTH classes. No science homework
1/23: Period 5 will be a MATH class. HW = PW [...]
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SHORT Endangered Species List of the San Diego ZooSHORT Endangered Species List of the San Diego ZooHere are some additional useful sites:
http://www.iucnredlist.org/ International Union of the Conservation of Nature’s list for endangered species worldwide. Also includes “fact sheets” about various animals and information for when the animal was placed on the endangered species list.
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/index.html San [...]
Here is a web site that talks about conservation efforts in California: http://cres.sandiegozoo.org/projects/six_restoration.html It includes information about the Pocket Mouse, iguana, Condor, and Black Rhino!
This site is also a good one for apes, koalas, kiwis, etc…. http://cres.sandiegozoo.org/projects/six_sustainable.html
The Endangered Species Act: http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title16/chapter35_.html
To research Endangered Species:
Go to: http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/StateListing.do?state=CA&status=listed for list of species in California.
Research your species: http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?post_processes=PostReset&loadTemplate=nameSearchSpecies.wmt&Type=Reset
