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Environmental Science Spring 2014 Agendas Environmental Science 1/8/14 REMIND101 • Intros Text to 706 434-8709 • Syllabus Period 1: @1d10e • Find Someone Who… Period 4: @cd298 Period 5: @ed840 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 KEEP TEXTBOOK AT SCHOOL; USE ON-LINE CODE AT HOME Environmental Science F 4/25/14 • TURN IN ENERGY DIARY • Test return and review • New Unit – Solid Waste Warm Up 1) How many pounds of solid waste (trash/garbage) do you think the average American produces in one day? 2) Where does garbage go once it is picked up from the curb? 3) Why is solid waste reduction a worthy goal? 4) Brainstorm ways to reduce solid waste. CW: Read Ch 19, section 1. Answer Q’s 1-6 p. 523. Environmental Science Th 4/24/14 • Spring Fling Environmental Science W 4/23/14 • Global Warming Test Environmental Science T 4/22/14 • Complete cause/effect poster Choose a friend or two. Make a poster showing lifestyle changes anyone can make to reduce CO2 emissions and explaining How they do this. Environmental Science M 4/21/14 Warm Up 1. How much has the average global temperature risen in the last 100 years? 2. What is snowpack? How do we depend on it? http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/indicators/snow-ice/snowpack.html 3. What is the effect of climate change on snowpack? https://www2.ucar.edu/climate/faq/how-much-has-global-temperature-risen-last-100-years 4. What is “carbon capture” (sequestration)? CW: Complete Global Warming Cause/Effect • Tomorrow: EARTH DAY • Wednesday: Climate Change Test/Intro Final Project • Thursday: Spring Fling • Friday: Start Solid Waste unit Environmental Science F 4/18/14 Review Energy Test Review Climate Change vocab quiz Discuss Energy Diary Rubric TED talk: James Balog - Chasing Ice (20 min) Environmental Science Th 4/17/14 Global Warming Vocabulary Quiz Start cause/effect group activity Environmental Science W 4/16/14 Warm Up 1. What is the expected sea level rise by 2100? 2. What are the two ways global warming can cause sea levels to rise? 3. What are aerosols? • Global Warming lecture • Vocab review BINGO • GLOBAL WARMING QUIZ TOMORROW New chance to do Energy Diary for half credit: 1. Download form from blog 2. Change dates on form 3. Start today. 4. Due next Thursday. Environmental Science T 4/15/14 Warm Up 1. Define anthropogenic. 2. What is the main debate about global warming? 3. What are isotopes of an atom? 4. Give an example of an isotope and its use. CW: Earth the Operators Manual video with notes. • Climate Change vocab quiz Thursday Environmental Science M 4/14/14 Thanks for your help, Saturday! We kept 391 cars-worth of paint, paper, electronics, and metals out of the landfills Warm Up 1. Take notes on IPCC article 2. Add your own reflection in a paragraph • Earth the Operators Manual video with notes. • Climate Change vocab quiz Thursday Environmental Science F 4/11/14 TURN IN CH 13 NOTES Warm Up 1. What portion of the atmosphere do greenhouse gases take? Explain. 2. What unit is CO2 measured in? 3. Describe the ocean warming / CO2 feedback loop. 4. Describe the ice sheets feedback loop. 5. Describe the methane feedback loop. Earth the Operators Manual video with notes. Environmental Science Th 4/10/14 Journal Check HW due Friday: Ch 13 vocab & notes • Earth Day Tuesday, 4/22 brainstorm ideas • Volunteer sign-ups for Saturday Community Recycling with Keep Cobb Beautiful and the GREEN CLUB • TED Talks: James Hansen (notes) Environmental Science W 4/9/14 Warm Up 1. Give an example of a cause and effect relationship with regard to global warming. 2. What is a positive feedback loop? 3. Give an example of a feedback loop. CW: Group work: cause & effect chart Journal Check moved to tomorrow HW now due Friday: Ch 13 notes Environmental Science T 4/8/14 • TURN IN CO2 GRAPH • Journal Check tomorrow • Returns and grade updates CW: due at end of class 1. Read Ch 3.2, pp. 71-76: The Atmosphere 2. Define all italic and highlighted words (14) 3. Put title of each section in outside margin and take bulleted notes for each paragraph 4. Go back and copy the 2 pie charts 5. Reflect on “Eco Fact” box on p. 75 HW Due Thursday: same as #2-3 above for all of Ch 13 Environmental Science M 4/7/14 Welcome Back! • Last day to turn in Energy Diary (if you finished Friday night before Spring Break) Warm Up 1. Why does your car interior heat up on a sunny day? Be specific. 2. What is the “greenhouse effect”? 3. List the greenhouse gases. CW: Graphing CO2 levels. BRING TEXTBOOK TOMORROW Environmental Science F 3/28/14 • Turn in Energy Diary 1. Completed chart 2. Include pictures 3. Include any explanations needed as to why things are missing (if anything is) 4. Staple all together • Project presentations • Put cell phones AWAY Environmental Science Th 3/27/14 • Energy Diary due 1. Email pictures to yourself 2. Print them out with dates 3. Include any explanations needed as to why things are missing (if anything is) 4. Staple all together • Project presentations • Put cell phones AWAY Environmental Science W 3/26/14 • Project presentations • Put cell phones AWAY • Energy Diary due tomorrow 1. Email pictures to yourself 2. Print them out with dates 3. Include any explanations needed as to why things are missing (if anything is) 4. Staple all together Environmental Science M 3/24/14 Put Cell Phone in Box Turn in Non-renewable energy organizer & Efficiency ws Energy Test NOTE #25 change “nonrenewable” to renewable in both places Project due tomorrow rubric, model & powerpoint printout Environmental Science F 3/21/14 METER PICTURES AND DATA? WarmUp 1) How is the sun the source of energy for fossil fuels and biomass? Review efficiency calculations Go over meter-reading ws Review other work Notes on renewables Test Monday (also collecting Nonrenewable organizer – should be stamped) Project Due Tuesday Environmental Science Th 3/20/14 DID YOU TAKE YOUR METER PICTURES LAST NIGHT? WarmUp 1. What is efficiency? 2. Can anything be 100% efficient? 3. What happens to the remainder? Questions on project? CW: Practice efficiency calculations Notes Test Monday Project Due Tuesday Environmental Science W 3/19/14 TURN IN RENEWABLE ENERGY CHART Warm Up 1. What have you used electricity for so far today? 2. Which type of appliance takes the most energy to operate? 3. How can you save the most power? 4. What is the difference between active and passive solar heating? 5. What are photovoltaic cells? (break the word down) Quiz review Energy Test Monday Energy Project Due Tuesday Environmental Science T 3/18/14 No Warm Up Nonrenewable energy Quiz Renewable Energy Organizer – due tomorrow Energy Test Monday Energy Project Due Tuiesday Environmental Science M 3/17/14 WarmUp 1. 5 things you remember from Nathan’s presentation Friday (if you were not here, 5 things you know about nuclear energy) 2. Where do the sulfur and nitrogen in pollution from fossil fuel come from? Returns. CW: Quiz study guide. Nonrenewable energy quiz tomorrow. Also, bring book tomorrow. Environmental Science F 3/14/14 • Nathan Zohner, guest speaker • Nuclear Energy Environmental Science Th 3/13/14 TURN IN HW 17.2 ws & p. 488 (1st due tomorrow) Warm Up 1. What process produces CO2? 2. What nonrenewable energy source does NOT produce CO2? 3. Make a 2-column chart to show sources that do and do not produce CO2. 4. Compare and contrast petroleum/natural gas. 5. Are all energy sources available at all times? Explain with examples. 6. Describe two solutions to the above problem. Notes & video clips Environmental Science W 3/12/14 • Laptops for Energy Project research • Rubric change – model now in lab category HW: 17.2 ws & p. 488 due tomorrow Nonrenewable energy quiz Tuesday Environmental Science T 3/11/14 Warm Up (read p. 489) 1. What is crude oil? 2. How are the products from crude oil separated? 3. How are plastics made from petroleum? 4. How many different kinds of plastics are there? CW (due at end of class): p 481 #1-3, 6-7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19-27 HW (due Thursday): Read section 17.2 & complete notes ws + p. 488 Environmental Science M 3/10/14 Intro Energy Project – DUE Tuesday, March 25th BRING TEXTBOOK TOMORROW Environmental Science F 3/7/14 Gasland movie with notes Environmental Science Th 3/6/14 TURN IN WEBQUEST Stamp Organizer Land Use Test returns & review Warm Up 1. Write a couple of sentences describing how electricity is generated. 2. Write out what the following air pollutants stand for and give one source of each: SO2, NOx VOC, PM, CO 3. What causes acid rain? Review air pollution & nonrenewable energy ws Environmental Science W 3/5/14 Fracking, XL Pipeline & ANWR – due tomorrow Also due tomorrow: nonrenewable energy organizer Environmental Science T 3/4/14 Journal Check Air Pollution Chart Non-renewable Energy Chart – due Thursday Generating Electricity Demo Non-renewable Energy Lecture Environmental Science M 3/3/14 • Land Use test Warm up 1. List 4 fossil fuels 2. Are fossil fuels renewable? Explain. 3. List one other non-renewable energy source. • Journal check tomorrow • BRING BOOK TOMORROW Environmental Science F 2/28/14 WarmUp 1. List components of topsoil. 2. Describe the benefits of topsoil. 3. What is topsoil degradation? 4. Compare/contrast selective breeding/genetic engineering. 5. What does “GMO” stand for (foods)? 6. List some GMO foods. Returns Review Genetic Engineering videos, if time TEST MONDAY Environmental Science Th 2/27/14 TURN IN CH 14 HW Response/reaction to guest speaker (on a separate sheet of notebook paper that you will hand in) One or two paragraphs with general impressions, advice, reactions, etc. *let me know if you want it sent to Ms. Mucke or not History of Food video w/ notes (1/2 sheet) Eat and Review tomorrow – Sustainable Table Food TEST MONDAY Environmental Science W 2/26/14 No warm up Guest speaker Lorena Mucke Ethical Choices Take notes: 20 facts (not from handouts) Reminder: HW: Ch 14 – ALL end of section Q’s (including critical thinking Q’s), + p. 397-8 #1-22 – due Tomorrow LAND USE TEST MONDAY ch 14 & 15 Environmental Science T 2/25/14 Warm Up 1. Which uses infrastructure more efficiently, urban or rural development? Explain. Agenda • Ch 14 Land Use Lecture HW: Ch 14 – ALL end of section Q’s (including critical thinking Q’s), + p. 397-8 #1-22 – due Thursday Environmental Science M 2/24/14 TURN IN Ch 15 Food and Agriculture Notes WarmUp: 1. Read Barbara Kingsolver excerpt; take 10 notes in journal Test Returns TED talk on sustainable fishery (aquaculture) HW: Ch 14 – ALL end of section Q’s (including critical thinking Q’s), + p. 397-8 #1-22 – due Thursday Environmental Science F 2/21/14 Warm Up 1. About how long does it take to naturally produce 1” of topsoil, on average? 2. Where does the soil go when it erodes? 3. Brainstorm methods of soil conservation at home AGENDA Complete China deforestation video notes Ch 15 – Agriculture and Feeding the World 1. Lecture 2. CW/HW: Complete Ch 15 Notes from book Environmental Science Th 2/20/14 TURN IN LAND USE PROJECT All Warm Ups in your notebook from now on; take composition book home. Warm Up 1. What is arable land? 2. How much of the earth’s land surface is arable? 3. What is the biggest threat to arable land? 4. Compare/contrast rangeland/arable land. Earth apple: http://www.farmland.org/Flash/appleEarth.html Dust Bowl video clips China topsoil loss BRING TEXTBOOK TOMORROW Environmental Science W 2/19/14 • Complete Land Use Project Environmental Science F 2/7/14 Work on Land Use plan – to complete next Wednesday (after break) Turn in at end of class, done or not – NO EXCEPTIONS BRING TEXTBOOK MONDAY – NO PHONES WILL BE ALLOWED FOR TEXTBOOK. Environmental Science Th 2/6/14 • Turn in Land Use webquest • Land Use project – Find 3 partners (groups of 3 or 4) – Sit together, facing the front of room – Open book to p 402-403 and begin reading – Wait for further instruction Land Use Project pp 402-403 1. Choose 3 other partners and sit together. 2. Read page 402-403 in text. 3. Complete top of rubric and get signed off for approval • 1 acre = 209’ x 209’ (a little 4. Get map sheet. less than a football field) should be no wider than 5. Complete # 1-4 on p. 402 today. • Roads • Neighborhoods 1/10 wide 6. Begin rough draft work on # 5 a-g. • Connectors ¼ wide • Highways ½ - 1 wide Also required on separate notebook paper: • A paragraph selling your town to prospective homeowners (this will be attached to your map at the bottom.) • Answer Q’s 1-5 on p. 403 Environmental Science W 2/5/14 New Unit: Land Use and Agriculture Warm Up 1. What are some categories of land use in the US? 2. Who decides how to distribute the use of land? 3. Do you think this is a position without controversy? Explain. Land Use Webquest & health survey Environmental Science T 2/4/14 • Staple & Turn in: – Study Guide, – “quiz” sheet, – Biodiversity Notes • Biodiversity test Environmental Science M 2/3/14 • Biodiversity test postponed to tomorrow • Also due tomorrow: – Study Guide, “quiz” sheet, Biodiversity Notes Warm Up 1. Has the rate of extinction been steady throughout the planet’s evolution? Explain. 2. What is the #1 cause of today’s extinctions? 3. What is the rate difference of pre-human vs post-human extinctions? Environmental Science T 1/28/14 Stamp “Quiz” ws Warm Up 1. How can increasing diversity reduce the need for pesticides and herbicides? 2. Compare and contrast native and endemic. 3. What are the specific criteria for biodiversity hotspots? 4. What types of areas are critical to biodiversity? Review “Quiz” ws & answer Q’s on Study Guide BIODIVERSITY TEST TOMORROW Due tomorrow: Study Guide, “quiz” sheet, Biodiversity Notes. Environmental Science M 1/27/14 Turn in Shade Grown Coffee summary Warm Up 1. Have humans ID’d most of the species that exist? Explain. (see chart p. 259) 2. What types of organisms do most antibiotics come from? Other medicines? 3. Which government agency is in charge of ID’ing and maintaining lists of endangered species? CW/HW: Complete review sheet (due Wed) & Practice Quiz (due today) BIODIVERSITY TEST WEDNESDAY Environmental Science F 1/24/14 • • • • Complete biodiversity hotspot presentations Shade Grown Coffee article Future of Biodiversity lecture & ws Bring textbook Monday Biodiversity Test Wednesday Ch 10 Environmental Science T 1/21/14 • Turn in electronic project • Biodiversity Hotspot Presentations Environmental Science F 1/17/14 Warm Up 1. What is the most effective way to save the most species at once? Explain. • Biodiversity Hotspot project Q & A • Population video contest www.Worldof7Billion.org/student_video_contest. • Metro Water District HS Video Contest: FOG http://www.cleanwatercampaign.com/Educator/high-school-video-contest • Lecture: the future of biodiversity (10.3) Biodiversity Hotspot presentations begin Tuesday Environmental Science W 1/15/14 Warm Up 1. Explain two reasons why invasive species are so successful in new lands/waters. 2. List examples of invasives in the US. Biodiversity Hotspots – intro project – Media center MEET IN MEDIA CENTER TOMORROW Environmental Science T 1/14/14 • Stamp Biodiversity Notes: Ch 10 ws • Invasive Species: Cane Toads Video with notes Environmental Science M 1/13/14 • Turn in Monarch article Q’s • keystone species lecture/video clip In Journal (After Keystone species lecture) 1. Write the characteristics that can make a species a keystone species 2. Why is the otter considered a keystone species? CW: Wolf article – turn in HW: Complete Biodiversity Notes: Ch 10 ws Environmental Science F 1/10/14 • No textbook needed – sorry • Turn in signed syllabus • Complete/Review Bird Migration activity ws WarmUp 1. What is the greatest threat to biodiversity? • http://www.npr.org/2014/01/10/261120968/when-big-carnivores-go-down-even-vegetarians-take-the-hit • Monarch butterflies article Environmental Science 1/9/14 • Turn in syllabus signature sheet only Warm Up 1. What are the benefits of biodiversity? 2. List and describe the 3 types of biodiversity? 3. Which type is the most commonly discussed (default)? CW: Biodiversity game BRING TEXTBOOK TOMORROW