Date		Topic	Manual Section	Textbook Assignment	SciAm Reading
Feb.	9 & 11	Why study insects - the most abundant animals on earth ?	A	Ch. 1 pg 4-10	May
	14 & 16	To be an insect: the basic plan.	B	Ch. 2	Pringle
	18	QUIZ 1
	21	NO CLASS
	23	Insect diversity: The Orders	C	Ch. 13 Ch. 1 pg. 1-2,10-26
	25	QUIZ 2
Feb.	28 & Mar 1	Insect Orders & Relatives		Ch. 1 pg.10-26
Mar	3	FAVORITE INSECT DUE
	6	Insect Evolution - where did they come from ?	D	Ch. 1 pg. 2-3	Kettlewell
	8	First HOUR EXAM
	10	The insect internally: processing food, circulation.	E	Ch. 3
	13	Respiration, muscles, nerves.	E
	15	Nervous system
	17	QUIZ 3
	20	Reproduction: parthenogenesis
	22 & 24	Insect growth and development	F	Ch. 4
		SPRING BREAK

Apr	3 & 5	Hormonal control of development.
	3 & 5	Insect behavior.	G	Ch. 6	Lloyd
	7	QUIZ 4
	10	The challenge of the environment.
	12	Defensive mechanisms & mimicry
	14	QUIZ 5
	17	Insect ecology	H	Ch.5 pg.167-171 (169-174)*
	19	SECOND HOUR EXAM
	21	Symbiosis		Ch. 8 & 9	DeVries
	24	Pollination		Ch. 10 pg. 269-275 (280-285)*	Kingsolver
	26	Herbivory
	28	BUTTERFLY REARING PROJECT DUE
May	1	Aquatic/terrestrial habitats, herbivory		Ch. 5
	3	Insects & humans	I	Ch. 10 pg. 275-301 (285-313)*
	5	INSECT ASSIGNMENT DUE
	8 & 10	Insect pest management	J	Ch. 11 & 12
	12	FAVORITE INSECT DUE
	15 & 17	Social insects	K	Ch. 7	Kirchner/Towne
		FINAL EXAM

*pages in 5th edition
 
 
 
 

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