Class+Calendar+MP1+09-10

= ​ Environmental Science Class Calendar - Marking Period 1 - Fall 2009 = Here you will find the session numbers, dates, questions of the day, lessons/activities,any papers that I have handed out in class, and what the homework for the day was. Keep in mind that there is also an “Assignment” box in class that contains all of the papers handed out. When you are absent, it is YOUR responsibility to gather any papers or information about the time you were gone from this wiki, the "Assignment" box, and/or by asking a classmate about the lesson. If you are confused, ask a classmate. You are in high school now and are responsible for taking care of yourself. Please come to me as a last resource. I am happy to answer questions, though, once you have what you need and understand what you missed. This is also the place to find any papers that you may have lost. = = 1. Glossary of Ecosystem/Food Web terms: @http://www.bigelow.org/edhab/glossary.html 2. "Fitting Algae into the Food Web" Background information: [|fitting_algae.pdf] 3. Directions for the game: [|directions.pdf] 4. Trophic Tables (learn about the roles of the organisms in your food web): [|trophic_table.pdf] 5. Game board: [|game_board.pdf] 6. Clues to help you out: [|clues.pdf] 7. Questions to answer: [|missing_link.pdf] || Bring a Food Web to class || 2. Create an account on [|www.mind42.com], then activate the account by clicking on the link in the email that will be sent to you. || || none
 * ** Session
 * 1) ** || ** Date ** || **Question of the Day** || ** Lesson/Activities ** ||< ** Handouts ** || ** Homework ** ||
 * 1 || 8/31/09 || How would you describe Environmental Science in 10 words or less? || Quick I​ ntroductions ||< [[file:Question of the Day Sheet.doc]] || none ||
 * 2 || 9/1/09 || What are your observations/thoughts about the wordle that we created in class? || Syllabus/Procedures, Create Expectations ||< [[file:Student Information:CFF Laptop Agreement.doc]] || Student Info/CFF Laptop Agreement filled out and signed ||
 * 3 || 9/2/09 || Put these words in order from smallest to largest: communities, ecosystems, populations, organisms. || Discuss Expectations Students Created, Levels of Organization in an Ecosystem ||< <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[[file:Expectations MP1.doc]] || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">none ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">9/3/09 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is the purpose of a food web and how is it different than a food chain? || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Food Web Matching Game, Quick Check ||< For the Food Web Matching Game:
 * 5 || 9/8/09 || Explain the differences between a rock and a wooden beam. || Biotic/Abiotic Factors ||< [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://qcsdenvironmentalscience.wikispaces.com/file/view/Abiotic+Factors.doc"]] [|Abiotic Factors.doc] || none ||
 * 6 || 9/9/09 || none || BOY Benchmark Test ||< none || Study biotic/abiotic notes ||
 * 7 || 9/10/09 || What is the difference between an ecosystem and a biome? List as many as you can. || Biomes, Biotic/Abiotic, Mind Map Vocab Project ||< none || 1. Create an email address (I recommend [|www.gmail.com] ).
 * 8 || 9/11/09 || Why is biodiversity important? Give as many reasons as you can! || Biodiversity: Biome in a Bottle ||< [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://qcsdenvironmentalscience.wikispaces.com/file/view/Biome+In+A+Bottle.doc"]] [|Biome In A Bottle.doc] || none ||
 * 9 || 9/14/09 || Describe how the climate affects the biodiversity of a biome. (Give examples to support your answer.) || Douglas Fir Tree Activity, Ecological Succession ||< [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://qcsdenvironmentalscience.wikispaces.com/file/view/Douglas+Fir+wkst.doc"]] [|Douglas Fir wkst.doc] || none - Make sure you have your mind24.com account ready and activated! Email me if you have any questions or concerns! ||
 * 10 || 9/15/09 || Compare a Christmas Tree farm to an old growth forest. || Ecological Succession, Practice Food Web & Biotic/Abiotic Factors ||< Students read about Ecological Succession on pages 172-175 in our textbook and answered the Lesson Review questions 1-7. || Study for quiz over Food Webs and Biotic/Abiotic Factors Thursday! ||
 * 11 || 9/16/09 || Explain in your own words what Ecological Succession is. (You may use drawings to help you explain.) **TURN IN SHEET** || Review for quiz (look at handouts) ||< [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://qcsdenvironmentalscience.wikispaces.com/file/view/bettinggamereview.doc"]] [|bettinggamereview.doc] || Study for quiz over Food Webs and Biotic/Abiotic Factors tomorrow! ||
 * 12 || 9/17/09 || What are some things that determine how much/well an organism can grow in their environment? || Food Web & Biotic/Abiotic Factors quiz, Limiting Factors and Carrying Capacity ||< [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/image/tiff.png width="32" height="32" link="http://qcsdenvironmentalscience.wikispaces.com/file/view/Limiting+Factors+%26+Carrying+Capacity+Notes.TIF"]] [|Limiting Factors & Carrying Capacity Notes.TIF] || none - just look over limiting factors and carrying capacity notes for activity tomorrow ||
 * 13 || 9/18/09 || How can limiting factors impact an ecosystem? (Give examples to support your answer.) || Cedar Glade Mice & Owl Activity​ ||< [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://qcsdenvironmentalscience.wikispaces.com/file/view/Cedar+Glade+Directions+and+Worksheet+%28NEW%29.doc"]] [|Cedar Glade Directions and Worksheet (NEW).doc] || none ||
 * 14 || 9/21/09 || How are the terms limiting factors and carrying capacity related? || Continue Cedar Glade activity and complete Reflection ||< (The Reflection questions from the Cedar Glade Directions and Worksheet document from Session 13.) Also, students graphed all three investigations. || Complete Cedar Glade packet, graphs and reflection questions. ||
 * 15 || 9/22/09 || What was the point of the Cedar Glade activity? What did you learn? || Mind Map Vocab Project ||< [[file:Mind Map Vocab Project.doc]] || Continue working on your Mind Map Vocab project! ||
 * 16 || 9/23/09 || Currently, what do you think are the three biggest limiting factors that impact humans? || Carrying Capacity, Easter Island example, Human Population Growth ||< []

(Mind Map Vocab) ||
 * 17 || 9/24/09 || What are 3 effects that high human populations have on the environment? || Human Population Growth ||< none (continued to work on the document in previous document) and took some notes on population growth || none

(Mind Map Vocab!) || Find the websites needed to complete the worksheet under Population Growth on the "Resources for Students" page. The backside of the worksheet are questions over the notes taken in Session 17. || none
 * 18 || 9/25/09 || What do you think population growth rate means? || Human Population Growth ||< [[file:popul_growth_rate.doc]]

(Mind Map Vocab!) || and finish the worksheet from session 18. Here is the review sheet: || none
 * 19 || 9/28/09 || What event near the 1800's started the exponential growth of the human population? Also, list some specific advancements from that time. || Human Population Growth, Round Robin Review ||< Miniature-Earth video (look under resources)

(Don't forget your Mind Map Vocab! There are a few new terms on the list.) || || Study for Friday's QUIZ over Biodiversity, Limiting Factors and Population || You will need one piece of graph paper, as well. || Study for tomorrow's QUIZ on Biodiversity, Limiting Factors and Population!!! || 2. or || Finish Countries' Population Growth Rate Activity. || Water Pollution video: Water Quality: It's In Our Hands || none ||
 * 20 || 9/30/09 || What countries do you think have the highest and lowest population growth rates? || Hand back and discuss Quiz 1 and remediation options, Population Growth Rates in Countries ||< Quiz 1 Remediation Form:
 * 21 || 10/1/09 || How many years ago was it that the population of the earth was half of what it is today? || Population Growth Rate of your two assigned countries ||< [[file:Countries Pop Growth Rate.doc]]
 * 22 || 10/2/09 || Why does it matter if some countries grow fast and others grow more slowly? || QUIZ 2: Biodiversity, Limiting Factors and Population, finish Population Growth Rate for your two countries ||< Please see me to make up the quiz that you missed. || none ||
 * 23 || 10/5/09 || Name the 7 continents and 5 oceans of the world. || Review of Continents, Major Countries and Oceans of the world. ||< 1. [[file:Continents and Oceans.doc]]
 * 24 || 10/6/09 || Where do you think the majority of Earth's water is located? What about Earth's freshwater? || Earth's Water Distribution demo and we began our Water Pollution unit. ||< [[file:Water Pollution Packet.doc]]
 * 25 || 10/7/09 || Explain in detail Earth's water situation. || Reviewed Water Pollution video questions and learned about PA's watersheds. ||< In textbook (come check one out if you need it), read pages 10-11 about watersheds. Then, answer Lesson Review questions #1-5 and #7 on page 13. || none (Mind Map Vocab checkpoint coming up very soon...make sure you are caught up with the list!) ||
 * 26 || 10/8/09 || What watershed are we in? || Watersheds and wetlands. (Focusing on water pollution.) ||< In textbook, read pages 23-25 about wetlands. Answer Lesson Review questions #5 and #7-9 on page 26. || none (Mind Map Vocab) ||
 * 27 || 10/9/09 || What are some differences difference between a watershed and wetlands? || Wetlands and Human Acivities ||< 1. Then, read pages 27-29 about humans' impact on wetlands and watersheds (stop before Watershed Quality). Describe how these human activities negatively affect the wetlands: 1.Agriculture 2.Urbanization 3.Construction 4.Mining 5.Industry 6.Waste Disposal

2. Human Impact Adventures: Hudson River Plume: @http://new.coolclassroom.org/adventures/explore/plume/1 || Finish class assignment and turn in on Monday.

Also, get Progress Report signed and turn in by Tuesday. ||
 * 28 || 10/12/09 || Why are wetlands SO important? || National Geographic Water Pollution Exploration ||< [[file:National Geographic Water Pollution Exploration.doc]] || Signed Progress Reports DUE Tuesday.

Update Mind Map Vocab - checkpoint will be this Friday! ||
 * 29 || 10/13/09 || What do runoff and erosion have to do with one another? || Finish and turn in National Geographic Exploration and work on Mind Map Vocab ||< To turn in the NatGeo Exploration electronic paper, students saved it in the L: drive under "rkelly", "Hand-In", "Mrs. Matthaei pd.#" || Update Mind Map Vocab - the entire mind map vocab list due Friday!

Water Pollution Quiz FRIDAY! ||
 * 30 || 10/14/09 || List some (at least 5) sources that pollution may come from. || Point source vs. Non-point source water pollution. Fill out graphic org. from reading and fill out table from website listed at top of paper. ||< Graphic organizer & Table: [[file:Point & Non-Point Source Graphic Organizer.doc]]

Readin to help you fill out the graphic organizer:

Website to help you fill out the table: [|www.protectingwater.com] || Update Mind Map Vocab - the entire mind map vocab list due Friday!

Water Pollution Quiz FRIDAY! ||
 * 31 || 10/15/09 || Describe the differences between point source and non-point source water pollution. || Hand in Question of the Day sheet.

Finish up the Non-Point Source table from last time.

Play Water Pollution Baseball review game for quiz!!! ||< Table from yesterday's worksheet.

Study all water pollution notes for quiz. || Update Mind Map Vocab - the entire mind map vocab list due Friday!

Water Pollution Quiz FRIDAY! ||
 * 32 || 10/16/09 || List one question that you still have about water pollution. || Water Pollution Quiz

Mind Map Vocab checkpoint ||< See me for water pollution quiz that you missed.

Mind Map Vocab checkpoint: 1. Fill out Mind Map Vocab checkpoint sheet. 2. Mind Map Vocab checkpoint: click on the two people icon in your mind map ([|www.mind42.com]) and add mrsmatthaei@gmail.com (2nd period: and mrssullivanscience@gmail.com) as collaborator(s) in your mind map (click the "allow them to edit mind map" box). Double check by clicking on icon again and seeing email address(s) listed as Editor(s)!!! || none || Hand back Quiz #2! ||< Decide whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree. Then write a sentence on the back explaining WHY! || none || 1. How does land use affect water quality? 2. How do population changes affect land use? 3. How does land use affect habitats? 4. How does land use affect soil? 5. How does soil determine land use? || none ||
 * 33 || 10/19/09 || What does preservation/conservation mean? || Preservation/ Conservation & Land Use
 * 34 || 10/20/09 || What are some of the uses of land? || Land Use: Qtown vs. Philly ||< Answer these questions on a piece of paper:
 * 35 || 10/21/09 || If you were a land use planner around here, how would you change this area? || Land Use: Comparing Aerial Photographs of Pine Bush, NY 1963 and 2004 ||< See me for the two aerial photographs that you need to complete this activity. Here is the worksheet that you need: [[file:Land Use-Changing the Land.doc]] || none ||
 * 36 || 10/22/09 || Look at your response from yesterday, discuss the positive and negative effects of your decision. || Land Use Change & Natural Resources ||< Watch NASA's Land Use Change video.

Natural Resources: 1. Download Natural Resouces document: 2. Fill out Natural Resources Notes: || Study for tomorrow's Land Use Mini-Quiz! ||
 * 37 || 10/23/09 || What are Natural Resources and what's the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources? (Don't use the word "renew" in your answer!) || Land Use Quiz & Natural Resources ||< See me to make-up the Land Use Quiz!

Learning more about Natural Resources: 1. Read this document: 2. Look at this powerpoint: 3. Fill this worksheet out by using the powerpoint and the FYI document: || none (Update Mind Map) ||
 * 38 || 10/26/09 || What three natural resources do you think you use the most in your everday life? || Natural Resources ||< Finish all Natural Resources worksheets.

We played "Something for Everyone" game. Students learned how nonrenewable resources can disappear very quickly when citizens take as much as they want. || Update Mind Maps ||
 * 39 || 10/27/09 || What do you think an Ecological Footprint is? || Natural Resources and Your Ecological Footprint! ||< Download and fill out this worksheet as you work through the following websites:

First, go to [|www.footprintnetwork.org] to find out info about ecological footprints. Then, visit [|www.earthday.net/footprint/flash.html] to find out what YOUR ecological footprint is! || Study for Natural Resources QUIZ on Thursday.

Update Mind Map Vocab DUE on Friday! //(The list online is updated and in it's final version.)// ||
 * 40 || 10/28/09 || List three ways that you could PERSONALLY decrease your ecological footprint. || Final Project ||< Signed Progress Report DUE

Final Project Directions:

Personal Eco Web - Part 1: The List || Study for Natural Resources QUIZ on Thursday.

Update Mind Map Vocab DUE on Friday! || Turn in QofDay sheet || Final Project ||< Natural Resources Quiz (see me for make-up)
 * 41 || 10/29/09 || What will (academically) stick with you the most from this class?

Final Project Directions:

Final Project - Personal Eco Web Finish Part 1: The List || Update Mind Map Vocab DUE on Friday!

Finish Part 1: The List if not done in class. ||
 * 42 || 10/30/09 || //No Question of the Day// || Final Project ||< Part 2: The Web

Mind Map Vocab DUE! Please fill this out:

See me for directions on how to link your mind map to this wiki.

Final Project Directions: || Work on Part 2: The Web ||
 * 43 || 11/2/09 || //No Question of the Day// || Final Project ||< Part 2: The Web (last day to work on this in class)

Final Project Directions: || Part 2: The Web (MUST be done by the start of class on Wednesday) ||
 * 44 || 11/4/09 || //No Question of the Day// || Final Project ||< Part 3: Gallery & Personal Action Plan

Final Project is DUE! Please staple all of these together in this order: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Poster or || none || ==
 * 45 || 11/5/09 || //No Question of the Day// || Final Project, Class Wrap-Up & Goodbyes ||< Turn in your Final Project - stapled in the order stated above. || You are moving to Ms. Joseph's Meteorology class next. ||