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You have one day to makeup work from excused absences. Work from unexcused absences will incur late penalties.

The following labs have different makeup versions.

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Ecosystems & Evolution
Fishing for the Future
Producers & Consumers
Carbon Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
Modeling Evolution
Island Biogeography

Populations
Predator Prey
Succession
Species Diversity
Survivorship

Biomes
Biome Match
Rivers & Streams

Sustaining Biodiversity
Forestry & Conservation
Tree Cookies
Forest Dilemmas
Ripple Effect
Fisheries Mismanagement
Bycatch

Food & Water
Porosity & Permeability

Geology & Energy
Chemical Weathering

Health & Air Pollution
Lichens as Indicators
Auto Emissions
Emissions Trading
Murder in the Air
Stratospheric Ozone

Water Pollution & Waste
Foul Water
Fruitvale

Cities, Economics & Politics
City Planning
Appropriation Adventure
Politics & Enviro Policy



Notebook Check One (to be checked on 09/21/23)

001, 8/28, APES Syllabus
​002, 8/28, Lab: Fishing for the Future
003, 8/28, Notes: Ecosystems
        8/28, Ch 3-4 Supplemental Notes
        8/28, Student Information Form (due 8/30)
        8/28, Science Safety Form (due 8/30)
        8/28, Suggested Reading: 3.1-3.2
004, 8/29, Lab: Producers & Consumers
        8/29, Suggested Reading: 3.3-3.4
005, 8/30, How to APES
        8/30, Ch 1-2 Home Exam (due 9/1)
        8/30, StreamWatch ID Guide (due 9/5)
        8/30, Suggested Reading 3.5-3.6
        8/31, Hurricane Day - No School
        9/1, Ch 1-2 Home Exam Due by 7:25 AM
006, 9/1, Lab: Carbon Cycle
        9/1, Wksht: Carbon Cycle (optional enrichment)
        9/1, Lab: NItrogen Cycle (optional enrichment)
007, 9/1, Wksht: Tracking the Path of Nitrogen
008, 9/1, Notes: Evolution
        9/1, Suggested Reading: 4.1-4.2
        9/5, StreamWatch ID Guide Due
009, 9/5, Lab: Modeling Evolution
010, 9/5, Article: Gaia Hypothesis
        9/5, Suggested Reading: 4.3-4.4
011, 9/6, Lab: Island Biogeography
        9/6, Suggested Reading: 4.5-4.6
        9/7, StreamWatch Activities 
        9/8, Exam: Ecosystems & Evolution
​012, 9/8, Article: Why Preserve Biodiversity
013, 9/8, Notes: Populations
        9/8, Ch 5-6 Supplemental Notes
        9/8, Suggested Reading: 5.1-5.2
014, 9/11, Lab: Succession
        9/11, Suggested Reading: 5.3
015, 9/12, Lab: Species Diversity
        9/12, Suggested Reading: 5.4
016, 9/13, Lab: Predator Prey Interaction
        9/13, Suggested Reading: 6.1-6.2
017, 9/14, Lab: Survivorship
        9/14, Suggested Reading: 6.3-6.4
018, 9/15, Notes: Human Population
019, 9/15, Lab: Power of Pyramids
        9/18, Exam: Populations
​020, 9/18, Notes: Terrestrial Biodiversity
        9/18, Ch 7-8 Supplemental Notes
021, 9/18, Article: Arctic Shifts
        9/18, Suggested Reading: 7.1
022, 9/19, Case Study: Global Forests
023, 9/19, Article: West Africa's Last Rainforest
        9/19, Suggested Reading: 7.2
024, 9/20, Lab: Factors That Influence Ecosystems
025, 9/20, Notes: Aquatic Biodiversity
        9/20, Suggested Reading: 7.3


Notebook Check Two (to be checked on 10/26/23)

026, 9/21, Lab: Biome Match
        9/21, Suggested Reading: 8.1
027, 9/22, Lab: River & Stream Systems
        9/22, StreamWatch Activities
        9/22, Suggested Reading: 8.2-8.3
        9/26, Summer Assignment Book Report Due (to canvas)
        9/26, Project: Ecological Study (due 10/10) (topic signup)
        9/26, Suggested Reading: 8.4
028, 9/27, Lab: Coral Reef Biodiversity
        9/27, Suggested Reading: 8.5
        9/28, Eco Study Project Workday
        9/29, Exam: Biomes
029, 9/29, Notes: Species Approach
        9/29, Ch 9-11 Supplemental Notes
030, 9/29, Article: Save Coral Reefs
        9/29, Suggested Reading: 9.1-9.2
​031, 10/2, Lab: Endangered Species
        10/2, Suggested Reading: 9.3
        10/3, Video Response: Racing Extinction (to canvas)
        10/3, Suggested Reading: 9.4
032, 10/4, Lab: Ripple Effect
033, 10/4, Article: Wolf Killings
        10/4, Suggested Reading: 10.1-10.2
        10/5, Eco Study Project Workday
        10/5, Suggested Reading: 10.3-10.4
034, 10/6, Lab: Forestry & Conservation
        10/6, StreamWatch Activities
        10/10, Ecological Study Project Due (to canvas)
        10/10, Activity: Cats Into Borneo
035, 10/10, Case Study: Illegal Immigration
036, 10/10, Notes: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity
        10/10, Suggested Reading: 10.5-10.6
037, 10/11, Lab: Tree Cookies
038, 10/11, Article: Burn, Baby, Burn
        10/11, Suggested Reading: 11.1-11.2
039, 10/12, Lab: Forest Dilemmas
040, 10/12, Article: Forestry in NC
041, 10/12, Notes: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity
        10/12, Suggested Reading: 11.3-11.4
042, 11/13, Lab: Fisheries Mismanagement
        11/13, Suggested Reading: 11.5-11.6
​043, 11/16, Lab: Bycatch
044, 11/16, Article: Can We Have Our Fish
        10/17, Exam: Sustaining Biodiversity
​045, 10/17, Notes: Food, Soil & Pests
        10/17, Ch 12-13 Supplemental Notes
046, 10/17, Article: Feed Nine Billion
        10/17, Suggested Reading: 12.1-12.2
        10/18, Video Response: Kiss the Ground (PSATers exempt)
        10/18, Suggested Reading: 12.3-12.4
047, 10/19, Case Study: Global Grain
048, 10/19, Article: Is Food Irradiation Safe
        10/19, Suggested Reading: 12.5-12.6
        10/20, Demo: GH Soil Pit
        10/20, StreamWatch Activities
​049, 10/23, Lab: Soil Porosity & Permeability
        10/23, Suggested Reading: 13.1-13.2
050, 10/24, Lab: Gizmos GMOs
        10/24, Suggested Reading: 13.3-13.4

Notebook Check Three (to be checked on 11/28/23)

051, 10/25, Lab: Pest Solutions
052, 10/25, Notes: Water Resources
        10/25, Suggested Reading: 13.5-13.6
053, 10/26, Lab: Color Me A Watershed
        10/27, Exam: Food & Water Resources
054, 10/27, Notes: Geology
        10/27, Ch 14-16 Supplemental Notes
055, 10/27, Wksht: Rock Cycle
        10/27, Suggested Reading: 14.1-14.2
​056, 10/30, Lab: Earthquakes & Plate Boundaries
057, 10/30, Lab: Temperature & Chemical Weathering
        10/30, Suggested Reading: 14.3-14.4
058, 10/31, Notes: Nonrenewable Resources
059, 10/31, Lab: Cookie Mining
        10/31, Suggested Reading: 14.5-15.1
060, 11/2, Case Study: Oil & Natural Gas
061, 11/2, Notes: Renewable Resources
        11/2, Suggested Reading: 15.2-15.3
        11/3, StreamWatch Activities
        11/3, Suggested Reading: 15.4-15.5
        11/6, Project: StreamWatch Ecological Study (due 11/20)
062, 11/6, Lab: Mission Possible
        11/6, Suggested Reading: 16.1-16.2
063, 11/8, Lab: Energy Speed Dating (profile)
        11/8, Suggested Reading: 16.4-16.6
        11/9, Eco Study Project Workday
        11/9, Suggested Reading: 16.7-16.9
​064, 11/13, Lab: Ecological Footprint
065, 11/13, Article: Footprint of a Digital Economy
        11/14, Exam: Geology & Energy Resources
​066, 11/14, Notes: Risk, Toxicology & Human Health
        11/14, Ch 17-19 Supplemental Notes
067, 11/14, Article: Vaping Linked
        11/14, Suggested Reading: 17.1-17.2
068, 11/15, Case Study: Persistent Organic Pollutants
069, 11/15, Notes: Air & Air Pollution
070, 11/15, Article: Smallest of Pollutants
        11/15, Suggested Reading: 17.3-17.5
        11/16, Eco Study Project Workday
        11/16, Suggested Reading: 18.1-18.2
        11/17, StreamWatch Activities
071, 11/17, Lab: Lichens as Indicators
        11/20, StreamWatch Eco Study Project Due
​072, 11/20, Lab: Auto Emissions
        11/20, Suggested Reading: 18.3-18.4
073, 11/21, Lab: Criteria Pollutants Bingo
074, 11/21, Lab: Murder in the Air
​075, 11/27, Lab: Emissions Trading


Notebook Check Four (to be checked on 01/11/23)

076, 11/27, Notes: Climate Change & Ozone Loss
077, 11/27, Article: Sea Level Bill
        11/27, Suggested Reading: 18.5-18.6
078, 11/28, Lab: Global Warming & the IPCC
079, 11/28, Article: Global Warming is Epic
        11/28, Suggested Reading: 19.1-19.2
        11/29, Video Response: Before the Flood
        11/29, Suggested Reading: 19.3-19.4
080, 11/30, Lab: Stratospheric Ozone
081, 11/30, Article: Ozone Layer
        12/1, Exam: Health, Air Pollution & Climate Change
​082, 12/1, Notes: Water Pollution
        12/1, Ch 20-21 Supplemental Notes
083, 12/1, Article: Male Fish in NC
        12/1, Suggested Reading: 20.1-20.2
        12/4, StreamWatch Activities
        12/4, Suggested Reading: 20.3-20.4
084, 12/5, Case Study: Restoring Estuaries
085, 12/5, Article: Pharmaceuticals Found in Fish
        12/5, Suggested Reading: 20.5
086, 12/6, Lab: Fruitvale
087, 12/6, Article: TCE Contamination
        12/6, Suggested Reading: 21.1
088, 12/7, Lab: Foul Water
        12/7, Suggested Reading: 21.2
        12/8, Video Response: A Plastic Ocean
        12/8, Suggested Reading: 21.3-21.4
 
        12/14, Exam: Water Pollution & Solid Waste