Holiday Sing and ACDS Store

Holiday Sing at Harris Hall, Friday December 20th

9:30 arrival students

10:00 Sing starts @Harris Hall

ACDS Store Hours

Friday, December 13

2:30pm -3:30pm

Monday, December 16

8am-9am 

2:30pm -3:30pm

Thursday, December 19

8am-9am

2:30pm -3:30pm

Midterm Study Guide

Here is a link to the midterm study guide.  This may be modified in the future so be sure to check back in a day or so to see if there are changes.

Midterm Study Guide

* Be ready to present with your group on Thursday.  This may require you to meet with your group before then go to over rolls for the presentation.

Hamburger, Fries and a Cola

Student Handout

Plent Money T Shirt

NPR Planet Money Story

The VIdeo's

Global Issues Ch 6

For homework tonight, please read and answer questions on chapter 6.

Global Issues Ch 6 Reading
Global Issues Ch 6 Qs

Homework 12/3/2013

Excellent job on the Global Commons Socratic Seminar.  Your ideas and arguments were based in research, passionately delivered, and respectfully articulated.

Tonight's homework is a two-part assignment.

1) Complete a self-assessment of your participation throughout the Socratic Seminar on Global Commons.  Click on the link below and fill out the rubric based on your performance.

Global Commons Socratic Seminar

2) Read chapter 5 in the Global Issues book and complete questions relating to this reading.

Global Issues Ch 5 reading

Global Issues Ch 5 Qs

Don't forget to share your documents with your teachers!

Global Issues Chapter 4

For homework tonight, read Chapter 4 in our Global Issues book.  Make a copy of the CH 4 Qs and complete.  When done, share your answers with your teachers.

Global Issues Ch 4

Global Issues Ch 4 Qs

Global Commons Rubric

Utilize this to revise your research paper.

Global Commons Rubric

Global Commons Project Deadline Info

Your final draft of the paper is due this Friday 11/22
Research is due by the beginning of class tomorrow 11/19
Outline is due at the beginning of class Wednesday 11/20

Global Commons Project

After watching the Tragedy of the Commons video and reflecting on the Fishing for the Future you will begin your next project: Global Commons Project.

Global Commons Project

What's Up With Population

Read the following chapter, jot notes, and answer questions in the next post.
Ch. 2 Whats up with population
Ch 1-2 Questions

Sustainability.

Your assignment for tonight is to read the chapter below and take "jot notes".  Your jots will be checked in class.

Sustainability Chapter

Fishing for the Future

Today we will simulate the evolution of the fishing industry.

1. Fishing for the Future Data Sheet
2. Fishing for the Future - Reflection

Global Eutrophication Project

What is the impact of Eutrophication around the world?  Utilize this project description to explore how eutrophication is impacting an area around the globe.

Global Eutrophication Project

Eutrophication Image

In case this image makes more sense to you.......

Eutrophication Study Guide

We will be having our first unit test on Monday.  Use this study guide to help you prepare for this assessment.

Earth Spheres and Eutrophication Study Guide

Homework 10/15

Tonight's homework is a 2-part process.

1) Read the following pages in your science book to review and reinforce your understanding of Eutrophication.  Pages: #102, 110-111, 120, 210

2) Revise question #4 from the Gulf of Mexico Problem Solving activity (link found in post below).  Remember to develop a creative solution that will both fix the current problem and does not lead to more disasters later on.

Gulf of Mexico Problem Solving

After reading about the Gulf of Mexico's "Dead Zone" open the link below and complete the problem solving prompts. Only 1 copy needed per group, therefore choose a recorder.  Remember to be creative when solving this issue!

Eutrophication Flowchart
Gulf of Mexico Qs

Poop Train - it is all connected

Listen and then write a reflection on how this relates to what we are studying:

New York Poop Train

Earth's Environemental Systems - Questions

Only answer the questions for as far as we have read.  Stop after the Nitrogen Cycle section.

Questions

Phosphorous Cycle

Click on the link below to view the phosphorous blendspace.  Draw both the phosphorous and nitrogen cycles in 2 separate diagrams.

Phosphorous Blendspace

Nitrogen Cycle

For tonight's homework, view and comment on the Nitrogen Cycle blendspace linked below.  Focus only on the BIG PICTURE flow of nitrogen throughout ecosystems.  You are not responsible for knowing all chemical transformations.

Nutrient Cycles: Nitrogen

After the lab.....

Tonight you need to complete Table 1, 2, and 3 in your lab report.  Tomorrow you will all share your data so that we can calculate class averages.  After that you will have more time to work on your lab.

And here we all are collecting the samples!

Lab Preparation

For tonight's homework please preview the lab linked below.  Be sure to read through procedures and enter your hypothesis.  You will need to make a copy to save this to your drive so that you can edit.

 Water Quality Comparison Lab

Also, you should have the reading from last night completed.  This is on Aquatic Ecosystems p. 74-85 completed with Active Reading and Vocabulary.

Field Trip Tomorrow!

Get excited!  Tomorrow morning we are heading out to collect water from 2 different local water sources.  Please dress for the weather and arrive to class on time!

We will follow up with a lab in class on Wednesday.

Tonights homework:
in your textbook: pg 74-85 Active Reading and Vocab.

Eutrophication Notes

Below you will find abbreviated notes from Friday's lesson on Eutrophication.

Eutrophication Notes

Introduction to the pond ecosystem

Click on the link below to participate in a class discussion about the health of a pond ecosystem.

Pond Question


For homework, click on the link below.  View only slides  1-9 and comment on these slides.

Intro to Eutrophication

Energy Transfer and Food Webs

Tonight you will create a food web in Lucid Chart on your assigned ecosystem.  Make sure to save the chart to google drive and then SHARE the chart and Megan and Audrey.

www.lucidchart.com

Biotic or abiotic?

This image may help you understand the levels of organization within an ecosystem.

Click on the link to the presentation below.  You must "make a copy" and save in your drive with the assignment title and your name.  Then follow the instructions on the presentation.

Biotic or Abiotic activity

Earth's Spheres Flow Chart

Click on the link below to open the doc that will help make sure you include all of the required elements on your flow chart.

Earth Sphere Flow Chart


Also, click the next link to access the website for creating your own flow chart:
Lucid Chart

Lucid Chart will ask you to create a free account, use your school email for this.

Earth's Spheres

For homework tonight, September 12th:

Do your best to create a visual diagram of sorts that demonstrates the interconnectedness of Earth spheres.  Get create!  You can't do this wrong! Just try......

Welcome Parents

Greetings Parents,
Thank you for taking the time to visit our class blog.  You may want to bookmark this site to check in on relevant class activities, useful links, or online assignments.

Here is a link to the 8th Grade Environmental Science overview.

Environmental Science Overview

Homework 9.10.2013

Please visit the Earth Spheres Blendspace (link on right of this page) and view slides 1-3.  Add a comment on the blendspace by clicking the icon on the right that looks like a blue thought bubble or comic dialogue box.  Here, you will be prompted with a question to respond to.  You only have to comment on slides 2 and 3.

Great class today!!  We observed a great deal of creative problem solving and vigorous discussions.

Initial ideas on Environmental Science

Here are some of your great ideas on the first day of class!

link to image in wordle

Welcome to ACDS Environmental Science!!

Greetings and welcome back to school, both returning and new coming students! Can you believe how beautiful the campus is?  This year you can expect to visit this site often for links to documents, assignments, and helpful resources.  You should bookmark this blog for efficient access.