May 29, 2012

Bell ringer:
Define ecosystem services and give 4 examples.
        Answer: Resources that are produced be natural and artificial ecosystems.
Ex) clean drinking water, fertile soil, crop land, and oxygen.
What We Did In Class:
Finished noting Section 2

Homework:
Active Read 14.2 and 14.3 if not already done, book work:
page 397-398 1,4,8,17,26, (I also did page 397-398 2,3,5,6,10,12,13
and 22 because it goes along with section 2.), and last vocab.
*note: VOCAB QUIZ TOMMORROW and TEST ON FRIDAY

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May 17, 2012

Today in Environmental Science we...

• Had a bell ringer that asked to describe 2 mechanical devices used to clean industrial air (smokestacks) (answer: scrubber and electrostatic precipitator)
• We did the quick check 12.1
• We took notes on 12.2

No homework I believe! :)

Today in science class we...

Hey kids! Today, May 16 2012 in class we..

• Had a bell ringer on the 5 types of primary pollutants
• Took notes 12.1

Also, we got to look at the itty bitty venus fly traps.

No homework!

Turned in homework

• Active Read 11.1
• Chapter 11 outline

Watched Video on Acid Rain/Taj Mahol
Noted some of Section 1
I. What Causes Air Pollution
 A. What Causes Air Pollution
    1. Primary Pollutants
    2. Secondary Pollutants
B.History of Air Pollution
C. Motor Vehicle Emissions

• Foldable on 5 Primary Air Pollutants

Hw: Finish Foldable

May 1, 2012

May 1, 2012

Bellringer: potatoes and water experiment Agenda: Finished Section 1 Notes Quick Check Section 1 Oagalla Aquifer Reading and Questions from book Water Usage Video Homework: Pg 315- 317 1,2,6-8,10,11,15,18,26 Active Reading 11.2 (Picture of Oagalla Aquifer)

hey everyone(:

Today in class we:

• Finished notes
• Quick check 10.3

Tonights homework is:

• Page 277-279 6,7,13-15,19,24
• Packet

Test tomorrow!(:

In Class

Hey everyone.!

4/24/12
Today is class we:

• Finished 10.2 notes and started 10.3 notes
• Today's Bell Ringer:

              Q: Define and give examples of endangered and threatened
              A: Endangered: in danger of becoming extinct
                                  Ex: Florida Panther
                   Threatened: in danger of becoming endangered
                                  Ex: Bald Eagle

• Homework:

                  Page 277 (3-5,11,12,16,17)
                  Packet

Hello:)

Today in class we took notes and did quick check in groups!

Bellringer: Why is genetic diversity important for survival of a species?
Answer: it increases a chance that some members of a population will survive environmental changes.

Homework: pg 277-278 1,2, 8-10,20-23, RE 10.3 and critical thinking

Hey guys, happy Friday(;

Today during class we...

• Got our tests back and went over them with our group
• Watched a couple videos 
• Copied down more notes 

Homework= Active Reading!

Have a good weekend!!

4/18/12

Today is class
-No bellringer
-Finished notes
-Made web of problems of rapid growth

Homework
-Be sure packet is done

**Test tomorrow (:

Today in Environmental Science!

I'm sorry my blog post was a bit late!
Anyways, Today, Thursday April 11 in Environmental Science we...

• Had no bell ringer
  
• Worked on our pink demography packet for the first half of class
• Continued taking notes on chapter 9, section 1

Our homework for tonight is..

• pg. 249 #28-31 (pick 2)
• finish up both pink packets
• study for the vocab test tomorrow

REMINDER : WE HAVE A VOCAB TEST TOMORROW!!!!

Class today:)

No bell ringer!
We worked on the activity "How Will Our Population Grow?" in groups.
Homework: Finish graphing activity (the totals are on edline), pg 249-250 questions 1,2,5-13,18-21,27,  and do critical thinking analogies.

Tuesday April 10th, 2012

Agenda:

• No bell ringer was assigned.
• Turn in
• Active Reading 9.1 Due
• Outline Chapter 9 Due

• We did Chapter 9 Section 1 Notes
• We also received a lab sheet that we worked on in class.  (Age Structure Activity - dgr)

Homework

• Finish Age Structure

Initial post by Nate/ amended by Mrs. Simkowski

March 27,2012

What We Did in Class:

Vocab Quiz

8.1 Quiz

Notes:

• Ways Which Species Interact


• Catagories of Species Interactions


• Competitive Relationships


• Indirect Competition


• Adaptations


• Niche Restrictions


• Predation

Note: Chapter Test was moved to Thursday March 29 (first part of class)

March 26, 2012

Bellringer:
What are 3 factors affecting reproductive potential?
-reproduce earlier *most important*
-reproduce more often
-reproduce more offspring

Agenda:
-Bellringer (listed above)

-Finished Notes 8.1
-Exponential Growth
-What limits Population Growth?
-Carrying Capacity
-Limiting Resource
-Competition within a population
-Population Regulation
1.Density Dependent
2.Density Independent

-Quick Check 8.1

-Start Notes 8.2
-Niche

Homework:
-Pg. 225-226 (1,2,9-12,19-23,30)

Class.!!!

March 22
Today in class we:

• Worked on the chart worksheet that we started yesturday in class
• Took notes
• Worked on the Environmental Midterm Study Guide 2011 packet

Homework: To finish the packet ^.....Due tomorrow!

Friday March 16, 2012

In class we:

1. Finished noting section 7.1 and went on to note 7.2

2. Did Quick check 7.1

Homework:

Page 199-120

# 1, 4, 9, 10, 12, 14, 17, 18, 20-22 and 27

# 2, 3, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 19, and 24-26

Start working on Packet of Chapter 7 Test

Start working on Packet for mid-term

Note:

Chapter 7 Test on Tuesday

Mid-term on Wednesday

March 13, 2012

Today in class we:
• Bell ringer: Name the biomes:
o Warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters?
 Chaparral

o Large amounts of rain and moderate temperatures?
 Temperate Rain Forest

• Finished noting 6.3
o Deserts
o Tundra

• Quick Check 6.3
• Worksheet on naming the biomes by graphs


Homework: Finish Packet, this includes the foldable!

Heyy guys!
Today in class we:

• Had a bell ringer to study for our test
• Went over our packets
• Chapter 5 test

Homework:
Active reading 6.1/Chapter 6 outline

Today in Environmental Science We...

Hey guys!! Today on Friday March 2, 2012 we...

• Had a bellringer to study for our quizzes
• Took the Chapter 5.2 quiz we made on the three cycles (Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus)
• Took the Chapter 5 vocabulary quiz
• Went over and did Quick Check 5.1 and 5.2
• Took notes on Section 3

Homework is..

pg.143-147 (7,17 pick 2: 28-31)

Have a great weekend everyone!! :)

What we did in class :) 2/28/12

Today in Class:

· Went over tests

· Noted Section 5.1 (Energy in the Environment)

1. Life Depends on Sun

2. Producers Consumers

3. What do they eat? (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and decomposers)

4. Cellular Respiration: Burning the Fuel

5. Energy Transfer

-Food Chain

-Food Web

-Tropic Levels

-Ecological Pyramid

Homework: Page 143 and 144 1, 2, 5, 6, 9-15, 19-21, 24, 26, and 27 and Active Read 5.2(we were not given this back)

Wednesday- 2/22/12

Today is class:

-Notes 4.2

-Quick check 4.1 & 4.2

Homework:

-Using page 108, write down the 6 kingdoms on the yellow sheet we recieved during class today

-If not completed already: active reading 4.3 & page 115: 1, 7, 11, 14, 20, 21, 32, 33

Note:

Vocab quiz tomorrow- 2/23/12

Chapter 4 test Friday- 2/24/12

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Hey Guys!!

Today in Environmental Science our bell ringer - List the 5 levels of the ecological system

Went we..

• Had through our Chapter 2 packet
• Took notes on Chapter 4 Section 2

Chapter 4 Section 2:

All about Evolution

1. Evolution of natural selection
2. Nature selects
3. Coevolution
4. Evolution of artificial selection
5. Evolution of resistance
6. Pesticide resistance

We also did activities like describing characteristics of the chameleon picture and..

finding variables of populations of animals to look at.

:)

AGENDA AND HOMEWORK FOR 2/13/12

Agenda and Homework 2/13/12

*VOCAB TEST TOMORROW AT START OF CLASS*
*TEST WEDNESDAY *

Agenda:

Bellringer:
-Foldable volcanoes/ eathquakes global and local impact chart

Collected Homework:
-Active reading 3.2
-Pgs. 87-88 # 1,2,8,10,11,26,27

Chapter 3 Notes:
-4 Layers of the Atmosphere
-Troposphere
-Stratosphere (ozone)
-Mesosphere
-Thermosphere

-How Energy is Transfered
1.Radiation
2.Conduction
3.Convection

-Movement of Energy
-Weather
-Air
-Convection current

-Greenhouse Effect

Homework:
-Pgs. 87-91 #3,4,7,12,13,15,17
-Active Reading 3.3
-STUDY VOCAB!!!!!

*VOCAB TEST TOMORROW AT START OF CLASS*
*TEST WEDNESDAY *

(image shows areas of ozone depletion over the South Pole)

Agenda and Homework 2/9/12

VOCAB QUIZ MONDAY!!!!
Test MAYBE Tuesday or Wednesday

Agenda:
No Bellringer

Homework Collected:
-Active Reading 3.1
-Chapter 3 Outline
-Vocab

Plate Tectonics Video

Chapter 3 notes (3.1& 3.2):

4 Parts of Earth
1.Geosphere
2.Atmosphere
3.Hydrosphere
4.Biosphere

Composition of Earth
1.Crust
2.Mantle
3.Core

5 Layers of Earth
1.Lithosphere
2.Asthenosphere
3.Mesosphere
4.Outer Core
5.Inner Core

Plate Tectonics

3 Devastating Forces of Nature
1.Earthquakes
2.Volcanoes
3.Erosion


Homework:
-Text Questions Pgs. 87-88 (1,2,8,10,11,26)
-Active Reading 3.2
-Finish Vocab

Today in Environmental Science!

Hey guys!

Today, Wednesday February 8th, 2012 in Environmental Science we..

• Had our bell-ringer on the four types of models
• Learned the four steps to the decision-making model
• Learned about what value meant
• Went through and reviewed our Chapter 2 packet
• Took the Chapter 2 Test!

Our homework tonight is..

• Write/create the outline to Chapter 3
• Chapter 3 vocabulary
• Active Reading 3.1

I hope everyone did well on the test!! :)

TGIF February 3, 2012

Agenda:

• Map Skills
• Vocab Quiz
• Notes: 2.2/3

Homework:

• Page 53-55: # 3,4,7-9,11,13,14,16,22,23,
• For Monday: #5,17,18,24  (Pick 2: # 29-32), analogy on Critical Thinking

February 1, 2012

Agenda: February 1st, 2012

• Hand in Ch. 2 outline and Active Reading 2.1
• Hand in Vocabulary
• Bell ringer: I cannot remember and I do not have my purple folder please fill this in :)
• Notes on Ch.2

Homework

• Pg. 54-55 Numbers 1, 2, 6, 10, 12, 17, 19, 20, 21, 28
• Create a Science Experiment using the steps in Ch. 2 (With Hypothesis)

Nathan S/dgrs   (posted in wrong area)

AGENDA AND HOMEWORK FOR 2/2/12

AGENDA AND HOMEWORK FOR 2/2/12

*IMPORTANT: VOCAB TEST TOMARROW!!!!*
TEST POSSIBLY TUESDAY!!!!

AGENDA:

Bellringer-

List the steps of the Scientific Method

Turn in Homework from 2/1/12:

-Pgs. 53- 54 #1, 2, 6, 10, 12, 17, 19, 21, 28
-Scientific Method Real life example

Write Chapter 2.1 notes-
-Correlations/Correlation Types/ Correlation Method

-Mean/Average

-Standard Deviation
-Repeating Experiments

-Communicating Results

-5 Good Scientific Habits

“Bloody Handprint” Activity

HOMEWORK:
-Active Reading (2.2)
Study Vocabulary!

*IMPORTANT: VOCAB TEST TOMARROW!!!!*
TEST POSSIBLY TUESDAY!!!!

agenda for 1/31/12

agenda:

•  Bellringer
• collect vocab folder and packet
• chapter 1 test
• start chapter 2 notes
• Home work ( CHAPTER 2 OUTLINE, ACTIVE READING 2.1, CHAPTER 2 VOCAB.)

Day Five

Agenda: January 27, 2012

• Turn in signed syllabus, book covers
• Bellringer:  What are the effects of the Industrial Revolution
• Vocab quiz (9 words) Matching 
• HO: Characteristics and Effects on the Environment by H/G, Agr. Rev, Ind. Rev
• Check in Act reading 1.3
• Notes Ch 1.2
• "Tragedy of the Commons"

Homework:

• Sign Syllabus, cover book
• Text Problems (due Monday): pages 23-25, # 4,5,14,15,18-20, 22-24, Pick two form #26-29
• TEST on Tuesday 

Day four

Agenda:

• Turn in signed syllabus,  book covers
• Bellringer: What are the five major fields of study that contribute to Env Science?
• HO: ch 1 Study guide (green)
• Check in Act reading 1.2
• Finished Ch 1.1 notes

 Homework:

• Vocab quiz
• Sign Syllabus, cover book
• Finish Text Problems from yesterday
• Text Problems (due Monday): pages 23-25, # 4,5,14,15,18-20, 22-24,  Pick two form #26-29

Day Three

Agenda for Wednesday, January 25, 2012

• Turn in signed syllabus,  check for book covers
• Bellringer: Define Environmental Science; ecology
• Return Act. Reading 1.1
• Notes 1.1
• Quick check 1.1 #1-4

Homework:

• Vocab due 
• Quiz on Thursday
• Sign Syllabus, cover book
• Text problems: page 23-25m # 1-3, 6-13, 16, 17, 21, 25
• Active Reading 1.2
• Start on Concept review

Day Two

Agenda:

• Turn in signed syllabus, active reading, outline
• Bellringer: What is the purpose of the packet's cover page? (2 answers)
• Computer assignment
• Blog Sign up sheet
• Edline: make sure email is on edline
• Daily Blog: Accept invation and post a comment

Homework:

• Vocab  due on Thursday 
• Quiz on Thursday
• Sign Syllabus, cover book

Welcome to Environmental Science, Period 3

Agenda:

• Introduction
• Rules and Procedures
• Syllabus
• Books/ Notebook
• David Goes To School (class rules)
• Magic Book
• Following Directions
• Started on Active Reading 1.1 (Be sure to underline important details and then answer questions.)

Homework:

• Cover your book
• Sign syllabus (3 pts)
• Chapter 1 Vocabulary - Due Thursday