Hello everyone, I hope you enjoyed your 3-day weekend! This week, you’re going to complete Assignment #6-2: Fossil Fuels by following these steps:

1. Review the Essential Knowledge slides for these topics first
2. For each section of the Directed Task, answer the related questions using complete sentences
3. Complete the Creative Task and attach it to the assignment in Google Classroom (you can also paste it into the Creative Task Google Doc, 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

I hope you spent some time this weekend relaxing and hopefully doing a little reflection on Dr. King’s legacy. As always, let me know if you have any questions. I hope this week goes well for you!

Welcome to the first week of 2nd Semester! We’re halfway done with this bizarre school year. This week, you’re going to complete Assignment #6-1: Energy Resources and Consumption by following these steps:

1. Review the Essential Knowledge slides for these topics first
2. For each section of the Directed Task, answer the related questions using complete sentences
3. Complete the Creative Task and attach it to the assignment in Google Classroom (you can also paste it into the Creative Task Google Doc, 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

You can keep turning in 1st Semester work past today’s deadline, but if you want it to impact what shows up on your 1st Semester report card, it needs to be in by TODAY at 9pm because I have to turn in grades this evening. Let me know if you have any questions. I hope you have a great week!

Happy New Year, everyone! For the first week of 2021, you’re going to complete Assignment #5-4: Solutions for Land and Water Use by following these steps:

1. Review the Essential Knowledge slides for these topics first, including the videos
2. For each section of the Directed Task, answer the related questions using complete sentences
3. Complete the Creative Task and attach it to the assignment in Google Classroom (you can also paste it into the Creative Task Google Doc, 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

This is the last week of 1st Semester, so once you finish this assignment, you should go back to turn in any missing and incomplete assignments by this Friday. As always, please let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything. Keep wearing your mask, staying six feet apart and washing your hands – the vaccine will be here before we know it!

Welcome to the end of the 2020, also known as “The Worst Year Ever™”! This week, you’ll first look at the environmental impacts of mining and urbanization, and then look into footprints and sustainability. To complete Assignment #5-3: Mining, Urbanization and Footprints, please follow these steps:

1. Review the Essential Knowledge slides for these topics first, including the videos
2. For each section of the Directed Task, answer the related questions using complete sentences
3. Complete the Creative Task and attach it to the assignment in Google Classroom (you can also paste it into the Creative Task Google Doc, 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

There are no additional assignments to complete over Winter Break, so use that time to relax, spend time with your friends and family in a safe and socially distanced manner (no parties until you’re vaccinated! 😁), and if necessary, get caught up on any missing or incomplete work that you still need to turn in.  Please let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything.  Stay safe, and I look forward to seeing you in 2021!

Hello everyone! In Assignment #5-2: Agricultural Methods, you will look at the environmental impacts of agricultural methods such as irrigation, meat production and fishing. Please follow each of these steps:

1. Review the Essential Knowledge slides for these topics first
2. For each section of the Directed Task, watch the linked video clip(s) and answer the questions using complete sentences
3. Complete the Creative Task and attach it to the assignment in Google Classroom (you can also paste it into the Creative Task Google Doc, 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

As always, please let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything!

Welcome back from Thanksgiving Break! I hope you all were able to rest and recharge a bit. We only have three weeks of school before Winter Break. For this week, please complete all parts of Assignment #5-1: Impacts of Agriculture:

1. Review the Essential Knowledge slides for these topics first
2. Complete the Directed Task by watching the linked video clip(s) and answering the questions using complete sentences
3. Complete the Creative Task and attach it to this assignment in Google Classroom (you can also paste it into the Creative Task Google Doc, or send it to me through Remind or text) – don’t forget to include a short explanation of how your creation meets the learning goals!

As always, please let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything. Stay safe and keep wearing your mask!

Hello everyone! For this week, please complete all parts of Assignment #4-3: Seasons & Climate by Friday, November 20th:

1. Review the Essential Knowledge slides for these topics first
2. Watch the short video “Bill Nye explains Seasons”
3. Watch the short video clip from “A Private Universe” where Harvard graduates explain the seasons, which is linked in the assignment
4. Follow the directions in the Directed Task and answer the questions for Part I: Solar Radiation and Earth’s Seasons
5. Watch the short video “Rain Shadow”
6. Watch the short video clip from “Cosmos” where Neil deGrasse Tyson describes the difference between weather and climate with what we can only hope is his adorable dog, which is also linked in the assignment
7. Follow the directions and answer the questions for Part II: Earth’s Geography and Climate
8. Watch the short video “El Nino – What is it?”
9. Follow the directions and answer the questions for Part III: El Niño and La Niña
10. Complete the Creative Task and attach it to this assignment in Google Classroom (you can also paste it into the Creative Task Google Doc, or send it to me through Remind or text) – don’t forget to include a short explanation of how your creation meets the learning goals!

There will not be an assignment over Thanksgiving Break – please use that time to relax. Remember, it’s my job to help you, so get in touch with me if you need any help with this or any assignment!

Hello everyone! This week, you’ll need to complete all parts of Assignment #4-2: Earth’s Atmosphere & Watersheds by Friday, November 13th:

1. Review the Essential Knowledge slides for these topics first
2. Watch the short video “What are the layers of the atmosphere?”
3. Follow the directions in the Directed Task and answer the questions for Part I: Earth’s Atmosphere
4. Watch the short video “What is global circulation? | Part Three | The Coriolis effect & winds”
5. Follow the directions and answer the questions for Part II: Global Wind Patterns
6. Watch the short video “What Is A Watershed?”
7. OPTIONAL: Watch the short video “What’s so great about the Great Lakes?”
8. Follow the directions and answer the questions for Part III: Watersheds
9. Complete the Creative Task and attach it to this assignment in Google Classroom (you can also paste it into the Creative Task Google Doc, or send it to me through Remind or text) – don’t forget to include a short explanation of how your creation meets the learning goals

As always, please let me know if you need any help with this or any assignment!

Welcome to the first week of November! I definitely wasn’t prepared for snow this soon. ? This week, you’ll need to complete all parts of Assignment #4-1: Earth Systems by Friday, November 6th:

1. Review the Essential Knowledge slides for these topics first
2. Watch the short video “Plate Tectonics Explained”
3. OPTIONAL: If you really like plate tectonics, you might also enjoy the excellent video “PBS Eons: The Whole Saga of the Supercontinents”
4. In the Directed Task, follow the directions and answer the questions for Part I: Plate Tectonics
5. Watch the short video clip from the first four minutes of the documentary “Dirt! The Movie”
6. OPTIONAL: Watch all of “Dirt! The Movie” – it’s fantastic! (I posted a link to it in Google Classroom)
7. Follow the directions and answer the questions for Part II: Soil Formation and Erosion and Part III: Soil Composition and Properties
8. Complete the Creative Task and attach it to this assignment in Google Classroom (you can also paste it into the Creative Task Google Doc, or send it to me through Remind or text) – don’t forget to include a short explanation of how your creation meets the learning goals

Like usual, please let me know if you need any help with this or any assignment. Make sure you’re keeping up with your work so that it doesn’t pile up. I hope you have a good week!

Hello everyone, and welcome to the last week of October! This week, you’ll need to complete all parts of Assignment #3-3: Human Population Dynamics by Friday, October 30th:

1. Review the Essential Knowledge slides for these topics first
2. Watch this short NPR video from 2011: “Visualizing How A Population Grows To 7 Billion”
3. Watch this short video clip from the documentary “Earth Days” about population growth
4. Follow the directions in the Directed Task and answer the questions for Part I: Total Fertility Rate, Part II: Human Population Dynamics, and Part III: Demographic Transition
5. Watch this fantastic TED Talk video about human population growth and the importance of decreasing infant mortality: “Hans Rosling: Global population growth, box by box”
6. Complete the Creative Task and attach it in Google Classroom (you can also paste it into the Creative Task Google Doc, send it to me through Remind, or text it to me) – don’t forget to include a short explanation of how your creation meets the learning goal

As always, please reach out if you need any help with this or any assignment. Have a spooky week and stay warm! ?