Agenda 090800

Biology Agendas:

Agenda 09/08/00

Field Trip (Sep 14 (Thursday)-15 (Friday) McLaren Park
Review Biomes
Field Study: Plant/Animal Identification I

Class Notes:

Biome	Environment	Plants	Animals
Ocean	Saltwater 33^o/_{o o} 33g of salt to 1000g of water.	Algae, Kelp, Phytoplankton. (Phyto means plants, plankton means floaters or drifters).	Aquatic marine animals. Swimmers (fish), crawlers (crabs), burrowers (clams, worms).
Desert	Hot, Dry	Suculants. Plants that hold water, like catus.	Most mammals are active at night. Reptiles need heat from the sun to maintain their temperature, so they are active in the morning and late afternoon.
Grasslands	Seasons (Spring-Winter)	Mostly grasses	Large grazers. Fast carnivores.
Savanna	Hot. Moisture coming off of the ocean through wind currents.	Mostly grasses	Large grazers. Fast carnivores.
Rainforest	Hot, humid	Mostly trees	Smaller mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles. Deer and Bears are the largest animals.
Temperate Forest	Seasons (Spring-Winter)	Mostly trees
Tundra	Cold, Dry	Scrubs	Most active during the short summer. Many mammals migrate to south to find better food during seasons other than Summer.

In your notebook:

Plant/Animal Identification I /8/00

Partners: Group a ; Names of members present.

Purpose: To practice using field Guides and Keys

Procedures:

Materials:

List the Field Guides

Methods:

Choose the best artist to draw those things that we can not identify.
Go to the TMAHS yard (blacktop)
Identify plants and animals using the Field Guides.