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Environmental Science

Environmental Science. Agendas Spring 2013. To Get Textbook On-Line. Go to my.hrw.com Login: allper_stude Fill in the _ with your period number Example: if you are in 4 th period, your login would be allper4stude Password: Per 1: k8j6s Per 4: p9s7b Per 5: v2t7z.

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Environmental Science

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  1. Environmental Science Agendas Spring 2013

  2. To Get Textbook On-Line • Go to my.hrw.com • Login: allper_stude • Fill in the _ with your period number • Example: if you are in 4th period, your login would be allper4stude • Password: • Per 1: k8j6s • Per 4: p9s7b • Per 5: v2t7z

  3. Environmental Science, T 4/2 Warm Up • Read p 489. List the many uses of petroleum. • How are all of the products separated out of petroleum during refining? • Which derivative of petroleum has the highest boiling point? • Why aren’t plastics shown on the diagram at right? • Review fossil fuels • Journal check moved to tomorrow • Nonrenewable energy quiz tomorrow

  4. Environmental Science, • Turn in Frackingwebquest W.U. • Three things you learned from Nathan Zohner’s talk on Friday that weren’t on the worksheet. (If you weren’t here. Write down three things you hear.) • Main advantages of nuclear power. • Main disadvantages of nuclear power. • Stamp and review nuclear power ws • Stamp and review Nonrenewable Energy Organizer Journal check tomorrow Nonrenewable energy quiz Wednesday

  5. Environmental Science, Th 3/28 WU • What do you think of in relation to nuclear power? • What powers nuclear reactions? • Where do we get this from? CW/HW: Nuclear Power notes from 17.2 Complete energy webquest and Methane Hydrates ws (due Monday) Guest speaker tomorrow

  6. Environmental Science, F 3/27 • Get a computer • Sign in • Go to my blog to access websites • Complete Nonrenewable Energy internet research http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/03/bakken-shale-oil/fracking-animation-video

  7. Environmental Science, T 3/26 Warm Up • List 4 non-renewable fuels • Is electricity a primary energy source? Explain. • How is electricity generated? • Which countries use the most energy per person? • Why do some countries with higher per capita income use less energy? Stamp 17.1 vocab & Q’s CW/HW: Complete Energy organizer & back

  8. Environmental Science, M 3/25 • Test corrections • Begin non-renewable energy unit CW/HW: Ch17.1 • Read carefully • Define all terms (highlighted and italicized) • Answer #1-6 on p 475

  9. Environmental Science, F 3/22 Turn in Packet • Study Guide • Ch19 vocabulary • Ch 19.1 notes • Solid Waste Presentation Notes Solid Waste Test

  10. Environmental Science, Th 3/21 Warm Up • What categories of MSW are compostable? What is their combined %? • What categories of MSW are recyclable? What is their combined %? • What % of MSW would remain if everything that could be composted and recycled was? CW/HW: • work on study guide - due tomorrow • Packet due tomorrow TEST tomorrow • Study Guide • Ch 19 vocabulary • Ch 19.1 notes • Solid Waste Presentation Notes

  11. Environmental Science, W 3/20 • Group work assessment – turn in to basket • Complete solid waste presentations • Video – e-waste CW/HW: Solid Waste Study Guide – due Friday Solid Waste Test Friday – Ch 19 + W.U.’s + presentations + videos

  12. Environmental Science, T 3/19 • Solid Waste Project presentations w/ notes • Friday: Solid Waste Test – Ch 19

  13. Environmental Science, M 3/18 • Welcome back! • I need to see: • 4th: Derrick, Yiselle • 5th: Tara, Alex K, Holly, Heather • 6th : Alysen, Manoj • 7th : Taylor M., Sydney W. • Project presentations w/ notes • Solid Waste Test Friday: Ch 19

  14. Environmental Science, F  3/15 Warm Up In Journal: Make 4 column notes: • Topic • General info • Benefits • harms Video – solid waste and landfills Power point lecture Solid Waste projects due and Presentations begin Monday

  15. Environmental Science, W 3/13 • Work on solid waste project – presentations start Monday • Science class sign-ups for non-seniors

  16. Environmental Science, T 3/12 Warm Up • Which statistic on solid waste surprised you the most? • What are plastics made from? What is the problem with plastics? • Describe three safeguards with landfills • Describe three problems with landfills return test Stamp notes on 19.1 Solid waste project sign-ups

  17. Environmental Science, M 3/11 New Unit – Solid Waste – Ch 19 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. Stamp vocab CW/HW: Read and take notes on Ch 19, section 1 only Include all statistics in sections Write one question from each (blue and red) section

  18. Coffee grounds

  19. Environmental Science, F  3/8 Turn In Land Use and Agriculture Packet • Ch 14 vocab • Ch 14.1 and 14.2 end of section Q’s • Ch14 end of chapter questions 1-25 • Ch 15 Food and Agriculture Worksheets (2 stamps) • Food Inc. video notes • China Deforestation Video Notes • Top Food Crops video notes Test HW: Vocab for Ch 19, including italics (I count 14 words)

  20. Environmental Science, Th 3/7 Warm Up • Write 3 low level test questions. (w/o answer) • Write 2 mid-level test questions. (w/o answer) • Write 1 high level test question. (w/o answer) Pass to neighbor to answer in your journal. Discuss answers. Put packet together • Review textbook work • Ch 14 & 15 test tomorrow; packet due tomorrow

  21. Environmental Science, W 3/6 WELCOME TO THE WORLD HUNGER BANQUET! Thank you for contributing, if you did.  Each person represents a country. Please be respectful. Please don’t be wasteful.

  22. Environmental Science, T 3/5 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 Bring food tomorrow Test Friday – ch 14 & 15

  23. Environmental Science, M 3/4 • Turn in How the World Eats Hunger Banquet prelab • World Hunger Banquet Sign-ups • Food Inc. video w/ notes • Complete video Tuesday • Hunger Banquet Wednesday • Review all worksheets Thursday • Test Friday

  24. Environmental Science, F  3/1 Warm Up – feedback for Ms. Mucke – on separate paper (I will send to her) • Describe 3 things you learned • State 2 questions you still have • 1 behavior you might consider changing as a result of her presentation. Stamp 15.2 worksheet Hunger banquet intro, sign-ups and pre-lab Test next Friday.

  25. Protein deficiencies • Kwashiorkor • Marasmus

  26. Environmental Science, W2/27 • No Warm Up • Turn in GMO webquest if you didn’t yesterday • Fill in GMO poster, if you didn’t yesterday Guest speaker: Lorena Muche The Ethical Choices HW: 15.2 worksheet – due Friday

  27. Environmental Science, T2/26 Warm Up • What is DNA? • Where is DNA found? • How does DNA work? Stamp 15.1 HW GMO web quest – due at end of class HW: section 15.2 on worksheet – due Friday

  28. Environmental Science, M2/25 No Warm-up Stamp Ch 14 #1-25 Complete video on top crops CW/HW: Ch 15 Food and Agriculture ws section 15.1 due tomorrow.

  29. Environmental Science, F  2/22 Warm Up • List what you think are the top 5 crops grown worldwide. Video w/ notes: Top Food Crops Work on Ch 14 #1-25 – due Monday

  30. Environmental Science, Th 2/21 Warm Up • What causes the oceans to be salty? • How long does it take to create 1 inch of topsoil? • How can you quickly create topsoil? notes CW/HW: Ch 14 # 1-25 – DUE MONDAY

  31. Environmental Science, W 2/20 Warm Up • List some ecosystem services • What percent of earth’s surface is arable? • How does agriculture in the Midwest mimic the deforestation in China? • What major historical period/event was caused by the answer to #2? http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/dustbowl/watch-videos/#2284398428 Notes

  32. Environmental Science, T 2/19 Happy Tuesday! • Complete Land Use project and turn in (15 min.) • Include rubric • Complete Group Work Assessment • Notes Ch 14 – Land Use

  33. Environmental Science, Th 2/14 Happy Valentine’s Day! • Complete Land Use Project • Don’t forget: • Answers to questions in book • Paragraph describing and selling your development • Test corrections due at end of day. • Have a great break!

  34. Environmental Science, T 2/12 Warm Up • What does a land use planner do? • Do you think this job is without controversy? Explain. Stamp 14.1 & 14.2 Start Land Use project p. 402-403 *** test corrections due at end of week (Thursday)

  35. Environmental Science, M 2/11 Warm Up • Predict your test score • Discuss whether you feel you were prepared enough. Explain. • Turn in Cobb GIS on-line activity from Friday • Population Dynamics Test Corrections • Read Ch 14, sections 1 & 2 • Answer End of Section Q’s for 14.1 & 14.2 • Including critical thinking

  36. Environmental Science, F  2/8 • No warm up • Journal Check • Stamp Ch 14 vocab • Land Use web quest

  37. Cobb County Land Use Web Quest • What is the population of Cobb County? Go to Cobb County Land Use home page Click on planning Scroll down and click on future land use map. Spend some time getting familiar with map and orienting yourself. 2. Who is the Cobb County Land Use Planner? 3. List a few land use categories and their colors. 4. Estimate the percent of Cobb Land Area that is used for parks and rec. 5. What type of area do YOU live in? 6. Estimate the percentage of land use area for low density housing. Go back and click on FLUM 7. Choose 4 categories and summarize the purpose of the categories

  38. Environmental Science, Th 2/7 • New Unit: Land Use and Food and Agriculture • Chapter References: 14 & 15 Warm Up • What percentage of people in the US live in cities? • What are some pros and cons to the environment of city living? • List all the different uses of land you see on p. 380 CW/HW: Vocab Ch 14, including italics (22 ea.)

  39. Environmental Science, T 2/5 Warm Up • Compare Least Developed Country with Biodiversity Hotspot. • What other terms can add to the list of comparisons above? • What kind of population trend happens during a demographic transition? • Stamp and review text HW • CW/HW: (add these to packet) • P. 225 1, 2, 10-12 • P. 228 #1, 5, 8, 11, 12 • p.249-250 #1, 2, 4-7, 9-25, 27-28 • P. 252-3, #1-5, 9-12 • Packet due tomorrow • Test and journal check tomorrow

  40. Environmental Science, M 2/4 Warm Up • Recall a few facts/concepts from the population movie Friday. • What single factor most affects fertility rates? • Complete World in the Balance video CW/HW: • P. 256, Fertility Rates and Female Literacy in Africa. Answer # 1 & 3 • Read 9.2 and answer 9.2 section Q’s 1-3 Population Dynamics Test Wed: Ch. 8.1 & Ch 9

  41. Environmental Science, F 2/1 • Quiz returns • Grade updates • Video: NOVA World in the Balance: the Population Paradox – w/ notes • Bring textbook Monday • TEST WEDNESDAY, Ch 8.1; Ch 9

  42. Environmental Science, Th 1/31 Warm Up • Compare and contrast fertility rate and total fertility rate. • Turn in Population Pyramid activity • Stamp 9.1 Guided Reading • Stamp vocab puzzles • Vocab Quiz • Review guided reading ws. • Test next Wednesday

  43. Environmental Science, W 1/30 No Warm Up Complete pyramid lab Vocab review sheets 9.1 guided reading ws due tomorrow Vocab quiz tomorrow

  44. Environmental Science, T 1/29 • Population pyramid group activity Warm Up • What are the LETTER, fertility age and total fertility rate for your population group? Example: group K, 15-19, 5 children per woman

  45. Environmental Science, M 1/28 Warm Up • What do you think was the average life expectancy in 1900? Now? • What factors influence average life expectancy? • Turn in Human Population graph from Friday CW/HW: • Notes • Complete 9.1 guided reading – due Thursday • Human population pyramid activity – not due • Vocab quiz Thursday

  46. Environmental Science, F  1/25 • No Warm Up • Stamp 9.1 vocab & 8.1 Guided Reading • Turn in yesterday’s “Quick Lab” if you didn’t already • Human population graphing & pyramid

  47. Environmental Science, Th 1/24 Warm Up • Why might the carrying capacity of humans on earth be hard to determine? CW/HW: • Complete “quick lab” activity and turn in • Guided Reading notes for section 8.1 only • Vocab sheet 9.1 • Read section 9.1

  48. Environmental Science, W 1/23 Text Books are in! Warm Up • What is a population? • What is density? • What is the population density of 2000 people on our school grounds of 10 acres? • Are the people at Lassiter evenly dispersed? • Stamp 8.1 vocab • 8.1 notes • Population activity

  49. Environmental Science, T 1/22 • Test returns and corrections • CW/HW: • Population Dynamics Vocabulary, first section, 8.1 ONLY

  50. Environmental Science, F  1/18 • Turn in packet • study guide • Ch 10 Biodiversity notes ws • Ch 10.3 section Q’s (p. 275 #1-7) • Biodiversity Activity follow-up questions • Biodiversity test

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