Friday, December 15, 2017

ESWG Week of 12/11

·        Monday: No School

·        Tuesday: Unit 5 Study Guide/Complete project

·        Wednesday: Review and Unit 5 Test

·        Thursday: Final Project Gallery Walk, Final Exam Study Guide


·        Friday: Final Exam Review Activity  

ESWG Week of 12/3-12/8

·        Monday:
Lorax questions, Air pollution activity
       Tuesday:
Intro to climate change
-      Wednesday:
     Continue climate change
·        Thursday:
- finish climate change
·        Friday:
Start land pollution and GMOS

Thursday, November 30, 2017

ESWG Week of 11/27- 12/01/17


·        Monday:
SLO/Intro to air
       Tuesday:
Cont. Air/ preview air pollution
-      Wednesday:
     Intro to air pollution
·        Thursday:
- cont. Air pollution
·        Friday:
Finish air pollution/ preview land pollution or GMOS

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

ESWG Week of 11/13-11/17

  • Monday: 
Intro to water/water cycle 
       Tuesday: 
Intro to water pollution -      Wednesday: - Bio magnification 
  • Thursday: - cont. bio magnification/ ocean pollution 
  • Friday: 
Ocean pollution

Monday, November 6, 2017

Week of 11/6/17-11/10/17

·        Monday: Indian Culture: Hinduism and Caste System

·        Tuesday: No School- Student Holiday

·        Wednesday: Pollution in India

·        Thursday: Review Day


·        Friday: Unit 4 Test: Population and Culture 

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Week of October 30-November 3, 2017

·        Monday:
Pop. China
Tuesday:
-      cont. pop china
·        Wednesday:
- Impact of the pop growth
·        Thursday:
- cont. impact of pop growth

·        Friday: Population Debate

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

ESWG Week of 10/23-10/27

·        Monday:  Thailand population
      
       Tuesday:   Horizon 2009 population video and questions
·        
       Wednesday: Impact of the industrial and Agri. Revolution
·        
       Thursday:   China pop. policy

·        
        Friday:     Population Density outside activity

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

ESWG Week of 10/16/17-10/20/17

Monday: Intro to Population: Basics of Demography

Tuesday: World Demography Data Analysis

Wednesday: Population Trends Project

Thursday: Finish Project and Review

Friday: Quiz and Culture Day

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

ESWG Week of 10/9/17

·        Monday: Project Presentations
                    
·        Tuesday: Project Presentations (con’t) and Political Geography Quiz
                          
·        Wednesday: Standardized Testing and Review Day (period 3)

·        Thursday (HALF-DAY): Standardized Testing and Review Day (periods 1-2)


·        Friday: Unit 3 Test: Energy and Politics

ESWG week of 10/2/17

·        Monday:
        Renew a bean activity

·        Tuesday:
-      Introduction to Unit 3 material

·        Wednesday:
- Intro to solar energy

·        Thursday:
-continue solar energy


·        Friday:
- uses for solar energy

Sunday, September 17, 2017

ESWG Week of September 18-22

·        Monday:
Keystone Notes and handout
·        Tuesday:
Review for Unit 2 Quiz #2
·        Wednesday:
Unit 2 Quiz #2
·        Thursday:
Review for Unit 2 Test

·        Friday:
Unit 2 Test

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Week of 9/11/17 Environmental Science/Geography

·        Monday: School closed

·        Tuesday: School closed

·        Wednesday: Owl Pellets lab

·        Thursday: Review for Unit 2 Quiz


·        Friday: Unit 2 Quiz

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Environmental Science and Geography-Week of September 4-8, 2017

·        Monday: Holiday- No school

·        Tuesday: Review for test.

·        Wednesday: Unit 1 Test

·        Thursday: Biome Project


·        Friday Continue working on Biome Project

Monday, August 28, 2017

Environmental Science/Geography- Week of August 28, 2017

Monday– Physical Geography/Conservation Efforts- Students will practice locating physical landmarks and complete a Web Quest on Biodiversity Conservation 
Tuesday– Endangered Species Flyer- Students will create a flyer that promotes the value and conservation of an endangered species of their choice
Wednesday (half-day)– Review- Students will review unit terms by playing Heads Up with classmates 
Thursday– Physical Geography/Ecological Succession- Students will differentiate between primary and secondary succession by locating examples around the school/classroom. 
Friday– Unit 1 Quiz – Students will take a unit quiz, followed by an episode of The Hunt 

Sunday, August 20, 2017

Environmental Science/Geography Week of August 21-August 25, 2017

Monday– Energy and Food Webs- Students will build an energy pyramid to show how energy is transferred in an ecosystem.
Tuesday– Biome Project- Students will be completing a tri-fold to highlight their specific biome.
WednesdayStudents will take Common Assessments in the media center
Thursday– Review- Students will review content from the last 3 weeks and complete Unit 1 study guide in preparation for our Unit 1 Test
Friday--  Students will complete Unit 1 Test.

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Environmental Science Small Group 1st Period (Week of 2/6-2/10)



Monday: 
What is the Common and the Tragedy of Commons Scenarios (Habits of Mind) Learning Strategies to support their success in content

Tuesday: 
Warm Up (Scientific Method Reading)  Scientific Method Notes- Design Your Owl Experiment (homework)  Lab Safety Review (F.A.T Answers strategy) Personal Ecological Footprint

Wednesday
Warm up: Writing prompt (What are 3 ways I can reduce my ecological footprint?)
Spheres of the Earth PowerPoint and Cornell Notes
F.A.T. writing format (Flip the question, Answer the question, Three supporting details)

Thursday
Warm up: Writing prompt using the F.A.T. format (Which sphere has the greatest value or does all 4 spheres have the same equal value?)
Create Earth’s 4 Spheres Foldable and answer questions for under section of the foldable.

Friday:
Warm up: Complete Earth's Spheres Foldable
Complete Study Guide (in preparation for test next week)


Environmental Science/Geography 4th period Week of 2/6/17-2/10/17

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Environmental Science 3rd Period Week of 2/6-2/10

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