Environmental Science
Agendas
Spring 2012
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