1. Ecology 3/2 – 3/5/2018 Topic: Human Society and Population
Goal: Become familiar with the dynamics of population growth, between Over and Under Developed Nations
Bell Ringer: Why are ODCs typically found from Europe to mid latitude Asia, and UDCs found in Sub-Saharan Africa and S. Central Asia (eg. India)?

2. Ecology 3/6 -3/7/2018 Topic: Human population and society
Goal: Begin to explore the potential path to current world inequity
Bell Ringer: Why do you think America is the wealthiest nation in the world?

3. Ecology 3/8 - 3/9/2018 Topic: Human needs and societies
Goal: Explore the theory of Guns Germs and Steel, and Human Ecological Footprints.
Bell Ringer: What do you think contributes to your personal “ecological impact”? How does it differ from someone in an agricultural or Hunter-Gatherer society?

4. Ecology 3/12 – 3/13/2018 Topic: Human Societies
Goal: Understand how human societies are influenced by geography.
Bell Ringer: What factors in the Fertile Crescent led to the beginnings of Western Society?

5. Ecology 3/14 – 3/15/2018 Topic: Human Societies
Goal: Further understanding of human society development, and begin to explore it’s effect on current Human Population Growth.
Bell Ringer: What advantages did domestic animals provide for early human civilizations? Where did these animals come from?
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6. Ecology 3/16 – 3/19/2018 Topic: Human population and society
Goal: to begin to apply historic human events to current population dynamics.
Bell Ringer: Considering there is a clear geographic pattern to the distribution of ODCs and UDCs, do you suppose a similar pattern exists within the U.S.? Why? How would we find out?

7. Ecology 3/20 – 3/21/2018 Topic: Human societies and population
Goal: Further understanding of wealth, education and the relationship to population growth.
Bell Ringer: From your notes, what are the two conflicting theories on how best to move a developing nation through the demographic transition? Which do you think is best?

8. Ecology 3/22 – 3/23/2018 Topic: Humans and water
Goal: Understand the natural cycle and distribution of Earth’s water.
Bell Ringer: Where does your water come from? Why is it important to life?

9. Ecology 4/2 – 4/3/2018 Topic: Humans and water
Goal: Understand the nature of Meridian Municipal water, and it’s source.
Bell Ringer: We live in a desert biome. Why have we been able to transform it into one of the country’s most productive agricultural areas?

10. Ecology 4/4 – 4/5/2018
Topic: Humans and water
Goal: explore the main sources of water use by human societies.
Bell Ringer: How much water do you think you use flushing the toilet, and making a pot of coffee each day?

11. Ecology 4/6 – 4/9/2018 Topic: Humans and water
Goal: Further our understanding of human interaction with water resources.
Bell Ringer: How would you determine the health of a stream ecosystem? What does health mean?

12. Ecology 4/11 – 4/12/2018 Topic: Humans and water
Goal: understand how organisms help to determine the health of an ecosystem.
Bell Ringer: What sort of organisms do you think live in our creek behind Meridian high? Why are they important to the system?

13. Ecology 4/13 – 4/16/2018 Topic: humans and water
Goal: to understand the specifics and reasons behind water distribution on earth
Bell Ringer: From your observations last time, how healthy is our creek, and why do you think so?

14. Ecology 4/17 – 4/18/2018 Topic: Humans and water
Goal: Understand water distribution and anthropogenic effects (human caused).
Bell Ringer: What is the difference between point source, and non-point-source water pollution?

15. Ecology 4/19 – 4/20/2018 Topic: Humans and Water
Goal: To understand that our 9-mile creek is part of a larger watershed, and contributes to it’s quality.
Bell Ringer: Why do you suppose the Ocean, Salt Lake, Dead Sea and Black sea are salty?

16. Ecology 4/23 Topic: Humans and water
Goal: Understand causes and implications of anthropogenic pollution.
Bell Ringer: What processes lead to the three types of heavy metal water pollution?

17. Ecology 4/25 – 4/26/2018 Topic: Humans and water
Goal: Bring together the ideas of the Hydrologic cycle, Water Budgets and water pollution
Bell Ringer: Since water is constantly recycled through the hydrologic cycle, how can it truly be wasted?

18. Topic: Humans and water Goal: Pass the exam
Ecology 4/27 – 4/30/2018
Topic: Humans and water
Goal: Pass the exam
Take the next 10 minutes to review the answers from the study guide.
After the study time, turn your review guide in to the substitute.
When done with the exam finish and turn in Ch. 7 reading guide.

19. Ecology 5/1-5/2/2018 Topic: Humans and energy
Goal: Understand the basics of human energy consumption, sustainability and needs.
Bell Ringer: What can you tell me about energy?

20. Ecology 5/3 – 5/4/2018 Topic: Humans and energy
Goal: To understand the concept of Energy and specifically it’s use to fuel human society.
Bell Ringer: What are the sources of energy used to fuel human society?

21. Ecology 5/7 – 5/8/2018 Topic: Humans and energy
Goal: To understand the emense potential energy sources, and those which are over and under utilized.
Bell Ringer: What source of energy do you think is best for future civilization? Why?

22. Ecology 5/9 – 5/10/2018 Topic: Rainbow trout
Goal: Understand a bit about our fishy friends and to wish them well
Bell Ringer: What challenges might our rainbow trout face, and how likely will it be that they survive to full adults?

23. Topic: Energy Goal: What is energy, and how do we use it?
Ecology 5/11 – 5/14/2018
Topic: Energy
Goal: What is energy, and how do we use it?
Bell Ringer: What are the major types of potential and kinetic energy we discussed?