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
Friday, September 28, 2018
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.
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.
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.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Monday, September 24, 2018
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
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
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)
Video explanation of Atmospheric Circulation
albedo -reflectivity
Video explanations of The Coriolis Effect (& water draining)
El Nino versus La Nina
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
Notes on Atmosphere/ Global Water Use/ Soil
Review notes (HERE)
Video explanation of Atmospheric Circulation
albedo -reflectivity
Video explanations of The Coriolis Effect (& water draining)
El Nino versus La Nina
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
Global Water Resources and Use
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:
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.
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.
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. |
Freshwater vs Saltwater
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 rock cycle is an idealized cycle of processes undergone by rocks in the earth's crust.
Soil formation depends on five major factors:
Go here to see the physical and chemical properties of soil. Main soils types are clay, sand and silt.
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?
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