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Thursday 3/6/14 CONGRATS LADY CHEROKEES!. SCIENCE STARTER: Describe how mutated white moths could be a disadvantage in a forest. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Unit 1 Summative Assessment Edmodo.com Catch up time for Edmodo assignments HOMEWORK : finish makeup work. ENVIR SCI.
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Thursday 3/6/14CONGRATS LADY CHEROKEES! SCIENCE STARTER:Describe how mutated white moths could be a disadvantage in a forest. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Unit 1 Summative Assessment Edmodo.com Catch up time for Edmodo assignments HOMEWORK: finish makeup work ENVIR SCI
Wednesday 3/5/14CONGRATS LADY CHEROKEES! SCIENCE STARTER:Describe the stages of vegetation growth in primary succession. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Edmodo.com – DO THEM IN THIS ORDER Succession Virtual Lab Natural Selection Virtual Simulation Lab HOMEWORK: Read ch. 5.3 in your online textbook SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT: ECOLOGY…THURSDAY! ENVIR SCI
Tuesday 3/4/14CONGRATS LADY CHEROKEES! SCIENCE STARTER:Differentiate between primary succession and secondary succession. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Edmodo.com – DO THEM IN THIS ORDER What is succession? What are adaptations? What is natural selection? HOMEWORK: Read ch. 5.3 in your online textbook SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT: ECOLOGY…THURSDAY! ENVIR SCI
Monday 3/3/14CONGRATS LADY CHEROKEES! TURN IN YOUR SCIENCE STARTS FROM LAST WEEK IN EDMODO…..GO TO THE ASSIGNMENT IN YOUR NEWSFEED WITH LAST WEEKS DATES on them!!! 2/24/14 thru 2/28/14 SCIENCE STARTER:Describe how you think a vacant lot would change over time. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Edmodo.com KIMS Diagram ch.5.3 w/ Section Review. (due today!) Copy your notes: Ecological Succession HOMEWORK: Read ch. 5.3 in your online textbook SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT: ECOLOGY…THURSDAY! ENVIR SCI
Friday 2/28/14 SCIENCE STARTER:none WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Biome Presentations HOMEWORK: Read ch. 7 in your online textbook ENVIR SCI
Thursday 2/27/14 SCIENCE STARTER:none WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Biome Presentations HOMEWORK: Read ch. 7 in your online textbook ENVIR SCI
Wednesday 2/26/14HAPPY HUMP-DAY!! WOOT-WOOT! TURN IN YOUR SCIENCE STARTS FROM LAST WEEK IN EDMODO…..GO TO THE ASSIGNMENT IN YOUR NEWSFEED WITH LAST WEEKS DATES on them!!! 2/17/14 thru 2/21/14 the prior 2 weeks ending 2/14/14 SCIENCE STARTER:In your opinion, how do you believe humans have negatively impacted various biomes on earth? WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Whole Class Review: BrainPop: Aquatic Biome HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY using 1-2-3 Method Edmodo.com FOLLOW-UP: Presentations begin tomorrow. HOMEWORK: Read ch. 7 in your online textbook ENVIR SCI
Monday 2/24/14TGIM….not! TURN IN YOUR SCIENCE STARTS FROM LAST WEEK IN EDMODO…..GO TO THE ASSIGNMENT IN YOUR NEWSFEED WITH LAST WEEKS DATES on them!!! 2/17/14 thru 2/21/14 the prior 2 weeks ending 2/14/14 SCIENCE STARTER:Describe an adaptation. Give an example of an organism that would be adapted to live in a particular biome (be sure to identify the biome) WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Whole Class Review: BrainPop: Aquatic Biome/) Edmodo.com WikiProject Zoo – Day 6 HOMEWORK: Read ch. 6 in your online textbook ENVIR SCI
Friday 2/21/14TGIF!! Turn in your science starts from the prior 2 weeks ending 2/14/14 SCIENCE STARTER:Describe parasitism. Give an example of 2 organisms and describe their relationship. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Whole Class Review: Adaptations: The Birds and the Beaks (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/lessons/the-birds-and-the-beaks/lesson-overview/1147/) Edmodo.com WikiProject Zoo – Day 5 HOMEWORK: Read ch. 6 in your online textbook ENVIR SCI
Thursday 2/20/14Only a 4 day week this week! Turn in your science starts from the prior 2 weeks ending 2/14/14 SCIENCE STARTER:Describe mutualism. Give an example of 2 organisms and describe how they benefit each other. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Whole Class Review: Brainpop – Land Biomes Edmodo.com WikiProject Zoo – Day 3 HOMEWORK: Read ch. 6 in your online textbook ENVIR SCI
Wednesday 2/19/14Only a 4 day week this week! Don’t forget about Class Dojo!!! Get started on your starter! SCIENCE STARTER:Describe the relationship between altitude and temperature of the biomes. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? RTI – Compass Learning – Populations Login: GTID # Password: initpass Edmodo.com RTI Follow-up: Symbiosis Video and Quiz – Study Jams: Symbosis…..follow directions for the SCREENSHOTS! WikiProject Zoo – Day 3 HOMEWORK: Read ch. 6 in your online textbook ENVIR SCI
Tuesday 2/18/14Only a 4 day week this week! Don’t forget about Class Dojo!!! Get started on your starter! SCIENCE STARTER:Describe the relationship between latitude and temperature of the biomes. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Edmodo.com WikiProject Zoo – Day 2 HOMEWORK: Read ch. 6 in your online textbook ENVIR SCI
Monday 2/17/14Only a 4 day week this week! NO SCHOOL: WINTER BREAK/PRESIDENT’S DAY HOMEWORK: Read ch. 6 in your online textbook ENVIR SCI
Friday 2/14/14Only a 4 day week this week! NO SCHOOL: WINTER BREAK HOMEWORK: Read ch. 6 in your online textbook ENVIR SCI
Thursday 2/13/14Only a 4 day week this week! Don’t forget about Class Dojo!!! Get started on your starter! SCIENCE STARTER:none – prepare for Media. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Media: Planet Earth: High Plains, begin Jungles HOMEWORK: Read ch. 6 in your online textbook ENVIR SCI
Wednesday 2/12/14Only a 4 day week this week! NO SCHOOL: SNOW DAY!! HOMEWORK: Read ch. 6 in your online textbook ENVIR SCI
Tuesday 2/11/14Only a 4 day week this week! Don’t forget about Class Dojo!!! Get started on your starter! SCIENCE STARTER:Differentiate between a population, community, and ecosystem. Give an example of each. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Edmodo.com WikiProject Zoo – Day 1 HOMEWORK: Read ch. 6 in your online textbook ENVIR SCI
Monday 2/10/14Only a 4 day week this week! SCIENCE STARTER:List the levels of ecological organization from least complex to most complex. What mnemonic device (sentence) are you using to help you remember it? WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Edmodo.com KIMS Vocabulary Organizer (ch. 6.1) Reading Guide 3-9 What are biomes? Write the questions & answers…follow directions on the answer document. HOMEWORK: Read ch. 4.1 in your online textbook Quiz on Friday over Chapters 5.1 (Energy Flow in the Ecosystem) ENVIR SCI
Thursday 2/6/14Friday Eve! SCIENCE STARTER:Choose 2 or more organisms and describe the interactions they have with each other (or, in other words, how they are connected) WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Lecture/Notes: Ecosystems Edmodo.com Reading Guide 3-1 What is Ecology? HOMEWORK: Read ch. 4.1 in your online textbook Quiz on Friday over Chapters 5.1 (Energy Flow in the Ecosystem) ENVIR SCI
Wednesday 2/5/14Happy Humpday Turn in Sci Starts from prior 2 wks (through 1/31/14) SCIENCE STARTER:Given the following food chain: Phytoplankton minnows shad heron Which level, minnows or shad, has a higher biomass? And why? WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? RTI: compasslearningodyssey.com Login: GTID number Password: initpass CHANGE odyssey to kendrick TAKE NOTES AS YOU GO!!! HOMEWORK: Read ch. 4.1 in your online textbook Quiz on Friday over Chapters 5.1 (Energy Flow in the Ecosystem) ( ENVIR SCI
Tuesday 2/4/14Humpday Eve! SCIENCE STARTER:What do you think interconnected means and give an example based on your definition. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Edmodo.com Review WikiProject Zoo Letter After reading informational texts/websites on a specific terrestrial or aquatic biome of your choice, write a letter to the director of Wiki Zoo Board in which you argue for funding to support environmental remediation of your biome. Support your position with evidence from your research. Reading Guide 3-1 What is Ecology? HOMEWORK: Read ch. 4.1 in your online textbook Quiz on Friday over Chapters 5.1 (Energy Flow in the Ecosystem) and 4.1 (Ecosystems/Ecological Organization) ENVIR SCI
Monday 2/3/14Monday…..ughhh! SCIENCE STARTER:Describe what happens to energy as you go up (or through) a food chain. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Edmodo.com KIMS Diagram – Ecosystems/Ecological Organization w/ Ch. 4.1 Section Review HOMEWORK: Read ch.4.1 in your online textbook Quiz on Friday over Chapters 5.1 (Energy Flow in the Ecosystem) and 4.1 (Ecosystems/Ecological Organization) ENVIR SCI
Friday 1/31/14TGIF!!! SCIENCE STARTER:Differentiate between an autotroph and a heterotroph and give an example of each. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Edmodo.com Food Web Model HOMEWORK: Read ch. 5.1 in your online textbook ENVIR SCI
Monday 1/27/14SNOW DAY IN OUR FUTURE??? SCIENCE STARTER:Given the following food chain: Phytoplankton minnows shad heron Which ones are producers and which ones are consumers and how do you know? WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? Lecture: Food Chains/Food Webs Food Web Model HOMEWORK: Read ch. 5.1 in your online textbook ENVIR SCI
Friday 1/24/14TGIF!!!! SCIENCE STARTER:Write out a food chain with the following oganisms: eagle, snake, grass, bird, grasshopper. Use the appropriate arrows to indicate energy transfer. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? If you were out Tuesday, you must make up the Quiz: Introduction to Environmental Science by Friday afternoon Lecture: Food Chains/Food Webs Food Web Model HOMEWORK: Read ch. 5.1 in your online textbook ENVIR SCI
Thursday 1/23/14Friday Eve! TURN IN SCIENCE STARTS FROM PRIOR 2 WKS to teacher if absent yesterday. SCIENCE STARTER: Differentiate between a food web and a food chain. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?: If you were out Tuesday, you must make up the Quiz: Introduction to Environmental Science by Friday afternoon Edmodo.com – Ch 5.1 Vocabulary (due today!) Lecture: Food Chains/Food Webs HOMEWORK: Read ch. 5.1 in your online textbook ENVIR SCI
Wednesday 1/22/14Humpday, Humpday, Humpday! TURN IN SCIENCE STARTS FROM PRIOR 2 WKS SCIENCE STARTER: Differentiate between a producer and a consumer and give an example of each. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?: If you were out yesterday, you must make up the Quiz: Introduction to Environmental Science by Friday afternoon Reading Guide 3-7: What are food chains, webs, and pyramids? Write the questions and answers on YOP. Highlight your answers. Edmodo.com – Ch 5.1 Vocabulary HOMEWORK: Read ch. 5.1 in your online textbook ENVIR SCI
Tuesday 1/21/14Humpday Eve No Talking, Begin SCIENCE STARTER. SCIENCE STARTER: Compare how plants get energy vs. how animals get energy. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?: Quiz: Introduction to Environmental Science Unit 1 Pre-Test: Ecology Reading Guide 3-6: What are producers and consumers? Write the questions and answers on YOP. Highlight your answers. Edmodo.com – finish on your own time and turn in! KIMS Diagram: Chapter 1 Student General Informational Survey (finish if not done) 1/10: view post and follow directions to the Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences Survey. (finish if not done) Lab Safety Scientific Method HOMEWORK: Obtain a 1- 2 inch ringbinder notebook and supplies ENVIR SCI
Monday 1/20/14No school! MLK Day ENVIR SCI
Friday 1/17/14TGIF!!!! No Talking, Begin SCIENCE STARTER. SCIENCE STARTER: Describe the 3 types of societies evident in human culture. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?: LECTURE: Introduction to Environmental Science PT 2 Media: Human Footprint (FINISH) Edmodo.com – finish on your own time and turn in! KIMS Diagram: Chapter 1 Student General Informational Survey (finish if not done) 1/10: view post and follow directions to the Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences Survey. (finish if not done) Lab Safety Scientific Method HOMEWORK: Obtain a 1- 2 inch ringbinder notebook and supplies ENVIR SCI
Thursday 1/16/14TBT!!!! No Talking, Begin SCIENCE STARTER. SCIENCE STARTER: Hypothesize: What are some topics you think environmental science is about? WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?: LECTURE: Introduction to Environmental Science Media: Human Footprint Edmodo.com – finish on your own time and turn in! KIMS Diagram: Chapter 1 Student General Informational Survey (finish if not done) 1/10: view post and follow directions to the Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences Survey. (finish if not done) Lab Safety Scientific Method HOMEWORK: Obtain a 1- 2 inch ringbinder notebook and supplies ENVIR SCI
Wednesday 1/15/14Guess what day it is!? No Talking, Begin SCIENCE STARTER. SCIENCE STARTER: Describe your “environment” WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?: Textbook Issue Edmodo.com KIMS Diagram: Chapter 1 Student General Informational Survey (finish if not done) 1/10: view post and follow directions to the Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences Survey. (finish if not done) Lab Safety Scientific Method HOMEWORK: Obtain a 1- 2 inch ringbinder notebook and supplies ENVIR SCI
Tuesday 1/14/14Humpday Eve No Talking, Begin SCIENCE STARTER. SCIENCE STARTER: Discuss how you would go about solving a scientific problem. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?: SLO Pre-Test H/O: Online Textbook Review Edmodo.com Student General Informational Survey (finish if not done) 1/10: view post and follow directions to the Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences Survey. Lab Safety Scientific Method HOMEWORK: Obtain a 1- 2 inch ringbinder notebook and supplies ENVIR SCI
Monday 1/13/14Only 4 more days until the weekend No Talking, Find a Seat (in a 2 seater desk…not the lab tables), Begin SCIENCE STARTER. SCIENCE STARTER: Discuss why you believe lab safety is important in any lab situation. Give some examples. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?: Edmodo.com Student General Informational Survey (finish if not done) 1/10: view post and follow directions to the Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences Survey. Lab Safety Scientific Method HOMEWORK: Obtain a 1- 2 inch ringbinder notebook and supplies ENVIR SCI
Friday 1/10/14REMEMBER…THIS IS YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION…MAKE A GOOD ONE B/C IT WILL LAST ALL SEMESTER!! No Talking, Find a Seat (in a 2 seater desk…not the lab tables), Begin SCIENCE STARTER. SCIENCE STARTER: Describe you and your family’s role in the environment. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?: Edmodo.com Student General Informational Survey (finish if not done) 1/10: view post and follow directions to the Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences Survey. Lab Safety/Course Syllabus HOMEWORK: Obtain a 1- 2 inch ringbinder notebook and supplies ENVIR SCI
Thursday 1/9/14REMEMBER…THIS IS YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION…MAKE A GOOD ONE B/C IT WILL LAST ALL SEMESTER!! No Talking, Find a Seat (in a 2 seater desk…not the lab tables), Begin SCIENCE STARTER. SCIENCE STARTER: Describe how you go about studying information you learn in school each day. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?: H/O: Student Profile H/O: What’s Your Learning Style H/O: How Are You Smart? H/O: Technology Survey Edmodo.com [use GTID # and login for computer if creating a new account (code: x24hp7)] Student Survey HOMEWORK: Obtain a 1- 2 inch ringbinder notebook and supplies ENVIR SCI
Wednesday 1/8/14REMEMBER…THIS IS YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION…MAKE A GOOD ONE B/C IT WILL LAST ALL SEMESTER!! NO CLASSES DUE TO FROZEN PIPES For the Science Starter for this day, please put “N/A” ENVIR SCI
Tuesday 1/7/14REMEMBER…THIS IS YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION…MAKE A GOOD ONE B/C IT WILL LAST ALL SEMESTER!! No Talking, Find a Seat (in a 2 seater desk…not the lab tables), Begin SCIENCE STARTER. SCIENCE STARTER: If someone from 1865 suddenly appeared today, what would be the most difficult thing to explain to them about life today? WORK SESSION: Introduction to Thinking Maps Teacher Introduction Student Introduction through Thinking Maps HOMEWORK: Obtain a 1- 2 inch ringbinder notebook and supplies ENVIR SCI
BY MONDAY 1/13, YOU NEED….. • Ringbinder Notebook (just for Env.Sci.) • USB Flash Drive (2GB or greater) • Notebook Paper • Writing Utensils