Thursday, August 27, 2015

APES Project- suggested topics

here are some areas to focus your research on- you are not limited to these, this is just to help get you started: no more than 3 per source!


conservation
land management
erosion
fertilizers
herbicides
pesticides
GMO's 
mining practices
climate change
fracking
solar power
wind power
Hydroelectric power
composting
watersheds
over fishing
by-catch
water treatment
CAFO's
deforestation
e- waste
radiation exposure
sewage treatment
el- nino
hurricanes/ climate change
invasive species
Toxins of any kind
bioremediation

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

APES for tomorrow

1st Block APES:
Since we missed a considerable amount of class time this morning I need you to watch this at home.
It's a TED talk, it's 20  minutes. Jot down the major points about Humus and sustainability.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q1VnwcpW7E

ALL APES CLASSES:

Tomorrow we will use the chrome books to get you started on your scrapbook assignment since your first two articles are due on Friday. You may want to bring your ear buds and a flash drive.

We need to have your bottles for your eco-columns tomorrow (Friday morning at the latest!) so we can begin assembling them.

You also need to bring in some compost for Friday- a ziploc baggie of dirt from your yard and some food scraps will do the trick. If you already have a compost bin or area at home you can bring a baggie of that instead.



Monday, August 24, 2015

APES homework

APES  Homework for tonight:


  • please have parent contact form completed
  • please read and sign the lab safety contract
  • Watch this Kahn review of the Earth's structure

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cosmology-and-astronomy/earth-history-topic/plate-techtonics/v/compositional-and-mechanical-layers-of-the-earth

Have summer assignment turned in by this Friday (unless you have been newly added to my class)

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Parent contact form


Parents: please complete the following form if I have your student this fall (First semester)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MseXvRmrQtUH7tp8TdAEy3RQ-EoGESKiDyWprawGwRk/viewform?usp=send_form