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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
Endangered Species
Forestry & Conservation
Tree Cookies
Forest Dilemmas
Ripple Effect
Fisheries Mismanagement
Bycatch

Food & Water
Porosity & Permeability

Geology & Energy
Chemical Weathering
Cookie Mining

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

Water Pollution & Waste
Foul Water
Fruitvale
Yoretown Landfill

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



Notebook Check One (to be checked on 09/18/24)

001, 8/27, APES Syllabus
002, 8/27, Lab: Fishing for the Future
003, 8/27, Notes: Ecosystems
        8/27, Ch 3-4 Supplemental Notes
        8/27, Student Information Form
        8/27, Suggested Reading: 3.1-3.2
004, 8/28, Lab: Producers and Consumers
005, 8/28, Article: How Ecosystems Work
        8/28, Suggested Reading: 3.3-3.4
006, 8/29, How to APES
        8/29, Suggested Reading: 3.5-3.6
007, 8/30, Lab: Carbon Cycle
008, 8/30, Wksht: Carbon Cycle
        8/30, Suggested Reading: 4.1-4.2
        9/3, Ch 1-2 Home Exam Due
009, 9/3, Lab: Nitrogen Cycle
010, 9/3, Wksht: Tracking the Path of Nitrogen
011, 9/3, Notes: Evolution
        9/3, Suggested Reading: 4.3-4.4
​012, 9/4, Lab: Modeling Evolution
013, 9/4, Article: Gaia Hypothesis
        9/4, Suggested Reading: 4.5-4.6
        9/5, StreamWatch ID Guide Due
014, 9/5, Lab: Island Biogeography
015, 9/5, Article: Weird World of Islands
        9/6, Exam: Ecosystems & Evolution
​016, 9/6, Article: Borders of an Ecosystem
017, 9/6, Notes: Populations
        9/6, Ch 5-6 Supplemental Notes
        9/6, Suggested Reading: 5.1
​018, 9/9, Lab: Succession
        9/9, Suggested Reading: 5.2
019, 9/10, Lab: Species Diversity
        9/10, Suggested Reading: 5.3
020, 9/11, Lab: Predator Prey Interaction
        9/11, Suggested Reading: 5.4
021, 9/12, Notes: Human Population
022, 9/12, Lab: Power of Pyramids
        9/12, Suggested Reading: 6.1-6.2
023, 9/13, Lab: Survivorship
        9/13, Suggested Reading: 6.3-6.4
        9/16, StreamWatch Activities
        9/17, Exam: Populations
​024, 9/17, Notes: Terrestrial Biodiversity
        9/17, Ch 7-8 Supplemental Notes
025, 9/17, Article: Arctic Shifts
        9/17, Suggested Reading: 7.1

Notebook Check Two (to be checked on 10/22/24)

026, 9/18, Case Study: Global Forests
027, 9/18, Article: West Africa's Last Rainforest
        9/18, Suggested Reading: 7.2
028, 9/19, Lab: Factors That Influence Ecosystems (map)
029, 9/19, Notes: Aquatic Biodiversity
        9/19, Suggested Reading: 7.3
        9/23, Book Report Project Due
        9/23, Project: Ecological Study
        9/23, Suggested Reading: 8.1
030, 9/24, Lab: Biome Match
        9/24, Suggested Reading: 8.2
        9/25, Ecological Study Project Workday
        9/25, Suggested Reading: 8.3
        9/26, StreamWatch Activities
031, 9/26, Lab: River & Stream Systems
        9/26, Suggested Reading: 8.4
        9/30, Ecological Study Project Workday
        9/30, Suggested Reading: 8.5
032, 10/1, Lab: Coral Reef Biodiversity
        10/2, Exam: Biomes
033, 10/2, Notes: Species Approach
        10/2, Ch 9-11 Supplemental Notes
034, 10/2, Article: Save Coral Reefs
        10/2, Suggested Reading: 9.1-9.2
035, 10/4, Lab: Endangered Species
        10/7, Ecological Study Project Due
        10/7, Activity: Cats Into Borneo
036, 10/7, Case Study: Illegal Immigration
037, 10/7, Notes: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity
        10/7, Suggested Reading: 9.3-9.4
        10/8, Video Response: Racing Extinction
        10/8, Suggested Reading: 10.1-10.2
038, 10/9, Lab: Ripple Effect
039, 10/9, Article: Wolf Killings
        10/9, Suggested Reading: 10.3
040, 10/10, Lab: Tree Cookies
041, 10/10, Article: Burn Baby Burn
        10/10, Suggested Reading: 10.4
042, 10/11, Lab: Forestry & Conservation
        10/11, StreamWatch Activities
        10/11, Suggested Reading: 10.5
​043, 10/15, Lab: Forest Dilemmas
044, 10/15, Article: Forestry in NC
045, 10/15, Notes: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity
        10/15, Suggested Reading: 10.6
046, 10/16, Lab: Fisheries Mismanagement
        10/17, Exam: Sustaining Biodiversity
​047, 10/17, Notes: Food, Soil & Pests
        10/17, Ch 12-13 Supplemental Notes
048, 10/17, Article: Feed 9 Billion People
        10/17, Suggested Reading: 12.1-12.2
049, 10/18, Case Study: Global Grain Production
050, 10/18, Article: Is Food Irradiation Safe
        10/18, Suggested Reading: 12.3-12.4
Notebook Check Three (to be checked on 11/21/24)

051, 10/21, Lab: Soil Porosity & Permeability
        10/21, Suggested Reading: 12.5-12.6
052, 10/22, Lab: Gizmos GMOs
        10/22, Suggested Reading: 13.1-13.2
053, 10/23, Lab: Pest Solutions
054, 10/23, Notes: Water Resources
        10/23, Suggested Reading: 13.3-13.4
        10/24, Video Response: Kiss the Ground
        10/24, Suggested Reading: 13.5-13.6
        10/25, Demo: GH Soil Pit
        10/25, StreamWatch Activities
        10/25, Suggested Reading: 13.7
​055, 10/28, Lab: Color Me A Watershed
        10/29, Exam: Food & Water Resources   (FIRST GRADE OF Q2)
​056, 10/29, Notes: Geology
        10/29, Ch 14-16 Supplemental Notes
057, 10/29, Wksht: Rock Cycle
        10/29, Suggested Reading: 14.1-14.2
058, 10/30, Lab: Earthquakes & Plate Tectonics
059, 10/30, Lab: Temperature & Chemical Weathering
        10/30, Suggested Reading: 14.3-14.4
060, 10/31, Notes: Nonrenewable Resources
061, 10/31, Lab: Cookie Mining
        10/31, Suggested Reading: 14.5-15.1
        11/4, Project: StreamWatch Ecological Study (due 11/18)
        11/4, Suggested Reading: 15.2-15.3
062, 11/6, Case Study: Oil & Natural Gas
063, 11/6, Notes: Renewable Resources
        11/6, Suggested Reading: 15.4-15.5
064, 11/7, Lab: MIssion Possible
        11/7, Suggested Reading: 16.1-16.2
        11/8, StreamWatch Activities
        11/8, Suggested Reading: 16.3-16.5
065, 11/12, Lab: Energy Speed Dating (profile)
        11/12, Suggested Reading: 16.6-16.7
        11/13, StreamWatch Eco Study Workday
        11/13, Suggested Reading: 16.8-16.9
066, 11/14, Lab: Ecological Footprint
067, 11/14, Article: Footprint of a Digital Economy
        11/15, Exam: Geology & Energy Resources
​068, 11/15, Notes: Risk, Toxicology & Human Health
        11/15, Ch 17-19 Supplemental Notes
069, 11/15, Article: Vaping Linked
        11/15, Suggested Reading: 17.1-17.2
        11/18, StreamWatch Eco Study Due (ONLY Abs/Intro/Disc to canvas by 7:25 AM, entire hard copy in class)

        12/3, Exam: Health, Air Pollution & Climate Change