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Please DO NOW. April 6-7, 2011. Assignment 63: Write a paragraph explaining how humans impact the environment? Positive ways… Negative ways… Illustrate your answer. Today’s Schedule. April 6-7, 2011. Announcement : Six Weeks Test Review– Test next week on Block Day!!!. Agenda :
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Please DO NOW April 6-7, 2011 Assignment 63: Write a paragraph explaining how humans impact the environment? Positive ways… Negative ways… Illustrate your answer.
Today’s Schedule April 6-7, 2011 Announcement: Six Weeks Test Review– Test next week on Block Day!!! • Agenda: • Comp Book Update • Plant Behaviors • Water Quality and Macroinvertebrates • Test Review • Essential Questions • How do humans create change in the environment?
Plant Behaviors April 6-7, 2011 Reminder: You planted 20 seeds in each packet. One set was spread out across the paper towel, one set was in a bunch. Write a hypothesis to describe which packet you think will have the highest percentage of sprouts.
Plant Behaviors April 6-7, 2011 Open your packets and record your findings in the data table. Planting description – spread out or clumped together? Number of Sprouts – how many of the 20 are growing? Growth Description – which direction are the sprouts growing? Which direction are the roots growing? Compare this to the arrow on your foil. Answer the ANALYSIS questions.
Plant Behaviors April 6-7, 2011 Assignment 62: Plants compete for resources such as: ____________, _____________, _____________, ______________. Plants show specific behaviors (tropisms) for light, touch, gravity. and gravity.
Water Quality and Macroinvertebrates April 6-7, 2011 Assignment 64: Do you find organisms living in water that is more or less polluted? What human activities effect water quality?
Test Review April 6-7, 2011
Please DO NOW April 8, 2011 Page 98 How do humans change the environment? What types of positive changes can humans make to the environment? What types of negative changes can humans make to the environment?
Today’s Schedule April 8, 2011 Homework: Test Review Sheet – Test is next week on block day!!!!!!! • Agenda: • Human Changes to the Environment • Carrying Capacity of Earth • Your Carbon Footprint • Test Review • Essential Questions • How do humans create changes in the environment?
Carrying Capacity of the Earth April 8, 2011 Page 99 Think about it: What things would limit human population growth? How much land do you think it takes to supply the amount of food you eat in a year? List the amount of food you eat in a typical day. Include breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks.
Carrying Capacity of the Earth April 8, 2011 Complete the table based on your typical diet. Use the provided calorie guide to help you.
Carrying Capacity of the Earth April 8, 2011 World Populations
Find your Carbon Footprint April 8, 2011
Test Review April 8, 2011