Welcome to Environmental Science.

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*We will be studying the world around us, how it influences us, and how our actions affect it. We will be looking at organisms that share our world, at the atmosphere, water, energy considerations, and some of the current problems that are changing our environment---and how we can change our actions to help solve the problems.

*Each Monday you will bring an article, either from the newspaper or from the Internet, to class which has something to do with the Environment in the news. You will hand in the article, accompanied by two paragraphs: a summary of the article; and your evaluation/opinion of what the article deals with. You will also present these orally in class, and we will discuss them.

*We are starting with the beginning of Unit 1: Ecology

We will look at the relationships within ecosystems, food chains and food webs.

We will go outside to survey our environment, and see what lives on campus.

MARKING PERIOD 2

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 9

MONDAY

With the start of the second marking period, we will take advantage of the weather before the days of frost arrive. We will go outside, weather permitting, to plant daffodil bulbs in front of the Athletic Center, at Sr. Fran's request. In the spring when the flowers bloom, you can take pride and enjoyment in having made the campus a prettier place for everyone. The current event usually due Monday will be due tomorrow.

TUESDAY

Your weekly current event article will be presented orally and handed in today. You will also get back last Thursday's quiz on Section 1.7, Cycles in the Ecosystem. You are reminded to bring your textbook to class tomorrow.

WEDNESDAY

You will receive studysheet 1.8, Stages of Succession, and will work on it in class. If necessary, you will finish it for homework.

THURSDAY

I will check your homework for completion, and we will go over it in class so that you can correct your answers.

FRIDAY

Because of the Sophomore retreat, there will be no class today.

You are reminded that Monday is a Current Event day. Your current event paper will be collected, but there will be no oral presentation. Also, on Tuesday there will be a quiz on Section 1.8

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16

MONDAY

Your current event paper will be collected, but there will be no oral presentation.

You will see a Power Point presentation on Stages of Succession and review the material of Section 1.8 for tomorrow's quiz

TUESDAY

There will be a quiz today on Section 1.8, Stages of Succession. Pay special attention to the diagrams, names and descriptions of the seven stages of succession shown in your book and studysheet. After you complete the test, you will receive the Studysheet for Section 1.9 You should have it completed for Thursday.

WEDNESDAY

This is Culture Day. The entire student body will be away, involved in various activities.

THURSDAY

We will begin our study of 1.9, Kettle Lakes, with a powerpoint. Tomorrow we will go over the Studysheet.

The handout of the Kettle Lake 1.9 powerpoint can be found on the handout page of my Teacher Web

FRIDAY

We will go over the studysheet 1.9 today.

Monday will be a C-day, and a current event day.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23

MONDAY

Since we did not get to go over studysheet 1.9 on Friday, we will go over it today, and do the current event tomorrow. AS PER SCHOOL POLICY, THERE WILL BE NO HOMEWORK OVER THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING!!