Friday, January 17 C

Period 2 Class:
-warm-up: compare/contrast global warming and ozone depletion
-work on missing assignments and check vocab
HW:
-study for mid-term

Period 6/7 Class and LAB:
-same warm-up as Per 2
-rad decay PPT and word problems, short rad decay video (from education portal)
-Skittles lab
HW:
-finish Skittles lab and vocab words for Tues, 1/21

Period 8 Class:
-same warm-up as Per 2
-rad decay PPT and word problems, short rad decay video (from education portal)
HW:
-vocab words due Tues, 1/21

Thursday, January 16 B

Period 1/2 Class and LAB:
-rad decay PPT (shorter one from Mr. Duyck)
-rad decay word probs and Skittles rad decay lab
HW:
-vocab due tomorrow (words posted yesterday)
-Rad Skittles labs due at end of class!

Period 4 Class:
-warm-up: compare ozone and global warming issues
-rad decay PPT and word probs
HW:
-vocab and GH lab due Tues, 1/21

Period 8 Class:
-Ozone PPT
HW:
-next set of vocab words (posted yesterday) due Tues, 1/21

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Wednesday, January 15 A

Period 2 Class:
-Ozone and Water Resources PPT
HW:
-vocab words for Fri: biodegradable, biodiesel, CFCs, desertification, exponential growth, Kyoto Protocol. Montreal Protocol, nonpoint source, ore, ozone, good and bad ozone, ozone hole, point source pollution, potable water, radon gas, recyclable, sustainable energy

Period 3/4 Class and LAB:
-Finish Ozone and Water Resources PPT
-GH Effect lab
HW:
-vocab words for Tues, 1/21: biodegradable, biodiesel, CFCs, desertification, exponential growth, Kyoto Protocol. Montreal Protocol, nonpoint source, ore, ozone, good and bad ozone, ozone hole, point source pollution, potable water, radon gas, recyclable, sustainable energy

Period 6 Class:
-MythBusters Young Scientists Climate Change
HW:
-same vocab words as above for Fri

 

Tuesday, January 14 D

Period 4 Class:
-watch short videos on geothermal power and discuss adv and disadv http://www1.eere.energy.gov/multimedia/video_geothermal_heat_pumps.html  http://www.today.com/video/today/27783463#27783463
-finish carbon cycle PPT and start Ozone PPT (need to finish)
HW:
-resources packet and questions will be checked on Wed, 1/15
-all students should have turned in the orange colored energy research data table and should be up-to-date for vocab! (See previous posts for words we’ve covered)

Period 6 Class:
warmup: watch carbon cycle video (fr Fri) and give 2 ways carbon is stored/released in the carbon cycle
-Finish environmental PPT (ozone and water resources/human impact)
-finish graphs and questions for GH effect lab
HW:
-Resources reading and questions due tomorrow (Wed)
-GH effect lab graph and questions due Wed, 1/15

Period 7/8 Class and LAB:
-same warm-up as Per 6; review any questions from Resources HW reading assignment
-finish discussion of carbon cycle
-GH effect lab
HW:
-GH effect lab and questions due Thurs, 1/16

 

Monday, January 13 C

Period 2 Class:
-warmup: watch the short geothermal energy videos (posted Fri) and 1) briefly explain how geothermal energy works and 2) give an advantage and disadvantage of this type of energy
-finish graph and questions for GH Effect lab
HW:
-vocab words due Wed, 1/15: alternative energy, climate change, erosion, global warming, GH effect, natural gas, pollutant, smog
-work on Resources packet (also due Wed)
-GH Effect lab graph and questions due Thurs, 1/16

Period 6/7 Class and LAB:
-warmup: watch the short geothermal energy videos (posted Fri) and 1) briefly explain how geothermal energy works and 2) give an advantage and disadvantage of this type of energy
-carbon cycle PPT (interactive method:)
-GH effect lab (class set-up; will finish graph and questions tomorrow)
HW:
-vocab words due Tues, 1/14: alternative energy, climate change, erosion, global warming, GH effect, natural gas, pollutant, smog
-work on Resources packet (also due Tues)
-GH Effect lab graph and questions due Wed, 1/15

Period 8 Class
-warmup: watch carbon cycle video (fr fri) and give 2 ways carbon is stored/released in the carbon cycle; also watch geothermal heating video on Iceland (from Fri too)
-Carbon cycle PPT (interactive method- ask 2 questions per page and discuss)
HW:
-vocab words due Tues, 1/14: alternative energy, climate change, erosion, global warming, GH effect, natural gas, pollutant, smog
-work on Resources packet (also due Tues)

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Friday, January 10 B

2Hr delay
Period 1/2 Class and LAB:
-Resources PPT (carbon cycle and GH effect; stop before ozone)
-short video on carbon cycle here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3SZKJVKRxQ
-GH Effect lab (modified class set-up due to delay schedule)
HW:
-work on Resources packet and questions (due next Wed) and Energy Sources research data table (due next Mon)

Period 4 Class:
-same PPT and short video as per 2 (have to finish 2 slides still)
HW:
-vocab words due next Tues, 1/14: climate change, erosion, global warming, GH effect, natural gas, pollutant, smog
-work on Resources packet (due next Wed)

Period 8 Class:
-PPT on Resources (need to finish)
-short videos on geothermal heating:  http://www1.eere.energy.gov/multimedia/video_geothermal_heat_pumps.html http://www.today.com/video/today/27783463#27783463
HW:
-work on Resources packet (due next Tues)

 

Thursday, January 9 A

Period 2 Class:
-finish PPT from Tues
-go to library and conduct energy research. Site is here: http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/
HW:
-energy research table due Mon, 1/13

Period 3/4 Class and LAB:
-PPT on Natural Resources (stop before carbon cycle)-use “thought question” method
-go to library and conduct energy research (during per 4)
HW:
-for tomorrow (from sheet) define: biomass, coal, deforestation, fossil fuels, geothermal energy, hydroelectric energy, natural resource, non-renewable energy, nuclear energy, renewable resource, urbanization
-read Resources packet and answer circled questions for next Wed, Jan 15
-energy research table due Tues, 1/14

Period 6 Class:
-go to library and conduct energy research
HW:
-read Resources packet and answer circled questions for next Tues, Jan 14

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geothermal videos: Iceland power plant,  home heating and cooling

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Wednesday, January 8 D

Period 4 Class:
-finish watching Tom Brokaw
HW:
-read Resources packet and answer circled questions for next Wed, Jan 15

Period 6 Class:
-PPT on Resources (stop before carbon cycle)- use pre-read strategy for slides (as we did yesterday w Per 2)
HW:
-for tomorrow (from sheet) define: biomass, coal, deforestation, fossil fuels, geothermal energy, hydroelectric energy, natural resource, non-renewable energy, nuclear energy, renewable resource, urbanization
-read Resources packet and answer circled questions for next Tues, Jan 14

Period 7/8 Class and LAB:
-finish Tom Brokaw Global Warming
HW:
-for Fri, 1/10 (from sheet) define: biomass, coal, deforestation, fossil fuels, geothermal energy, hydroelectric energy, natural resource, non-renewable energy, nuclear energy, renewable resource, urbanization
-read Resources packet and answer circled questions for next Tues, Jan 14

 
-energy research data table; use site here: http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/index.htm 

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