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Welcome to Mr. Tredinnick's Ecogeography Course

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As a continuation of the topics of speciation and biodiversity from the biogeography course, this course examines the patterns of adaptations and variations that occur across different ecosystems and at different latitudes. The emphasis of the course will be on the animal and plant adaptations and specializations that species have made to survive in different environments. Students will incorporate topics from biology, botany, and zoology under a geographic framework to better understand the connections that plants and animals have with the environment they live in. Using project-based methods of observation, data collection, and geospatial modeling, students will incorporate in scientific studies to better understand spatial distributions of the planets plants and animals.   


Unit III - Human Ecology

Unit III Schedule

Week 15:
     (Apr 17-21) 
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Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
 ​​​No Class - Friday Project Day
Week 16:
     (Apr 24-28) 
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Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
 ​​No Class - Friday Project Day
Week 17:
     (May 1-5) 
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Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
 ​​No Class - Friday Project Day
Week 18:
     (May 8-12) 
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
 ​​No Class - Friday Project Day
Week 19:
     (May 15-19) 
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
 ​​No Class - Friday Project Day
Week 20:
     (May 22-26) 
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
 ​​No Class - Friday Project Day

Unit III Notes

Unit III Assignments

Unit III Resources


Unit II -  Flora and Fauna Adaptations

Unit II Schedule

Week 6: Biomes
     (Feb 6-10)
Monday: Biome Refresher
     - Geoinquirey - Altered Biomes 
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: 
​​No Class - Friday Project Day
Week 7: Arid and Semi-Arid Regions
     (Feb 13-17)
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: 
​​No Class - Friday Project Day
Week 8: Tropical Rainforests
     (Feb 20-24)
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
​     - Jump: Gorillas in the Congo (VR)
Thursday:
Friday: ​​No Class - Friday Project Day
Week 9: Coastal Regions
     (Feb 27-Mar 3)
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: 
​​No Class - Friday Project Day
Week 10: Polar Regions
     (Mar 6-10)
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: 
​​No Class - Friday Project Day
Week 11: Mountains
     (Mar 20-24)
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
​     - National Geographic: Glow Worm Cave (VR)
Thursday:
Friday: ​​No Class - Friday Project Day
Week 12: Temperate and Boreal Forests
     (Mar 27-31)
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: 
​​No Class - Friday Project Day
Week 13: Grasslands
     (Apr 3-7) 
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: 
​​No Class - Friday Project Day
Week 14: 
     (Apr 10-14) 
Monday: 
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
 ​​​No Class - Friday Project Day

Unit II Notes

Unit II Assignments

Unit II Resources

Jump: Gorillas in the Congo

National Geographic: Glow Worm Cave (VR)


Unit I - Concepts of Ecogeography

Unit I Schedule

​Week 1: 
     (Jan 2-6)
Monday: Course Introduction
​     - Forum 1.1 - Ecological Consideratios
     - Observing Variation among Big Cats
Tuesday:
Wednesday: Rules of Ecogeography
Thursday:
Friday:
 No Class - Friday Project Day
Week 2: Biomes and Climate Change
     (Jan 9-13)
Monday: Rules of Ecogeography
​Tuesday:
Wednesday: 
Thursday:
Friday: No Class - Friday Project Day
Week 3: Importance of Biodiversity
     (Jan 16-20)
Monday: Principles of Biodiversity 
     - Geoinquiry - Investigating Biodiversity
Tuesday:
Wednesday: Issues of Extinction 
Thursday:
Friday: No Class - Friday Project Day
Week 4: 
     (Jan 23-27)
​Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: 
No Class - Friday Project Day
Week 5: 
     (Jan 30 - Feb 3)
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: 
​​No Class - Friday Project Day

Unit I Notes

Unit I Assignments

Unit I Resources


Ecogeography Course Resources

Class Resources

Ecogeography Vocabulary
File Size: 648 kb
File Type: pdf
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Ecogeography Course Forum

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Additional Resources

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Biome Viewer
Earth Viewer
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Naficy Biogeography course

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