Date |
Topic |
What We Did in Class |
What is the Homework? |
Additional Resources |
Thurs, 1/4 |
Introductions |
AP Previously Released 2016 Exam Diagnostic |
Syllabus Signed |
Value |
Fri, 1/5 |
Enviro Issue Overview |
-Environmental Listmania & Issue Discussion -Watch "Time to Choose" |
Value |
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Mon, 1/8 |
Sustainability |
-Watch 1970's The Lorax -Complete Before/After Chart & Questions |
Read "Easter's End" & Start working on Lorax Essay Assignment (due 8/18) |
Value |
Tues, 1/9 |
Sustainability |
-Calculate Personal Ecological Footprint -Gather 5 Leaf Species & Impression Sketch with Observations |
-Identify Leaf Types -Read Chapter 1-3 |
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Wed, 1/10 |
Sustainability |
Notes: Chapter 1 -Finish "Time to Choose" |
Work on Lorax/Easter End Essay Work on Leaf ID Read Chapter 1-3 |
Ch 1-3 PPT Notes |
Thur, 1/11 |
Sustainability |
Value |
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Tues, 1/16 |
Tragedy of the Commons |
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Mon, 1/22 |
Human Populations |
Value |
Value |
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Tues, 1/23 |
Human Populations |
Value |
Value |
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Wed, 1/24 |
Human Populations |
-National Geographic's "Human Footprint" Video & Worksheet -Ch. 3-4 Focus Questions Assigned -Explore Population Multimedia Resources |
Homework: -Ch 1-4 Focus Questions |
Value |
Thurs, 1/25 |
Human Population |
Notes: Ch. 3-4 PowerPoint -Graveyard Survivorship Lab -World Pop Growth Packet |
Value |
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Fri, 1/26 |
Human Population |
-Watch "Mother: World at 6 Billion" -World Pop. Growth Packet |
Homework: -Finish Pop Growth Packet -Ch 1-4 Focus Questions |
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Mon, 1/29 |
MAP TESTING |
NO CLASS |
NO CLASS |
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Tues, 1/30 |
Human Population |
-Ch. 4 PowerPoint: Human Population -Computer Lab: World Population -Population Math Worksheet -Assign Extra Credit Blog Post (due Sunday at 11:59 pm) |
Homework: -Finish World Pop Lab -Finish World Pop Growth Packet -Ch 1-4 Focus Questions |
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Wed, 1/31 |
Human Population |
-Class Debate: Human Population Debate |
Homework: -Finish World Pop Lab -Finish World Pop Growth Packet -Ch 1-4 Focus Questions |
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Thur, 2/1 |
Human Population |
FRQ Quiz: -Human Populations -Tragedy of the Commons |
Homework: -Finish World Pop Lab -Finish World Pop Growth Packet -Ch 1-4 Focus Questions |
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Fri, 2/2 |
Environmental Issues & Human Populations |
Unit 1 Exam (Chapters 1-4) Lab Books Due |
Value |
PowerPoints Notes
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Assignment Downloads
*Cemetery Lab Meetup Details:Blog Post #1 |
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Part A: Write a reflection of the TED Talk Video (10 min) "Hans Rosling: Global Population Growth, Box by Box" (GOOGLE IT)
Part B: Population Questions 1. Summarize the effect of exponential growth on a population 2. Which is more important, to halt population growth in rapidly growing, less developed areas such as Africa, or in more slowly growing developed areas such as the USA? 3. List some advantages of a reduced human population 4. How does human population growth affect the following? a. Extinction of other species b. Quality of air and water c. Space available for recreation d. Food available for people e. Stress and conflict f. Energy resources available per person g. Competition for jobs and housing h. The spread of contagious diseases i. Your lifestyle in the next 40 years j. Your descendants' lifestyles 5. Should governments enact and enforce laws to limit population? Explain 6. What can you do, personally, to help with the overpopulation problem? |
Part C: China's Time Bomb
Read the New York Times' article "China's Time Bomb" and write a "free response-ish" reply to the following questions. Keep in mind, I am basing blog grades on the thoughtfulness of your responses, not necessarily for correctness. It is also to be used as FRQ practice. A) How would you encourage population growth/fertility in Japan? B) What incentives would you offer Japanese women to encourage them to marry and have children? C) What solutions would you offer to delay the collapse of an economy with a baby bust? (increase retirement age, raise taxes, offer less social security, etc) D) Should government be allowed to force abortion when the overcrowding situation is dire? E) Should the US offer political asylum to pregnant Chinese women who wish to keep their babies? If so, how would you handle political implic |
Unit 2: The Living World
Botkin & Keller: Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10
Date |
Topic |
What We Did in Class |
What is the Homework? |
Additional Resources |
Monday, 2/12 |
Ecosystems |
Project Assigned: Endangered Species PSA & Invasive Species Wanted Poster (due 2/26) |
Start Reading Chapter 5-10 |
See Rubric Below Chart |
Tuesday, 2/13 |
Matter Cycling in Ecosystems |
-Discuss Biogeochemical Cycles -Biogeochemical Cycles Webquest |
-Read Chapter 3: Ecosystems & Ecosystem Services |
FixNAAD ANPAN |
Wednesday, 2/14 |
Energy Flow; Biomass in Ecosystems |
-Lab #4: Owl Pellet Dissection -ExCred: Valentine's Bones Card |
Start Reading Chapter 5-10 Work on Lab Report |
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Thursday, 2/15 |
Energy Flow; Trophic Levels |
-Owl Pellet Lab Biomass Calculations -Trophic Levels "Food for Thought" Packet (due 2/19) |
Start Reading Chapter 5-10 -"Food for Thought" Packet |
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Friday, 2/16 |
Species Roles |
-Finish Cane Toads & Wkst -Arbor Day Tree Planting |
Start Reading Chapter 5-10 -"Food for Thought" Packet |
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Monday, 2/19 |
No School |
No School |
No School |
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Tuesday, 2/20 |
Matter Cycling & Energy Flow in Ecosystems |
-Turn in Lessons of Kaibab Deer & "Food for Thought" Packet -Start "The Cove" |
HW: Lessons of the Kaibab Deer Graphing Activity |
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Wednesday, 2/21 |
Ecosystems |
-Finish " The Cove" -Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Food Web Activity --Assign Ch. 5-10 Focus Questions |
Value |
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Thursday, 2/22 |
Biomes |
-Graphing the Dust Bowl Climate Activity |
Finish Climatogram ID |
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Friday, 2/23 |
Biodiversity |
-Activity: Read "Cats Parachuting in Borneo" & Answer accompanying questions |
Value |
Value |
Monday, 2/26 |
Biodiversity |
**Invasive/Endangered Projects Due** -Notes: Ecosystems |
Value |
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Tuesday, 2/27 |
Biodiversity |
*DCPS Makeup Day Virtual Assignment #1 Assigned (Due 3/6 @11:59 pm) -Lab: Parking Lot Biodiversity |
Value |
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Wednesday, 2/28 |
Biodiversity |
Notes: Ecosystems (Continued) -Finish Parking Lot Lab |
Value |
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Thursday, 3/1 |
Biodiversity |
Catch up on Current Assignments (Leaf Litter Lab Delayed due to rain) |
Value |
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Friday, 3/2 |
Ecosystems |
FRQ #2 |
Value |
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Thursday, 3/8 |
Geologic Time Scale |
-Assign Virtual Task #2 -Geologic Time Scale Activity |
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Friday, 3/9 |
Ecosystems |
-Community Case Study Summary Sheet -Succession Wkst -Catch up on Work |
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Virtual Learning Task #1 (SUBMIT THROUGH VERGE)
Task #1 Ecological Efficiency Calculation Packet (Downloadable File) Task #2: Select one of the biogeochemical (nutrient) cycles. Remember? Carbon, Phosphorus, Sulfur, Nitrogen! Your task for the first part is to create a story that clearly explains the steps of your selected cycle from the perspective of a molecule completing its journey through the cycle. An example for the water cycle is provided below: Example: Rosie the Water Molecule I knew I could do it! Just if I moved around a little more, flapped my molecule wings a little harder, I knew that eventually, I would evaporate up, up and away from here! And I did! Higher and higher I evaporated, until I was up in the atmosphere! From way up there, all my friends down in the ocean looked like little molecules...which, actually, they were. Once I was finally up in the atmosphere, it was like the greatest roller coaster ever. I was transported to all sorts of amazing places with a whole tour group of other water molecules. We called ourselves VAPOR, because the group consisted of Velma, Adam, Paul, Oren, and me, Rosie. We all became really close in our tour. So close, in fact, that after we were done traveling around the atmosphere, we fused together, and in a bond of friendship known to some as condensation, we became liquidized. It was so much fun! After such high paced movement, it was great to relax to a lower energy state. We knew that the atmosphere had been fun, but it had taken a lot out of us, so we fell back to earth in our condensed form. On the trip home, we saw all the giants pull out crazy contraptions that they called “umbrellas.” We were careful to avoid those! When we reached earth’s surface, we knew that we had to go our separate ways. Some of us decided to runoff into unknown land. Others decided to take a tour of underground, on something called the Infiltration/ Percolation Train. I think I’ll join them. I had so much fun on this trip, who knows, I may do it again sometime. Major points: evaporation, condensation, percolation, precipitation, transpiration Task #3: Quote: "It is fortunate, perhaps, that no matter how intently one studies the hundred little dramas of the wood and meadows, one can never learn all of the salient facts about any one of them" -Aldo Leopold Submit: Observe plants and animals in your area. Think of questions about their lives for which you would like to learn the answer.
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Unit 3: LAND USE
Botkin & Keller: Chapters
Date |
Topic |
What We Did in Class |
What is the Homework? |
Additional Resources |
Friday, 3/16 |
Value |
Value |
Start Reading Chapter 5-10 |
See Rubric Below Chart |
Monday, 3/19 |
Value |
Value |
-Read Chapter 3: Ecosystems & Ecosystem Services |
FixNAAD ANPAN |
Tuesday, 3/20 |
Value |
Value |
Start Reading Chapter 5-10 Work on Lab Report |
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Wednesday, 3/21 |
Value |
Value |
Start Reading Chapter 5-10 -"Food for Thought" Packet |
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Thursday, 3/22 |
Forests |
Value |
Start Reading Chapter 5-10 -"Food for Thought" Packet |
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Friday, 3/23 |
Land Use |
-Set up Soil Sample for Testing -Assign and Work on National Park Project |
Value |
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Monday, 3/26 |
Value |
Value |
Value |
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Tuesday, 3/27 |
Value |
Value |
Value |
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Wednesday, 3/28 |
Biomes |
Value |
Finish Climatogram ID |
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Thursday, 3/29 |
Biodiversity |
Value |
Value |
Value |
Friday, 3/30 |
Biodiversity |
-Notes: Ecosystems |
Value |
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Tuesday, 2/27 |
Biodiversity |
-Lab: Parking Lot Biodiversity |
Value |
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Wednesday, 2/28 |
Biodiversity |
Notes: Ecosystems (Continued) -Finish Parking Lot Lab |
Value |
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Thursday, 3/1 |
Biodiversity |
Catch up on Current Assignments (Leaf Litter Lab Delayed due to rain) |
Value |
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Friday, 3/2 |
Ecosystems |
FRQ #2 |
Value |
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Thursday, 3/8 |
Geologic Time Scale |
-Assign Virtual Task #2 -Geologic Time Scale Activity |
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Friday, 3/9 |
Ecosystems |
Value |
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