MILLER Environmental Science pds 6,7 '07-'08 Email: eileen.miller@bvsd.org Office: N250 NOTE: Office hours are Wednesdays from 3:05 - 4:05pm (or by appointment) in room N240!!! HOMEWORK!!! week of May 19 - 23: Mon-Thurs: Final Project Presentations! Friday: Final exams begin! (11th graders) week of May 12 - 16: M-F: FINAL PROJECTS!!!!! week of May 5 - 9: Monday: NO HW Tuesday: Pick topic for Final Project Wed/Thurs/Fri: FINAL PROJECTS!!! (due 5/19) week of April 28 - May 2: Monday: Read Chapter 21 (all) by Monday! Tuesday: See Monday's HW Wed/Thurs: STUDY FOR MONDAY'S TEST ON CH. 20 & 21! Friday: NO SCHOOL!!! week of April 21 - 25: Monday: Read 20-1 (if not done already) and answer Question #5 on p. 518. Your answer should be in paragraph form. (due Tues/Wed) Tuesday/Wed: Read 20-2 and do #5 & 6 on p. 523. Your answer should be in paragraph form (due Wed/Thurs) Thursday: NO HW week of April 14 - 18: Monday: 5 Survey Questions (due Tues) Tuesday: Read Section 20-1 and do Questions (1-3) p. 518. (due Wed/Thurs) Wed/Thurs: NO HW! Friday: NO SCHOOL! week of April 7 - 11: Monday: Final bibliography due tomorrow! Tuesday: Read 19-1 and do (4,5,& 6) at end of section (due Wed/Th) Wed/Thurs: Read 19-2 and do #6 on p. 492 (due Fri) Friday: 5 survey questions (due Mon) week of Mar 31 - April 4: Monday/Tues: Finish Projects! Wed/Thurs - Friday: Presentations in class!!! week of Mar 17 - 21: Monday: Rough draft of bibliography due at end of class today! Tuesday: Summary of Flannery excerpt due at end of class today! Wed/Thurs: work on projects Friday: Have a GREAT spring break! week of Mar 10 - 14: Monday: 3 refs and topics due at end of class! Thursday: Work on Projects Friday: Rough draft of bibliography due at end of class Monday. week of Mar 3 - 7: Monday: NO HW Tues/Wed - NO CLASS due to CSAPs Thursday: Choose topic for Climate Change project (by Mon) Friday: Finish article questions if not finished in class (due Mon) week of Feb 25 - 29: Monday: Read 18-2 and do #1 and #5 on p. 471 (due Tues) Tuesday: Finish PV Cell lab (due Wed/Thurs) Wed/Thurs: Study for Energy Quiz #2 Friday: No HW week of Feb 18 - 22: Monday: NO SCHOOL! Tuesday: No HW Wed/Thurs: Photovoltaic Cell Lab (due next Wed/Thurs) Friday: PV cell lab (due next Wed/Thurs) week of Feb 11-15: Monday: Read 17-2 (by Tues) Tuesday: Do #20-24 on p. 450 (due Wed/Thurs) Wed/Thurs: Active Reading Worksheet (due Fri) Friday: No HW week of Feb 4 - 8: Monday: No HW Tuesday: Read 17-1 (pp 434-443) and do Questions 4-6 on p. 443. (due Wed/Th) Wed/Thurs: Finish Emissions Lab (due Mon) Friday: NO SCHOOL! week of Jan 28 - Feb 1: Monday: Read pp. 309-313 (by Tues) Tuesday: Read pp. 355 -362 (by Friday) Wed/Thurs: NO new HW Friday: Finish your section of "Land Use on the Colorado Plateau" for presentation Monday week of Jan 21 - 25: Monday: NO SCHOOL! Tuesday: Read section 12-1 and do #5 on p.308. Wed/Thurs: Study for Quiz Friday on water (ch. 11) and acid precip Friday: NO HW! Have a great weekend! week of Jan 14 - 18: Monday: Read pp 284 - 293 and do #5 on p. 293. (due Tues) Tuesday: Do #23 - 25 on p. 296 (due Wed/Thurs) Wed/Thurs: Finish Lab (due Tues) Friday: NO SCHOOL! week of Jan 7 - 11: Monday: Read pp. 268-275 and do Active Reading Worksheet (due Tues) Tuesday: Read pp. 276 - 283 and do Bangladesh reading & questions (due Wed/Thurs) Wed/Thurs: Finish Lab (due Fri) Friday: NO HW! week of Dec 10 - 14: Monday: No New HW Tuesday: Read Case Study on pp 248-249 and do #1 at end of Case Study. Wed/Thurs: Finish Lab Questions Friday: Begin studying for Final Exam! week of Dec 3 - 7: Monday: Finish demography projects (by Wed/Thurs) Tuesday: Projects, cont'd Wed/Thurs: NO HW Friday: Read pp 241-244 and do #2,3, and 4 on p. 244. (due Mon) week of Nov 26 - Nov 30: Monday: Choose developing nation for Quarter 2 Demography Projects Tuesday - Friday: Work on Projects (due Wed/Thurs, 12/5 or 12/6) week of Nov 12 - Nov 16: Monday: NO SCHOOL! Tuesday: Read article on migration for Wed/Thurs lab. Wed/Thurs: Finish Migration Lab Questions Friday: HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! week of Nov 5 - Nov 9: Monday: Read section 9-1 in your text. Answer the following question in a short paragraph: How do population pyramids help demographers predict future population changes in a population? Provide examples to explain. (due Wed/Thurs) Tuesday: NO CLASS - COLLEGE FIELD TRIPS Wed/Thurs: Food for Thought Activity - HW: Reflection paragraph on lab activity (due Fri) Friday: Population Pyramid Activity - HW: Finish Graph if not finished (due Tues) week of Oct 29 - Nov 2: Monday: Read 8-2 in your textbook. Tuesday: Read Case Study on pp. 206-207 in textbook. Wed/Thurs: Mark-Recapture Lab: Finish Lab Questions (due Mon) Friday: See Thursday's HW. week of Oct 22 - 26: Monday: NO SCHOOL - CHARTER DAY Tues/Wed: Finish final draft of stream ecology lab report (due Monday) Thursday: NO CLASS - WELLNESS DAY Friday: Read 8-1 in book & do (1-4) p. 202 week of Oct 15 - 19: Monday: FIELD TRIP!!! (HW: Read over stream ecology lab rubric) Tues(ODD BLOCK) or Thursday(EVEN BLOCK): time in computer lab to work on lab reports. HW: Finish rough draft of lab report (if not done in class) and bring to class next Tues/Wed. (Wed: NO REGULAR CLASS - COLLEGE DAY) Friday: Climate Change Article & Discussion Q's HW: no new HW! enjoy the long weekend, and please bring drafts of lab reports Tues/Wed for peer review. week of Oct 8 - 12: Monday: Presentations - Watershed (no new HW) Tuesday: Presentations, cont. (no new HW) Wed/Thurs: Finish Lab Questions on Farm-raised salmon (due Mon) Friday: NO SCHOOL! week of Oct 1 - 5: Monday: Read Case Study on pp. 180-181. Be prepared for class discussion on this Tuesday. Tuesday: Begin studying for Aquatic Ecossytems Quiz (Fri) Wed/Thurs: Study for Quiz! Also, be prepared to present your findings on the South Platte Watershed on Monday. Friday: Prepare to present your watershed findings Monday. week of Sept 24 - 28: Monday: Read pp. 173 - 178 in your textbook by Tuesday Tuesday: Find out what watershed we are located in... Wed/Thurs: Finish Lake Tahoe Questions Friday: Get Field Trip Permission Slip signed week of Sept 17 - 21: ***NOTE: Office hours Tuesday this week rather than Wednesday!*** Monday-Thursday: Biome Presentations! HW: Study notes from presentations (Biome Quiz on Monday) Friday: NO SCHOOL (Professional Development Day) week of Sept 10 - 14: Monday: Information on the location & climate of your biome (due Tues) Tuesday: Information on the plants & animals (and their specific adaptations) that inhabit your biome (due Wed/Thurs) Wed/Thurs: Information regarding threats to your biome, and ideas for your case study (due Fri) Friday: Finish projects! (Presentations Monday) week of Sept 3 - Sept 7: Monday: NO CLASS - LABOR DAY! Tuesday: Read pp 130-131 and do Questions 1&2 in Complete Sentences (due Wed/Thurs) Wed/Thurs: Stufy for Ecosystems Test (Chapters 4&5) on Friday! Friday: Background research on your biome week of Aug 27 - 31: Monday: Read section 4-1 in your book and do worksheet (due Tues) Tuesday: Questions 1-4 on page 96 in your book (due Wed/Thurs) Wed/Thurs: Finish lab Questions (due Friday) Friday: Read Case Study on pp. 120-121 in your text, and do Questions 1 & 2 (due Mon) Week of Aug 20 - 24: Monday: Get Lab Safety Contract signed! (Due Tuesday) Tuesday: Go onto Ms. Miller's website (via Peak to Peak website > Teachers & Class Pages) and find the Chapter 1 powerpoint! Wed/Thurs: Finish Lab Questions ("What's in an Ecosystem?") (Due Friday) Friday: Study for Chapter 1 Quiz (Monday) Week of Aug 13 - 17: Monday - Wednesday: NO SCHOOL Thursday: Fill out Student information sheet and have it signed by a parent/guardian after reading over the class syllabus together. (Due Monday) Friday: See Thursday; Also, get Environmental Science binder organized with dividers (Due Monday)