Exam Study Guide

Mid-term Exam Study Guide


Exam Schedule ...subject to change...check with teachers the week of.

Wednesday 2/17	Thursday 12/18	Friday 12/19
FL Exam: 8:30 - 10:00	Humanities Exam: 8:30 - 10:30	Science Exam: 8:30 - 10:30
snack	snack &  sing 10:30
Humanities Class: 10:30 - 11:30	Science 10:45 - 12:15
Lunch: 11:30 - 12:00	Lunch: 12:15
Math Exam: 12:00 - 2:00	Humanities Exam: 1:00- 3:00

The story of a T-Shirt, plus a little homework

Planet Money - T Shirt Story

Homework Thursday:
Ch 6: Environmental Sustainability
Ch 6 Reading Qs - fill this out and share with me

Homework Friday:
Ch 7: People and the Planet, What is the GOOD LIFE?
Read and write a short (5 sentence) reflection

Global Trends

In class we worked on filling out the discussion questions from yesterday as they are the core of the sustainability unit and this will start your preparation for the mid-term exam.

Homework tonight: read and answer the questions

Ch 5: Global Trends: Food, Water, and Income

CH 5 Reading Qs

How many people can the Earth support?

Sustainability Discussion Questions

Homework:
Please read the following section on Carrying Capacity and Ecological Footprint and fill out the Ch 4 Reading Qs.

Global Issues Ch 4: How many people can the Earth support?

Global Issues Ch 4 Reading Qs

Global Commons Socratic Seminar

Socratic Seminar Rubric

Global Commons Score Card

Work over the break

Since you were given quite a bit of extra time during this week to prepare for your Global Commons paper, here are the 4 readings that you must complete before returning to school on 12/1.

1) People and Their Environment  - read and take jot notes

2) Global Issues Ch 1 Sustainability - read and answer questions on document below

3) Global Issues Ch 2 What's up with population?  read and answer questions on document below

    Ch 1 and 2 Reading Questions - complete and share with me after/while reading chapters 1 and 2

4) Global Issues Ch 3 Population throughout history - read and take jot notes

On Monday 12/1 I will be checking jots for both "People and Their Envronment" as well as "CH 3 Population throughout history."  By then, you should have already shared your completed copy of the document: Ch 1 and 2 Reading Qs.

Homework 11/17

Read the following section through p. 230 and take jot notes.

          * you do not need to do the "REAL DATA" activity

Population Trends

Global Commons Project

Global Commons Project Description

Global Commons Rubric

Example Work

Our Island, Earth

Our Island, Earth

The Story of Stuff

http://storyofstuff.org/

The Story of Stuff Qs

Due Tomorrow

As our unit on Eutrophication comes to an end, you have the following items due tomorrow:

1 - Thorough Lab Write-up  How to Write A Lab Report, Eutrophication Lab Rubric

2 - Sales Pitch/Presentation with your group (Presentations given Friday)

3 - Completed World Without Fish Reading Log

Timeline to the Unit Test

Unit assessment will be Friday, October 31st.  Your project should also be completed by this date, no class time will be given toward your project after this date.

Earth Spheres and Eutrophication Unit Study Guide

World Without Fish Reading Log

World Without Fish Reading Log

Eutrophication Start-up Check-in

Welcome back from Washington D.C..  I hope you had a wonderful time on your trip.  Get together with members from your project group to complete this questionarre.  This is a graded check-point so spend some time discussing your answers and defining your next steps.

Eutrophication Start-up Check-in

Eutrophication Flow Chart

Eutrophication Flow Chart

Eutrophication Start-Up

Eutrophication Start-Up Project Description

Phosphorous and Nitrogen Cycles

Way to apply creativity to your learning about nutrient cycles!

Nitrogen:

Phosphorous:

Global Eutrophication

Access  this map and seek out 3 different locations that are affected by Eutrophication.  For each location summarize the cause and effect of nutrient pollution.

Global Eutrophication Map

Design Thinking Process

Amazing ideas in class yesterday!!  Let's check out an effective process for engaging in Design Thinking to enhance your company's end result.  Video


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Eutroph...a...what?

Click on the link below.
Sign in with your google account.
Answer the questions for each slide (slides 1-9 only) by posting a comment.
Comments should be individual and unique, try to avoid copying another person's response.

Eutrophication Blendspace

Ecology Notes for Class

Ecology Notes

Where are we going with this?

Systems and Earth Spheres

Homework 9/9: Choose something that you are passionate about and create a flowchart to demonstrate the system involved with this passion. Steps to complete a flowchart include:
1) choose a system
2) list all the parts
3) connect the parts with a line and label the relationship

Classwork 9/10: Earth Spheres reading

The Fish Are Dying??

After discussing and problem solving the issue presented in class, use observations of each photo to help answer questions within the attached document.
Then...
Spend time in your groups discussing what information you may need, in addition to what you already know, in order to solve this problem (or one of your own).

Healthy Pond Q

Finish Strong!!! Getting Ready for Finals

Exam Schedule

Final Study Guide

Independent Research Project

Thinking Critically About Environmental Issues

Turbine Building Contest

Turbine Contest: Rules and Regulations

Alternative Energy Project

Alternative Energy Project Description

Presentation Schedule

Judging Criteria/KarmaKarmel Requirements

Research Links:
Fossil Fuels - everyone should read this to support why/how your source is better than traditional methods
Biomass
Geothermal
Hydropower - includes both storage/dam use and run-of-river hydroelectric power
Ocean - includes both thermal and tidal energy
Solar - includes both PV and Parabolic Mirror
Wind
Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Nuclear

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
3/31 In Class:  Turbine Contest Homework:  Read and take Jot Notes on Fossil Fuel Research	4/1 In Class:  Turbine Contest Homework:  Read and take Jot Notes on Fossil Fuel Research	4/2 In Class/ Homework:  Research Read Link above regarding your source	4/3 In Class/ Homework:  Research Read Link above regarding your source	4/4 In Class/ Homework:  Research
4/7 In Class: Research Homework: Develop a plan for your model "how does it work"	4/8 In Class: Socratic Seminar to determine judging criteria Homework: a plan for your model "how does it work"	4/9 In Class: Plan for model due Develop Sales Pitch Homework: Build Model	4/10 In Class: Develop Sales Pitch Homework: Build Model	4/11 In Class: Develop Sales Pitch Homework: - Finish Model - Cover letter to KarmaKarmel
4/14 Last work day Homework: Cover letter to KarmaKarmel	4/15 Due today: - Model - Cover letter - Presentation In Class: Sales Pitch Presentations	4/16 Sales Pitch Presentations	4/17 Sales Pitch Presentations	4/18 KarmaKarmel Board of Directors Meetings

Energy For Keeps Ch 3, 4

Energy For Keeps Ch 3 reading

Homework tonight is to complete ch 4 reading Qs.
Energy for Keeps Ch 4 reading

Energy for Keeps Ch 4 Qs

Energy For Keeps Ch 2

Read the following chapter in the textbook Energy For Keeps. Fill out the reading questions and share them with us.
Energy for Keeps Ch 2 Reading
Energy For Keeps Ch 2 Qs

Static Electricity Lab

Static Electricity Lab

Energy For Keeps Questions

Finish reading Chapter 1 and then answer the questions below.

Ch 1 Questions

Energy For Keeps Chapter 1

Energy For Keeps Ch 1

Intro to Electricity

For homework tonight watch the videos in this blendspace and take jot notes that are meaningful to you.
Electricity Blendspace

Sixth Extinction Jigsaw

Sixth Extinction Jigsaw Overview

Links to the Chapters to read within your group:
Ch 6: The Sea Around Us
Ch 7: Dropping Acid
Ch 8: The Forest and The Trees
Ch 9: Islands on Dry Land
Ch 10: The New Pangea

Sixth Extinction Ch 1 Quiz

Click on the link below to take a quiz on the first chapter of The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert.

Sixth Extinction Ch 1 Quiz

Sixth Extinction 2/25

In class we will be reading p. 86-91 in the chapter linked below.
Ch IV: The Luck of the Ammonites

We will also read p. 104-110 in the chapter linked below.
Ch V: Welcome to the Anthropocene

The Sixth Extinction

Homework tonight is to finish chapter 1.  We ended in class on the bottom of page 13.
Sixth Extinction CH 1

The Sixth Extinction - FIXED

Ok - we didn't mean for that reading to be sideways!

Prologue

The Sixth Extinction

Here is the prologue of the book we introduced in class today.  Please read this in preparation for a discussion in class tomorrow.  (you will need to go into "View" "rotate clockwise to read this)

6th Extinction Prologue

Homework 2/11 - 2/12

Watch this example debate and practice being a judge.  Fill out the accompanying "Judge's Notes" (class handout) to score this debate and determine the winning team. Judge's Notes are due at the start of class on Thursday.

MSU Example Debate

Kyoto Protocol Debate

Review the debate format and requirements included in this document.  You will be broken into groups of 3 and assigned a side to debate.

Kyoto Protocol Debate Requirements

Weekend Homework 2/7

For homework please read the article linked below:

E.P.A. Staff Struggling to Create Pollution Rule

Make sure to take a careful look at the graphs. You can click on the graph to enlarge.

Kyoto Protocol Position Paragraph

Kyoto Protocol Position Paper Requirements

Kyoto Protocol

In preparation for a class debate, research background information on the Kyoto Protocol:

1. What is/was it?
2. What are the goals of the Kyoto Protocol?
3. What is the U.S. involvement?
4. Do you agree or disagree?  Support your opinion with researched based evidence.

US and Kyoto Protocol

Encyclopedia of Earth - Kyoto Protocol

http://www.atmos.washington.edu/2009Q1/111/ATMS111%20Presentations/Folder%201/ChavezM.pdf

http://unfccc.int/kyoto_protocol/items/2830.php

What Makes Climate and How Does it Change?

Please read and take notes on p. 246-253.  Complete jot notes and answer questions in the lesson review on page 253.

Climate properties and changes

Geosigns Quiz

Geosigns

Signs from Earth

TOday in class we will be reading the article linked below.  Table read and take jot notes:

National Geographic SIgns from Earth


This is the article I believe Sam brought up yesterday, we will discuss it later.

Is Global Warming Cooler than Expected?

Greenhouse Effect Project

Demonstrate your in depth understanding of the greenhouse effect by creating a 3D project.  Attached is the project description and rubric.  Projects are due at the beginning of class on Monday.

Greenhouse Effect Project

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Parts of Sunlight

• Infrared (IR) long wavelength  - lower energy
• Visible spectrum (ROYGBIV)
• Ultraviolet (UV) short wavelength - high energy

Greenhouse Effect Visual

Get excited! You will be building a 3d model of the greenhouse effect that includes all the layers of the atmosphere and the 5 main greenhouse gases.  Get creative!  Deadlines to follow.  

For homework:

• summarize the process
• zoom into greenhouse gases
• sources
• chemical composition (formula)
• material ideas
• atmosphere layers

Weekend Homework

Read and write jot notes from this article.  Include any lingering questions of what you did not understand.

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

Carbon Videos

Questions for the Carbon Videos

Carbon Videos

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

Atom Homework Tonight

Complete the atom worksheet given in class.

Greenhouse Effect Simulation

Click on the link below to access a set of questions to complete while completing an interactive simulation on the greenhouse effect.  Within this document is a link to the simulation, click on the link to visit the site.  Fill in all questions and share your document with your teachers.  (Drawings may be completed in your notebook)

National Geographic Greenhouse Effect Simulation

In Place of the Blendspace...its not working

1. Watch this video and draw the parts atom in your notebook. Be specific about which are in the nucleus and which are outside of the nucleus.
Introduction to the Atom

2. Add to your drawing:

The relative charge of each part (positive, negative, or neutral)
Basic Parts of the Atom

3. While completing the quiz about each part of the atom, add details to your notes.
Atom interactive

4. Watch only the first 4 minutes of this video.
Modify your drawings and notes if necessary.
Khan Academy

Introduction to the Atom

Visit this blendspace and complete the prompts on each slide.  By the time you are through you should have notes on the parts of an atom.

Introduction to the Atom

Welcome Back - Footprint Calculation

Today while you meet with one of us to go over your exam you will take a deeper look at what an ecological footprint really encompasses.

Please go to the link below.  ON the left hand side of the page work your way down the page reading each section carefully.

Footprint Calculator - Introduction