Environmental Science
Fall 2012 Agendas
Environmental Science W, 10/3
• Ch 4 & Sci Method test returns and review
• Return N & P webquest and review
• Review energy pyramid ws and food web ws
from last week
• Hand out and go over project assignment –
due Tuesday
• Intro succession
• Test Ch 5 next Wednesday – transfer of
energy; N, C & P cycles; succession
Environmental Science T, 10/2
• Turn in N & P Webquest
Warm Up
1. Define habitat
2. Define niche
3. Describe 3 effects of removing killer whale from
food web on p.130
4. What is an apex predator?
5. Why are apex predators important to food webs?
Pyramid worksheet
Intro project and sign up – due next Tuesday
Environmental Science M, 10/1
Warm Up
1. Compare and contrast the three cycles: C, N, & P
Complete N & P cycles web quest
Environmental Science F, 9/28
Stamp notes on phosphorus shortage
Phosphorus cycle notes
begin web quest
Environmental Science Th, 9/27
• Complete project and turn in
CW/HW:
• Read articles on phosphorus shortages and take
GOOD notes
Cycles
Project
carbon cycle must include:
nitrogen cycle must include:
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cellular respiration
photosynthesis
combustion
decomposition
glucose
carbon dioxide
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nitrogen (N2)
ammonia (NH3)
nitrates (NO3-)
nitrogen fixation
denitrification
nitrogen fixing bacteria
Environmental Science W, 9/26
• No Warm Up
• Sit with your partner and continue work on
Nitrogen and Carbon Cycles project
Environmental Science T, 9/25
Warm Up
1. What is nitrogen used for in your cells?
• Nitrogen Cycle notes
• Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles in-class project
Environmental Science M, 9/2
Warm Up
1. Why does matter have to cycle on our earth?
2. What are the three main ingredients of
fertilizer?
3. How are these first two questions related?
Stamp and review carbon cycle ws.
Cycles of Matter Notes
Environmental Science F, 9/21
CW/HW
1. Work on food chain/food web worksheet
2. When finished, bring it to me to be stamped
3. Once food Web work sheet is stamped, pick
up Carbon Cycle work sheet
Complete Carbon Cycle work sheet (front side
only) for homework, if needed.
Environmental Science Th, 9/20
Warm Up
1. Break the following words into pairs and explain
your choices: heterotroph, producer, autotroph,
consumer
2. What is the source of most energy to the earth?
3. Does energy cycle? Explain.
• Stamp ch 5.1 vocab
• Guided Notes on 5.1
Environmental Science W, 9/19
Turn in Packet
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Scientific Method Vocabulary
Ch 4 vocabulary
p. 107 # 1-6
Active Reading ws
Kingdom VENN diagrams
Ch 4 and Scientific Method Practice sheet
Test
CW/HW: Ch 5 vocabulary section 1 only, with italics
Environmental Science T, 9/18
Warm Up
1. Which is the most important kingdom?
Defend your position.
Get your packet together for tomorrow
Stamp and review VENN sheet
CW/HW: Review sheet
Test tomorrow
Environmental Science M, 9/17
Warm- up
1. What kingdoms are the decomposers?
2. Describe the planet without decomposers.
• Complete kingdom notes
• HW/CW: Kingdom VENNs
• Test Wednesday: Ch 4 & Scientific Method
Environmental Science F , 9/14
Warm Up
1. Compare and contrast artificial and natural
selection
2. How is spraying pesticide a form of artificial
selection?
3. Brainstorm the 6 kingdoms of organisms.
• Share current events
• Guided Notes on Kingdoms
• Test Wednesday: Ch 4 & Scientific Method
Environmental Science Th, 9/13
Warm Up
1. Conclude from your experiment what the effect of
temperature on fermentation is.
2. What other abiotic factors could affect yeast?
• Stamp homework
• Evolution, Resistance and Coevolution
HW: current event due tomorrow
Test Tuesday Ch 4 & Scientific Method
Environmental Science W, 9/12
Warm Up
1. Which variable (or time) usually gets plotted on the xaxis?
2. Which variable usually gets plotted on the y-axis?
• Graphing in MS Excel ©
• Turn in yeast lab – keep all partner work together:
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Half sheets
Data sheet
Hand drawn graphs
Excel graph
• Current event due Friday
• HW: #1-6 p.107
Environmental Science T, 9/11
Warm Up
1. What is a controlled experiment?
2. Why can there be only 1 independent
variable in a controlled experiment?
• Complete lab conclusion
• Graph data
• Complete story
HW: current event due Friday
Environmental Science M, 9/10
Sit with your partner
Clear your desk of everything except lab sheet
Review procedure for today’s lab
Environmental Science F, 9/7
Stamp and share current events
Warm Up
1. What is a scientific theory?
2. What is yeast?
Review scientific method vocab sheet
Prelab for Monday
Design an experiment
Environmental Science Th, 9/6
Warm Up
1. List 5 abiotic factors that would affect a
population of mountain goats.
2. List 5 biotic factors that would affect a
population of mountain goats.
Scientific method notes
HW: Current Event due tomorrow
Environmental Science W, 9/5
Warm Up
1. Organize the following from least to most
complex: ecosystem, organism, population,
community, biome, biosphere
2. Write in what is added between each level
from #1.
3. Contrast abiotic with biotic
• Stamp ch 4 vocab
• The Organization of Life chart
• Current Event Due Friday
Environmental Science T, 9/4
• Test return/review
• New unit: ecology
– Intro & standards
CW/HW: Chapter 4 Vocabulary (highlighted only)
Ecology Unit Standards
SEV2. Students will demonstrate an
understanding that the Earth is one
interconnected system.
a. Describe how the abiotic components (water,
air, and energy) affect the biosphere.
b. Recognize and give examples of the hierarchy
of the biological entities of the biosphere
(organisms, populations, communities,
ecosystems, and biosphere).
Ecology 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.
d. Characterize the components that define fresh-water and
marine systems.
Abiotic Factors – to include light, dissolved oxygen, phosphorus,
nitrogen, pH and substrate.
Biotic Factors – plant and animal adaptations characteristic to
that system.
Environmental Science Th, 8/30
Warm up
1. Write 3 low level test questions.
2. Write 2 midlevel test questions.
3. Write 1 thought provoking essay test question.
• Stamp and review book work
Test and journal check tomorrow
Packet due tomorrow
Environmental Science W, 8/29
• Vocab Quiz
Warm Up
1. Explain what sustainability is and why it is a goal
of environmental science
2. Explain the Law of Supply and Demand and give
an example of how it relates to the
environment.
CW/HW: Text book p. 23 – 25
– # 9-15, 17, 19, 21 (reflective answers); 22-24; 32 – 34
• Journal Check & Test Friday
Environmental Science T, 8/28
Humans & Environment Through History
Vocab Quiz Tomorrow
Test Friday – Ch 1
Environmental Science M, 8/27
• Complete Sustainable Thneed Production
project
• Bring textbooks tomorrow
• Ch 1 vocab quiz Wednesday
• Ch 1 test Friday
Environmental Science F!, 8/24
No warm-up
Stamp and share current events
Lorax movie and activity (to complete Monday)
Test next Friday: Global Issues & Ch 1
Environmental Science Th., 8/23
Warm Up
Read p. 12 & 13, Case Study
1. Three things you learned
2. Two things that surprised you
3. One question you still have
• Stamp ws
• Review ws
• Vocab review activity
HW: Current event due tomorrow
Environmental Science W., 8/22
Warm Up
1. What is a “commons”?
2. Describe the “Tragedy of the Commons”? (p.16)
3. What is a solution?
• Turn in Tragedy of the Commons discussion
questions, if you didn’t yesterday.
• Short video clips on commons
• Ch 1 Science and the Environment ws – due
tomorrow
HW: current event due Friday
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
Environmental Science T., 8/21
Warm Up
Actively Read Fishing for the Future-Fishery
Facts
Underline or highlight important statements and
facts
• Tragedy of the Commons Activity and write-up
• Bring text book tomorrow
HW: current event due Friday
Environmental Science M., 8/20
Warm Up
1. What do you think is meant by the term
“spaceship earth”?
• On notebook paper, define ALL terms from Ch
1, INCLUDING italicized terms.
HW:
Current Event due Friday
Environmental Science F., 8/17
Warm Up
1. Why do you think this power point
background is what it is?
• Turn in Ecological Footprint sheet
• Stamp and share current events
• Complete (not so) trivial global issues
• HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
• Bring books on Monday
Environmental Science Th., 8/16
Warm Up
1. What is an ecological footprint?
2. Which countries do you think have higher ecofootprints, highly developed or developing?
Explain.
• Eco-footprint activity
HW:
Current event due tomorrow
Syllabus due tomorrow
Environmental Science Wed., 8/15
Warm Up
1. List some elements of the “environment.”
2. What is environmental science?
• Turn in syllabus – signature sheet only
• Write name on journal front and edges
• Complete environmental science anticipation guide
• Global Issues (not so) trivia
HW:
• Get approximate square footage of your house
• Current event due Friday
Use of Science Journal
• For warm-ups every day:
1. Always start with writing the date
2. Number and copy each question completely
3. Answer each question
4. Correct your answers, if needed, when we go
over them
Keep your journal throughout the class period
for notes and other activities.
Return to bin on your way out.
Environmental Science Tues., 8/14
• Turn in syllabus – signature sheet only
• Write name on journal front and edges and
place in bin
• Text books – bring student ID
• Intro current event assignment
• Environmental science anticipation
HW:
• current event due Friday
• Syllabus due Friday
• Get composition book by tomorrow
Current event suggested websites
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Sciencedaily.com
Sciencenewsforkids.com
Nytimes.com search science
Huffingtonpost.com search science
Ajc.com search science
CNN.com
Environmental Science Mon, 8/13
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Welcome!
Who Am I?
Who Are You? / Check Schedules / fill in syllabus
What is this course?
Name game
HW: have parents sign syllabus
Get a composition book