Environmental Systems
1st Six weeks
August 25th - C Day
1st day of school! - Syllabus - Ice Breakers Homework: - Get parent signature on syllabus and lab safety contract - Fill out the student info sheet (click link below) Student Info Survey |
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August 26th and 27th
- The Lorax - The ABCs of Environmental Systems - Know/Need to Know Chart - Classroom Scavenger Hunt |
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August 28th and 29th
- Classroom Blackout - Classroom Redesign Homework: - Get a parent signature on EcoRise Waiver |
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September 1st
Labor Day No School September 2nd and 3rd Cookie Mining Lab |
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September 4th and 5th
- Mining and Mineral Resources Notes - Captain Planet - The Energy Vampire |
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September 8th and 9th
- Renewable Energy Research |
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September 10th and 11th
- Finish and Present Energy Presentations
September 12th and 15th
- Harnessing Human Power
- Finish and Present Energy Presentations
September 12th and 15th
- Harnessing Human Power
September 18th and 19th
- Finish Fuel - Class Discussion - Assign Carbon Footprint |
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September 22nd and 23rd
- To Dam or Not to Dam |
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September 24th and 25th
- Carbon Footprint Due! - Genius Hour |
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September 26th and 29th
- Test Review - Personal Reflection paper |
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September 30th and October 1st
- Energy Test - Conscious Global Change From The Inside Out - read article and answer question in field journal |
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October 2nd and 3rd
- Personal Reflection Due (Test Grade!)
- Article and Questions
- Personal Reflection Due (Test Grade!)
- Article and Questions
2nd six weeks
October 6th and 7th
- Fundraiser
- Fundraiser
October 8th and 9th
- Pass back papers
- Go over test and reflection paper
- Intro to food unit
- Pass back papers
- Go over test and reflection paper
- Intro to food unit
October 10th and 14th
- What Am I Eating? Activity
- What Am I Eating? Activity
October 15th and 16th
- Finish Food Labels - Feeding the World |
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October 17th and 20th
- GMO Debate Preparation
- GMO Debate Preparation
October 21st and 22nd
- GMO Crash Debate
- GMO Crash Debate
October 23rd and 24th
- SFC Lesson: Food Deserts and Dollars and Cents
- SFC Lesson: Food Deserts and Dollars and Cents
October 27th and 28th
- Farm Fresh Foods Activity - How To Eat Now article and questions |
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October 29th and 30th
- Food Inc. and Film Study - Test review and reflection paper assigned |
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October 31st and November 3rd
- Finish Food Inc. and discuss
- Review for test or work on reflection paper
- Finish Food Inc. and discuss
- Review for test or work on reflection paper
November 4th and 5th
- Food Unit Test - Reflection paper due - Intro to Waste Unit |
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November 6th and 7th
- Solid Waste Lecture - The Story of Electronics |
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3rd six weeks
November 10th and 13th
- Waste Files: Special Assignments Choose and complete 1 of the 4: |
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November 12th and 14th
- Return papers and go over test - Plastic to Oil Machine - Reducing Solid Waste Lecture - Assign Personal Waste Audit |
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November 17th and 18th
- Community Planning - Love Canal - Hazardous Waste |
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November 19th and 20th
- "It's a dirty job!" Ashland Community Alliances - Discussion/Journal Questions |
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November 21st and 24th
- The Story of Stuff http://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/
- Mapping the Impact
- The Story of Stuff http://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/
- Mapping the Impact
November 25th and December 1st
- Waste Audit Due (A Day) - The Green Gift Guide - You're The Boss! - Final Exemptions Alternative Assessment |
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December 2nd and 3rd
- Waste Audit Due (B-day) - Return graded papers - Why Buy - Defining Happiness - Assign Personal Reflection |
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December 4th and 5th
- Upcycle Challenge |
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December 8th and 9th
- Finish Upcycle Challenge - Review for unit test |
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December 10th and 12th
- Personal Reflection Paper Due - Waste Unit Test - Final Review - Outdoor Day |
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4th six weeks
January 5th and 6th
- Documentary: Last Call at the Oasis |
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January 7th and 8th
- Finish Last Call at the Oasis
- Class Discussion
- Water Questions
- Finish Last Call at the Oasis
- Class Discussion
- Water Questions
January 9th and 12th
- Read Becoming Drought Tolerant. Click here to read article. - Answer article questions |
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January 13th and 14th
- All The Water In The World Demo - Water Resources Lecture |
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January 15th and 16th
- Global Water Innovations - Water Use and Management - Assign Water Audit |
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January 19th
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
January 20th and 26th
-Rainwater Harvesting - Catchment Contest |
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January 21st
- Water Quality Handout
- Water Quality Handout
January 22nd and 28th
- Forest and Fire Ecology
- Forest and Fire Ecology
January 23rd and 29th
- Field Trip
- Field Trip
January 27th and 30th
- Global Water Crisis Research |
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February 2nd and 3rd
- Assign Reflection Paper
- Bio mimicry
- Assign Reflection Paper
- Bio mimicry
February 4th and 5th
- Water Quality Testing
- Water Quality Testing
February 6th and 9th
- Sea Turtle Survivor - Water Pollution Lecture |
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February 10th and 11th
- Ocean Literacy Personal Interest Project |
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February 12th and 13th
- Ocean Literacy Personal Interest Project
- Ocean Literacy Personal Interest Project
February 16th
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
February 17th and 18th
- Reflection Paper Due
- Ocean Literacy Personal Interest Project
- Review for test
- Reflection Paper Due
- Ocean Literacy Personal Interest Project
- Review for test
February 19th and 20th
- Water Unit Test
- Present Ocean Literacy Personal Interest Project
- Water Unit Test
- Present Ocean Literacy Personal Interest Project
5th six weeks
February 23rd and 24th
- Finish Ocean Presentations
- Finish Ocean Presentations
February 25th and 26th
- Dirtiest Places in the World activity - What Causes Air Pollution? |
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February 27th and March 2
- Backyard Air Pollution
- Backyard Air Pollution
March 3rd and 4th
- Air, Noise, and Light Pollution - Out of Breath! PSA |
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March 5th
- "Snow" Day
- "Snow" Day
March 6th
- Air Quality Articles and Journal Questions |
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March 9th and 10th
- Present PSAs - Acid Precipitation Lecture |
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March 11th and 12th
- EPA Allowance Trading
- EPA Allowance Trading
March 13th and 23rd
- The Lorax
- The Lorax
March 24th and 25th
- Hanging Gardens
- Hanging Gardens
March 26th and 27th
- Finish and present Hanging Gardens
- Finish and present Hanging Gardens
March 30th and 31st
- Plan/research for class vertical gardens - Start documentary "Under The Dome" if time. |
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April 1st and 2nd
- Documentary: "Under The Dome"
- Documentary: "Under The Dome"
April 6th and 7th
- Finish Under The Dome
- Finish Under The Dome
April 8th and 9th
- Plant vertical gardens
- Plant vertical gardens
April 10th and 13th
- Outdoor day if weather permits - Work day for reflection paper and test review |
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April 14th and 15th
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April 16th and 17th
- Air Unit Test
- Air Unit Test
6th six weeks
April 20th and 21st
- Earth Day Every Day PSA posters
- Party planning
- Earth Day Every Day PSA posters
- Party planning
April 22nd and 23rd
- Earth Day Party!
- Earth Day Party!
April 24th and 27th
- How We Use Land Lecture |
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April 28th and 29th
- Urban Land Use - Making Smart Space |
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April 30th and May 1st
- Green Spaces for Austin |
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May 4th and 5th
- Green Spaces For All/Modeling a Green School
- Green Spaces For All/Modeling a Green School
May 6th and 7th
- Documentary: Urbanized (Can be found on Netflix if you have access) |
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May 8th and 11th
Finish Green Spaces For All/Modeling a Green School
Finish Green Spaces For All/Modeling a Green School
May 12th and 13th
- Land Management and Conservation - National Parks Project - Assign Unit Reflection Paper |
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May 14th and 15th
- National Parks Project
- Assign Reflection
- National Parks Project
- Assign Reflection
May 18th and 19th
- National Parks Project
- Leave No Trace
- Work on Reflection
- National Parks Project
- Leave No Trace
- Work on Reflection
May 20th and 21st
-Finish Brochures (Due 5/21 for B Day)
- Leave No Trace
-Finish Brochures (Due 5/21 for B Day)
- Leave No Trace
May 22nd and 26th
-Finish Brochures (Due 5/22 for A Day) - Study for finals or work on alternative assessment - Outdoor Day? |
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May 27th and 28th
- Unit Test
- Unit Reflection Paper Due!
- Study for finals
- Unit Test
- Unit Reflection Paper Due!
- Study for finals