Calendar Items:

October 12th – DUE: TWO (2) reaction papers (if you haven’t turned them in already. ONE (1) Personal Enrichment Project Form (if you choose to do that.) Also, on October 12th we are going on an in-class field trip to Rock Canyon. It will be cold! Wear appropriate clothing and jackets. Please bring all your field work equipment – nature journal especially, since we will have time to add nature journal pages to your books during the trip.

October 19th – Guest Speaker

October 21st – Saturday Optional Field Trip – Brighton Lakes. Find trail information HERE. This is our “alpine lake” field trip. This hike is up in Salt Lake County so we will meet early and be home late in the afternoon. More details coming soon!

October 26th – Student Presentations: Esther Hunsaker, Ivan Swan, Cameron Barney, Daniel Silva, Joy Hopkins, and Simon Buck

November 2nd – Student Presentations: Liberty Brems, Isabelle Savage, Esther Levie, Lila Andreason, Lucas Andreason, Rebecca Twyman (See below for more information.)

Homework Items:

Read: Botany in a Day pages 23-25 and skim through pages 26-36.

Prepare: Biome/Ecosystem Presentation – Create your poster or diorama and present to the class.

Biome/Ecosystem/Habitat Presentation Requirements

Pick a biome/ecosystem.

Learn about its characteristics: where it can be found in the world, interesting or unique facts about this area, how people adapt or affect this biome. Become an EXPERT on this biome/ecosystem.

Identify at least:

            4 produces

            4 primary consumers

            3 secondary consumers

            2 tertiary consumers

            Decomposers

            See if you can identify a keystone species

(Watch “The Serengeti Rules” on Amazon Prime – can count as one of your documentaries – some language, talk to your parents first.)

Create a diorama or poster (large) to display the various ecosystem and biome elements that make this part of the world unique.

You can bring other visual aids or supplemental material – food, examples, specimens, photos, etc. – to help you with your presentation if you want. If you need the TV for a power point presentation, let me know ASAP.

Time your presentation to make sure you can fill 10 minutes without going over!!!

Lila, Lucas, Rebecca, and Esther L., ask me if you have any questions about this assignment. You guys are all scheduled to present on November 2nd. The following is the list of biomes you can choose from. Let me know ASAP which biome you want so I can cross it off the list.