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Environmental Science

Environmental Science. Daily Agenda Fall 2011. Environmental Science: T 12/6. Warm Up Has the rate of extinction been steady throughout the planet’s evolution? Explain. What is the #1 cause of today’s extinctions? What is the rate difference of pre-human vs post-human extinctions?

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Environmental Science

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  1. Environmental Science Daily Agenda Fall 2011

  2. Environmental Science: T 12/6 Warm Up • Has the rate of extinction been steady throughout the planet’s evolution? Explain. • What is the #1 cause of today’s extinctions? • What is the rate difference of pre-human vs post-human extinctions? Stamp and review Ch 10 section review Q’s Articles: Monarchs and Wolves Ch 10 test Friday

  3. Monarchs and Milkweed

  4. Monarch Migration

  5. Monarchs in Mexico

  6. 12/6 Disappearing Monarch butterflies have an ally in KansasAnswer Questions on notebook paper • Describe monarch migration pattern. • Describe the decline in population. • What multiple factors are causing monarch decline? • Describe how the switch to herbicide-resistant corn and soy has made things worse. • What solutions are proposed to help? • Draw conclusions about monoculture and species diversity.

  7. Before and After WolvesAnswer Questions on notebook paper Compare the before and after pictures of Yellowstone • Describe the before and after differences in: • elk • Aspens • Coyotes • Willows • Beavers • Carrion • Generally explain how a wolf is a keystone species • How could a beaver also be seen as a keystone species?

  8. Environmental Science: M 12/5 Warm Up • What % of prescribed medications comes from plant species? From what kingdom are most antibiotics derived? (p 261) • What factors make some species more prone to extinction than others? (p. 263) • What are biodiversity hotspots? (p 268) • What are the shortcomings of preserving a species in a captive program? (p 271) Read ch 10 and do all section review Q’s, especially the Critical Thinking Q’s.

  9. Environmental Science: F 12/2 GO TROJANS! Share and Turn in current event. Complete Cane Toads video. Bring text book Monday

  10. Environmental Science: Th 12/1 Warm Up 1. What are invasive or exotic species? 2. How are domestic cats like invasive species? • Complete biodiversity lab write-up and turn in • Invasive species video clip & notes • Begin Cane Toads Video HW/CW: Current Event due tomorrow

  11. Environmental Science: W 11/30 Warm Up • What class of organisms has the greatest # of species? P 259 • Which has the least? • Why is genetic diversity important to a species? • Why is biodiversity important to an ecosystem? • What is a monoculture? • How is an otter a keystone species? Biodiversity activity Current Event due Friday

  12. Environmental Science: T 11/29 • Stamp & review GA freshwater article q’s • Ch 11.1-2 quiz on iRespond • Biodiversity – ch 10 vocab & read • Current event due Friday

  13. Environmental Science: Th 11/17 • Science career day assignments Warm up • If rain falls on your property, is it yours? Review Ch 11 work CW: Water wars

  14. Environmental Science: M 11/28 Warm Up • Do we get our water from surface or ground water? • Sketch and label: ground water, aquifer & water table. “Active Reading” and “Where Does Your water come from?” reading Ch 11, Sections 1 & 2 quiz tomorrow

  15. Environmental Science: W 11/16 Warm up • Is there any way for ocean water to be added back into the freshwater cycle? • How might global warming affect the amount of fresh water available to us? • Why is fresh water as a resource becoming more limited? Stamp homework

  16. Environmental Science: T 11/15 Warm Up (use text, ch 11.2) • What % of the earth’s water is fresh water? • What % of the fresh water is frozen at the poles? • What % remains at our disposal? CW/HW Vocabch 11 Read ch 11 All section review Q’s

  17. Environmental Science: F. 11/11/11 Turn in packet • p. 200, #19-23, 28-31 (stamped) • Ch 7.1 section review and vocab (stamped) • Ch 7.2 section review and vocab (stamped) • Aquatic Ecosystems vocabulary • Aquatic Ecosystems - notes • "Quiz" and "Concept Review“ • Test

  18. Environmental Science: Th. 11/10 Stamp HW p. 200, #19-23, 28-31 Put together packet • p. 200, #19-23, 28-31 (stamped) • Ch7.1 section review and vocab (stamped) • Ch 7.2 section review and vocab (stamped) • Aquatic Ecosystems vocabulary • Aquatic Ecosystems - notes • "Quiz" and "Concept Review“ • Review HW • BINGO vocab review

  19. Environmental Science: Wed. 11/9 Warm Up • List three different anthropogenic threats to coral reefs and describe their specific effects on coral reefs. • Compare and contrast plankton, benthos and nekton. (Three way venn) • Which creatures are affected by ocean acidification: Pteropods or zooxanthellae? Explain. • Review notes • Complete vocab (use own words. Make a sketch) Text work p. 200, #19-23, 28-31 • Test Friday: aquatic biomes • Ch 7 + Coral reefs, wetlands, ocean acidification, runoff

  20. Environmental Science: Mon. 11/7/11 Warm up • If you could be any kind of scientist for a living, what would you like to be? • Science career day sign-ups – Nov. 18th • Coral Reef video notes • Ocean acidification & runoff ws - complete • Aquatic biomes vocab • Test Friday: aquatic biomes • Ch 7 + Coral reefs, wetlands, ocean acidification, runoff

  21. Environmental Science: Thur. 11/3/11 Warm up • What do you think is the largest source of pollution to our waterways? • Presentations, as available • iRespondvocab anticipation quiz • Aquatic ecosystems test Tuesday (includes ch 7)

  22. Environmental Science: Tue. 11/1/11 Presentations Coral Reefs Ocean Acidification Wetlands Run-off Pollution

  23. Environmental Science: Mon 10/31 Warm Up • Define anthropogenic Presentations Coral Reefs Ocean Acidification Wetlands Run-off Pollution

  24. Environmental Science: Fri! 10/28 • Turn in handouts for me to copy (don’t forget names!) • Share current events • Turn in current events • Video: freshwater biomes • Presentations Monday

  25. Environmental Science: Thurs. 10/20 • Turn in biodiversity article with notes Project: Georgia endangered animals

  26. Environmental Science: Wed. 10/19 • Finish reviewing Concept Review ws from yesterday • CW/HW: Aquatic Biodiversity Active Reading with questions • Last 10 minutes: Great Pacific Garbage Patch video

  27. Environmental Science: Tues. 10/18 Debrief on End of the Line movie Sign up for “Where does your fish come from?” Stamp book work 7.2 Review ch 7 book work CW/HW: Ch 7 Concept Review sheet

  28. Environmental Science: Thurs. 10/13 Warm Up • What is the defining difference between freshwater and marine habitats? • In what part of the ocean would you expect to find the greatest biodiversity? Explain. Review text work Ch 7.1 CW/HW: Text Ch 7.2 marine ecosystems • vocab • Read • answer section review Q’s p. 197 • Read Case Study P. 192-3. Answer Q’s.

  29. Environmental Science: Tues. 10/11 Warm Up • What abiotic factors determine an aquatic biome? • Stamp text section 7.1 work • Terrestrial biome presentations

  30. Environmental Science: Mon. 10/10 • Complete biome presentations CW/HW: Aquatic Biomes, Ch 7 • Define Section 1 vocabulary (p. 185) • Read Ch 7, Section 1 • Answer Section 1 Review Q’s, p. 190

  31. Environmental Science: Friday! 10/7 • Get into groups • grade your project on rubric • Turn in rubric • Project presentations • Each person presents their role

  32. Environmental Science: Tues. 10/4 • Turn in biomes organizer • Begin biomes project – due Friday • (Ace) trop. RF • savanna • desert • Temp rain forest • Temp deciduous forest • Tundra • Temperate grassland • Chaparral • taiga

  33. Environmental Science: Mon. 10/3 Warm-up • What is a deciduous tree? • What is a coniferous tree? CW/HW Biomes graph Biomes Organizer – complete

  34. Environmental Science: Fri. 9/30 Stamp and keep Current Event Warm Up • What factors determine a biome? (ch 6) Start biomes unit • Active Reading: What is a Biome?

  35. Biomes Unit Standards SEV2. Students will demonstrate an understanding that the Earth is one interconnected system. • c. Characterize the components that define a Biome. • Abiotic Factors – to include precipitation, temperature and soils. • Biotic Factors – plant and animal adaptations that create success in that biome.

  36. Environmental Science: Thurs. 9/29 • Complete lab write-up and turn in

  37. Environmental Science: Wed. 9/28 • Turn in packet • Ch 4 vocab • ch 4 textbook work • ch 5 vocab • ch 5 textbook work • Transfer of Energy in Ecosystems ws • Kingdom VENN diagrams ws • The Organization of Life ws (2 triangles) • Clear desk for test • Journal check after test • Current event due Friday

  38. Environmental Science: Tues. 9/27 • Lab write-up on computers • Complete lab write-up Thursday Test tomorrow Packet due tomorrow Journal check tomorrow Current event due Friday

  39. Environmental Science: Mon. 9/26 Warm Up • What kind of graph will you use for data? • Review text work • Vocab review sheet • demo lab format Ecology Test Wednesday

  40. Environmental Science: Fri. 9/23 • Radish Lab – Water/Record data – last time • Review text work • Succession

  41. Environmental Science: Thurs. 9/22 • Radish Lab – Water/Record data • Stamp text work pp. 143 – 145 #1-10, 24-26, 34-35 Warm Up • Compare and contrast primary and secondary succession. • What events can lead to primary succession? • What events can lead to secondary succession? • Complete Matter Cycles Notes • Review Text work Ecology Test Friday (Ch 4 & 5 + activities) Journal Check tomorrow Packet Due tomorrow (add text pp. 115-117 + VENN ws to packet TOC)

  42. Environmental Science: Wed. 9/21 Radish Lab – Water/Record data Turn in Web Quest Warm up: • What are biofuels? (Break the word down) • Given what you know about phosphorus (and oil) shortages, argue how biofuels could be thought of as nonrenewable. • Carbon cycle & succession notes • HW: Read ch 5, section 3. • Ch 5 review pp. 143 – 145 #1-10, 24-26, 34-35 Ecology Test Friday (Ch 4 & 5 + activities)

  43. Environmental Science: Tues 9/20 • Radish Lab – Water/Record data • Complete web quest • Ecology Test Friday (Ch 4 & 5 + activities)

  44. Environmental Science: Mon 9/19 Radish Lab – Water/Record data Warm up: • What are the three main components of fertilizer? • What would happen if excess fertilizer got into natural water bodies? 2nd: Complete nitrogen cycle notes + P cycle 4th: phosphorus cycle WEB QUEST Ch 4 & 5 test Friday

  45. Environmental Science: Fri. 9/16 • Radish Lab – Water/Record data Warm up: • What is nitrogen used for? • Stamp and share current events • Nitrogen Cycle Notes/video clips

  46. Environmental Science: Thurs. 9/15 • Radish Lab – Water/Record data Warm Up • What is a “trophic level”? (use your vocab) • Energy pyramid discussion CW: Complete and review Energy in Ecosystems ws • Notes on nitrogen cycle • Current event due tomorrow

  47. Environmental Science: Wed. 9/14 • Radish Lab – Water/Record data Warm-up • What do the arrows represent in a food chain? • What do you call a bunch of interconnected food chains? • What is the energy source for almost all ecosystems? • What kinds of organisms consume from every level of all food chains? • Correct yesterday’s warm-up in your journal. • Food web activity. CW/HW: Food web diagram Current Event Due Friday

  48. Environmental Science: Tues. 9/13 • Radish Lab – Water/Record data • Check textbook work. • Ch 4 quiz Warm- up (after quiz) • What kingdoms are the decomposers? • Describe the planet without decomposers. • Draw the longest realistic food chain you can think of. CW/HW: Define terms from Ch 5

  49. Environmental Science: Mon. 9/12 • Radish Lab – Water/Record data Warm-up • Compare and contrast habitat & niche • Describe your niche? • Review VENN ws • Text p. 115-117 # 10-17, 18-19, 21-24, 28-29 The Organization of Life (Ch 4) quiz tomorrow Current event due Friday

  50. Environmental Science: Fri. 9/9 • Radish Lab – Water/Record data Warm-up • Can organisms choose to evolve? Explain. • Compare and contrast natural selection and pesticide resistance. • Diversity of Living Things (4.3) notes CW/HW • VENN ws • Text p. 115-117 # 10-17, 18-19, 21-24, 28-29

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