Welcome to the first week of December! Only two and a half weeks until Semester Exams. Here are your assignments for Monday, December 2nd through Friday, December 6th:
Mon. 12/2
finish #5-3: Agriculture in Ohio and #5-4: The Impact of Food Choices
DUE: #5-2: What the World Eats
AP: read Chapter 12-4 through 12-6; do p.313-315 Questions #7-10 & Ecological Footprint Analysis (due Friday 11/22)
Tue. 12/3
start #5-5: Greening a Recipe Presentation
DUE: #5-3: Agriculture in Ohio
Wed. 12/4
finish recipes
Thu. 12/5
share recipes!
DUE: #5-4: The Impact of Food Choices
Fri. 12/6
#5-6: My Ecological Footprint
AP DUE: p.313-315 Questions #7-10 & Ecological Footprint Analysis
I hope you have a great week back from break! Please let me know if you have any questions.
This week we’ll be getting into the meat of Unit #5: Land and Water Use (har har har!). Here are your assignments for Monday, November 18th through Monday, November 25th:
Mon. 11/18
#5-2: What the World Eats
AP: read Chapter 12-1 through 12-3; do p.313 Questions #2-6 (due Friday 11/22)
Tue. 11/19
watch “This American Life: In Iowa, No One Can Hear You Scream” video
start #5-3: Agriculture in Ohio
Wed. 11/20
finish #5-3: Agriculture in Ohio
DUE: #5-1: The Fishing Lab
Thu. 11/21
Guest presentation on “Environment & Modern Agriculture” by Katie Medlock of the Educated Choices Program!
Fri. 11/22
#5-4: The Impact of Food Choices
AP DUE: p.313 Questions #2-6
Mon. 11/25
watch “My Life as a Turkey” video
DUE: #5-2: What the World Eats
AP: complete Unit 3 Progress Check: MCQ on AP Classroom (due Monday 12/2)
Have a wonderful week, and have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Say hello to snow! We’re wrapping up Unit #4 and then moving on to Unit #5: Land and Water Use. Here are your assignments for Monday, November 11th through Friday, November 15th:
Mon. 11/11
finish #4-4: Watersheds of the United States
Seasons, climate & El Niño/La Niña
DUE: #4-3: Web Soil Survey
AP: read Chapter 7; do p.163 Questions #2, 3, 5, 9 & Data Analysis (due Friday 11/15)
Tue. 11/12
Quiz #4: Earth Systems and Resources
“The Tragedy of the Commons”
Wed. 11/13
review quiz
#5-1: The Fishing Lab
Thu. 11/14
Quiz #4: Earth Systems and Resources (make-up)
start watching “Food Machine” video
Fri. 11/15
finish watching “Food Machine” video
DUE: #4-4: Watersheds of the United States
AP DUE: p.163 Questions #2, 3, 5, 9 & Data Analysis
Let me know if you have any questions. Have a wonderful week!
Welcome to November! We’re continuing with our dirt activities before moving on to the atmosphere and watersheds. Here are your assignments for Monday, November 4th through Friday, November 8th:
Mon. 11/4
finish #4-3: Web Soil Survey
AP: complete Unit 2 Progress Check MCQ on AP Classroom (due Friday 11/8)
Tue. 11/5
start watching “Dirt! The Movie”
Wed. 11/6
finish watching “Dirt! The Movie”
DUE: #4-1: Soil Tests Lab
Thu. 11/7
the atmosphere, wind patterns & weather
DUE: #4-2: Dirt Crayons
Fri. 11/8
#4-4: Watersheds of the United States
AP DUE: Unit 2 Progress Check MCQ on AP Classroom
Let me know if you have any questions. Have a wonderful week!
Happy Halloween! We’re starting our new unit on Earth Systems and Resources, which includes some hands-on investigations of dirt. Here are your assignments for Monday, October 28th through Friday, November 1st:
Mon. 10/28
review Quiz #3
rock kits!
DUE: #3-4: Population Growth by Country
AP: read Chapter 14; do Chapter Review Questions #2, 3, 6, 7, 9 & Data Analysis on p.370-371 (due Friday 11/1)
Tue. 10/29
QUIZ #3: Populations (make-up)
#4-1: Soil Tests Lab
DUE: #3-5: Solutions to Population Growth
Wed. 10/30
finish Soil Tests Lab
Thu. 10/31
#4-2: Dirt Crayons
Fri. 11/1
start #4-3: Web Soil Survey
AP DUE: p.370-371 Questions #2, 3, 6, 7, 9 & Data Analysis
Have a great week and stay warm! As always, please let me know if you have any questions.
Welcome to the first week of 2nd Quarter! We’ll wrap up our Unit 3 on Populations this week. Here are your assignments for Monday, October 21st through Friday, October 25th:
Mon. 10/21
#3-4: Population Growth by Country
AP: read Chapter 6-3 through -4; do p.140 Questions #7-10 & Data Analysis (due Friday 10/25)
Tue. 10/22
#3-5: Solutions to Population Growth
Wed. 10/23
watch “TED Talk: Global population growth, box by box” featuring Hans Rosling
finish #3-5: Solutions to Population Growth
DUE: #3-3: Cemetery Demographics Lab
Thu. 10/24
QUIZ #3: Populations
intro to Unit #4: Earth Systems & Resources
Fri. 10/25
review Quiz #3
rock kits!
AP DUE: p.140 Questions #7-10 & Data Analysis
As always, I hope you have a great week! Please let me know if you have any questions.
Welcome to the last week of 1st Quarter! All assignments up through #3-2 must be turned in by this Friday in order to count for credit. Here are your assignments for Monday, October 14th through Friday, October 18th:
Mon. 10/14
finish #3-2: Human Population Growth
AP: read Chapter 6-1 through -2; do p.139 Questions #1-6 (due Friday 10/18)
AP DUE: p.117 Questions #2, 4, 5, 7, 8 & Data Analysis (due Monday 10/14)
Tue. 10/15
#3-3: Cemetery Demographics Lab – OUTSIDE!
DUE: #2-4: Local Wetland Profile
Wed. 10/16
finish #3-3: Cemetery Demographics Lab
DUE: #3-1: Hawks & Field Mice Lab
Thu. 10/17
begin watching “Soylent Green”
DUE: #3-2: Human Population Growth
Fri. 10/18
finish watching “Soylent Green”
ALL 1ST QUARTER WORK MUST BE TURNED IN BY THIS DAY!
AP DUE: p.139 Questions #1-6
Let me know if you have any questions. Have a wonderful week!
Hello! This week we’ll wrap up Biodiversity before moving into our new unit on Populations (including human population growth). Here are your assignments for the abbreviated week of Monday, October 7th through Thursday, October 10th:
Mon. 10/7
Quiz #2: The Living World – Biodiversity
finish #2-5: Endangered Species Poster (due Wed. 10/9)
work on #2-4: Local Wetland Profile (due Mon. 10/14)
DUE: #2-3: ORAM at Riverbend Wetland
AP: read Chapter 5; do p.118 Questions #2, 4, 5, 7, 8 & Data Analysis (due Monday 10/14)
Tue. 10/8
intro to Unit 3: Populations
#3-1: Hawks & Field Mice Lab – OUTSIDE!
Wed. 10/9
start #3-2: Human Population Growth
Quiz #2: The Living World – Biodiversity (make-up)
DUE: #2-5: Endangered Species Poster
Thu. 10/10
population growth dice game
finish #3-2: Human Population Growth
Fri. 10/11
Teacher Work Day – NO SCHOOL
HW: finish #2-4: Local Wetland Profile – due Monday 10/14!
This should be a fun, short week! Let me know if you have any questions. Enjoy your 3-day weekend!
Welcome to the first week of fall! We’re going to try to go outside three times this week, if the weather allows. Here are your assignments for Monday, September 23rd through Friday, September 27th:
Mon. 9/23
ecosystem services and tree keying
DUE: #1-5: Ohio Wildlife Trivia Questions
AP: read Ch. 4.5-6, answer Questions #7-10 & Data Analysis on p.97 (due Friday 9/27)
Tue. 9/24
#2-2: RHS Tree Benefits – OUTSIDE
Wed. 9/25
finish #2-2: RHS Tree Benefits
intro to wetlands & ORAM
Thu. 9/26
practice ORAM at Stanton Wetland – OUTSIDE
Fri. 9/27
#2-3: ORAM at Riverbend Wetland – OUTSIDE
AP DUE: p.97 Questions #7-10 & Data Analysis
Please let me know if you have any questions. Have fun at Homecoming!
