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Environmental Science

Get the textbook online for Environmental Science class. Login to myhrw.com using the provided username and password. Complete various tasks and assignments related to Land Use, Population, and Biodiversity.

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Environmental Science

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  1. Environmental Science Agendas Spring 2013

  2. To Get Textbook On-Line • Go to my.hrw.com • Login: allper_stude • Fill in the _ with your period number • Example: if you are in 4th period, your login would be allper4stude • Password: • Per 1: k8j6s • Per 4: p9s7b • Per 5: v2t7z

  3. Environmental Science, F  2/8 • No warm up • Journal Check • Stamp Ch 14 vocab • Land Use web quest

  4. Cobb County Land Use Web Quest • What is the population of Cobb County? Go to Cobb County Land Use home page Click on planning Scroll down and click on future land use map. Spend some time getting familiar with map and orienting yourself. 2. Who is the Cobb County Land Use Planner? 3. List a few land use categories and their colors. 4. Estimate the percent of Cobb Land Area that is used for parks and rec. 5. What type of area do YOU live in? 6. Estimate the percentage of land use area for low density housing. Go back and click on FLUM 7. Choose 4 categories and summarize the purpose of the categories

  5. Environmental Science, Th 2/7 • New Unit: Land Use and Food and Agriculture • Chapter References: 14 & 15 Warm Up • What percentage of people in the US live in cities? • What are some pros and cons to the environment of city living? • List all the different uses of land you see on p. 380 CW/HW: Vocab Ch 14, including italics (22 ea.)

  6. Environmental Science, T 2/5 Warm Up • Compare Least Developed Country with Biodiversity Hotspot. • What other terms can add to the list of comparisons above? • What kind of population trend happens during a demographic transition? • Stamp and review text HW • CW/HW: (add these to packet) • P. 225 1, 2, 10-12 • P. 228 #1, 5, 8, 11, 12 • p.249-250 #1, 2, 4-7, 9-25, 27-28 • P. 252-3, #1-5, 9-12 • Packet due tomorrow • Test and journal check tomorrow

  7. Environmental Science, M 2/4 Warm Up • Recall a few facts/concepts from the population movie Friday. • What single factor most affects fertility rates? • Complete World in the Balance video CW/HW: • P. 256, Fertility Rates and Female Literacy in Africa. Answer # 1 & 3 • Read 9.2 and answer 9.2 section Q’s 1-3 Population Dynamics Test Wed: Ch. 8.1 & Ch 9

  8. Environmental Science, F 2/1 • Quiz returns • Grade updates • Video: NOVA World in the Balance: the Population Paradox – w/ notes • Bring textbook Monday • TEST WEDNESDAY, Ch 8.1; Ch 9

  9. Environmental Science, Th 1/31 Warm Up • Compare and contrast fertility rate and total fertility rate. • Turn in Population Pyramid activity • Stamp 9.1 Guided Reading • Stamp vocab puzzles • Vocab Quiz • Review guided reading ws. • Test next Wednesday

  10. Environmental Science, W 1/30 No Warm Up Complete pyramid lab Vocab review sheets 9.1 guided reading ws due tomorrow Vocab quiz tomorrow

  11. Environmental Science, T 1/29 • Population pyramid group activity Warm Up • What are the LETTER, fertility age and total fertility rate for your population group? Example: group K, 15-19, 5 children per woman

  12. Environmental Science, M 1/28 Warm Up • What do you think was the average life expectancy in 1900? Now? • What factors influence average life expectancy? • Turn in Human Population graph from Friday CW/HW: • Notes • Complete 9.1 guided reading – due Thursday • Human population pyramid activity – not due • Vocab quiz Thursday

  13. Environmental Science, F  1/25 • No Warm Up • Stamp 9.1 vocab & 8.1 Guided Reading • Turn in yesterday’s “Quick Lab” if you didn’t already • Human population graphing & pyramid

  14. Environmental Science, Th 1/24 Warm Up • Why might the carrying capacity of humans on earth be hard to determine? CW/HW: • Complete “quick lab” activity and turn in • Guided Reading notes for section 8.1 only • Vocab sheet 9.1 • Read section 9.1

  15. Environmental Science, W 1/23 Text Books are in! Warm Up • What is a population? • What is density? • What is the population density of 2000 people on our school grounds of 10 acres? • Are the people at Lassiter evenly dispersed? • Stamp 8.1 vocab • 8.1 notes • Population activity

  16. Environmental Science, T 1/22 • Test returns and corrections • CW/HW: • Population Dynamics Vocabulary, first section, 8.1 ONLY

  17. Environmental Science, F  1/18 • Turn in packet • study guide • Ch 10 Biodiversity notes ws • Ch 10.3 section Q’s (p. 275 #1-7) • Biodiversity Activity follow-up questions • Biodiversity test

  18. Environmental Science, Th 1/17 Warm Up (p. 272, figure 14) • What is the environmental benefit of shade-grown coffee? • Stamp and review Ch 10.3 • Test review • Study guide • Test tomorrow – Biodiversity, Ch 10) • Packet due tomorrow • study guide • Ch 10 Biodiversity notes ws • Ch 10.3 section Q’s (p. 275 #1-7) • Biodiversity Activity follow-up questions

  19. Environmental Science, W 1/16 Warm Up – NOT IN JOURNAL • Boil down the main threats to your biodiversity hotspot into a few bullet points. Not too general. • Write threats on sticky note provided • Stick onto world map in correct location Biodiversity activity Classwork/homework: Read Ch 10.3, p. 275 #1-7 Test Friday

  20. Environmental Science, M 1/14 Warm Up • What is the opposite of biodiversity? • Name a few exotic species in our area. • Why are invasive/exotic species so damaging to the environment? • Why are invasives so successful in a new habitat? • Python invasives video clip • Review Ch 10 notes ws – side 2 • Biodiversity activity

  21. Environmental Science, F  1/11 • Stamp Ch 10 ws – back side • Cane Toads video, with notes

  22. Environmental Science, Th 1/10/13 • Turn in signed syllabus • Stamp and review side 1 of Ch 10 notes Warm Up (p. 263) • Has the rate of extinction been steady throughout the planet’s evolution? Explain. • What is the #1 cause of today’s extinctions? • What is the rate difference of pre-human vs post-human extinctions? • What is monoculture? • Classwork: Monarchs and milkweed aticle • Homework: complete back of Ch 10 notes sheet

  23. Environmental Science, W 1/9/13 • Turn in article w/ Q’s • Turn in syllabus signature page Warm Up (Write date, and copy complete question. Attempt answer and write correct answer when we go over it.) • Why should we care about biodiversity? • What is a keystone? • What types of organisms might be keystone species? Classwork/homework: Biodiversity Ch 10 notes – complete front side

  24. Environmental Science, Tues., 1/8/13 • Welcome Back! • Intros. and paperwork • This semester • Syllabus: what’s new? • Schedule verification forms • Classwork during schedule check: • read Biodiversity article and answer questions • HW: • get syllabus signed • bring composition book (or move yours, if needed) • Get textbook, if needed • Bring book tomorrow

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