Environmental+Science+Periods+3&4+2013

__**February 11th, 2013**__

__**Objective:**__ Students will be able to calculate their ecological footprint in order to understand their impact on the environment.

__**Warm-Up:**__ What does your footprint tell about?

Review your note and information in the text on ecological footprint. Your ecological footprint can be calculated. Using the resources of the Internet find three such sites, calculate your ecological footprint. After using all three calculator, compare the results and explain them. First, follow the link below and use this calculator as an example: []

Earthquake @http://www.sciencecourseware.com/virtualearthquake/vquakeexecute.html

Layers of the atmosphere

Livebinder-Layers of the Atmosphere

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__**May 21-23, 2013 Assignment**__


 * __Objective:__** Students will be able to describe how climate influences land environment and compare and contrast Earth's land biomes and their plant and animal life in order to understand the ecosystems.

__**Warm-Up:**__ Which biome do you live in?

Assignments There are two labs to complete both covering on biomes and the ecosystem. Several will follow Assignment A and other will follow Assignment B

Assignment A
 * 1) Follow the link to begin the assignment. Ecosystem and Biomes
 * 2) I will give the printed direction those who need if not you will see the direction on the left. Scroll down and read the passage and underline important points.
 * 3) Continue down and and read through the procedure, then go back and follow it step by step

Assignment B
 * 1) Follow the link to begin the assignment Ecosystems and Biomes 2
 * 2) Follow the directions on the left to complete this lab
 * 3) You must keep track of your score.