Monday, October 10, 2011

First, read your textbooks and fill in the study guide for section 3.3 -- Cycles of Matter.
Study vocab words for chapter 3. http://quizlet.com/4890028/prentice-hall-biology-chapter-3-flash-cards/

Then, some videos: (most just a minute or so long.) Make a page of Cycles.  (I mean, take notes/diagram the information)  And when you are done, leave a comment in the form of a question.  Answer any previous questions and then ask your own for the next student to answer.
Eutrophication !
Eutrophication Animation
The Nitrogen Cycle- It's Easy (for fish tanks)
The Nitrogen Cycle - Wonderful World
The Nitrogen Fixation Cycle: Presented by Dr. Undergrad (10 minutes)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/nitrogencycle/  username pcshome  password  ilearnathome
The Phosphorus Cycle - in doubletime talk
back where we started- eutrophication
And when you are done, leave a comment in the form of a question.  Answer any previous question and then ask your own for the next student to answer.

Please read this!!! 
To be ready for our field trip Thursday morning: We need a few things; anybody have these?
-net for collecting little fish in the pond
- rubber boots
- cameras
- recycled containers
- small notepad or notebook
-pen or pencil
-magnifying lens
-trowel

8 comments:

  1. After you watch the videos, pose a question to your comrades. To lead the way, I ask:

    When should I thank a fish, and why?

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  2. What could we use instead of fertilizer in large fields?

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  3. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2eJU1T/sanodox.blogspot.com/2011/07/alcoholic-drinks-under-microscope.html

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  4. What do fish produce in the Nitrogen Circle? Use compost instead of fertilizer.

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  5. Ammonia. When fish come to lay their eggs, or spawn, what do they become a conveyor belt of?

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  6. @ VQ, thank a fish when you see a tree because our planet depends on the processes they go through to sustain life.

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  7. When fish lay their eggs they become a conveyor belt of nutrients. How is fertilizer transported to lakes during the eutrophication process?

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  8. Rainfall pushes the fertilizer into lakes from fields. When fish die they are layd to rest upon the banks of the river to decompose and become nutrience for plant life. Thank you dead fish for helping ugly plants.

    Primary Productivity is the rate at which organic matter is created by producers. However, the Law of Conservation of Mass states that matter cannot be created, nor destroyed. Is Primary Productivity an exception to this law? Or is the textbook writers verb usage inapropriot for this situation?

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