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Unit # 1

Chapter 1 notes and lecture

Carbon Footprint website activity

Easter Island article 

Easter Island questions

Read The Lorax

Lorax questions

Tragedy of the Commons video

Tragedy of the Commons article

One Small Thing Essay

Hardin essay

Happy Fishing activity

FRQ - Carbon footprint

Chapter 1 Questions

Chapter 2 notes and lecture

Human Impacts and Ecosystems video

Positive and Negative Feedback loops video

Chapter 2 Review Questions

Unit 1 Test Review

Realignment to a Project Based Learning and a Learner centered classroom

Eco-footprint Unit Plan

Handout for Carbon Footprint

Energy Audit Footprint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 weeks - August

These are the old lesson plans and I am teaching in a project based learning style this year so the order will be different and the assignments modified.

Unit #3

Chapter 3 notes and lecture

Trophic Level Activity

Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycle video

Bozeman Biogeochemical Cycles video

Nitrogen Cycle student activity worksheet

Nitrogen Cycle Stations

Cycles Coloring Sheets

Yellowstone Food Web

Chapter 3 Review Questions

Chapter 4 notes and lecture

Extinction and Speciation video

Species Evenness and Richness Activity worksheets and samples

Species Diversity Index Activity

Reproductive Isolation Video

Chapter 4 Review Questions

Chapter 5 notes and lecture

Chapter 5 Review Questions (even though it says 7 at the top)

Unit test review 2016

scrAPES article - Carrying Capacity

Intro to Biomes video

Biome Activity

Symbiosis List

Predator/Prey cycles

Biodiversity - Ecosystem Services Video

Species Richness Biodiversity Video

Introduced Species and Biodiversity Video

 

 

3 weeks - September

Unit #2

Chapter 6 notes and lecture

What is your number

7 billion people video

7 billion is a big number video

Typical in 7 billion video

World Population Clock

Human Population Homework

Population Dynamics Worksheet

Population Calculation Worksheet

Population  Math

The People Paradox

The People Paradox questions

Census Data for Age Structure Diagram

Chapter 6 Review Questions

scrAPES article Population Campaigns

Overpopulation summary video

Population pyramid video

Human Population and Species Biodiversity Video

Unit #2 - Chapter 6 Test Review sheet

 

 

 

 

1 week - September

Unit #4

Chapter 7 Weather Powerpoint

Coriolis balloon activity

High Pressure and Low Pressure Cells Video

Hurricane video

Hurricane Katrina 2005 video

Ocean Currents Video

Chapter 7 Powerpoint Biomes

Biome travel brochure

Climatograms knowns (for comparisons)

Climatogram worksheet

El Nino Simulation

Chapter 7 questions (even though it says Ch. 5)

Chapter 8 Powerpoint

Aquatic Biomes video

Estuary Video

Delta formation and watershed video

Human effects on Marine Biome video

Chapter 9 Powerpoint

Threatened and Endangered Species Project Cards

Endangered Species Act Information Video

Endangered Species Act Video

CITES video

Others CITES videos

Chapter 9 Questions

Chapter 7, 8 and 9 Test Review

 

3 weeks - October

Unit #5

Chapter 10 notes and lecture

Chapter 10 questions

Deforestation video

Color me watershed activity

Forestry Webquest activity

Timber! Activity

Chapter 11 Powerpoint

World Wildlife Federation facts on Coral Reef Importance

TED talk on Coral Reef

Coral Reef video

Ocean Acidification and Biodiversity Video

Chapter 11 Questions

2 weeks - October/November

Unit #6

Chapter 13 notes and lecture

Calculating your water footprint

Fresh water video

Los Angeles and water video

Water's Special Properties

California Water Story video

Water Review

Chapter 13 Review Questions

Hoover dam video

Crash Course Water

The Story of Bottle Water

Some water pollution facts video

Water Pollution PowerPoint

Sewage Treatment Plant video

Aral Sea Scrapes article

Fruitvale Water pollution PowerPoint

 

 

 

3 weeks - November

Unit #7

Chapter 14 notes and lecture

Tsunami Video

Chapter 12 notes and lecture

The Meatrix I video

The Meatrix II video

DDT Pesticide Video

Mansanto genetically modifies crops video

GMO video

APES in a Box Biological Pest Management video

Pesticide Conspiracy Article

Pesticide Conspiracy Article Questions

3 weeks - December

Unit #8

Chapter 18 notes and lecture

Photochemical Smog video

Chapter 19 notes and lecture

Climate Change is simple - David Roberts video

Climate Change and the effects on Biodiversity Video

3 weeks - January

Unit #9

Chapter 17 Notes

Chapter 17 Questions  (even though it says 18 - that is from a different edition of the book)

Changing Climate-Infectious Disease Video

Toxicity Powerpoint

Major Environmental Pollutants Chart

Toxicity Lethal Dose Activity

Semi-log Graph

Biomagnification Video

Landfill Anatomy

Landfill Activity

Landfill Energy Diagram

Waste Powerpoint

How a Landfill works video

Electronic waste in China video

Hazardous Waste Powerpoint

2 weeks - February

Unit #10

Chapter 15 Powerpoint

APES Energy Consumption Chart

How Electricity is generated video

Brief informational video on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Catastrophe

Nuclear power fuel rods video

Fukushima Daiichi Nucelar Power Plant accident Video

4 weeks - February/March

Unit #11
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25 
 

In Review

A review powerpoint

Watch "APES in a box" on vimeo for review

Crunch Kit APES

The Environmental Laws and Acts Handout

 

April - 2 weeks

Test - May 1st, 2017 

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