Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Finish watching 'Before the Flood'; Discussion Questions if time

-Any remaining Unit 3 test makeups/retakes? Interactive notebooks to turn in?

-Midterm progress reports go out Wed. 12/14!

-Finish watching 'Before the Flood' (through Amazon)

-Use Discussion Questions (HERE) to frame debrief discussion and writing

Periods 1, 3, & 4 finished the film
Period 6 did not, they are 40 minutes in (?)

Monday, December 12, 2016

Makeup tests; begin Before the Flood Documentary

-Welcome back from your Snow Days! ❄ 
(no baby yet btw...😀)

-Midterm progress reports go out Wed 12/14

-Take Unit 3 Test if you were absent & have your Interactive Notebook graded TODAY! 

-Begin watching Leonardo DiCaprio's documentary 'Before the Flood' (1hr 38mins)
Before the Flood presents a riveting account of the dramatic changes now occurring around the world due to climate change, as well as the actions we as individuals and as a society can take to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on our planet. The film follows DiCaprio as he travels to five continents and the Arctic speaking to scientists, world leaders, activists and local residents to gain a deeper understanding of this complex issue and investigate concrete solutions to the most pressing environmental challenge of our time.
Release dateOctober 21, 2016 (USA)

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Unit 3 Test & Notebook Check; Notebook Scoring Rubric

Unit 3 Test & Interactive Notebook Check!

-Use first ~15 minutes of class to study for your test and finish up notebooks

-Test taking expectations:
*Try your best, take your time, & stay focused
*No talking (everyone deserves a quiet testing environment)
*No personal electronic devices while testing
*When finished, bring your test up to me and then read, do work, listen to music quietly.

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We're grading tests and notebooks differently today!

TESTS: -Use a pen and trade with a trusted neighbor
-Write your name in the blank provided for the test you're grading
-Put a slash mark through any incorrect answers 
-Questions are worth 2 points each
-Please add up the total points correct out of 30 and write it on the front page (?/30)

NOTEBOOKS: Now you will grade the notebook of the person whose test you graded. Give them an honest & accurate grade (ask yourself: What Would Ferro Do?). Write their grade in their notebook as well as on their test paper (?/50) based on the rubric below. Turn in your test, keep your notebook.

Notebook Scoring Rubric
50 points
-Table of Contents up to date
-Has 'Tragedy' intro, data, questions, & guided notes
-Has warm ups and color processing on every left side
-Color processing shows high level critical thinking
40 points
-Table of Contents up to date
-Has 'Tragedy intro, data, questions, & guided notes
-Has warm ups and color processing on most left sides
-Color processing shows some critical thinking
30 points
-Table of Contents not up to date
-Missing some glue-ins
-Missing some warm ups and color processing
-Color processing is missing or does not show critical thinking
20 points
-Turned in a notebook but its very sad & unorganized :(

Friday, December 2, 2016

Review Guided Notes & Study Guide; notebook work

Unit 3 Test & Interactive Notebook Check this week!
A day - Tues 12/6
B day - Wed 12/7

1. Read The Environment and Society and complete Guided Notes 

2. Glue in guided notes and get a checkmark when finished

3. For a brain break: Calculate your ecological footprint on Global Footprint Network (might need to use classroom computer, needs Flash plugin on phones)

4. Work on color processing and updating Table of Contents in notebooks

5. Do Unit 3 Study Guide (don't turn in, keep to study)

6. Review answers to Guided Notes as a class

7. Review answers to Study Guide as a class

Test & notebooks due next class period!

Thursday, December 1, 2016

UNIT 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Updated Interactive Notebook Table of Contents:
1 Syllabus
2 Class Rules and Expectations
3 Interactive Notebook Description 
4 Notebook Components
5 Rubric
6 Science Safety Contract
7 Education Contract 
8 Clock Partners

9 Salmon Intro/Running the Gauntlet video questions
10 Salmon Life Cycle Flow Chart 
11 Salmon Life Cycle Reading: 'The Journey of Wild Pacific Salmon'
12 Life Cycle WARM UP; Macroinvertebrate processing
13 Macroinvertebrates Guided Notes
14 Macroinvertebrate Processing
15 Macroinvertebrate Practice ID
16 Graph Interpretation Questions & Processing
17 Temperature & Dissolved Oxygen Reading
18 Understanding Our Environment Part I Guided Notes Processing
19 Understanding Our Environment Part I Guided Notes
20  Understanding Our Environment Part II Guided Notes Processing
21 Understanding Our Environment Part II Guided Notes
22 Attributes of Environmental Science Processing
23 Seven Attributes of Environmental Science Notes
24 Unit 2 Study Guide Processing
25 Unit 2 Study Guide
26 Quarter 1 Reflection; Tragedy of Commons Processing
27 Tragedy of the Commons Lab Learning Obj/Procedure
28 Tragedy of the Commons Color Processing on data
29 Tragedy of the Commons Lab Data Table
30 Tragedy of the Commons Discussion Q's Processing
31 Tragedy of the Commons Lab Discussion Questions
32 'The Environment & Society' Guided Notes Processing
33 'The Environment & Society' Guided Notes
34 Unit 3 Study Guide processing (optional)
35 Unit 3 Study Guide (optional)