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All assignments in APES will be listed here. Items with a page number to the left will be completed on a google doc that is shared with Mr. Rush (example here). A new google doc will be created for each unit and the document may be submitted to turnitin by Mr. Rush.

**Daily assignments are always due by the start of the next class unless explicitly stated otherwise**

APES Unit Two: Sustaining Biodiversity, Food & Water (ch 9-13)​

        2/17, Book Report Culminating Activity

        2/17, Project: Ecological Study

        2/17, Ecological Study Topic SignUp

        2/17, Recommended Textbook Reading 9.1

        2/18, AsynchSNOWus Learning Day (check in here by 2:18)

        2/18, Notes: Species Approach

        2/18, Supplemental Notes: Chapter Nine

001, 2/18, Lab: Endangered Species (no graph needed)

        2/18, Recommended Textbook Reading 9.2

        2/19, StreamWatch Activities: Chemical

        2/19, Recommended Textbook Reading 9.3-9.4

        2/21, AP Personal Progress Check Unit 2 Due

        2/22, Eco Study Project Workday

        2/22, Recommended Textbook Reading 10.1-10.2

        2/23, Asynchronous Learning Day (check in here by 2:18)

        2/23, Optional Live Eco Study Help (1:00-2:00)

        2/23, Recommended Textbook Reading 10.3-10.4

        2/24, Asynchronous Learning Day (check in here by 2:18)

        2/24, Optional Live Eco Study Help (11:00-12:00)

        2/24, Recommended Textbook Reading 10.5

002, 2/25, Lab: Ripple Effect

        2/25, Recommended Textbook Reading 11.1 -11.2

003, 2/26, Case Study: Illegal Immigration

        2/26, Recommended Textbook Reading 11.3-11.4

        2/27, Optional Live Eco Study Help (1:00-2:00)

        2/28, Ecological Study Project Due to turnitin by 11:59 pm

        3/1, Notes: Ecosystem Approach

        3/1, Supplemental Notes: Chapter Ten

004, 3/1, Lab: Tree Cookies

        3/1, Recommended Textbook Reading 11.5-11.6

005, 3/2, Lab: Forest Dilemmas

        3/2, Recommended Textbook Reading 12.1-12.2

        3/3, Asynchronous Learning Day (check in here by 2:18)

        3/3, Optional Enrichment Video: Cane Toads

        3/3, Recommended Textbook Reading 12.3-12.4

006, 3/4, Lab: Forestry & Conservation

        3/4, Recommended Textbook Reading 12.5-12.6

        3/5, Supplemental Notes: Chapter Eleven

        3/5, StreamWatch Activities: Physical

        3/5, Recommended Textbook Reading 13.1-13.2

        3/7, AP Personal Progress Check Unit 4 Due 

007, 3/8, Lab: Fisheries Mismanagement

        3/8, Recommended Textbook Reading 13.3-13.5

        3/9, Notes: Food & Water Resources

        3/9, Supplemental Notes: Food, Soil & Pests

008, 3/9, Lab: Soil Porosity & Permeability

        3/9, Recommended Textbook Reading 13.6-13.7

        3/10, Supplemental Notes: Water Resources

009, 3/10, Lab: Freshwater Resources

        3/11, Exam: Sustaining Biodiversity & Food/Water Resources (ch 9-13)

        3/14, AP Personal Progress Checks Unit 6A&B Due

APES Unit One: Ecosystems, Evolution, Populations and Biomes (ch 3-8)

        1/20, APES Syllabus

001, 1/20, Lab: Fishing For the Future

        1/20, Notes: Ecosystems & Evolution

        1/20, Supplemental Notes: Chapter Three

        1/20, Recommended Textbook Reading 3.1-3.2

002, 1/21, Lab: Producers & Consumers

        1/21, Recommended Textbook Reading 3.3-3.4

        1/22, StreamWatch Activities: Large Biotics

        1/22, Recommended Textbook Reading 3.5-3.6

        1/25, GH Universal Expectations Requirement

003, 1/25, Lab: Carbon Cycle

        1/25, Recommended Textbook Reading 4.1-4.2

        1/26, Asynchronous Learning Day (check in here by 2:18)

004, 1/26, Lab: Modeling Evolution

        1/26, Recommended Textbook Reading 4.3-4.4

        1/27, Supplemental Notes: Chapter Four

005, 1/27, Lab: Island Biogeography

        1/27, Recommended Textbook Reading 4.5-4.6

        1/28, AsynchSNOWus Learning Day (check in here by 2:18)

        1/28, Notes: Populations

006, 1/28, Lab: Ecological Succession

        1/28, Recommended Textbook Reading 5.1-5.2

        1/29, Supplemental Notes: Chapter Five

007, 1/29, Lab: Predator Prey Interaction

        1/29, Recommended Textbook Reading 5.3-5.4

        1/31, AP Personal Progress Check Unit 3 Due

​008, 2/1, Lab: Survivorship

        2/1, Recommended Textbook Reading 6.1-6.2

009, 2/2, Lab: Species Diversity

        2/2, Recommended Textbook Reading 6.3-6.4

        2/3, Asynchronous Learning Day (check in here by 2:18)

        2/3, Recommended Summer Book Report Progress

        2/4, Supplemental Notes: Chapter Six

010, 2/4, Lab: Power of the Pyramids (use this link w/ these instructions)

        2/4, Recommended Textbook Reading 7.1-7.2

        2/5, StreamWatch Activities: Benthic Macroinvertebrates

        2/5, Recommended Textbook Reading 7.3-8.1

        2/7, AP Personal Progress Check  Unit 1 Due

        2/8, Notes: Biomes

        2/8, Supplemental Notes: Chapter Seven

011, 2/8, Lab: Factors That Influence Ecosystems (map)

        2/8, Optional Exam Format Review (available M-Th)

        2/8, Recommended Textbook Reading 8.2-8.3

012, 2/9, Case Study: Global Forests

        2/9, Recommended Textbook Reading 8.4

        2/10, Supplemental Notes: Chapter Eight

013, 2/10, Lab: Coral Reef Biodiversity

        2/10, Recommended Textbook Reading 8.5

014, 2/11, Lab: River & Stream Systems

        2/12, Exam: Ecosystems, Evolution, Population & Biomes (ch 3-8)

        2/14, Summer Assignment Book Report Due to turnitin by 11:59 pm

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When is stuff due?

(AKA How long can I procrastinate?)

LABS are always due by the start of the following live class.

STREAMWATCH activities must be completed on Fridays

PROGRESS CHECKS

and PROJECTS are due on Sunday nights by 11:59 pm.