Environmental Studies Unit
Thursday 7
Natural Resources
Have students browse the book p 176-184
Hand out worksheet with Renewable vs. Non-renewable boxes.
Project Polyvision pictures of these items.
Students have to use what is in the book to help them place each item in the correct box
and give an explanation for why
Discuss results
Notes on (natural resources, renewable resources, nonrenewable resource)
Friday 8
News Articles
List and discuss briefly the different types of pollution (light, air, sound, water, sight, land)
3R’s 4 squares – use book p. 195-199 to help you
And iPad app
Work time
Monday 11
Finish 4 squares
Brain Pop on 3R’s
Carbon footprint- http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/
Tuesday 12
Watch the Lorax and answer questions as a group (25 minutes)
Catch up day
Wednesday 13
Dumptown interactive - http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/gameintro.htm
Smog City - http://www.smogcity.com
Thursday 14
Alternative Energy posters – research
4 square for notes
Friday 15
QUIZ
News Articles
Work on Posters/research
Monday 18
Alterative energy posters - creation
Tuesday 19
Gallery Walk
Wednesday 20
Build Cookers
Thursday 21
Finish cookers
Alternative energy video
Friday 22
No School
Monday 25
MAPS TESTING
Tuesday 26
MAPS TESTING
Video on biodiesel
Wednesday 27
 Daily Review
 What is an ecosystem p 148-149 & 151 Paragraph 2
o Pyramid Notes (biosphere and ecosystem)
 Relationships among living things – book p157-158 (p1 only), p 159
o Vocab: population, community, habitat, niche
 book pages 151-155 Abiotic vs. biotic – Students read this on their own and fill out vocab sheet, also
find the definition of ecologist
Thursday 28
 Warm up: benefits and negatives of alternative energy sources
 In class: Constructed response about biotic vs abiotic and relationships among living things
 Brian pop video ecosystems (1:39)
 Book pages 162-163
o Vocab: predator, prey, limiting factors
o Brain Pop Symbiosis video
o Graphing populations
 Get started today
Friday 29
Quiz
News Articles
Finish Owl Graph and discuss
Monday 2
Book p 168-169 energy through the ecosystem
Brain Pop food chains
http://www.vtaide.com/png/foodweb.htm
Tuesday 3
Begin Ch 5 Adaptation – p 119 (skip para.1)-122
Unity of Life 124-129
Natural selection, survival of the fittest
o Brian Pop- Natural selection video
Wednesday 4
ACTIVITY 5-1 (camouflage) – use pieces of paper
Thursday 5
Finish activities that we didn’t get to…
Introduce biomes of the world- short video of one we won’t study?
Friday 6 (short classes due to tribes activity)
News Articles
Quiz/Test
Monday 9
Biome Work Time – LIBRARY (powerpoint or brochure) – templates for each saved
Tuesday 10
Biome Work Time- LIBRARY
Wednesday 11
Biome Work Time- LIBRARY
Thursday 12 – Late Start
Biome Work Time- LIBRARY
Friday 13
Biome Work Time – LIBRARY or share
Monday 16
Share Presentations
Tuesday 17
Test on biomes
Wednesday 18 (steel drum band presentation-check schedule for today)
Pole to Pole Video