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Environmental Science I (Period 8) Assignments

Instructor
Karen Cox
Term
17-18
Department
Science
Description
 

Environmental science covers broad aspects of environmental studies and incorporates topics from many natural science disciplines including: chemistry, biology and earth science. Students will examine topics such as: basic chemistry, scientific methods and math, water, energy & energy transfer, biogeochemical cycles, ecology, ecosystems and biodiversity. 

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Final periods 1,3,5,7

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Final periods 2,4,6,8

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Review for Final 

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Evidence of Evolution
slides 123-156
Packet pages 19-32 Due Wednesday

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Review 
 
Evidence of evolution
 
Read the article 
Write a 3-4 paragraph COMPLETE summary of the article using the current event format.
Turn by Monday MAY 21st for extra credit
 

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Lab online

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Peppered Moths
Slides 93-97
 
Start online lab

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Survival of the fittest
Slides 83-92

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Crickets 
Assign Packet #4 pages 3-11

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Slides 53-77

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Adaptations and Natural Selection
Slides 1-15
16-49
 
 

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Review

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Test

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Species interaction and symbiosis LAB
 
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Species interaction and symbiosis 
 
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Bioaccumulation LAB

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Biomagnification / Bioaccumulation

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Food Chains and  Webs
 
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Check HW
 
Start on Basics of Ecology 
Food Chains and Food Webs
 
 

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Basics of Ecology Part 2 
Feeding Relationships
  •       Read page 10 -14, do all questions and graphic organizers along the way, continue to work on vocabulary.

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Pages 9-10 in packet, 
 
slides 34-46

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Basics Of Ecology 
Slides 1-43 

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Vocabulary on page 4 of packet, fill out definitions as you read – work in progress
Q's on page 6 – 
Read and do q's on pages 9-10 – 

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BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES ASSESSMENT

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Wrap Up and Review Lesson Q's
 
Study Guide Review

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Review HW 
 
Notes Phosphorous Cycle 
 
HW Read Lesson Summary Page 32 & Complete  review Q's

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Finish Nitrogen Cycle
 
HW: Packet pages 30 & 31
Questions and Graphic Organizer page 31

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Finish Carbon Cycle
 
Nitrogen cycle notes ppt. 52-70

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Finish Carbon Cycle 
 
Review HW Q's Pages 28 & 29
 
Nitrogen Cycle Tomorrow

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Carbon Cycle Review 
 
Discuss COAL and connection activity
 
HW: Read packet pages 28 & 29
Complete Review Questions page 29
 
 

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Warm up RCC
 
Preview lesson Q's to ponder
 
Activity - what's the connection 
 
Notes reveiw

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Review packet assignment in class
 
Discuss / explore the importance of the Ogallala Aquifer

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Review / Finish 

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Biogeochemical Cycles : What we need for life 
 
Continue in packet Hydrologic Cycle 
 
NOTES: Slides 1-19 
 
HW: Packet pages 21-22 KWL Chart completed 
Pre Reading Q's page 23
Read Pages 24-27
Post reading Questions page 27 
Due Thursday the 5th for points

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BIOGEO CHEMICAL CYCLES 
 
C.H.N.O.P.S cycles through biotic and abiotic components

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Energy ASSESSMENT

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Review Lab and study guide
 

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What type of energy is it? 
In class lab examination
 
 

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ENERGY mini Unit 
 
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ENERGY mini Unit 
 
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ENERGY mini Unit 
 
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pH assessment

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pH review 

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pH worksheet 
 
pHet Lab online simulation

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Review pH 
Study Guide

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Testing Unknown substances pH levels , in class lab

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pH notes

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Water UNIT test

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Study Guide Review in class

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worksheet review
 

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Review Lab 

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Stream Order exercise

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Distribution of water on EARTH

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Review water properties NOTES

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Review water properties NOTES

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WATER - Intro to water properties LAB

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Scientific Method UNIT Assessment

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Practice test and class review to prep for test.

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STUDY guide / practice paper

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Review HW

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Data analysis, HW

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Warm up problem, HW reveiw

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Review notes, check HW

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Worksheet review

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Students will turn in HW and begin to work on variables. 
 
HW - Identifying variables.

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Students will review hypothesis  HW and begin graded HW sheet on analyzing DATA.

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Students will discuss experiment and results. They will then get notes on the parts of experiments.
 
Students will have HW - Hypothesis worksheet

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Students will analyze and graph data from yesterdays experiment

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STudents will conduct and experiment and record results.

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Students will take a PRETEST on parts of scientific experiments and the experimental method.

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Pretest / Notes on graphing and independent & dependent variables

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MIDTERM QUIZ on Scientific Method

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Scientific Method Review

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Broad Street Lab

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Science Math Assessment

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Scientific Method Assessment

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Assessment Review for monday - test practice page

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Review on board HW from yesterday - Points
 
Assign unit conversions as classwork for Friday

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One step unit conversions in class
 
 
HW Finish back , 2 step unit conversions

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One step conversions

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RCC  temp conversions
 
Unit Review 
 
Study Guide Assigned

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Unit conversion graded assignment in class

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Finish Unit/metric conversions

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Graded in class assignment on scientific notation and functions with scientific notation
 
HW: Sci notation and sig figs

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Multiply and Divide in sci not
 
HW - medium

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Add & Subtract in sci not classwork (easy-med)
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graded in class assignment sig figs
 
Functions with sig figs

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Sig Fig warm up non graded quiz
sig fig practice

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Practice with sig figs

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Exact VS Measured numbers

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Percent Error Assessment

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Precision VS Accuracy  - REVIEW percent error CW/HW from Monday
Rounding numbers
Significant Figures
Scientific Notation
Metric Conversions
Factor Label Method
Temperature Conversions

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Precision VS Accuracy _REVIEW percent error HW from Friday get new practice sheet
Rounding numbers
Significant Figures
Scientific Notation
Metric Conversions
Factor Label Method
Temperature Conversions

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Precision VS Accuracy - Uncertainty and PERCENT ERROR
Rounding numbers
Significant Figures
Scientific Notation
Metric Conversions
Factor Label Method
Temperature Conversions

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  • Precision VS Accuracy - Review the lesson on precision VS Accuracy
    Rounding numbers
    Significant Figures
    Scientific Notation
    Metric Conversions
    Factor Label Method
    Temperature Conversions

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Start Unit 2 - Science MATH 
 

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Assessment part 2

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Assessment Unit 1 chemistry Part 1 
 
 
 

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Review game

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Review in class

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In class review 

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STUDY GUIDE

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REVIEW unit

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Chemical bonding and wrap up unit

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Continue periodic table groups 

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Continue periodic table groups 

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Start periodic table groups 

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Review Lewis Dot 

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Review worksheet covering Atoms / isotopes and drawings

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Review past assignments /  grades
 

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Learn and practice Lewis Dot diagrams

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Learn to draw Bohr Diagrams
 
Review notes and how to...
 
In class practice
 
HW sheet

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Review Isotope Practice  HW 
 
Assign new isotope worksheet

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Finish / Turn in Isotope Practice lab
 
HW worksheet  - due on Thursday

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Finish Notes /  Start Isotope practice
 
pHet website online simulation - isotopes and atomic mass 

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Review ATOMIC MATH HW (2 sheets) and RCC
Start Isotopes notes slides 86-105

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Review atomic math CW/HW
 
PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! 

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Practice! Atomic Math!

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Continue to examine Atomic structure and subatomic particles, and energy levels. 
 
Directions and practice for reading the periodic table and determining subatomic particles.

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Review Elements ,compounds, molecules HW from yesterday.
 
Begin to examine Atomic structure and subatomic particles, and energy levels.  In class atomic math worksheet - 
 
HW - Atomic math

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 Begin Atoms and atomic structure Slide 32-43

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 RCC - Phase diagrams
 Review Phase diagram worksheet
 
 

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 RCC on Phase Diagrams - Work on new practice sheet examining 3 different phase diagrams. 

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 Phase Diagram review of classwork / homework sheet that was assigned on Friday. The class will review all of the answers on the board and explain each question as we go so that students will understand and correct any mistakes or misunderstandings. 

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 States of Matter 
 
Reading Comprehension Check (graded)
Introduction to Phase Diagrams
Work on HW sheet
 
HW: Finish HW sheet 

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 States of Matter 
 
NOTES
Study Guide questions 
 
HW: Review notes at home, study guide questions

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 States of Matter
DEMONSTRATION
PRETEST
NOTES / LECTURE
REVIEW 
 
HW: read and review notes at home

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 Chemistry unit PRETEST

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Review of class procedures and expectations.
Self test on Learning Styles