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Environmental Science Agendas

Environmental Science Agendas. Spring 2012. Environmental Science – F. Mar 2 nd. Warm Up Describe 2 pros and 2 cons of solid waste incineration. HW: Bring in examples of your solid waste project assignment. Bring in materials for project work. Environmental Science – Th. Mar. 1 st.

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Environmental Science Agendas

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  1. Environmental ScienceAgendas Spring 2012

  2. Environmental Science – F. Mar 2nd Warm Up • Describe 2 pros and 2 cons of solid waste incineration. HW: Bring in examples of your solid waste project assignment. Bring in materials for project work.

  3. Environmental Science – Th. Mar. 1st Warm up • Which statistic on solid waste surprised you the most? • Describe three safeguards with landfills • Describe three problems with landfills return test

  4. Environmental Science – W. Feb 29th Warm Up • Try to list every single item you threw away yesterday. (Make 2 columns, 1 for recycling and 1 for garbage, if appropriate) • List all the items you reused, instead of using a throw-away item or grabbing a new item. Text book: Read and take notes on Ch 19, section 1 only Include all statistics in sections Write one question from each (blue and red) `section

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  6. Environmental Science – T. Feb 28th Packet due: • Ch 16 worksheets • Ch 16.3 notes organizer • Ch 16.1 & 16.2 book work (voacb and end of section Q’s) Test BRING BOOK TOMORROW

  7. Environmental Science – M. Feb 27th • Stamp Ch 16 work sheets • Googlemaps Vulcan materials company • Review ch 16 worksheets • Videoclips of various mining techniques Test tomorrow: Ch 16 Mining and Minerals Packet due tomorrow: • Ch 16 worksheets • Ch 16.3 notes organizer • Ch 16.1 & 16.2 book work (voacb and end of section Q’s)

  8. Environmental Science – F., Feb 24th • Stamp Current Event and Share • Stamp mining environmental impacts notes • Review mining regulations • HW/CW: 2 ch 16 worksheets Mining and Minerals test Tuesday

  9. Environmental Science – Th., Feb 23rd • Warm Up • After doing the poster, which specific type of mining do you think causes the most environmental damage? Explain. Complete Notes on 16.3 Current Event due tomorrow. Topic: mining & the environment

  10. Environmental Science – W., Feb 22nd • Complete and turn in mining poster

  11. Environmental Science – Tues, Feb 21st Warm Up • What compound forms most of the minerals that make up the earth’s crust? (p 441) • What is glass made of? Plastic? Continue work on poster. Current Event due Friday. Topic: mining & the environment

  12. 2/17 Poster for Ch 16.2 Include: • Main topics in separate divisions (each sub-type of mining) • Within main topics: • Include vocab • Types of ores mined • Examples • diagrams

  13. Environmental Science – Fri, Feb 17th Warm Up • What kind of mining do you think causes the most environmental damage? Surfaceor subsurface? Stamp HW 16.1-2 Review HW Mining Poster

  14. Environmental Science – Th, Feb 16th Warm Up • Partner with someone to circulate around the room and identify the things that use mineral resources. (Prize for longest list of correct items.) New unit: Mining and mineral resources.

  15. Environmental Science – Wed., Feb 15th Turn in packet: • Ch 14 book work: #1-25 • Ch Food and Agriculture: 2 sheets Test Journal Check Bring text book tomorrow

  16. Environmental Science – Fri., Feb 13th • Review worksheets • Reminder: bring food for banquet tomorrow • Land Use and Agriculture test Wednesday (Ch 14 & 15)

  17. Environmental Science – Thur., Feb 9th Warm Up • Describe what you would call a “typical meal” in the US. CW: research typical meals around the world. HW: Current Event due Friday. TOPIC must be related to sustainable farming or GMO food. Land Use and Agriculture test Wednesday (Ch 14 & 15)

  18. Environmental Science – Fri., Feb 10th • Share current events Warm up • What do you think are the top 3 crops grown worldwide? • Video notes • World Hunger Banquet Tuesday • Test Wednesday Ch 14 & 15

  19. Environmental Science – Wed., Feb 8th Warm Up • What are the differences between selective breeding and genetic engineering? Complete internet activity on GMO’s (foods only) Class GMO discussion HW: Current Event due Friday. TOPIC must be related to sustainable farming or GMO food.

  20. Environmental Science – Mon., Feb 6th Warm Up • What does the Food, Inc movie say drives the process of CAFO’s? • Why does the cheaper meat produced by CAFO’s not reflect the true cost of the meat? • In your opinion, does Food Inc. fairly show both sides? Explain. Continue with movie notes.

  21. Environmental Science – Friday, Feb 3rd Review ch 15 ws Movie notes

  22. Environmental Science – Tue. Jan 31st • Complete Land Use project • Include answers to questions 1-5 in text • Write a paragraph about the highlights of your development – SELL IT • Turn in CW/HW: Text ch 14 p. 396-397 #1-25

  23. Environmental Science – Fri. Jan 27th • Turn in / share current event • Complete rough draft of Land Use Plan • Work on final draft – complete Monday

  24. Environmental Science – Thurs 1/26 • Land Use group project p. 402 • Land Use/Agriculture Current Event due tomorrow

  25. Environmental Science – Wed 1/25 Warm up • Think about the speaker from yesterday. Write down • 3 things you learned, • 2 questions you still have, and • 1 thing that you may consider in making future food choices. • Ch 14, p. 402 Land Use Plan HW: current event due– must be regarding CAFO’s, food supply, farming practices or Land Use. **remember: Must be CURRENT & NEWS

  26. Environmental Science – Tues 1/24 • Guest Speaker – Lorena Mucke Humane Educator Ethical Choices Program www.EthicalChoicesProgram.org

  27. Environmental Science – Mon 1/23 Warm up • What do you know about the Dust Bowl? Notes on Land Use Speaker tomorrow

  28. Environmental Science – Thurs 1/19 • Turn in lab • Complete movie • Review for test Packet due tomorrow • Vocab and questions 8.1-9.1 (2 shts stamped) • Movie notes Population Dynamics Test tomorrow

  29. Environmental Science – Wed 1/18 • Complete lab (10 minutes) • Movie notes

  30. Environmental Science – Tues 1/17 • Turn in syllabus • Reform lab groups • Complete population lab Reminder: • Population test Friday Ch 8.1 & 9

  31. Environmental Science – Fri 1/13 • Turn in syllabus/stamp HW • Keep current event, share & turn in • Review ch 8.1/9.1 ws • Pyramid activty

  32. Environmental Science – Thurs 1/12 • Turn in signed syllabus • Stamp vocab • Complete questions on population dynamics • Reminder: • Current event due tomorrow

  33. Environmental Science – Wed 1/11 WU • Do you think the human population growth you graphed yesterday is sustainable? Explain. • Why might the carrying capacity of humans on earth be hard to determine? • Turn in signed syllabus • Review graph from yesterday • Population Dynamics ws

  34. Environmental Science – Tues 1/10WELCOME BACK! • Syllabus • Population Dynamics Graphing / check schedules • Current Event Due Friday Ch 9 Test next FridayBRING TEXTBOOK EVERY DAY

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