Welcome to the first full week of February! Thankfully it’s a little warmer, so we shouldn’t have any snow days this week. Here are your assignments for Monday, February 4th through Friday, February 8th:
Mon. 2/4
watch “America Revealed: Food Machine” video
AP: Read “5 Steps to a 5” packets #5 & 12 and complete practice questions (due Fri. 2/8, see Google Classroom)
Tue. 2/5
#12-3: Food Choices and the Environment
DUE: #11-4: Biodiversity Poster
Wed. 2/6
watch “This American Life: In Iowa, No One Can Hear You Squeal” video
start #12-4: Greening a Recipe Presentation
Thu. 2/7
Guest presentation on “Environment & Modern Agriculture” by Katie Medlock of the Ethical Choices Program
Welcome to the last week of January! It got really, really cold in the middle of the week, so here are your adjusted assignments for Monday, January 28th through Friday, February 1st:
Mon. 1/28
Quiz #11: Biodiversity (make-up)
#12-1: What the World Eats
AP: Read Miller Chapter 12 & answer questions (due Fri. 2/1, see Google Classroom)
AP DUE: Chapter 11 questions
Tue. 1/29
start #12-2: Agriculture in Ohio WS
DUE: #11-3: Ohio Wildlife Trivia Questions
Wed. 1/30 – SNOW DAY!
finish #12-2: Agriculture in Ohio WS
Thu. 1/31 – SNOW DAY!
Guest presentation on “Environment & Modern Agriculture” by Katie Medlock of the Ethical Choices Program
Fri. 2/1
#12-3: Food Choices and the Environment
DUE: #11-4: Biodiversity Poster
finish #12-2: Agriculture in Ohio WS
Since we had snow (cold) days on Wednesday and Thursday, the assignment schedule has been adjusted. Stay warm, and have a good week!
I hope you stayed warm and enjoyed your 4-day weekend! Here are your assignments for Wednesday, January 23rd through Friday, January 25th:
Mon. 1/21
Martin Luther King Jr. Day – NO SCHOOL
Tue. 1/22
Snow Day – NO SCHOOL
Wed. 1/23
finish #11-4: Biodiversity Poster
AP: Read Miller Chapter 11 & answer questions (due Mon. 1/28, see Google Classroom)
DUE: #11-1: Biodiversity of Habitats Activity
Thu. 1/24
watch “The Worst Fish in America: Asian Carpocalypse” video
Quiz #11: Biodiversity
Fri. 1/25
“Goodbye”
DUE: #11-2: Map of Life Activity
Fortunately, we should see some warmer weather this week after the bitterly cold weekend and MLK Day. Make sure you turn your assignments in on time, and I hope you have a wonderful week!
Sorry about the late update! Here are your assignments for Monday, January 14th through Friday, January 18th:
Mon. 1/14
finish #11-3: Ohio Wildlife Trivia Game
AP: Read Miller Chapter 10 & answer questions (due Fri. 1/18, see Google Classroom)
Tue. 1/15
play the Ohio Wildlife Trivia Game as a Kahoot!
Wed. 1/16
play WolfQuest!
Thu. 1/17
watch “In the Valley of the Wolves” video
Fri. 1/18
start #11-4: Biodiversity Poster Project
AP DUE: Questions from Miller Chapter 10
Make sure you get caught up with the first three assignments from this unit, because we have a short week coming up and then we’ll be moving on to food and agriculture. Enjoy your three day weekend, and stay off the roads Saturday and Sunday during the snowstorm!
AP: read textbook Chapters 3 & 4 over break and answer the questions at the end (due Monday 1/7/19, see Google Classroom for details)
Make sure you finish your 2nd Quarter Project by Friday so that you earn credit for your . Good luck on all of your exams! Have a happy holiday, enjoy your time off, and I’ll see you in 2019!
Welcome to our last week of regular classes! We’re going to wrap up our unit on population growth and then start working on our 2nd Quarter Project. Here are your assignments for Monday, December 10th through Friday, December 14th:
Mon. 12/10
#9-3: Solutions to Population Growth
AP: read textbook Chapter 5 and answer the questions at the end (due Friday 12/14, see Google Classroom for details)
Tue. 12/11
Quiz #9: Population Growth
#10-1: 2nd Quarter Project Exploration
Wed. 12/12
start working on #10-2: 2nd Quarter Project
DUE: #8-4: Impacts of Natural Gas
Thu. 12/13
Quiz #9: Population Growth (make-up)
work on #10-2: 2nd Quarter Project
Fri. 12/14
work on #10-2: 2nd Quarter Project
AP DUE: questions from Chapter 5
EVERYTHING, including the 2nd Quarter Project, must be turned in by Tuesday, December 18th. Have a wonderful week!
Welcome to December! We’re going to learn about population growth this week before tackling our 2nd Quarter project next week. Here are your assignments for Monday, December 3rd through Friday, December 7th:
Mon. 12/3
Quiz #8: Energy (make-up)
#9-1: Visualizing Population Growth
AP: read textbook Chapter 6 and answer the questions at the end (due Friday 12/7, see Google Classroom for details)
Tue. 12/4
discuss the causes of population growth; watch “Global Population Growth, Box by Box” TED talk
DUE: #8-3: Energy & Climate Simulation
Wed. 12/5
#9-2: Population Growth by Country
Thu. 12/6
begin watching “Soylent Green”
Fri. 12/7
finish watching “Soylent Green”
AP DUE: questions from Chapter 6
This is our last unit of the semester – 1st Semester Exams start in two weeks, so make sure you’re ready. Have a great week, and stay warm!
Welcome back from Thanksgiving Break! We’re going to wrap up our Energy unit with natural gas, hydraulic fracturing and their impact on the environment. Here are your assignments for Monday, November 26th through Friday, November 30th:
Mon. 11/26
start watching “Gasland”
AP: read Cracking APES packet #4 and take the practice quiz at the end (due Friday 11/30, see Google Classroom for details)
Tue. 11/27
finish watching “Gasland”
DUE: #7-4: Natural Resources Usage Log
Wed. 11/28
#8-4: Impacts of Natural Gas
DUE: #8-1: The Wedges Game
Thu. 11/29
Quiz #8: Energy
finish #8-4: Impacts of Natural Gas
DUE: #8-2: Kill-a-Watt Lab
Fri. 11/30
#9-1: Visualizing Population Growth
AP DUE: Cracking APES packet #4
We only have three and a half weeks of class before 1st Semester Exams, so keep up with your work and try to earn the best grade you can. Have a wonderful week back from break!
