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Living Environment 9th Grade (Period 4-HR12)

Course Description

Welcome to Living Environment class! I have been teaching here at Tiegerman for the past 6 years, and am excited for another school year!  Living Environment covers and reviews the fundamental principles of biology. It is a 1.5 year course, ultimately preparing students to take the regents in January of 10th grade.  We will cover the following topics in Living Environment:
  • Intro to Biology/Scientific Method
  • Ecology
  • Human Impact on Environment
  • Cells
  • Cell Division
  • Genetics
  • DNA/DNA Replication
  • Evolution
  • The Human Body
As the school year continues, please contact me with any questions or concerns.

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Living Environment 9th Grade Nov 18 - 22

Monday 11/18 - predator/prey graphing activity
Tuesday 11/19 - review for test
Wednesday 11/20 - test: food chains, food webs, energy pyramids
Thursday 11/21 - ecological succession
Friday 11/22 - ecological succession

Living Environment 9th: Nov 11 - Nov 15

Monday 11/11 - No School (Veteran's Day)
Tuesday 11/12 - Energy Pyramids
Wednesday 11/13 - Portfolios
Thursday 11/14 - Food Chains/Food Webs Practice
Friday 11/15 - Graphing Activity
 
The Living Environment test originally scheduled for 11/13 has been rescheduled for 11/20.

Living Environment 9th: Nov 4 - Nov 8

Monday, Nov 4: types of organisms webquest
Tuesday, Nov 5: food chain 
Wednesday, Nov 6: Parent Teacher Conferences (1/2 day for students)
Thursday, Nov 7: food web
Friday, Nov 8: practice with food chains and food webs

Living Environment 9th: Oct 28 - Nov 1

Monday, 10/28: Review habitat and niche
                         HW: Habitat and Niche w/s (under assignments section)
Tuesday, 10/29: Review game for test
Wednesday, 10/30: test on symbiotic relationships, habitat and niche, and                                         biotic and abiotic factors
Thursday, 10/31:  Halloween Ecology mini project
Friday, 11/1: types of organisms

Living Environment 9th Grade

Students will have a test October 30, 2019.  It will be on biotic and abiotic factors, organization in an ecosystem, and symbiotic relationships.  The review sheet is posted under the assignments section.

Living Environment 9th Grade: October 21 - 25

Monday, October 21: Symbiosis Nearpod
Tuesday, October 22: Symbiosis Lab
Wednesday, October 23: Symbiosis worksheet
Thursday, October 24: Symbiosis game
Friday, October 25: Symbiosis

Living Environment 9th: Oct 14 - Oct 18

Monday, October 14: No School
Tuesday, October 15: Students will complete Biotic/Abiotic deer stations
                          HW: Biotic/Abiotic factors worksheet (due Thursday 10/17)
Wednesday, October 16: Organization of an ecosystem nearpod
Thursday, October 17: Habitat/Niche activity
Friday, October 18: Predator/Prey activity

Living Environment 9th: Week of Oct 7 - 14

Monday, October 7: students will continue to work on their Making Connections Regents Lab
Tuesday, October 8: students will continue to work on their Making Connections Regents Lab
Wednesday, October 9: No School
Thursday, October 10: Students will work in small groups to read about Biotic and Abiotic factors and answer questions about what they rad
Friday, October 11: Students will travel to different stations to read about biotic and abiotic factors that affect deer.  At each station, they will read a passage about a factor and answer questions about that factor.

Living Environment 9th - week of Sept 23-27

Monday 9/23: Students will play a board game to review the scientific method
Tuesday 9/24: Students will go over review sheet to review for their quiz
Wednesday 9/25: Quiz - Scientific Method
Thursday 9/26: Students will complete a NYS regents lab using their knowledge of the scientific method
Friday 9/27: Students will continue to work on NYS regents lab making connections.