Hi everybody! This week, you’ll need to complete all parts Assignment #2-1: Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services by Friday, October 2nd:
1. Review the Essential Knowledge slides
2. Watch the video “What is Biodiversity?”
3. OPTIONAL: Watch the excellent episode of the TV series Cosmos: “Some of the Things Molecules Do”
4. Answer the questions in all parts of the Directed Task
5. Watch the video “What are ecosystem services?”
6. Complete the Creative Task and attach it to Google Classroom or send it to me through Remind, email or text – don’t forget to include a short explanation of how your creation meets the learning goals
Please let me know if you have any questions. Enjoy the first full week of fall!
watch the “Polar Extremes” documentary movie on the PBS website
AP Environmental Science:
follow the APES assignments document on Google Classroom; assignments will also be posted on Remind like usual
AP Physics 2:
follow the AP Physics 2 assignments document on Google Classroom; assignments will also be posted on Remind like usual
AT Chemistry:
finish Lab 6 & 7 write-up; await further instructions
AP Computer Science Principles:
finish Unit 4
complete the Explore Task
complete the Create Task
work on Unit 5
Since Governor DeWine has said that it’s likely we’ll be out longer than three weeks, please keep in touch through Remind, email or text. Stay calm, stay safe, stay indoors, and I hope we’ll all see each other soon (but not too soon!).
Hello! This week, we’ll wrap up our unit on Aquatic & Terrestrial Pollution so we can close out 3rd Quarter and get ready to forget everything over Spring Break. 🙂 Here’s our agenda for Monday, March 9th through Friday, March 13th:
Mon. 3/9
re-finish #8-5: Lethal Dose (LD50) Lab 🙂
APES: read Ch. 20-1 through 20-3 and answer Questions #1-6 on p.571 (due Fri. 3/13)
Tue. 3/10
watch first half of “Contagion”
DUE: #8-7: Water Purification Lab
Wed. 3/11
watch “The Story of Poo” video
start #8-10: Fecal Coliform Testing
Thu. 3/12
finish #8-10: Fecal Coliform Testing
DUE: #8-8: Pollution Laws Timeline
Fri. 3/13
Quiz #8: Aquatic & Terrestrial Pollution
DUE: #8-9: Infectious Disease Activity
APES DUE: p.571 Questions #1-6
Have a wonderful week! 3rd Quarter ends on March 20th, so make sure you turn in all of your work on time.
Welcome to March! We will continue our unit on Aquatic & Terrestrial Pollution with some more labs and an investigation into pollution laws. Here’s what we’re doing for Monday, March 2nd through Friday, March 6th:
Mon. 3/2
finish #8-5: Lethal Dose (LD50) Lab
DUE: #7-1: Air Quality Index (AQI)
APES: read Ch. 17-4 through 17-5 and answer Questions #7-10 and the Data Analysis on p.470 (due Fri. 3/6)
Tue. 3/3
#8-7: Water Purification Lab
DUE: #8-3: Bioaccumulation Activity
Wed. 3/4
watch “Cosmos: The Clean Room” video
Thu. 3/5
#8-8: Pollution Laws Timeline
DUE: #8-6: Forensic Groundwater Contamination Lab
Fri. 3/6
#8-9: Infectious Disease Activity
DUE: #8-4: Eutrophication Lab
APES DUE: p.470 #7-10 & Data Analysis
We only have a few weeks left before the end of 3rd Quarter, so make sure you get your work turned in. Let me know if you have any questions, and have a great week!
Finally, a normal week without holidays, snow days or professional development! This week we’ll continue our unit on Aquatic & Terrestrial Pollution by setting up several long-term labs and doing a couple simulations. Should be fun! Here’s what we’re doing for Monday, February 24th through Friday, February 28th:
Mon. 2/24
#8-3: Bioaccumulation Activity; set up #8-4: Eutrophication Lab
APES: read Ch. 17-1 through -3 and answer Questions #1-6 on p.469 (due Fri. 2/28)
Tue. 2/25
erosion demo
Wed. 2/26
start #8-5: Lethal Dose (LD50) Lab
DUE: #8-1: Pollution in Your Neighborhood
Thu. 2/27
#8-6: Forensic Groundwater Contamination Lab
Fri. 2/28
finish #8-4: Eutrophication Lab
DUE: #8-2: Pollutants in the Body
APES DUE: p.469 #1-6
Enjoy the last week of February! As always, please let me know if you have any questions.
