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Working Toward SustainabilityCan We Make Golf Greens Greener?
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Monday (9/12): Watch the "World: Haiti's Legacy of Environmental Disaster" and "Planting Trees Restores Soil in Haiti" videos; Read "Reversing the Deforestation of Haiti" on page 57 of Friedland, et.al. 2012.
Tuesday (9/13): Read and take notes (according to the style identified in class; right side) on pages 58-64 (up to "Energy Transfer Efficiency and Trophic Pyramids) in Friedland, et.al. 2012;
Wednesday (9/14): Watch the videos "Photosynthesis" and "ATP & Respiration" for a detailed review of these critical biological processes.
Thursday (9/15): Read and take notes (according to the style identified in class; right side) on pages 64-72 in Friedland, et.al. 2012;
Friday (9/16): Watch the videos "Hydrologic and Carbon Cycles" and "Nitrogen and Phosphorous Cycles" for a review of these critical biogeochemical cycles.
Saturday/Sunday (9/17 & 9/18): Read and take notes (according to the style identified in class; right side) on pages 73-80 in Friedland, et.al. 2012; Watch the video "Ecological Services."
Monday (9/19): Download and read the articles "Ecosystems in Action" and "Comparison of Conventional and Organic Farms." Mark the text as described in class. Attach the articles in your notebook.
Tuesday (9/20): Read and take notes (according to the style identified in class) on pages 80-81 ["Working Toward Sustainability: Can We Make Golf Greens Greener?"] in Friedland, et.al. 2012;
Wednesday (9/21): Download and read "A Greener Course." Mark the text as described in class. Attach the articles in your notebook.
Thursday (9/22): Work on making sure all of your notebook content and chapter questions are completed. Submit answers to chapter questions on Schoology when they are complete.
Friday (9/23): Submit notebook for grade.
Saturday/Sunday (9/24 & 9/25):
Monday (9/26): Chapter Work & Test Due: Take Chapter test on Schoology (it will be timed, so once you start, you cannot stop - there are no re-takes)
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Working Toward SustainabilityIs Your Coffee Made In the Shade?
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Link: Coffee Drinkers & Bird Lovers |
Chapter 4 Schedule:Tuesday (9/27): Create (and attach in your notebook) the "Temperature and Altitude" graph that was assigned in class. Watch the "How 2011 Became a 'Mind-Boggling Year of Extreme Weather" video; Read "Floods, Droughts, and Famines" on page 87 of Friedland, et.al. 2012.
Wednesday (9/28): Read and take notes on pages 88-92 in Friedland, et.al. 2012; Watch the video "The Process of Adiabatic Cooling and Heating" and "Why Does Earth Have Deserts?"
Thursday (9/29): Read and take notes on pages 73-97 in Friedland, et.al. 2012. Watch the video "Coriolis Effect: IDTIMWYTIM" and "Surfing Scientist live experiment: Thermohaline circulation."
Friday (9/30): Read and take note on pages 98-102 in Friedland, et.al. 2012. Watch the video "How to draw a climate graph."
Saturday/Sunday (10/01 & 10/02): Read and take notes on pages 103-107 in Friedland, et.al. 2012; Create a climate diagram for Seoul, South Korea using the provided data. Compare the data for Seoul with the "Whitaker Biome Diagram" (Figure 4.16 in Friedland, et al. 2012) to determine the biome in which Seoul exists. Attach these analyses in your notebook for this day's work.
Monday (10/03): Read and take notes on pages 108-112 in Friedland, et.al. 2012.
Tuesday (10/04): Download and read the articles "Climate Change and Bird Distribution." and "What is the Thermohaline Circulation?" Mark the text as described in class. Attach the articles in your notebook.
Wednesday (10/05): Read and take notes on pages 113-114 in Friedland, et.al. 2012. Watch the video "'Habitat' Episode 4 - Shade-grown Coffee Agro-ecosystems ('Catuai Amarillo' Cooperative)." The video is in Spanish but has English subtitles and relates directly to the reading.
Thursday (10/06): Download and read "Biodiversity Loss in Coffee Landscapes." Mark the text as described in class. Attach the article in your notebook.
Friday (10/07): Work on making sure all of your notebook content and chapter questions are completed. Submit answers to chapter questions on Schoology when they are complete. Submit notebook for grade.
Saturday/Sunday (10/08 & 10/09): Chapter Work & Test Due: Take Chapter test on Schoology (it will be timed, so once you start, you cannot stop - there are no re-takes)
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The Dung of the DevilLink: Ancient Chinese Remedy May Work for FluThe above video was obtained from "Rosy periwinkle: A life saving plant" on 11 October 2014. This particular plant is highlighted in the introductory case study for Chapter 5: Evolution of Biodiversity in Friedland, et. al. 2012.
The above video was obtained from "Pacific yew: A potent cancer fighting agent" on 11 October 2014. This particular plant is not highlighted in the introductory case study for Chapter 5: Evolution of Biodiversity in Friedland, et. al. 2012. However, it is another example of plants used for developing human medicines.
Direct link to the "Coat color in the Rock Pocket Mouse: Natural Selection and Evolution" video
Direct link to the "Icefish, antifreeze proteins, and the birth and death of genes." video.
Direct link to the "Evolution of stickleback fish and the role of genetic switches" video.
Direct link to the "The Beak of the Finch: Speciation of finches on the Galapagos" video.
Direct link to the "Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree: Speciation of anoles in the caribbean" video.
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Chapter 5 Schedule:Monday (10/10): Watch the "Rosy periwinkle: A life saving plant" video; Watch the "Pacific Yew: A potent cancer fighting agent" video; Read "The Dung of the Devil" on page 119 of Friedland, et.al. 2012.
Tuesday (10/11): Read and take notes on pages 120-123 in Friedland, et.al. 2012.
Wednesday (10/12): Read and take notes on pages 124-127 in Friedland, et.al. 2012.
Thursday (10/13): Read and take notes on pages 128-131 in Friedland, et.al. 2012. Watch the video "Coat color in the Rock Pocket Mouse: Natural Selection and Evolution"
Friday (10/14): Read and take notes on pages 132-135 in Friedland, et.al. 2012; Watch the video "Icefish, antifreeze proteins, and the birth and death of genes."
Saturday/Sunday (10/15 & 10/16): Read and take notes on pages 136-140 in Friedland, et.al. 2012. Watch the video "Evolution of stickleback fish and the role of genetic switches."
Monday (10/17): Download and read the articles "6th Mass Extinction" and "Amphibian Diversity: Disease Decimation" Mark the text as described in class. Attach the articles in your notebook. Watch the videos "The Beak of the Finch: Speciation of finches on the Galapagos" and "Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree: Speciation of anoles in the caribbean."
Tuesday (10/18): Read "Science Applied: How Should We Prioritize the Protection of Species Diversity?" on pages 144-147 of Friedland, et.al. 2012. Watch the video "What is a biodiversity hotspot?" Submit notebook for grade.
Wednesday (10/19): Chapter Work & Test Due: Take Chapter test on Schoology (it will be timed, so once you start, you cannot stop - there are no re-takes)
UNIT 2 FRQ Exam: Due by Sunday 10/23.
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