Final exam is next class, Tuesday, June 5th
All grades are in! ...are you ready?!
Day-of Finals expectations
-Arrive on time and prepared
-Take care of personal needs before test
-Respect the academic environment (quiet and focused at all times)
-Zero tolerance policy on cell phone use during final (0%, no retake)
-Bring something quiet to do after you finish
Leading up to finals: study, get outside, eat, and sleep!
Continue organizing and revising notebook
Play Kahoot! to study (HERE!)
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Grade check in; Final Exam Prep Day 1 of 2; Semester 2 Notebook Contents
Roses & Thorns
(Happy Birthday to Ms. Ferro's Mom 🎂)
Happy last B day, Seniors!!! 💓
Last day to turn in work/retake/take any tests is TODAY by 3:15
Semester 2 Final: Tuesday, June 5th
Today: Day 1 of 2 - Final Exam prep
Check your grade now!
Pick up all graded work and notebooks
Get your notebook organized and make sure it's is very thorough - you can use it on the final! (it won't be graded again, though)
Start at January 30th and go through each page
Read over notes and worksheets
Add to color processing
Organize headings so you can find work easily
What did we learn this semester?
-History of bald eagle population
-Events/actions that affected bald eagle populations
-Rachel Carson's contributions to science
-DDT pesticide use and its effects on environment, wildlife, humans
-Environmentalist research
-Nature and the brain
-Meditation and the brain
-Franklin Building Tour/LEED info
-Energy (including pros/cons of different sources)
Semester 2 Notebook Contents:
-Semester 1 reflection writing
-'American Eagle' documentary worksheet
-Bald Eagle Graphing Activity: Important Events & Graph
-Rachel Carson Documentary vocabulary terms
-Energy Vocabulary Terms
-Energy Sources Research worksheet
-Franklin Building Tour notes (everybody add!)
-The Cost of Electricity worksheet
-SWITCH Documentary worksheet
-Ecological Footprint worksheet
(Happy Birthday to Ms. Ferro's Mom 🎂)
Happy last B day, Seniors!!! 💓
Last day to turn in work/retake/take any tests is TODAY by 3:15
Semester 2 Final: Tuesday, June 5th
Today: Day 1 of 2 - Final Exam prep
Check your grade now!
Pick up all graded work and notebooks
Get your notebook organized and make sure it's is very thorough - you can use it on the final! (it won't be graded again, though)
Start at January 30th and go through each page
Read over notes and worksheets
Add to color processing
Organize headings so you can find work easily
What did we learn this semester?
-History of bald eagle population
-Events/actions that affected bald eagle populations
-Rachel Carson's contributions to science
-DDT pesticide use and its effects on environment, wildlife, humans
-Environmentalist research
-Nature and the brain
-Meditation and the brain
-Franklin Building Tour/LEED info
-Energy (including pros/cons of different sources)
Semester 2 Notebook Contents:
-Semester 1 reflection writing
-'American Eagle' documentary worksheet
-Bald Eagle Graphing Activity: Important Events & Graph
-Rachel Carson Documentary vocabulary terms
-Biography essay (environmentalist)
-Nature & the Brain
-Mindfulness & the Brain
-Nature Journaling
-Introduction to Energy Notes-Energy Vocabulary Terms
-Energy Sources Research worksheet
-Franklin Building Tour notes (everybody add!)
-The Cost of Electricity worksheet
-SWITCH Documentary worksheet
-Ecological Footprint worksheet
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Grade check-ins; 'Before the Flood' documentary
Assembly Schedule Today
(5th, Senior Recognition Assembly, 6th, Lunch, 7th, 8th)
ALL WORK DUE BY NEXT WED 5/30!!!
Final exam date: Tuesday, June 5th!!!
(not during the scheduled finals days; this allows more time for feedback and retakes)
If you're on my list I need to work with you separately today
Everyone: check Synergy now!
If you are satisfied with your current grade going into the final then you get to watch the documentary 'Before the Flood'
If you need to turn in, retake/take tests, etc. let's do it today!
Next two class periods we'll prepare for the final
(5th, Senior Recognition Assembly, 6th, Lunch, 7th, 8th)
ALL WORK DUE BY NEXT WED 5/30!!!
Final exam date: Tuesday, June 5th!!!
(not during the scheduled finals days; this allows more time for feedback and retakes)
If you're on my list I need to work with you separately today
Everyone: check Synergy now!
If you are satisfied with your current grade going into the final then you get to watch the documentary 'Before the Flood'
If you need to turn in, retake/take tests, etc. let's do it today!
Next two class periods we'll prepare for the final
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Finish 'Footprint' activity
Early Dismissal schedule today
Ecological Footprint activity - Day 2
Yes, we learned what it was and I had you explore an online calculator back in January. No, we haven't done a detailed personal ecological footprint before. We'll revisit and finish today.
Current cost of living in Portland, Oregon
avg gas $60/mo
avg electric 9766 kwh/year = 813 kwh/month = 27 kwh/day at a price of $0.11 per kwh =$2.97/day = $89/month
Tracking our footprint video
Ecological Footprint activity - Day 2
Yes, we learned what it was and I had you explore an online calculator back in January. No, we haven't done a detailed personal ecological footprint before. We'll revisit and finish today.
Current cost of living in Portland, Oregon
avg gas $60/mo
avg electric 9766 kwh/year = 813 kwh/month = 27 kwh/day at a price of $0.11 per kwh =$2.97/day = $89/month
Tracking our footprint video
Monday, May 21, 2018
My Ecological Footprint
Sorry to miss last class - sick baby :(
Today's my 40th Birthday so I'm taking a personal day off to celebrate :)
This week:
Wed Early Dismissal
Thurs tutorial
Fri Assembly
Grades are current in Synergy
What have we done this year in this class?
-Local Issue: Salmon
-Big Picture: Climate Change
-Human Impact: Rachel Carson/environmentalist research
-Resource Use: Energy
Last unit...
-Personal Impact: What's my role in all this?
(New right hand page in notebook. Write down all notes in blue)
Heading: My Ecological Footprint 5/21/18
Learning Objective: I can determine my impact on the planet by calculating my personal ecological footprint.
Essential Question: How am I impacting the earth?
ecological - the relationship between all living things and their environment
sustainability - avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance
ecological footprint - the amount of productive land needed to produce all the things we use and to absorb the waste we produce in our everyday lives
-Only 16% of the earth is usable land (70% is water and the rest is too cold, dry, high)
-How many people do we share this small portion of land with? 7.6 billion and rising
-Much of our food, clothing, etc. is made on land in other countries. Is this fair land use?
Have a student read:
As humans we depend on the earth, and the earth in turn provides us with food, water, air, and energy. All our actions - eating, drinking, switching the lights on, buying clothes, etc. - make an impression on the earth as we are using a part of nature. The ecological footprint can be measured as a way to describe the human impact on the earth, or the imprint we leave on nature.
On the left hand side of your notebook draw this footprint divided into 5 categories: water, energy, food, transportation, & waste
Do 'Calculating Your Household's Carbon Footprint' activity (worksheet here)
Read over notes at the top of the worksheet and review directions together
Dismiss by table to get a laptop
Go to the website on your worksheet
(EPA carbon footprint calculator)
Answer all 8 questions on the worksheet
Note: the worksheet doesn't follow the website exactly because the EPA recently changed their website, but it still works. Read carefully and don't hit the back button or you'll lose your work!
Turn in when finished (we'll complete next time if needed)
Today's my 40th Birthday so I'm taking a personal day off to celebrate :)
This week:
Wed Early Dismissal
Thurs tutorial
Fri Assembly
Grades are current in Synergy
What have we done this year in this class?
-Local Issue: Salmon
-Big Picture: Climate Change
-Human Impact: Rachel Carson/environmentalist research
-Resource Use: Energy
Last unit...
-Personal Impact: What's my role in all this?
(New right hand page in notebook. Write down all notes in blue)
Heading: My Ecological Footprint 5/21/18
Learning Objective: I can determine my impact on the planet by calculating my personal ecological footprint.
Essential Question: How am I impacting the earth?
ecological - the relationship between all living things and their environment
sustainability - avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance
ecological footprint - the amount of productive land needed to produce all the things we use and to absorb the waste we produce in our everyday lives
-Only 16% of the earth is usable land (70% is water and the rest is too cold, dry, high)
-How many people do we share this small portion of land with? 7.6 billion and rising
-Much of our food, clothing, etc. is made on land in other countries. Is this fair land use?
Have a student read:
As humans we depend on the earth, and the earth in turn provides us with food, water, air, and energy. All our actions - eating, drinking, switching the lights on, buying clothes, etc. - make an impression on the earth as we are using a part of nature. The ecological footprint can be measured as a way to describe the human impact on the earth, or the imprint we leave on nature.
On the left hand side of your notebook draw this footprint divided into 5 categories: water, energy, food, transportation, & waste
Teacher: All the things we do in our everyday lives have an impact on the earth, some positive and some negative. What are some things you did this morning or on a daily basis? Share out and write them down on your footprint drawing next to which categories they go in.
Do 'Calculating Your Household's Carbon Footprint' activity (worksheet here)
Read over notes at the top of the worksheet and review directions together
Dismiss by table to get a laptop
Go to the website on your worksheet
(EPA carbon footprint calculator)
Answer all 8 questions on the worksheet
Note: the worksheet doesn't follow the website exactly because the EPA recently changed their website, but it still works. Read carefully and don't hit the back button or you'll lose your work!
Turn in when finished (we'll complete next time if needed)
Thursday, May 17, 2018
THURSDAY MAY 17th: Check grades; tutorial work groups
Last minute sub today - sick kiddo :(
Please be helpful to them!
Assembly schedule today
Pick up graded notebooks from the side table
Tests and notebooks are graded and in Synergy
Everyone - Check Synergy, it's current!
Write down in your notebook:
(I'm going to check it)
1. Your environmental science grade
2. Any missing work, retakes needed, etc.
3. What's your plan to make up/retake?
Divide into work groups based on what you need to work on
Use this period as tutorial - be productive!
Please be helpful to them!
Assembly schedule today
Pick up graded notebooks from the side table
Tests and notebooks are graded and in Synergy
Everyone - Check Synergy, it's current!
Write down in your notebook:
(I'm going to check it)
1. Your environmental science grade
2. Any missing work, retakes needed, etc.
3. What's your plan to make up/retake?
Divide into work groups based on what you need to work on
Use this period as tutorial - be productive!
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Energy Unit Test & Notebooks Due today!
2 Roses to start our day:
Diesel buses in Oregon
California solar panels
-Test taking expectations:
*Clear desks of everything except a writing utensil and your notebook.
*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.
*When finished, bring your test and notebook to the front and then read, do work, or listen to music quietly.
Diesel buses in Oregon
California solar panels
-Test taking expectations:
*Clear desks of everything except a writing utensil and your notebook.
*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.
*When finished, bring your test and notebook to the front and then read, do work, or listen to music quietly.
Friday, May 11, 2018
Finish SWITCH & worksheet; Kahoot! Energy unit test review & notebook work; notebook contents list
Check the latest blog entry to see if you're on the mandatory tutorial attendance list for today!
Energy Unit Test & notebooks due Tues 5/15!
Today's Agenda:
1. Finish SWITCH documentary and worksheet
2. Turn in SWITCH documentary worksheets for 20 pts
3. Play Kahoot! (Energy Unit HERE)
Energy Unit Notebook Contents:
-Introduction to Energy Notes
-Energy Vocabulary Terms
-Energy Sources Research worksheet
-Franklin Building Tour notes (everybody add!)
-The Cost of Electricity worksheet
-SWITCH Documentary worksheet
Energy Unit Test & notebooks due Tues 5/15!
Today's Agenda:
1. Finish SWITCH documentary and worksheet
2. Turn in SWITCH documentary worksheets for 20 pts
3. Play Kahoot! (Energy Unit HERE)
Energy Unit Notebook Contents:
-Introduction to Energy Notes
-Energy Vocabulary Terms
-Energy Sources Research worksheet
-Franklin Building Tour notes (everybody add!)
-The Cost of Electricity worksheet
-SWITCH Documentary worksheet
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Mandatory Tutorial Attendance for Friday 5/11!!!
Either missing work or not passing...
Period 5
Mohamed
Antonio
Kamerin
Bradley
Isaiah
Adrian
Period 6
Austin
Jesus
Sam
Anthony
Josh
Julio
Michel
Kevin H
Taliesin
David
Aly
Alexis
Stephen
Zeke
Mountain
Mar'que
Isaiah
Period 7
Charlie
Alex
Roy
Koew
Justin
Jayden
Destiny
Iven
Period 5
Mohamed
Antonio
Kamerin
Bradley
Isaiah
Adrian
Period 6
Austin
Jesus
Sam
Anthony
Josh
Julio
Michel
Kevin H
Taliesin
David
Aly
Alexis
Stephen
Zeke
Mountain
Mar'que
Isaiah
Period 7
Charlie
Alex
Roy
Koew
Justin
Jayden
Destiny
Iven
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Continue SWITCH Documentary
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Review 'Cost of Electricity' worksheet; Begin 'Switch' documentary
Please have your 'Cost of Electricity' worksheet out to get a checkmark if finished
Review answers together (answer key HERE)
Glue into notebook under correct heading and learning objective for 5/3/18 and do color processing
How much does electricity cost currently in Portland, Oregon?
Explore Portland General Electric's website
Unit test on energy & notebook check next Tuesday May 15th!
Turn to a new right hand page...
Heading: SWITCH Documentary
Learning Objective: I can watch the documentary 'Switch' and answer the questions in order to understand energy production and use around the world.
SWITCH (video) http://www.switchenergyproject.com/
Worksheet
Review answers together (answer key HERE)
Glue into notebook under correct heading and learning objective for 5/3/18 and do color processing
How much does electricity cost currently in Portland, Oregon?
Explore Portland General Electric's website
Unit test on energy & notebook check next Tuesday May 15th!
Turn to a new right hand page...
Heading: SWITCH Documentary
Learning Objective: I can watch the documentary 'Switch' and answer the questions in order to understand energy production and use around the world.
SWITCH (video) http://www.switchenergyproject.com/
Worksheet
The Cost of Electricity (w/worksheet)
Heading: The Cost of Electricity
Learning Objective: I can calculate the amount (in kilowatt-hours) and cost of electricity used to power different appliances over the course of a day.
The Cost of Electricity worksheet HERE
Although the consumption and cost in this activity are not all-inclusive (you use so much more energy than this in one day!), it will give you an idea of the amount and cost of electricity use needed to power different appliances.
Use the three equations on the front page to calculate the cost of using each device for numbers 1-7.
Number 8 asks for the total electricity use and cost for the entire day (total numbers 1-7)
On page 3 you record your answers for 1-7, then substitute lower numbers to see how it would change your energy use and cost.
Work with a shoulder partner at your table or independently.
When finished, check your answers and get a checkmark from Ms. Ferro. Glue into notebook and do color processing.
Learning Objective: I can calculate the amount (in kilowatt-hours) and cost of electricity used to power different appliances over the course of a day.
The Cost of Electricity worksheet HERE
Although the consumption and cost in this activity are not all-inclusive (you use so much more energy than this in one day!), it will give you an idea of the amount and cost of electricity use needed to power different appliances.
Use the three equations on the front page to calculate the cost of using each device for numbers 1-7.
Number 8 asks for the total electricity use and cost for the entire day (total numbers 1-7)
On page 3 you record your answers for 1-7, then substitute lower numbers to see how it would change your energy use and cost.
Work with a shoulder partner at your table or independently.
When finished, check your answers and get a checkmark from Ms. Ferro. Glue into notebook and do color processing.
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Warm Up; Review of Energy Source packet & costs; check-ins & work time
WARM UP (yes, write the whole sentence)
1.The three fossil fuels are ___.
2. What portion of energy consumed globally is used to produce electricity?
3. ___ is the unit of measurement for energy.
4. The difference between renewable and nonrenewable energy is___.
5. The predominant fossil fuel used to generate electricity is ___.
6. What percent of the commercial energy we use comes from nonrenewable fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, and coal)?
Pass back Energy Source packet
-Add to energy source chart pros/cons with costs (list in margin next to 'cons'); costs in cents:
biomass 8-15
fossil fuels 16
geothermal 8
hydropower 85
uranium 2
solar 12
wind 2.5
-Review answers to Discussion Questions aloud
Announcements:
-All grades are updated in Synergy
-Midterm progress reports due May 8th!
-Tutorial this week Wed & Thurs
-May 30th: absolute last day to turn in any work!!!
-11 instructional days left :D
Pass back remaining work
Personal Check-ins with Ms. Ferro:
1. What's your current grade?
2. Are you missing any work?
3. What is your plan for making up any work?
Quarter 4 Notebook:
-Introduction to Energy Notes
-Energy Vocabulary Terms
-Energy Sources Research
-Franklin Building Tour
1.The three fossil fuels are ___.
2. What portion of energy consumed globally is used to produce electricity?
3. ___ is the unit of measurement for energy.
4. The difference between renewable and nonrenewable energy is___.
5. The predominant fossil fuel used to generate electricity is ___.
6. What percent of the commercial energy we use comes from nonrenewable fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, and coal)?
Pass back Energy Source packet
-Add to energy source chart pros/cons with costs (list in margin next to 'cons'); costs in cents:
biomass 8-15
fossil fuels 16
geothermal 8
hydropower 85
uranium 2
solar 12
wind 2.5
-Review answers to Discussion Questions aloud
-All grades are updated in Synergy
-Midterm progress reports due May 8th!
-Tutorial this week Wed & Thurs
-May 30th: absolute last day to turn in any work!!!
-11 instructional days left :D
Pass back remaining work
Personal Check-ins with Ms. Ferro:
1. What's your current grade?
2. Are you missing any work?
3. What is your plan for making up any work?
Quarter 4 Notebook:
-Introduction to Energy Notes
-Energy Vocabulary Terms
-Energy Sources Research
-Franklin Building Tour
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