{"id":30,"date":"2011-08-17T21:00:25","date_gmt":"2011-08-17T21:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcdsbiology.org\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2015-10-13T18:36:08","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T18:36:08","slug":"05-ecology-evolution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/mcdsbiology.org\/?page_id=30","title":{"rendered":"04- Ecology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>5.1\u00a0 Communities and Ecosystems<\/p>\n<p>Lesson: <a href=\"http:\/\/mcdsbiology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Communities-and-Ecosystems.pdf\">Communities and Ecosystems<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Activity:<\/p>\n<p>Accompanying Reading:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allott: p. \u00a040, 41, 42, 43<\/li>\n<li>BioZone 2: p. 346, 369-370, 371-372, 373-374<\/li>\n<li>Packet: Ch #5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5.2\u00a0 The Greenhouse Effect<\/p>\n<p>Lesson:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mcdsbiology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/The-Greenhouse-Effect.pdf\">The Greenhouse Effect<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Activity:<\/p>\n<p>Accompanying Reading:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allott: p. 44, 45,<\/li>\n<li>BioZone 2: p.<\/li>\n<li>Toole: Ch# 17<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Carbon Cycle:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OByqdUhWERk\">The Carbon Cycle Silent Video- NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cJ-J91SwP8w\">300 Years of Fossil Fuels<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Climate Change &amp; The Greenhouse Effect:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phet.colorado.edu\/en\/simulation\/greenhouse\">PhET Lab simulation: The Greenhouse Effect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/shared\/spl\/hi\/sci_nat\/04\/climate_change\/html\/greenhouse.stm\">BBC Greenhouse Effect Tutorial<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Measuring CO2 Levels\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l8tPKj20GFo\">Measuring Current CO2 Levels- NOAA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=__zRf_JTNW4\">Measuring Historic CO2 Levels with Ice Cores (TED Talk)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Global Warming &amp; its effect on the Arctic\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_m-M37vc-m0\">Arctic Sea Ice 101-NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NjmHMSv2Amk\">Arctic Report Card 2010-WWF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xEF66GRecQg\">Ice Melt Time Lapse<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Other CO2 Problems\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=evfgbVjb688\">Ocean Acidification?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Precautionary Principle\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vjaqM4yd_RA\">Critical Thinking&amp; The Precautionary Principle-YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Skepticism and &#8220;Humor&#8221;\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skepticalscience.com\/pics\/SkepticsvRealistsv3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"359\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HHP9Rh-ooh0\">Auto-tuned Bill Nye- Because, why not?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5.3\u00a0 Populations<\/p>\n<p>Lesson: <a href=\"http:\/\/mcdsbiology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Populations.pdf\">Populations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Activity: Quadrat Sampling, Mandm Bug Lab,<\/p>\n<p>Accompanying Reading:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allott: p. 36,<\/li>\n<li>BioZone 2: p.334 (for homework), <strong>324-333, 336-340, 351-366, 383-384 (To get sampling ideas for your IA)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Toole: Ch#17<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hot Links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mark-Recapture Examples:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8nVXgGhQNXM\">Bird Banding \/ Mist Netting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k_1iXEcMxwg\">Shark Tagging<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5DR50IgvE7g\">Snake Tracking<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*****Group 4 &#8211; Prairie Study*****<\/p>\n<p>Goals: Restoration, Monitoring, &amp; Education<\/p>\n<p>Forms and Info:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A<\/li>\n<li>B<\/li>\n<li>C<\/li>\n<li>D<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Past Work:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mcdsbiology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/StudentEcoMap_Data.xls\">StudentEcoMap_Data<\/a>\u00a0(Grade 7)<\/li>\n<li>Diversity study (2014-2015):<a href=\"http:\/\/mcdsbiology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Group-4-presentation-2014-2015.pptx\">Group 4 presentation 2014-2015<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Prairie cards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>UW Arboretum:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/arboretum.wisc.edu\/\">https:\/\/arboretum.wisc.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prairie Enthusiasts:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theprairieenthusiasts.org\/\">http:\/\/www.theprairieenthusiasts.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great Video:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/122495317\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/122495317<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Audubon Society:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/madisonaudubon.org\/\">http:\/\/madisonaudubon.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>National Heritage Land Trust:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhlt.org\/\">http:\/\/www.nhlt.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>State Historical Society (including original land survey):\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wisconsinhistory.org\/\">http:\/\/www.wisconsinhistory.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Smooth Brome Concerns: Round-Up Plan<\/p>\n<p>Invasive species removal Honeysuckle &amp; Wild Parsnip: (Round-Up Treatment)<\/p>\n<p>Marker Species- Which one?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Madison Herpetological Society:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/madisonherps.org\/\">http:\/\/madisonherps.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Butterflies \/ Pollinators: A citizen-based monitoring program \u2013 Monarch Watch\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/monarchwatch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u>http:\/\/monarchwatch.org\/<\/u><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Birds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DCI Map:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dcimapapps.countyofdane.com\/dcmapviewer\/\">https:\/\/dcimapapps.countyofdane.com\/dcmapviewer\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Historical Maps:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.sco.wisc.edu\/WHAIFinder\/\">http:\/\/maps.sco.wisc.edu\/WHAIFinder\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Re-seeding:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ideas for pollinator mixes:\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xerces.org\/pollinator-seed\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.xerces.org\/<wbr \/>pollinator-seed\/<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairienursery.com\/store\/seed-mixes\/pollinator-seed-mixes#.VEZvfpjQfcs\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.prairienursery.com\/<wbr \/>store\/seed-mixes\/pollinator-<wbr \/>seed-mixes#.VEZvfpjQfcs<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Seeding rates-\n<ul>\n<li>For hand collected seed (or seed that hasn\u2019t had its germination rate tested) the recommendation is about 50 seeds per square foot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Within this per square foot mix:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>no single species should total more than 20% of the mix<\/li>\n<li>at least 25 of the seeds should be grasses and sedges<\/li>\n<li>at least 5 species of grasses<\/li>\n<li>at least 15 species of forbs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Photo Posts:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/earthzine.org\/2010\/08\/02\/one-picture-post-is-worth-a-thousand-pictures-or-how-can-outdoor-digital-photographers-become-citizen-scientists-who-participate-in-environmental-monitoring\/\">http:\/\/earthzine.org\/2010\/08\/02\/one-picture-post-is-worth-a-thousand-pictures-or-how-can-outdoor-digital-photographers-become-citizen-scientists-who-participate-in-environmental-monitoring\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Web presence for restoration &amp; Maintenance: Goals (Research? Education? Photographic &amp; Procedural Historical Archive?)<\/p>\n<p>Educational Material in the prairie: \u00a0Signposts, reusable pamphlets<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5.1\u00a0 Communities and Ecosystems Lesson: Communities and Ecosystems Activity: Accompanying Reading: Allott: p. \u00a040, 41, 42, 43 BioZone 2: p. 346, 369-370, 371-372, 373-374 Packet: Ch #5 &nbsp; 5.2\u00a0 The Greenhouse Effect Lesson:\u00a0The Greenhouse Effect Activity: Accompanying Reading: Allott: p. 44, 45, BioZone 2: p. 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