Quarter 1- Agenda

1. Welcome activity

2. Meet Ms. Lewis

3. EXPLAIN this!

4. Important themes of APES

5. What you need to do have this week (see HW below)

6. Quickwrite - What is nature?

7. Group and class discussion

8. As a group read THESE descriptions of different worldviews. Don’t judge them, just try to understand. 

9. Add to your page: write for each of the worldviews (domination, stewardship, eco-centrism, bio-centrism, animal rights, eco-feminism)
       Each group will summarize ONE of the worldviews for the class (I will assign you one after you read all of them)

Intro to APES Slides

Worldview Day 1 Slides

Homework

1. Get a bound composition notebook to use for APES

2. Read the APES syllabus and safety contract. Complete THIS activity once read
         (your parents will also need to fill some out) 

3. Look through our class CANVAS pages and this website (Jot down any questions)

4. Read about these 3 modern worldviews you need to know (planetary management, stewardship, environmental). Add the information to stewardship from class

Class slides

1. QUIZ on worldviews

2. Add to your page: Which worldview most closely matches your own and why( Titled- My worldview)

3. APES wisdom cards

4. Read one of these American Indian perspectives
   Highlight sections that are interesting to you
   Groups share out
   How would you describe their worldview?

5. Get textbook (Write your name in it) and take down to library to scan
         Look through the chapters and find something
                 You already know about
                 Something interesting
                 Something you have a question about

6. Join your APES class on the college board website
         Use your PERSONAL email account so you can get information after you graduate
         (You can easily change this in your account settings)
         HERE are instructions if you need them
   
         Your class period       Use this Access code
          Period 2 - APES . . . . .XWG3V9

7. Take this Poll - Which worldview most closely matches your own?

8. Discuss syllabus, CANVAS, and this website

HOMEWORK

1. Read about Easter Island and write 3 Paragraphs

Class Slides

1. Read "A river is more than a person..." and jot down important details for discussion into your notes.  Discuss as a group. What do you think about rivers and personhood? Which worldview(s) is/are represented in the reading?

2. QUIZ about Easter Island

3. Historical perspectives about our view of nature 

4. Discuss Easter Island in groups. Assign new questions and reading

5. Discuss keep ups. Your Keep-Up is due Fri

6. Go over Step up opportunities and go out side to check some out (HERE is the approval form)
       1 - preapproval   2 - Participate/take pictures  3 - Verification                4 - Thank you email   5 - essay

HOMEWORK

1. Read and take notes from modules 1 and 2 (click on the link for instructions. You need to take a picture and turn them in to CANVAS). HERE is an electronic version. This is due tomorrow

2. Read Easter Island - A new scenario and add your responses to 3 more questions to "Sustainable Islands". Due tomorrow 

3. Your first keep up (Due Friday)

1. QUIZ on modules 1 and 2

2. Discuss the latest questions about Easter Island and follow up with a discussion

3. Open THIS CANVA and make comments on different note taking styles 

4. Discuss notetaking styles (HERE is a guide)
   HERE are more examples

5. Start Math Practice - hardcopies passed out in class

HOMEWORK

1. Read about Ecosystem Services  (Pages 657-660)
         Take notes using our discussion ( use THESE instructions as a guide)
         Upload a picture of your notes HERE (or find the assignment in CANVAS)

2. Your first keep up (Due Friday)

3. Answer this question in your notebook: What would the perfect class look like?

4. Continue working on Math Practice due Tuesday. 

Hardcopies passed out in class

Class Slides 

1. QUIZ about ecosystem services

2. Discuss Keep-up in groups

3. A look at our word wall and resource page

4. Ecosystem services activity 

5. Game! "Let's go fishing!"
   Find your groups gameboard- CLICK HERE

HOMEWORK

1. Read about the Tragedy of the commons and Externalities and take notes (345-348) - HERE is the electronic copy

2. Read module 3 about the scientific method and take notes - HERE is the electronic copy

3. Math practice - Due on Tuesday - Use paper copy unless you were absent 

Class slides 

1. Quiz on module 3

2. Go over word wall & essential questions 

3. Introduce our Nature Journal. HERE is an overview of the assignment
   Your first nature journal is due NEXT MONDAY

4. Go over math practice

•  HERE are the answers

5. Go over experimental design

6. Experimental Design practice If absent, copy and do on your own - Turn in when you get back

• HERE is the presentation that will get you started

7. MORE Experimental Design Practice - For groups

HOMEWORK

1. Find a Nature Journal Spot. HERE is your first topic
   You will take a clear picture of your writing and submit it to CANVAS - DUE NEXT MONDAY

2. Complete any missing work!

Class Slides 

1. Practice writing hypotheses

2. Review how to study for tests and quizzes (Test tomorrow)

3. Watch and discuss "Albatross"

4. Go over EQs for unit 2 - resource use and waste

5. Running the numbers presentation

6. Go over "Trash on your back" activity

7. Introduce "Are you serious?" project

• Time to start project 

Homework

1. Study for our first unit test tomorrow!

• WHAT TO STUDY- Modules 1, 2 and 3, Worldviews, Ecosystem services, Tragedy of the commons, Externalities, Scientific inquiry

• HOW TO STUDY -Take practice quizzes in the book  (Answers on resource page). Review the learning goals for each module. Answer the essential questions and play around with the vocabulary found on the class resource page. Review your notes and highlight important concepts

• HERE is a link to the resource page with vocab and EQs

2. Complete I through IV on the "Are you serious?" project (Hopefully this was done in class)

Class slides 

1. TEST on Unit 1: 12 minutes 

2. Discuss how to do homework on the  "The Story of Stuff"

3. Time to work on "Are you serious?" project. Finish calculations. Artwork due Monday.

Homework

1. Watch the Story of Stuff and keep track of the consequences in each of these 5 parts 

2. Read "Fighting environmental justice in NC" Answer the questions below in your notebook:
   a - Summarize what happened to the people living in the Rogers-Eubanks community.
   b - Why do you think the community had to fight so hard to get what was agreed to in their deal?
   c - Explain what you think the term Environmental Racism means? What do you think about it?

3. Continue working on your " Are you serious" project. Poster due Monday

Class Slides 

1. Reading Quiz- Environmental Justice in Chapel Hill

2. Measuring your impact (math practice in groups)

3. Discuss what kind of article makes a good keep-up (Keep up #2 due next Thursday)

4. Notes (Very brief) on landfills

• Discuss note taking for Chapter 16 (you will upload pictures of ALL your notes from this chapter NEXT Tuesday)

5. Extra time: work on homework. See below

Homework

1. Keep collecting trash! - Be sure to bring your bag to class on Monday

2. Watch THIS Edpuzzle video about landfills - Very Important!!!

3. Keep up #2  (Find an article about anything from chapter 16 - (DUE Thu, Sep 11)

4. Nature Journal #1 due Monday

5. " Are you serious" project. Poster due Monday

Class slides 

1. Gallery  walk for projects 

2. THIS CANVA trash sort

3. Trash Audit-hardcopies given out in class

Homework

1. Finish your Trash Audit- Due tomorrow

2. Watch THIS EDPUZZLE about MSW

3. Watch the video below that you have  been assigned by your group. (6-13 minutes)
   Take notes on what you think are some important specifics.
   Be prepared to share these ideas with your group

       1 - Living a zero waste lifestyle

       2 - Composting as a business

       3 - Colin Beaven "No Impact Man" interview

       4 - E-waste in India

4. Keep up #2  (Find an article about anything from chapter 16 - (DUE Thu, Sep 11)

5. Visit your Nature Journal Spot. HERE is your second topic

You will take a clear picture of your writing and submit it to CANVAS (Due next MONDAY) 

Class slides 

1. QUIZ - Recycling

2. A closer look at compost

3. Zero Waste discussion 

• Groups discuss videos

• Group brainstorm . Then Groups of 2-3 should write your ideas on this CANVA

4. Make a Personal waste pledge on THIS document - Be sure that you have recorded what your pledge is in your notebook under the title "Personal Waste pledge" and have included what specific negative consequences that you hope to reduce

5. Math practice and review( only slides 1-4 & slide 8)

Homework

1. FREE NYT subscription information- information from our librarian 

2. Skim Modules 51-52 (we covered this in class but take some notes to review)

3. Take notes on Module 53 - (Landfills and incineration)

4. Watch the Lorax video. We will need it for an activity tomorrow 

5. Keep up #2  (Find an article about anything from chapter 16 - (DUE Thu, Sep 11)

6. Visit your Nature Journal Spot. HERE is your second topic

You will take a clear picture of your writing and submit it to CANVAS (Due next MONDAY) 

7. Test Friday: Chapter 16

• Chapter 16 study guide- hardcopies given in class

• here is the unit resource page

•   AP Classroom review activities!

There is a multiple choice practice test (instant feedback!)

There is a practice FRQ you can try (Sorry, it can't be graded but it will give you an idea of what you are supposed to know)

1. Quick note about nature journals

2. How to answer FRQs: slideshow presentation 

• Practice FRQ questions using The Lorax 

• Groups work on landfill FRQ

• Here is part 1 of the FRQ

• In pairs go to THIS CANVA to work on part 2

3. Hazardous waste discussion: slideshow presentation 

4. Go over study resources & tomorrow's plan

Homework

1. Read and take notes on module 54- Hazardous waste. Upload your notes HERE( I will be looking for notes on module 53 & 54)

2. Keep up #2  (Find an article about anything from chapter 16 - (DUE Thu, Sep 11)

3. Test Friday: Chapter 16

• Chapter 16 study guide- hardcopies given in class

• here is the unit resource page

•   AP Classroom review activities!

There is a multiple choice practice test (instant feedback!)

There is a practice FRQ you can try (Sorry, it can't be graded but it will give you an idea of what you are supposed to know)

While I am not in class do the following

1. Make sure to submit the keep up!

2. Do the following math practice activities- handouts at the front of the room. Make sure to show your work!

• Cost of a green lawn- no online version of this. If absent get handout when you return to class

• Recycling math problems

3. Go through THIS CANVA in pairs to analyze the graphs. Share this with me( with group members name) via email.

4. Study for our test tomorrow. Use the study resources below to help you! I would recommend you doing the AP classroom MC practice with a partner today during class.

• Chapter 16 study guide- hardcopies were given in class yesterday. 

• here is the unit resource page. The resource page includes chapter 17 but your test is just chapter 16.

•  AP Classroom review activities!

There is a multiple choice practice test (instant feedback!)

There is a practice FRQ you can try (Sorry, it can't be graded but it will give you an idea of what you are supposed to know)Go to AP Classroom and take the practice MC for chapter 16. Work with a partner 

Homework

1. Study for the test tomorrow- see study resources above!

2. Visit your Nature Journal Spot. HERE is your second topic

You will take a clear picture of your writing and submit it to CANVAS (Due next MONDAY) 

Class Slides

1. Test: Chapter 16 on Solid Waste

2. Begin our next unit with an activity

3. Trophic Levels Diagram

Homework

1. Watch THIS VIDEO and take notes on the diagram.

2. Read about killer whales Make diagram and answer questions in your notebook

3. Visit your Nature Journal Spot. HERE is your second topic

You will take a clear picture of your writing and submit it to CANVAS 

Class Slides 

1. Personal waste challenge revisit (open THIS document)

2. Look at unit resource page for Unit 3

3. Discuss Killer whale case study

4. Carbon oxygen cycle diagram 

5. Work on GPP and NPP problems- finish for hw

Homework

1. Watch THIS video about the carbon cycle

2. Read module 7 through the carbon cycle (to page 86, short!)
   Take notes as necessary (you already have the diagram...)

3. Introduction to biofuels (read and make table in notes)

4. Nature Journal #3 (Due next Monday)

Class Slides 

1. Review GPP and NPP cycle

2. Practice GPP and NPP problems 

3. Review the carbon cycle by making a carbon cycle diagram on the whiteboard

4. Review biofuel HW

5. Read about 2st vs 2nd generation biofuels
   Compare and contrast the two on this handout

6. Read about one case study below and take notes. Be prepared to share out
   Case study #1 - Corn (Googledoc)
   Case  study #2 - Sugarcane (Googledoc)
   Case study #3 - Agricultural waste (Googledoc)
   Case study #4 - Bamboo (Googledoc)
   Case study #5 - Switchgrass (Googledoc)

Homework

1. Read about your case study on your biofuel and complete the back of this handout

2. Spend 23 minutes answering this practice FRQ - Write your answer in your notebook 

Class Slides 

1. Discuss Keep Up 3

2. Grade FRQ in class using THIS rubric

3. Pairs create Nitrogen cycle poster using THESE instructions

4. Use the poster you made to play the Nitrogen Cycle Game with a partner! Fix your poster as necessary
   Answer the reflection questions when done

Homework

1. Keep-up #3 (Due next Monday)

2. Read about Nitrogen cycle in the text
   Put a nitrogen cycle diagram into your notes

Class Slides 

1. Discuss Keep-up #3 

2. Continue to use the poster you made to play the Nitrogen Cycle Game with a partner! Fix your poster as necessary

• Answer the reflection questions when done

3. Add human influences on the nitrogen cycle to your drawing (fertilizer manufacturing, fertilizer application, leaching) if you haven't already

4. NOTES - EASY version of the Nitrogen cycle

5. Do THIS CANVA ACTIVITY with a partner

6. Discussion/presentation about eutrophication

7. Read THIS short article about Jordan lake 

• Discuss Jordan lake article in pairs and answer the questions on the paper handout

Homework

1. Begin Phosphorus cycle coloring- hard copies 

2. Read THIS article about phosphorus from the New Yorker  (This is a great article!!!!)
   In your notes answer these questions (bullets are fine)
       A - Why are phosphates so important to humanity?
       B - What are problems associated with GETTING enough phosphates?
       C - What are the environmental consequences of phosphate pollution?
       D - What is the irony with phosphates?
       E - What are some of the solutions?

Class Slides 

1. Review diagrams with a partner

2. Read and summarize the paragraph you were assigned from last night's reading about phosphorous
   HERE is the article
   Summarize your paragraph on this presentation: Period 2

3. Spend a little time going over each of the following in preparation for our Test on Friday

• trophic level diagram

• carbon / oxygen cycle diagram

• carbon cycle diagram

• nitrogen cycle diagram

• Phosphorous cycle diagram

Homework

1. Nature Journal #3 (Due Monday)

2. Keep-up #3 (Due Monday)

3. Exam Wednesday on chapter 3. Below you will find some resources

• Here is the Unit Resource page 

• Excellent Crash Course video on the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles

• Take the practice test in AP Classroom

• Watch the review videos in AP Classroom. It is Unit 3 in AP Classroom
  There are 14 videos!  Click on each to see what the title is. Watch the ones you need more help on

Class Slides 

1. Warm up: let's revisit the essential questions from unit 3

2. Practice Quiz- in CANVAS

Homework

1. Study! Exam Wednesday on chapter 3. Below you will find some resources

• Here is the Unit Resource page 

• Excellent Crash Course video on the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles

• Take the practice test in AP Classroom

• Watch the review videos in AP Classroom. It is Unit 3 in AP Classroom
  There are 14 videos!  Click on each to see what the title is. Watch the ones you need more help on

1. TEST on Chapter 3 - Biochemical Cycles

2. Water sources NOTES - Use THIS diagram to draw on - Use THIS video if you missed class

Homework

1. Review Chapter 9 module 26 and take additional notes as necessary

1. Finish water diagram(THIS diagram )

2. Discuss major consequences of how we manage water (presentation)

Homework

1. Read the article you were given in class and do THIS activity.

2. Begin reading & taking notes on Chapter 9 - Modules 26 and 28

1. Stormwater management in Chapel Hill (presentation)

2. Practice QUIZ - natural water flow and stormwater

3. Stormwater BMP( presentation)

4. Assign 

• stormwater project (link below)

• Assign Water system design (link below)

Homework

1. Stormwater project- hardcopies passed out in class
   Answer the first 3 questions on the handout

2. Water system design
   Complete page 1 - Approximate the amount of water your family uses at your house

Class Slides- start on slide 31

1. Go over FRQ

2. Time to work on Stormwater project

3. Rest of time: start hw. See below

Homework

1. Finish Stormwater project (Due WEDNESDAY)

2. Watch THIS Edpuzzle video about water conservation

3. Complete your Residential Water Audit( page 1) if it isn't already. We will use the first page tomorrow

4. Nature journal #5 (Due next Monday)

1. RQ: Water Conservation

2. Watch THIS presentation with a partner
   It starts with some review but then shows you how to do the next assignment
   Be sure to do this with a partner and watch it delibertely!

3. Use your Residential Water Audit to design a grey water system for your home (second page)

Homework

1. Finish your greywater system if not done in class (and SUBMIT)

2. Read about our next lab by watching THIS presentation and then
   design an experiment HERE This assignment must be done by Wednesday morning. NO LATE CREDIT

3. Read Module 27 paying close attention to dams
   Create a PROS and CONS table in your notes
   And summarize the two types of desalination 

4. Keep up #4 (due Friday)

1. Reading Check - Dams and desalination

2. Set up experiment on Salinity

3. Be sure data table is in notes

4. Groups help each other make hypotheses
   Write a group hypothesis and share with the class (find your slide number)
   2nd period, 

5. Discussion/presentation on CA water history and salinity in agriculture (presentation)

6. Use THIS graphic organizer to record information about water sources

Homework

1. Keep up #4 (due Friday)

will update based on Wednesday's class