GRAPHING ASSIGNMENT TONIGHT:

PLEASE GO TO:


CREATE A GRAPH

AND MAKE AND PRINT 2 GRAPHS:

1. CO2 emissions 1800 to present
2. Earth's Temp variation, 1800's to present

THIS WEEK IN CLASS:

Watch Poisoned Waters on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE.

MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY-- video
THURSDAY-- Discussion; QUESTIONS DUE
FRIDAY-- air pollution

NEXT WEEK: the greenhouse effect

For Friday Feb 3:

we'll start on (That's right!) Chapter 20 on Pollution.
Here's our fun movie for Friday's Class:


FOR NEXT MONDAY/TUESDAY: read and take notes on Chapter 20, Section 1. We'll have a reading quiz next TUESDAY.

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE:

Monday-- human populations. HW: READ SECTION 1 CHAPTER 9

Tues-- more ch 9 sx 1; READING QUIZ CH 9 SX 1

Wed-- ch 9 sx 2; HW: READ CH 9 SX 2 and outline the chapter

Thurs-- ch 9 sx 2

Fri-- more ch 9 sx 2

Monday-- review ch 9

Tuesday TEST CHAPTER 9

GRAPHING OF DATA DUE FRIDAY!

try this site to generate a graph:

CREATE-A-GRAPH

TODAY'S VIDEOS:

WELCOME BACK!

I hope that you all had a great holiday!

We're starting chapters 8 and 9. These are 2 chapters that we will do "by the book"-- so you'll read each chapter. They're good ones!

MONDAY-- Chapter 8 section 1
HW: read ch 8 sx 1
TUESDAY-- section 1 reading quiz; case study on ch 8 sx 1
WEDNESDAY-- chapter 8 sx 1
HW: read ch 8 sx 2 for reading quiz tomorrow!
THURSDAY-- ch 8 sx 2 reading quiz: ch 8 sx 2
FRIDAY-- ch 8 sx 2 lab-- due Monday

MONDAY: more ch 8 sx 2: Ch 8 sx 2 Lab Due
HW: ch 8 sx 2 review
TUESDAY: ch 8 movie
HW: review for chapter 8
WEDNESDAY: review ch 8
THURSDAY: TEST CHAPTER 8
FRIDAY: begin ch 9 sx 1

Hey-- here's a link to the website for the book!

BOOK WEBSITE

And here's a link to a presentation for chapter 9:
CHAPTER 9 PREZI

WEEK OF DECEMBER 12-16

HI ALL! Here's next week's assignments:

MONDAY turn in fish lab: start chapter 9-- Population Ecology
TUESDAY reading quiz on chapter 9: map exercise
WEDNESDAY reindeer population study
THURSDAY human population study
FRIDAY surprise!

WELCOME BACK!

We'll be doing a bit of hands-on stuff this week while we work on
CHAPTER 6: BIOMES

MONDAY Power points on chap 6 sxn 1-- what is a biome? then... BIG PROJECT ON YOUR BOIME.
TUESDAY READING QUIZ ON CHAPTER 6 Sxn 1; work on your biome climatogram.
WEDNESDAY work on your biome climatogram and histogram (should be done TOMORROW); discuss chapter 1 section 2
THURSDAY biome climatogram: discuss ch 1 sx 3
FRIDAY FIELD TRIP TO COLLECT/OBSERVE YOUR BIOME (we leave at 12:05! bring your lunch on the bus~!)

LAST WEEK OF THE TRIMESTER!

Hi everyone,
THANK YOU THANK YOU for your patience with me while I was sick! Boy that stunk. I hope you all never feel as raunchy as I did.

So here's a revised plan for THIS WEEK:

MONDAY AND TUESDAY-- Owl Pellet Dissection
WEDNESDAY Review chapter 5; TAKE HOME TEST FOR CHAPTER 5 DUE FRIDAY
THURSDAY MOVIE: "THE COVE"
FRIDAY MOVIE: "THE COVE". TAKE HOME TEST IS DUE!

Hey, I spruces up Jordan and Gary's house with some new plants! Will get them some crickets today. They seem much happier!

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE:

This week, we're off to ECOLOGY! Energy, Ecosystems, and the cycles that go around because of them -- namely, the Carbon cycle and the Nitrogen cycle.

MONDAY: cool food chain video
HOMEWORK: Read chapter 5 section 1 for READING QUIZ TOMORROW!
TUESDAY: READING QUIZ CHAPTER 5; carbon cycle and food chain activity. QUIZ when you're done!
HOMEWORK: ch 5 sx 1 HW
WEDNESDAY: LAB: Owl food chain using owl pellet dissection
HOMEWORK: finish owl pellet lab worksheet; read chapter 5 sx 2
THURSDAY: Finish owl pellet food web and turn in owl pellet lab.
FRIDAY: BIOMAGNIFICATION: story and computer activity

Here's a site we'll use on MONDAY:
CLICK HERE FOR THE MONDAY VIDEO

And here's another COMPUTER LESSON you all will do on your own on TUESDAY, with a test to go with it:
CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPUTER LESSON

And here's the website for FRIDAY: BIOMAGNIFICATION WEBSITE

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

MONDAY-- finish up the terrarium(?) complete with lizard?
-- Evolution worksheet-- can you create a cladogram?
TUESDAY-- critical thinking skills sheet: finish up the terrarium (if we didn't yesterday)
WEDNESDAY-- Selected videos from THIS SITE
THURSDAY-- review day
FRIDAY-- test chapter 4

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

Y'all, we have to rethink the turtle thing. Let's build our terrarium and talk about which animal to get.
To clarify, what I was thinking of was a tortoise. True turtles need more water space than we can create in a terrarium, which is what I have the basic supplies for-- so a water turtle is out.

Here are the problems with tortoises:

1. They live for THIRTY YEARS.
2. They get to be 10 inches in size! What would I do with a tortoise that size?
3. If we buy a store tortoise, we can't release it into the wild-- it might not know how to take care of itself. So I need to be able to care for it till I'm 77 years old.
4. Store-bought tortoises are EXPENSIVE!
5. we can look for one, but there's no guarantee that we'll find one.

so here are my favorite choices for a terrarium:

what do you all think?

So, THIS WEEK:

TUE Give back tests; start ch 4 section 1 on ecosystems and communities; work on terrarium
HOMEWORK: read ch 4 section 1 and do worksheet
WED finish terrarium. Biotic and abiotic factors.
HOMEWORK: active reading assignment.
THUR Bonessi Day. HOMEWORK: Read chapter 4 section 2.
FRI Natural selection and the diversity of life. HOMEWORK: chapter 4 take-home quiz. PUT OUR ANIMALS IN THE TERRARIUM!

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

Monday-- review for chapter 3 test! It will be basic
TUESDAY: test chapter 3: start creating our terrarium
WEDNESDAY: Finish terrarium and have it turtle-ready.

THE WEEK'S SCHEDULE:

Sorry to be late in posting the schedule, guys.

As you know, we've switched things up a bit. Now every Thursday is a "Bonessi Day" where you'll do work on the Physics, Atmosphere, Space and Energy end of the Environment. So from now on I'll build that in to the calendar.

THIS WEEK (up to Fall Break):

WEDNESDAY-- reading quiz; intro to the Biosphere; Hydrothermal Vents
THURSDAY: Bonessi Day
FRIDAY: Hydrosphere: fresh water and the law debate
HOMEWORK: questions for chapter 3 section 3 due MONDAY

MONDAY: Review chapter 3
TUESDAY: test chapter 3
WEDNESDAY: ecosystems-- CREATE A TERRARIUM!

new prezi for chapter 3

The Dynamic Earth on Prezi

And... click HERE to go to a great video on hydrothermal vents.

PREZI ON THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Copy of The Scientific Method on Prezi

ESSAY QUESTION DUE FRIDAY:

Just in case you misplace it gang, here's your essay question:

I. Write an essay about the Scientific Method as it was used in the movie Never Cry Wolf.
a. Describe a time in the movie when the scientific method was used. What was going on in the movie? What was Tyler’ question that he needed to find an answer for?
b. Did Tyler have an official “control group” and “variable group” in his scientific experiment? If not, do you think his experimental outcome was still legitimate?

II. Did you like the ending to the movie? Why or why not?

As we discussed: 2 substantial paragraphs (so an estimated one handwritten page).

Sci Method continues tomorrow!

WEEK OF SEP 19-23:

This week we'll finish Never Cry Wolf, and use it to talk about The Scientific Method.

Tuesday we do a Prezi on Sci. Method, and Wednesday you all will do a Scientific Method lab, where you hypothesize things about yeast.

Homework coming this week:
Monday-- read Ch 2 Section 1
Tuesday-- Sci Method Homework; essay on Never Cry Wolf (HW due tomorrow, essay due Friday). Look at Chrysalis under dissecting scope.
Wed-- lab; turn in Sci Method HW: READ CH 2 SXN 2.
Thur: Journal entry; discuss lab results; Statistics. Essay due tomorrow.
Fri: Essay due. Pond dip. Make sugar water for butterflies. HW: worksheet on statistics.

NEXT WEEK: We will finish up chapter 2 (short chapter!), take a test, and move on to some fun stuff on how the earth began.

TONIGHTS HOMEWORK THURSDAY SEP 8TH:

BRING US THE NAME OF AN INVASIVE SPECIES.

ALSO: find these answers:

MADELINE: find out about Stericycle Charlotte. What do they do with waste? At what capacity are they working? (Times News or Blue Ridge Environmental Group).

RILEY: Who do we contact at Stericycle about talking to our class? [may involve a phone call]

ANDREW: who passes the laws that govern what Stericycle can do in our county? [names adn offices]