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!!!!