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Friday 12/13/13 !!! The SLO is Monday !!!. SCIENCE STARTER : Differentiate between a population, community, and ecosystem WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? : How to use Edmodo.com (Sign up and add) Turn in Chapter 12 KIM Diagram (on Edmodo) – Air Pollution Edmodo: Air Pollution Thinking Map
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Friday 12/13/13!!! The SLO is Monday !!! SCIENCE STARTER :Differentiate between a population, community, and ecosystem WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?: How to use Edmodo.com (Sign up and add) Turn in Chapter 12 KIM Diagram (on Edmodo) – Air Pollution Edmodo: Air Pollution Thinking Map Edmodo: Global Warming vs. Ozone Depletion SLO Quickie HOMEWORK: STUDY CHAPTERS 1-12 FOR THE SLO! Look at the chapter highlights and the end of each chapter to jog your memory! ENVIR SCI
Thursday 12/12/13!!! 2 school days until the SLO !!! SCIENCE STARTER :Differentiate between the 3 types of air pollution in terms of cause(s). WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?: How to use Edmodo.com (Sign up and add) Turn in Chapter 12 KIM Diagram (on Edmodo) – Air Pollution Edmodo: Air Pollution Thinking Map Edmodo: Global Warming vs. Ozone Depletion BONUS CHALLENGE! Design a Water Filter www.tinyurl.com/makeafilter List the materials and the procedures for making a homemade water treatment filter. Draw your end design. BONUS CHALLENGE: Make it…does it work? Pic it, Video it, or Demonstrate it. HOMEWORK: Read ch. 12 online book ENVIR SCI
Types of Air Pollution Air Pollution Noise Light Types of Air Pollution
Wednesday 12/11/13!!! 3 school days until the SLO !!! SCIENCE STARTER :Describe some things you do in your life that may contribute to air pollution? WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?: How to use Edmodo.com (Sign up and add) Turn in Chapter 12 KIM Diagram (on Edmodo) – Air Pollution Edmodo: Air Pollution Thinking Map Edmodo: Global Warming vs. Ozone Depletion BONUS CHALLENGE! Design a Water Filter www.tinyurl.com/makeafilter List the materials and the procedures for making a homemade water treatment filter. Draw your end design. BONUS CHALLENGE: Make it…does it work? Pic it, Video it, or Demonstrate it. HOMEWORK: Read ch. 12 online book ENVIR SCI
Tuesday 12/10/13!!! 4 school days until the SLO !!! SCIENCE STARTER :Differentiate between freshwater and marine biomes. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?: How to use Edmodo.com (Sign up and add) Chapter 12 KIM Diagram (on Edmodo) – Air Pollution Vocabulary Challenge Quizlet BONUS CHALLENGE! Design a Water Filter www.tinyurl.com/makeafilter List the materials and the procedures for making a homemade water treatment filter. Draw your end design. BONUS CHALLENGE: Make it…does it work? Pic it, Video it, or Demonstrate it. HOMEWORK: Read ch. 12 online book ENVIR SCI
Monday 12/9/13!!! 10 school days and counting !!! Laws Thinking Maps due today! Leave in middle of table! SCIENCE STARTER :Divide your “A” part into a T chart. Label one side Saltwater the other side Freshwater. Think of 3 specific organisms that live in each habitat and write their common names in the appropriate column. WORK SESSION: 1st & 3rd: Planet Earth: Freshwater,Saltwater Biomes 2nd: Quiz - Biodiversity BONUS CHALLENGE! Design a Water Filter www.tinyurl.com/makeafilter List the materials and the procedures for making a homemade water treatment filter. Draw your end design. BONUS CHALLENGE: Make it…does it work? Pic it, Video it, or Demonstrate it. HOMEWORK: Read ch. 12 online book ENVIR SCI
Friday 12/6/13!!! TGIF !!! SCIENCE STARTER :Differentiate between the terms residential, agricultural, and industrial WORK SESSION: Quiz: Ch1&10 Reviews/KIM Diagram Research: Government Legislation Affecting Water Pollution BONUS CHALLENGE! Design a Water Filter www.tinyurl.com/makeafilter List the materials and the procedures for making a homemade water treatment filter. Draw your end design. BONUS CHALLENGE: Make it…does it work? Pic it, Video it, or Demonstrate it. HOMEWORK: Read ch. 12 online book ENVIR SCI
Thursday 12/5/13!!! IT’S FRIDAY EVE !!! SCIENCE STARTER :Hypothesize: How can huge amounts of pesticides applied to a field NORTH of the city of Atlanta end up affecting the ecosystem of the Chattahoochee River in Columbus, GA? WORK SESSION: Before Too Long http://vimeo.com/12118705 Research: Government Legislation Affecting Water Pollution BONUS CHALLENGE! Design a Water Filter www.tinyurl.com/makeafilter List the materials and the procedures for making a homemade water treatment filter. Draw your end design. BONUS CHALLENGE: Make it…does it work? Pic it, Video it, or Demonstrate it. HOMEWORK: Read ch. 11 online book, finish Ch1 and Ch 10 review handouts in preparation for Friday’s open notes quiz! ENVIR SCI
Wednesday 12/4/13!!!GUESS WHAT DAY IT IS!!! Sci Starts through 11/15 ARE DUE TODAY! (green sheets) SCIENCE STARTER :Differentiate between evaporation and precipitation. WORK SESSION: Review Homework Closing from yesterday http://vimeo.com/25563376 Intro to Water Treatment…What would you do? http://vimeo.com/11915026 Water Treatment Flow Map www.tinyurl.com/wastetreatmentprocess Create a Flow Map with the steps and descriptions of the water treatment process. BONUS CHALLENGE! Design a Water Filter www.tinyurl.com/makeafilter List the materials and the procedures for making a homemade water treatment filter. Draw your end design. BONUS CHALLENGE: Make it…does it work? Pic it, Video it, or Demonstrate it. HOMEWORK: Read ch. 11 online book, finish Ch1 and Ch 10 review handouts in preparation for Friday’s open notes quiz! ENVIR SCI
Tuesday 12/3/13Three Weeks and Counting! Sci Starts through 11/15 will be due Wednesday!! SCIENCE STARTER :Define poaching and list some reasons why poachers poach. WORK SESSION: Mini-Activity: What do you see? Bubble Map Ch. 11.1 Guided Investigation Planet Earth: Freshwater Quiz Friday – Ch 1 (Societies) and Ch 10 (Species Biodiversity) You will be allowed to use all study guides and KIM diagrams completed during the week before Thanksgiving Break Quiz questions will come from the Ch 1 and Ch 10 Review Handouts and the Ch. 10 KIM Diagrams HOMEWORK: Read ch. 10 online book, ENVIR SCI
Closing • Think about the water cycle and how water flows back into lakes, streams, rivers, and the ocean. On the back of your bubble map about Seagulls and Pollution, explain how a water bottle cap you throw out in Columbus, GA could end up in a seagull’s stomach on Panama City Beach, FL.
Monday 12/2/13Three Weeks and Counting! Sci Starts through 11/15 will be due Wednesday!! SCIENCE STARTER :What do you think the difference is between a threatened species, an endangered species, and an extinct species? WORK SESSION: Complete Ch 10 Guided Text Reading Quiz Friday – Ch 1 (Societies) and Ch 10 (Species Biodiversity) You will be allowed to use all study guides and KIM diagrams completed during the week before Thanksgiving Break Quiz questions will come from the Ch 1 and Ch 10 Review Handouts and the Ch. 10 KIM Diagrams HOMEWORK: Read ch. 10 online book, ENVIR SCI
Friday 11/15/13TGIF! KIMS 1.1 diagram final due date is today!!! SCIENCE STARTER :Why is it important to have governmental laws to regulate our environment? WORK SESSION: Unit 2 Retest today! After the test: Design a recycling program for Kendrick High School: how would you implement it? Where? What materials? How would you promote it to the students? Notes: Industrial Revolution. HOMEWORK: Read ch. 1.1 online book, ch 1 & 2 AP Hardcopy textbook, Final deadline KIMS ch 1.1 diagram: Friday 11/15! ENVIR SCI
Thursday 11/14/13Got nothin’ today…except IT’S FRIDAY EVE! SCIENCE STARTER :Explain the Tragedy of the Commons WORK SESSION: RTI: Unit 2 – retest is Friday! Notes: Societal Transitions: Hunter-Gatherer Groups, Agricultural Revolution. HOMEWORK: Read ch. 1.1 online book, ch 1 & 2 AP Hardcopy textbook, Final deadline KIMS ch 1.1 diagram: Friday 11/15! ENVIR SCI
Wednesday 11/13/13Happy HUMPday! SCIENCE STARTER :Hypothesize what the law of supply and demand is (in other words, what is the relationship between the supply of resources,demand for resources, and cost of the resources?) WORK SESSION: RTI: Unit 2 – retest is Friday! Notes: Science and Society: Tragedy of the Commons HOMEWORK: Read ch. 1.1 online book, ch 1 & 2 AP Hardcopy textbook, Final deadline KIMS ch 1.1 diagram: Friday 11/15! ENVIR SCI
Tuesday 11/12/13look at todays date ! KIMS Diagram ch. 1.1 due today. SCIENCE STARTER :What are some natural resources you need for survival? WORK SESSION: Unit 3 Pre-Test: Populations and Pollution RTI: Unit 2 – retest is Friday! Notes: Science and Society: Tragedy of the Commons HOMEWORK: Read ch. 1.1 online book, ch 1 & 2 AP Hardcopy textbook ENVIR SCI
Friday 11/8/13TGIF….and welcome to your 3 day weekend! SCIENCE STARTER :Describe how hybrid cars “work”….think in terms of the 2 ways they work. WORK SESSION: Unit 2 Summative Assessment! KIMS Diagram: Ch. 1: Environmental Science and Society HOMEWORK: Unit 2 Summative Assessment- changed to Friday 11/8. – ch. 5.2, 17, 18 ENVIR SCI
www.nexuslearning.net/books/Holt_Env_Science/ Sentence (from the text using the word) Information (the definiton from the text) Memory Cue (a pic to help you remember) Key term (ch 1.1) (the word) Environmental Science Ecology Agriculture Natural Resource Pollution Biodiversity Hunter-gatherers Agricultural Revolution Industrial Revolution Depleted Biodegradable Nondegradable Extinct
Thursday 11/7/13TBT….Kool and The Gang, RUN DMC SOLAR DATA CHART, HOUSE MODEL, AND PERSUASIVE FLYER DUE TODAY! ALSO…SCI STARTS THRU 11/1 SCIENCE STARTER :What is “conservation?” What are some ways humans can conserve energy in their homes? WORK SESSION: Test Review TeacherWeb – on main menu scroll to bottom of the menu and choose “Test Review Env. Sci. Unit 2” Do them in order and answer on y.o.p. Write letters and answer choice when necessary. HOMEWORK: Unit 2 Summative Assessment- changed to Friday 11/8. – ch. 5.2, 17, 18 ENVIR SCI
UNIT 2 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTFriday 11/8 ONLINE TEXTBOOK AP HARDCOPY TEXTBOOK Biogeochemical Cycles – pg. 182-203 Non-Renewable Resources – ch. 19 and pg. 575-588 (ch. 20) Renewable Resources – pg. 588-598 (ch. 20) and ch. 21 • Biogeochemical Cycles – ch. 5.2 • Carbon/Carbon-Oxygen Cycle • Nitrogen Cycle • Phosphorus Cycle • Non-Renewable Resources – ch. 17 • Fossil Fuels (coal, oil, natural gas) • Nuclear Energy • Renewable Resources – ch. 18.1 • Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Hydroelectric, Biomass, • Alternative Energies – ch. 18.2 • Tidal Power, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC), Hydrogen, Hybrid Cars, Conservation
Wednesday 11/6/13It’s Humpday…..woot-woot! WIND FARM LOCATION ANALYSIS DATA CHART AND PARAGRAPH DUE TODAY! SCIENCE STARTER :Differentiate between the sources for hydroelectric energy and geothermal energy. How are they similar? WORK SESSION: Notes: Alternative Energies (TeacherWeb) RTI HOMEWORK: Read ch. 18 in the online textbook OR ch. 21 in the AP hardcopy textbook. Solar Task 1 & 2 – final extended time due date: 11/7. Unit 2 Summative Assessment- changed to Friday 11/8. ENVIR SCI
BEFORE YOU LEAVE TODAY • 2 STACKS ON YOUR TABLE • Wind Farm Data Analysis Chart stapled to your paragraph • Biomass, Hydroelectric, Geothermal Chart/Map MAKE SURE YOUR NAME IS ON EVERYTHING!
Tuesday 11/5/13Humpday Eve WIND FARM LOCATION ANALYSIS DATA CHART AND PARAGRAPH DUE TODAY! SCIENCE STARTER :Compare and contrast solar energy and wind energy. WORK SESSION: Design a data chart or a tree map that compares and contrasts the following renewable energies in terms of what they are, how they occur (i.e., process of creating them), advantages, disadvantages, sketch a pic that will help you recall the type of energy (use ch. 18.1): Biomass, Hydroelectric, Geothermal HOMEWORK: Read ch. 18 in the online textbook OR ch. 21 in the AP hardcopy textbook. Solar Task 1 & 2 – final extended time due date: 11/7. Unit 2 Summative Assessment- changed to Friday 11/8. ENVIR SCI
Monday 11/4/13TGIF……Thank Goodness I’m Fabulous SUBSTITUTE SCIENCE STARTER :Explain some of the factors that may affect wind turbine (windmill) efficiency and give some examples. WORK SESSION: You will need to stay after school to makeup the substitute assignment. If you can’t stay for a full hour, plan to stay in two 30 minute sessions….in other words, break it up. HOMEWORK: Read ch. 18 in the online textbook OR ch. 21 in the AP hardcopy textbook. Solar Task 1 & 2 – final extended time due date: 11/7. Unit 2 Summative Assessment-changed to Friday 11/8 ENVIR SCI
Friday 11/1/13TGIF……Thank Goodness I’m Fabulous KIMS DIAGRAM CH 18 DUE TODAY. WIND FARM LOCATION ANALYSIS DATA CHART AND PARAGRAPH DUE MONDAY (GIVING YOU THEWEEKEND! SCIENCE STARTER :Explain some of the factors that may affect wind turbine (windmill) efficiency and give some examples. WORK SESSION: Wind Farm Site Analysis – Cape Wind Project Students will work in small groups to analyze 2 potential sites for a wind farm. Using the maps and reference materials, students will dtermine which of the two locations is the most viable. HOMEWORK: Read ch. 18 in the online textbook OR ch. 21 in the AP hardcopy textbook. Solar Task 1 & 2 – final extended time due date: 11/7. Unit 2 Summative Assessment-Tu. 11/5 ENVIR SCI
CAPE WIND PROJECT CASE STUDY • Compare & Contrast the 2 sites using a scale to rank each feature. • Advantage: +1 to +3 with 3 being the most positive • Disadvantage: -1 to -3 with -3 being the most negative • Think about the questions to help you decide how positive or negative the feature is. • After evaluating each site, total the score for each site • Team Discussion: • What are the biggest advantages of each site? Disadvantages or challenges? Compromises? • Which site would your company recommend to the developer?
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Thursday 10/31/13Happy Halloween! SCIENCE STARTER :Explain why passive solar radiation creates a greenhouse effect in homes. WORK SESSION: Wind Farm Location Analysis www.tinyurl.com/windylab Test at least 3 different sites with the same test variables and determine which site would most likely power more homes Wind Farm Site Analysis – Cape Wind Project HOMEWORK: Read ch. 18 in the online textbook OR ch. 21 in the AP hardcopy textbook. Ch 18 KIMS Diagram final extended time due date: 11/1, Solar Task 1 & 2 – final extended time due date: 11/7. Unit 2 Assessment-11/5 ENVIR SCI