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!! :)