Environmental Science Agendas Spring 2012 Environmental Science – F. Mar 2nd Warm Up 1. Describe 2 pros and 2 cons of solid waste incineration. HW: Bring in examples of your solid waste project assignment. Bring in materials for project work. Environmental Science – Th. Mar. 1st Warm up 1. Which statistic on solid waste surprised you the most? 2. Describe three safeguards with landfills 3. Describe three problems with landfills return test Environmental Science – W. Feb 29th Warm Up 1. Try to list every single item you threw away yesterday. (Make 2 columns, 1 for recycling and 1 for garbage, if appropriate) 2. List all the items you reused, instead of using a throw-away item or grabbing a new item. Text book: Read and take notes on Ch 19, section 1 only Include all statistics in sections Write one question from each (blue and red) `section garbage recycle compost Reuse Pear core Newspaper bag Coffee grounds Printer paper Lunch tray Newspaper Banana peel Board cloth Milk carton Papers Dishes Junk mail • Coffee grounds Dish towel Soup bowl Drinking bottle Plastic Pear tray Plastic bag for buns Cracker wrapper Coffee mug Plastic fork wrapper Food containers Paper napkin Plastic Boca Burger wrapper Environmental Science – T. Feb 28th Packet due: 1. Ch 16 worksheets 2. Ch 16.3 notes organizer 3. Ch 16.1 & 16.2 book work (voacb and end of section Q’s) Test BRING BOOK TOMORROW Environmental Science – M. Feb 27th • • • • Stamp Ch 16 work sheets Googlemaps Vulcan materials company Review ch 16 worksheets Videoclips of various mining techniques Test tomorrow: Ch 16 Mining and Minerals Packet due tomorrow: 1. Ch 16 worksheets 2. Ch 16.3 notes organizer 3. Ch 16.1 & 16.2 book work (voacb and end of section Q’s) Environmental Science – F., Feb 24th • • • • Stamp Current Event and Share Stamp mining environmental impacts notes Review mining regulations HW/CW: 2 ch 16 worksheets Mining and Minerals test Tuesday Environmental Science – Th., Feb 23rd • Warm Up 1. After doing the poster, which specific type of mining do you think causes the most environmental damage? Explain. Complete Notes on 16.3 Current Event due tomorrow. Topic: mining & the environment Environmental Science – W., Feb 22nd • Complete and turn in mining poster Environmental Science – Tues, Feb 21st Warm Up 1. What compound forms most of the minerals that make up the earth’s crust? (p 441) 2. What is glass made of? Plastic? Continue work on poster. Current Event due Friday. Topic: mining & the environment 2/17 Poster for Ch 16.2 Include: • Main topics in separate divisions (each subtype of mining) • Within main topics: – Include vocab – Types of ores mined – Examples – diagrams Environmental Science – Fri, Feb 17th Warm Up 1. What kind of mining do you think causes the most environmental damage? Surface or subsurface? Stamp HW 16.1-2 Review HW Mining Poster Environmental Science – Th, Feb 16th Warm Up 1. Partner with someone to circulate around the room and identify the things that use mineral resources. (Prize for longest list of correct items.) New unit: Mining and mineral resources. Environmental Science – Wed., Feb 15th Turn in packet: 1. Ch 14 book work: #1-25 2. Ch Food and Agriculture: 2 sheets Test Journal Check Bring text book tomorrow Environmental Science – Fri., Feb 13th • Review worksheets • Reminder: bring food for banquet tomorrow • Land Use and Agriculture test Wednesday (Ch 14 & 15) Environmental Science – Thur., Feb 9th Warm Up 1. Describe what you would call a “typical meal” in the US. CW: research typical meals around the world. HW: Current Event due Friday. TOPIC must be related to sustainable farming or GMO food. Land Use and Agriculture test Wednesday (Ch 14 & 15) Environmental Science – Fri., Feb 10th • Share current events Warm up 1. What do you think are the top 3 crops grown worldwide? • Video notes • World Hunger Banquet Tuesday • Test Wednesday Ch 14 & 15 Environmental Science – Wed., Feb 8th Warm Up 1. What are the differences between selective breeding and genetic engineering? Complete internet activity on GMO’s (foods only) Class GMO discussion HW: Current Event due Friday. TOPIC must be related to sustainable farming or GMO food. Environmental Science – Mon., Feb 6th Warm Up 1. What does the Food, Inc movie say drives the process of CAFO’s? 2. Why does the cheaper meat produced by CAFO’s not reflect the true cost of the meat? 3. In your opinion, does Food Inc. fairly show both sides? Explain. Continue with movie notes. Environmental Science – Friday, Feb 3rd Review ch 15 ws Movie notes Environmental Science – Tue. Jan 31st • Complete Land Use project • Include answers to questions 1-5 in text • Write a paragraph about the highlights of your development – SELL IT • Turn in CW/HW: Text ch 14 p. 396-397 #1-25 Environmental Science – Fri. Jan 27th • Turn in / share current event • Complete rough draft of Land Use Plan • Work on final draft – complete Monday Environmental Science – Thurs 1/26 • Land Use group project p. 402 • Land Use/Agriculture Current Event due tomorrow Environmental Science – Wed 1/25 Warm up 1. Think about the speaker from yesterday. Write down – 3 things you learned, – 2 questions you still have, and – 1 thing that you may consider in making future food choices. • Ch 14, p. 402 Land Use Plan HW: current event due– must be regarding CAFO’s, food supply, farming practices or Land Use. **remember: Must be CURRENT & NEWS Environmental Science – Tues 1/24 • Guest Speaker – Lorena Mucke Humane Educator Ethical Choices Program www.EthicalChoicesProgram.org Environmental Science – Mon 1/23 Warm up 1. What do you know about the Dust Bowl? Notes on Land Use Speaker tomorrow Environmental Science – Thurs 1/19 • Turn in lab • Complete movie • Review for test Packet due tomorrow 1. Vocab and questions 8.1-9.1 (2 shts stamped) 2. Movie notes Population Dynamics Test tomorrow Environmental Science – Wed 1/18 • Complete lab (10 minutes) • Movie notes Environmental Science – Tues 1/17 • Turn in syllabus • Reform lab groups • Complete population lab Reminder: • Population test Friday Ch 8.1 & 9 Environmental Science – Fri 1/13 • Turn in syllabus/stamp HW • Keep current event, share & turn in • Review ch 8.1/9.1 ws • Pyramid activty Environmental Science – Thurs 1/12 • Turn in signed syllabus • Stamp vocab • Complete questions on population dynamics • Reminder: • Current event due tomorrow Environmental Science – Wed 1/11 WU 1. Do you think the human population growth you graphed yesterday is sustainable? Explain. 2. Why might the carrying capacity of humans on earth be hard to determine? • Turn in signed syllabus • Review graph from yesterday • Population Dynamics ws Environmental Science – Tues 1/10 WELCOME BACK! • Syllabus • Population Dynamics Graphing / check schedules • Current Event Due Friday Ch 9 Test next FridayBRING TEXTBOOK EVERY DAY