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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE First Quarter 2014-2015 b LInks will be activated as we come to each unit!~MORE RESOURCES FOR APES Abreviation Key: CJ = Class Journal FJ = Field Journal (FJ Instructions)

Fifth-grade math review, Intro || Signatures, class supplies, || ~ Why bother with science? || CJ Can I anticipate and prevent safety issues? || Field Journal instructions FJ 1 , Review math questions Matchstick puzzles Outdoor observation lab || Fifth-grade math review
 * ====== Date ====== || ====== In class activities ====== || ====== Homework ====== || ====== Optional Enrichment ====== || ====== Learning Goals/Objectives for the day ====== ||
 * 8/25-26/2014 || Welcome!~[|Syllabus] CJ2 ,
 * 8/27-28/2014 || Question of day,
 * 8/27-28/2014 || Question of day,

study for safety quiz || ~ Amusing Scientific Method Review || Can I use the scientific method?

How should I record field observations? || ~[|Safety Notes ppt], safety note foldable [|INED World Population Animation], Note sheet for INED || study for safety quiz & population quiz || ~ || Can I anticipate and prevent outdoor safety issues? What factors impact world population and what is projected for population growth by 2050? || Ch 7 Reading Notes in class (except p5), Begin TX weeds sample population lab Class Journal Instructions || [|Texas Mosquito Mystery]
 * 8/29 - 9/2/2014 || 10 commandments of journaling
 * 8/29 - 9/2/2014 || 10 commandments of journaling
 * 9/3-4/2014 || Marzano Vocab -- Total Fertility Rate
 * 9/3-4/2014 || Marzano Vocab -- Total Fertility Rate

[|INED World Population Animation], must click on Launch Movie-- IT IS THE BOTTOM ONE ON THE LIST! || ~ || CJ10 (pocket fold 11, 12 onto 14) What is the growth rate formula?

Can I describe the demographic transition?

Are my journals up to date? ||
 * 9/5-9/8
 * 9/5-9/8

Safety Quiz, || Class and journal procedures Safety Quiz, Count Plant Population, UC Weed Database || Lab Analysis for p3 and p5 FJ12 Re-Read ch 7 notes || Ted Talks--Bubbles Miniature Earth,

[|Jason's 8 TX weeds] || CJ14 (except period 1 - p12) Does concentration and distribution of populations matter?

What are specific environmental issues impacted by human population? ||
 * 9/9-9/10
 * 9/9-9/10

math quiz || Remind 101 Population Boxes FRQ tips long division & other 5th grade math quiz FRQ initial practice || ~ Pop Issues in China/India This link is helpful

Lab Analysis Questions on FJ12 || Transcript of Ted talks-boxes || CJ 16

What are the doubling time and growth rate formulas?

How do I get from crude rate to rate?

What issues drive population changes?

LR reflection: What should I remember about writing an FRQ? || FRQ || WarmUp CJ18 Draw the demographic transition chart in the lower right quadrant of CJ18 QOD China: one-child policy CJ19 FRQ assessment (Major Grade)
 * 9/11-9/12/2014
 * 9/11-9/12/2014

Population Math HW || ~

Finish Population Math || ~ [|Dot Video],

READ ARTICLE

Unintended ConsequencesChina || CJ18 Which formulas will be most important for population math problems?

What incentives can be used by governments to encourage a reduction in the growth rate of its population?

LR reflection: What part of an FRQ is most challenging for me? || QOD Open-note review quiz , (on Edmodo) FRQ practice/ explanation Practice grading FRQ || ~ __ Population Review __ for TEST next class
 * 9/15-9/16/2014 || CJ 20
 * 9/15-9/16/2014 || CJ 20

Finish p2 of math HW page

5 impacts of humans on ecosystems || Plumpy Nut Video || CJ20 Can I recognize different population growth curves?

Define carrying capacity

Which population formulas should I study most? || Finish World in the Balance, Test- Human Population, (30 MC-60%) FRQ Human Population (40%) || ~ Read "How Happy Made Pharrell Cry" and be ready to discuss how it relates to sustainability next time || ~ || LR reflection: Draw a school appropriate T-shirt with a design and slogan reflecting your own philosophy on world population and sustainability || Ch 6 notes Biodiversity Hotspots || ~ Use ppt notes to complete ch 6 study guide
 * 9/17-9/18/2013 || QOD
 * 9/17-9/18/2013 || QOD
 * 9/19-9/22/2014 || Trophic Level Review
 * 9/19-9/22/2014 || Trophic Level Review

Video for HotSpots Video with specific HotSpot READING on HOTSPOTS Links to specific Hotspots Wikipedia has a good map & links || ~

To qualify as a hotspot,

a region must meet two strict criteria: it must contain at least 1,500 species of vascular plants (> 0.5 percent of the world's total) as endemics, and it has to have lost at least 70 percent of its original habitat. || How do the relationships of organisms impact population?

In what ways are survivorship curves different from population growth curves? || Terrestrial Ecology Unit Ch 6, 2, 3, 4 Unesco Biodiversity Marzano vocab Population Simulation Lab
 * 9/23-9/24/2014 || Biodiversity Definition

Discuss Happy || ~ Watch DATA DEFINITIONS video clip

Finish Analysis

CHAPTER 6 Notes 1a and Notes 1b || More on Biodiversity

Definition of biodiversity || ~ What are the three types of biodiversity and two ecosystem services provided by biodiversity ?

How do I estimate populations and simulate growth over time with a carrying capacity?

LR List your top three most important FRQ tips || Carbon Budget || ~ Complete Carbon Budget ||  || ~ || Biomass lab || ~ ||  || ~ || Regions of TX Red Slides, Pictures, Labeled Ecology Notes Biomass calculations || sci show succession
 * 9/25-9/26/2014 || Hydro & Carbon Cycle
 * 9/25-9/26/2014 || Hydro & Carbon Cycle
 * 9/2930-/2014 || Open-note quiz over ch 6
 * 9/2930-/2014 || Open-note quiz over ch 6
 * 1-2 Oct || Ecology Vocab p1
 * 1-2 Oct || Ecology Vocab p1

nitrogen and phosphorous cycles || More on TX ecoregions

More detail TX eco || Name and describe 5 biogeochemical cycles:

What are the ecoregions of Texas near our school? ||
 * 3-6Oct || CJ p 32
 * 3-6Oct || CJ p 32

Quiz, Notes, N & P Cycles Counting Beans, ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 7-8 Oct || CJ p 32
 * 7-8 Oct || CJ p 32

FRQ, More NOTES!! || TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY NOTES 2 ||  ||   || Predator Video Part B/C Biome Quick Review Biogeochemical Cycle NOTES || Finish filling out biogeochemical notes System notes--back of review || Another way of describing feedback ||  || Test- Terrestrial Ecology and FIRST QUARTER || THE FIRST Q EXAM REVIEW || Ch 2 ppt notes
 * 9-10 Oct || CJ p 34
 * 9-10 Oct || CJ p 34
 * 13-14 Oct || 15 min review session
 * 13-14 Oct || 15 min review session

Ch 3_notes ||  ||
 * 15-16 Oct || Review most missed on test Grade FRQ, check notes and journal, benthic macro key intro
 * 15-16 Oct || Review most missed on test Grade FRQ, check notes and journal, benthic macro key intro

Tragedy of the Commons Lab and [|Video Clip] Do Something about Tragedy ||  ||   ||   || Periods One and Three--same as 15th Five -- Start End of the Line ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 17-Oct || ½ day
 * 17-Oct || ½ day
 * 20-21 Oct ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 20-21 Oct ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

Extra biome information Blank Biome Chart ||  || cool video of bacterial exponential growth from Ben H. ||   ||
 * Date || In class activities || Homework || Optional Enrichment || Learning Goals/Objectives for the day ||
 * 21-22 Oct || End of the line
 * 23-24 Oct || Predator video clip
 * 23-24 Oct || Predator video clip

Assign individual Sustainability Project Due by Nov 21st

__ Sustainability definition v clip __

count Duckweed ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 29-30 Oct ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 31 O 1 Nov ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 4-5 Nov ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 6-7 Nov ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || EcoBottle due _To be observed in class until end of semester. Report due Dec 10 & 11 ||   ||   ||
 * 4-5 Nov ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 6-7 Nov ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || EcoBottle due _To be observed in class until end of semester. Report due Dec 10 & 11 ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || EcoBottle due _To be observed in class until end of semester. Report due Dec 10 & 11 ||   ||   ||