environmental science - trimester 3, 2014
Unit 1 : Natural Resources and Human Population
Week 1
M 3/3 Syllabus; Intro Demography Powerpoint and Notes; Begin Population Densities Webquest;
T 3/4 MME Testing
W 3/5 Finish Webquest; Population Growth Reading and Assignment
R 3/6 Finish assignment; Math of Population Growth Powerpoint and Notes
F 3/7 Finish webquest
Week 2
M 3/10 Finish Math of Population Growth Powerpoint; Demography Infographics Powerpoint; Gapminder.com; Isle Royale Powerpoint, Graph and Assignment;
T 3/11 Human Populations Powerpoint and Notes; Feeding Relationships Assignment; Demography and Arab Awakening Article
W 3/12 Snow Day
R 3/13 Review; Random Sampling Sunflowers Assignment;
F 3/14 No School for Comprehensive Student Reviews
Unit 2: Water
Week 3
M 3/17 Quiz; Where Do You Stand? Activity
T 3/18 Test; Wastewater Management Diagram and Questions; Benefits of Biosolids Article
W 3/19 Water Quality Powerpoint and Notes; Water Filtration Diagram; Pollution of Streams, Rivers and Lakes Powerpoint and Notes
R 3/20 Detroit Wastewater Fact Sheet and Video Clips; Bottled Water Article; Muskegon Chronicle Articles 1A, 1C, 4A
F 3/21 Wastewater Treatment PSA Video; How NASA Filters Urine into Water Video
Week 4
M 3/24 Water Quality Testing
T 3/25 Water Resources Powerpoint, Notes and Assignment; Pacific Gyre Video Clip
W 3/26 Parts Per Million Lab; Edible Groundwater Cups
R 3/27 Wetlands Assignment
F 3/28 SUB; Senior Exhibition 9-12; Water and Water Pollution Essay
Unit 3: Pollution and Health
Week 5
M 3/31 The Parachuting Cats of Bornero Story and Assignment; Indoor Air Quality Powerpoint and Notes
T 4/1 Air Pollution Powerpoint and Notes;
W 4/2 Air Quality Powerpoint and Notes; Ozone Layer Powerpoint and Notes; Hazardous Pollutants Presentation Prep
R 4/3 SUB; work on presentation
F 4/4 SUB; Work on presentations
Week 6
M 4/7 Presentations; Biodiversity Powerpoint and Notes
Unit 4: Biodiversity, Food and Soil
T 4/8 Presentations; Threats to Biodiversity Powerpoint and Notes
W 4/9 Invasive Species Powerpoint and Notes
R 4/10 SUB; Hawaiian Birds Case Study
F 4/11 SUB; Invasive Species Questions
Spring Break
Week 7
M 4/21 Perservation of Biodiversity Powerpoint and Notes; Variety is the Spice of Life Assignment; Climate Change Powerpoint and Notes;
T 4/22 C Block How Food is Shaping our Cities Link and Download; Exploring Our Oceans Link and Download
D Block Invasive Species Powerpoint and Notes and Threats to Biodiversity Powerpoint and Notes
W 4/23 Sustainable Agriculture Powerpoint Project
R 4/24 Continue Working on Project
F 4/25 Continue Working on Project
Week 8
M 4/28 Intro to Soil Powerpoint and Notes; Pleasures of Eating Article; GMOs Article
T 4/29 Modern Agriculture Powerpoint and Notes; Organic Agriculture Powerpoint and Notes; Organic Agriculture Video
W 4/30 Developed vs Developing Nations Powerpoint and Notes; Compassion in Farming Videos 1 and 2; Food Inc Videos 1 and 2; Get Review
R 5/1 Go over review; Biodiversity Hike; True/False Activity;
F 5/2
Unit 6: Waste and Composting
Week 9
M 5/5 Quiz; Check soil; Organisms in Compost Powerpoint and Notes
T 5/6 Test; Plant Potatoes
W 5/7 Check Potatoes; Factors Affecting Compost Powerpoint and Notes
R 5/8 Recycling Jigsaw Assignment and Articles: Steel, Glass, Paper, Plastic, Aluminum; Ewaste
F 5/9 Hazardous Waste Recycling Video Clip and Time Pictures
Week 10
M 5/12 Wall-E
Unit 7: Renewable Energy
T 5/13 Solid and Hazardous Waste Powerpoint and Notes; Non-Renewable Energy Powerpoint and Notes;
W 5/14 Renewable Energy Powerpoint and Notes; How Is Electricity Made Assignment and Link
R 5/15 Sand Filtering Lab; Landfills Out Of Clay
F 5/16 Solar Energy Powerpoint
Week 11
M 5/19 Wind Energy Powerpoint and Notes; Build a Windmill Competition
T 5/20 Test Windmills
W 5/21 Renewable Energy Review and Waste/Composting Review
R 5/22 Quiz
F 5/23 Test
Week 12: Final Exams
M 5/26 Review for Finals
T 5/27 Review for Finals
W 5/28 Final Exam
R 5/29 Class Wrap-Up
F 5/30 Class Wrap-Up
Week 1
M 3/3 Syllabus; Intro Demography Powerpoint and Notes; Begin Population Densities Webquest;
T 3/4 MME Testing
W 3/5 Finish Webquest; Population Growth Reading and Assignment
R 3/6 Finish assignment; Math of Population Growth Powerpoint and Notes
F 3/7 Finish webquest
Week 2
M 3/10 Finish Math of Population Growth Powerpoint; Demography Infographics Powerpoint; Gapminder.com; Isle Royale Powerpoint, Graph and Assignment;
T 3/11 Human Populations Powerpoint and Notes; Feeding Relationships Assignment; Demography and Arab Awakening Article
W 3/12 Snow Day
R 3/13 Review; Random Sampling Sunflowers Assignment;
F 3/14 No School for Comprehensive Student Reviews
Unit 2: Water
Week 3
M 3/17 Quiz; Where Do You Stand? Activity
T 3/18 Test; Wastewater Management Diagram and Questions; Benefits of Biosolids Article
W 3/19 Water Quality Powerpoint and Notes; Water Filtration Diagram; Pollution of Streams, Rivers and Lakes Powerpoint and Notes
R 3/20 Detroit Wastewater Fact Sheet and Video Clips; Bottled Water Article; Muskegon Chronicle Articles 1A, 1C, 4A
F 3/21 Wastewater Treatment PSA Video; How NASA Filters Urine into Water Video
Week 4
M 3/24 Water Quality Testing
T 3/25 Water Resources Powerpoint, Notes and Assignment; Pacific Gyre Video Clip
W 3/26 Parts Per Million Lab; Edible Groundwater Cups
R 3/27 Wetlands Assignment
F 3/28 SUB; Senior Exhibition 9-12; Water and Water Pollution Essay
Unit 3: Pollution and Health
Week 5
M 3/31 The Parachuting Cats of Bornero Story and Assignment; Indoor Air Quality Powerpoint and Notes
T 4/1 Air Pollution Powerpoint and Notes;
W 4/2 Air Quality Powerpoint and Notes; Ozone Layer Powerpoint and Notes; Hazardous Pollutants Presentation Prep
R 4/3 SUB; work on presentation
F 4/4 SUB; Work on presentations
Week 6
M 4/7 Presentations; Biodiversity Powerpoint and Notes
Unit 4: Biodiversity, Food and Soil
T 4/8 Presentations; Threats to Biodiversity Powerpoint and Notes
W 4/9 Invasive Species Powerpoint and Notes
R 4/10 SUB; Hawaiian Birds Case Study
F 4/11 SUB; Invasive Species Questions
Spring Break
Week 7
M 4/21 Perservation of Biodiversity Powerpoint and Notes; Variety is the Spice of Life Assignment; Climate Change Powerpoint and Notes;
T 4/22 C Block How Food is Shaping our Cities Link and Download; Exploring Our Oceans Link and Download
D Block Invasive Species Powerpoint and Notes and Threats to Biodiversity Powerpoint and Notes
W 4/23 Sustainable Agriculture Powerpoint Project
R 4/24 Continue Working on Project
F 4/25 Continue Working on Project
Week 8
M 4/28 Intro to Soil Powerpoint and Notes; Pleasures of Eating Article; GMOs Article
T 4/29 Modern Agriculture Powerpoint and Notes; Organic Agriculture Powerpoint and Notes; Organic Agriculture Video
W 4/30 Developed vs Developing Nations Powerpoint and Notes; Compassion in Farming Videos 1 and 2; Food Inc Videos 1 and 2; Get Review
R 5/1 Go over review; Biodiversity Hike; True/False Activity;
F 5/2
Unit 6: Waste and Composting
Week 9
M 5/5 Quiz; Check soil; Organisms in Compost Powerpoint and Notes
T 5/6 Test; Plant Potatoes
W 5/7 Check Potatoes; Factors Affecting Compost Powerpoint and Notes
R 5/8 Recycling Jigsaw Assignment and Articles: Steel, Glass, Paper, Plastic, Aluminum; Ewaste
F 5/9 Hazardous Waste Recycling Video Clip and Time Pictures
Week 10
M 5/12 Wall-E
Unit 7: Renewable Energy
T 5/13 Solid and Hazardous Waste Powerpoint and Notes; Non-Renewable Energy Powerpoint and Notes;
W 5/14 Renewable Energy Powerpoint and Notes; How Is Electricity Made Assignment and Link
R 5/15 Sand Filtering Lab; Landfills Out Of Clay
F 5/16 Solar Energy Powerpoint
Week 11
M 5/19 Wind Energy Powerpoint and Notes; Build a Windmill Competition
T 5/20 Test Windmills
W 5/21 Renewable Energy Review and Waste/Composting Review
R 5/22 Quiz
F 5/23 Test
Week 12: Final Exams
M 5/26 Review for Finals
T 5/27 Review for Finals
W 5/28 Final Exam
R 5/29 Class Wrap-Up
F 5/30 Class Wrap-Up