Recitation Quiz 1!

Congrats, to all of you for getting your field reports finished this week!

Next week in recitation, you have your first recitation quiz.  Content that may be on this quiz includes lectures 1-4, and ALL assigned readings due on Jan. 28. and Feb. 4, as outlined in the course schedule.

Need help reviewing?

• Review your notes and the autecology/evolution lecture outlines in the Packet and practice on some of the sample exam questions in the Packet from last year's first midterm.  
• Peruse some of the links listed in my website footer, such as "Evolution 101", the two textbook sites with interactive content (Essentials of Ecology; Economy of Nature), and the optional textbook's  glossary.
• Visit any of the Principles of Ecology TA office hours for extra help.  TA office hours schedule is posted on the course Sakai calendar, and as a Google calendar at the top of this blog ("Laura's Ecology Calendar").

Quizlet

At this point, nearly all of the terms in the Packet's autecology glossary have been discussed.  I have set up a study group for Principles of Ecology students on Quizlet.   If you join the group, you can add flash card terms and definitions to the "Quiz 1" study set that I started for you all.  The group has other neat games to help you learn the vocabulary, such as the one below, but it is the responsibilities of you, the student, to build the study resource. (This is part of our expectations agreement.)

A word of Quizlet warning: If you do add terms to the set you are presented with the option of having the website "auto-define" for you - please make sure the definition you choose matches the one in your packet!  Same thing goes for those of you using them to study, check the definitions against your glossary the first time through.  While you all are studying this weekend, I will be grading your reports.  Therefore, I need you all to "self-police" on Quizlet, but feel free to email me if a major problem arises.

Recitation readings (week 4)

Remember to take a study "break" and read the assigned packet readings for recitation discussion next week. 

Note: in addition to the packet articles by Tobler and Bradshaw, a third required paper by Powledge* about epigenetics has been added to the Sakai site (Autecology and Evolution Resources > Week 4 recitation).  For more learning resources about epigenetics, check out "Interesting science-related links" (right side panel).

The following game is an example of one of the study resources offered through our Quizlet group.