Friday, September 28, 2018

Tragedy of the Commons Lab Makeup

Here is a video you can watch to help you do the Tragedy of the Commons lab if you weren't in class: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZNoYitZJdM

Unit 1 Quiz; Homework for Tues. 10/2: Salmon


-Test taking expectations:
*Clear desks of everything except a writing utensil.
*Try your best, take your time, & stay focused.
*No talking while tests are out (everyone deserves a quiet testing environment).

*No breaks out of the room once you have started your test.
*No personal electronic devices while testing, no exceptions, zero tolerance, 0% and no retakes.
*When finished, bring your test to the front and then read, do homework, or listen to music quietly.

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Homework: Answer the following questions in your notebook for next class using these websites for research: 
USF&W
NOAA 

Intro to Salmon
1. What types of salmon are native to Oregon?
2. What is spawning?
3. How far do salmon typically migrate upstream to spawn?
4. Salmon are a keystone species - what does this mean?
5. Explain the genetic difference between wild and hatchery raised salmon.
6. What is the cultural significance of salmon to Pacific Northwest Native Americans?



Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Review Plate Tectonics Lab; Play Kahoot to prep for quiz

Check homework: Plate Tectonics Modeling Lab #1-11

It's a Harvest (full) Moon!

Review Plate Tectonics Lab answers
(a good geology website HERE)

Play Kahoot to prepare for Friday's quiz HERE

Field trip permission slips

Come to tutorial! Finish homework, make up lab, etc.



Monday, September 24, 2018

Miss class on 9/24? Virtual Plate Tectonics Lab Here

Plate Tectonics Lab Video HERE 

Plate Tectonics Lab Worksheet HERE

Announcements; review homework; do Plate Tectonics Lab

Homework check: 
Watch NASA - The Ocean: A Driving Force for Weather and Climate (6 mins) and complete accompanying worksheet

Announcements:

-Check blog for homework list


Quiz this Friday (9/28) on:

-The Gaia Theory
-Tragedy of the Commons
-Earth Systems & Resources (geologic time scale, plate tectonics, earth's rotation & seasons, atmosphere, global water resources, soil)

-Salmon Watch Field Trip 

Trip details:
Thursday, October 4th (A Day)
~8am to 3pm Rain or shine!
Learning about salmon biology, forest ecology, macroinvertebrate zoology, water quality assessment, human impact on ecosystems

Review NASA - The Ocean: A Driving Force for Weather and Climate and accompanying worksheet answers


Do Plate Tectonics Modeling Lab
-Watch NatGeo Video (5:47)
-Read introduction, objectives, materials, & procedure
-Use textbook pages 348-349 for information
-Turn in lab sheet with 11 data/observation questions for homework on Wednesday

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Quarter 1 Homework List

1. The Gaia Theory
2. Tragedy of the Commons Warm Up Question
3. Tragedy of the Commons Lab Discussion Questions
4. Atmosphere/ Global Water Use/ Soil Notes
5. NASA Ocean and Weather Video Preview 

Review Atmosphere/Global Water Use/Soil Notes

Homework check: 
Notes on Atmosphere/ Global Water Use/ Soil

Review notes (HERE)
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Video explanation of Atmospheric Circulation

albedo -reflectivity

Video explanations of The Coriolis Effect (& water draining)

El Nino versus La Nina 

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What are some problems with water?
-drinking water
-population growth
-conservation

Next time: Plate Tectonics Lab

Homework:
Watch NASA - The Ocean: A Driving Force for Weather and Climate (6 mins) and complete accompanying worksheet


Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Calendar dates; Models of earth science concepts; atmosphere/water use/soil; Fast Track book work

Homework:
Did you bring 'Fast Track to a 5' & a calendar?

Map out units
When's our first test?

Field Trip update & preliminary signup

Tardiness/absences...

5 minute break

Models of geologic time scale, tectonic plates, & earth's rotation/seasons

Notes: Earth Systems & Resources Part II


The Atmosphere


Earth's atmospheric composition:  

  • Nitrogen 78%
  • Oxygen  21%
  • Argon .9%
  • Carbon Dioxide .03%
The other gases are often referred to as trace gases.
Earth's atmosphere is about 300 miles thick but the densest part is within 18 miles of the 
earth's surface.

Earth's atmospheric structure is characterized by differences in chemical composition 

that causes changes in temperature. The different layers of the atmosphere are:
The atmosphere influences both weather and climate
  • Weather is the short-term changes in conditions in the Troposphere i.e 
  • temperature, rainfall, humidity etc.
  • Climate is the average weather pattern in an area over a long period of time.

Atmospheric Circulation is the large scale movement of air. More info           
The Coriolis Effect The rotation of the Earth causes an interesting phenomena on                                                                                       free moving objects on the Earth. Objects in the Northern Hemisphere are deflected to                                                                                       
the right, while objects in the Southern Hemisphere are defected to the south.                                                                                                  
































Atmosphere-Ocean interaction 

The main interaction between the atmosphere and ocean 
is the transfer of energy through heat, moisture 
and momentum.  They constantly react to 
each other, for example surface winds control the 
ocean currents. 



ENSO or El Nino-Southern Oscillation is when prevailing trade winds blowing 
westward either weaken or reverse. When El Nino happens it causes upwellings 
to produce warm, less nutrient rich water. The winds also switch directions 
causing changes in rainfall.

Global Water Resources and Use
Freshwater vs Saltwater 

  • Freshwater
    • low concentrations of dissolved salts (less than 100 mg/liter)
    • Only 3% of Earth's water is freshwater (2/3 is frozen)
    • Ex: lakes, rivers, ponds, groundwater, glaciers, and ice caps.
  • Saltwater
    • large concentrations of dissolved salts
    • 97% of Earth's water it saltwater
    • Saltwater mostly refers to oceans
Ocean circulation is the large scale movement of waters in the ocean basins. 
Winds drive surface circulation, and the cooling and sinking of waters in the 
polar regions drive deep circulation.Surface circulation carries the warm 
waters up towards the poles from the tropics

Soil and Soil Dynamics

The roccycle is an idealized cycle of processes undergone by rocks in the earth's crust.


Soil formation depends on five major factors:
  • Parent material
  • climate
  • living organisms
  • topography
  • time

Go here to see the physical and chemical properties of soil.



Main soils types are clay, sand and silt.

  • Clay:
    • smallest particles of broken rock in soil, less than .0002mm in diameter
  • Sand:
    • small pieces of rock 2mm to .05mm diameter
  • Silt:
    • slightly larger pieces of rock than clay .002 mm to .05 mm diameters
Erosion and other soil problems 
    Soil erosion is the movement of soil components, especially topsoil, 
from one place to another usually by wind, flowing water, or both. 
This natural process can be greatly accelerated by human activities that 
remove vegetation from soil.

Homework: watch Bozeman Science 'Atmosphere' video (11 mins) and answer:
-Explain the protocol passed in 1987
-What is the coriolis effect?