Friday, January 30, 2015

2/1/15 APES Books Monday

Monday work on 18-19 from books, due Tuesday, or Wednesday latest.

Quiz Wednesday on air pollution, EPA criteria, acid rain, DNA structure.

Topics for awareness project by Tuesday.

Have a great weekend!

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

1/29/15


Air quality info commercial

-Thursday-  Finish Air Quality notes, Read article, start Nuclear Energy.

Friday books next two chapters due Tuesday, and activity.


APES Practice test link

http://barronsbooks.com/AP/envsci/ap_environmental_science.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7eeUM40ayY

Fukushima video from class

Friday, January 23, 2015

1/26 APES- Bring books

Monday, quick lesson, then work on Chapter 16-17.

Please turn in any and all handouts and labs.  

Decide what the topic for final project.

http://www.cengage.com/cgi-wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=9780495556718&discipline_number=22 

On line book companion link

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

1/21-Quiz tomorrow

Quiz Wednesday on the following:  LD50 toxicity test, photosynthesis, antibiotics breakthroughs, how bacteria obtain resistance to antibiotics, and soils.

Friday, January 16, 2015

APES 1/16

No quiz Tuesday, rescheduled for Wednesday

Soil lab 1st period, finish 6th and make final decision on final project topic.


Tuesday, January 13, 2015

APES 1/14/15

Thursday I will be on campus but in meetings all day.  Bring in your books to continue with chapters 16-17

Chapter 14-15 review questions and diagnostic test (1st period) are due tomorrow.  6th period diagnostic are due Friday.  

"Your World" final project topic(s), and individual focus need to be determined by Tuesday.

Please bring in your soil sample by Thursday from your house, or somewhere that you can remember to locate. This is a graded assignment to get marked off on.

Please read and familiarize yourselves with the articles from the previous post.

Quiz Wednesday on the following:  LD50 toxicity test, photosynthesis, antibiotics breakthroughs, how bacteria obtain resistance to antibiotics, and soils.

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

APES 1/8/15



Fukushima links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldki2ji5-gU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtwNyUZJgw8



Amazing breakthrough for antibiotics


 The photosynthesis animation from class.

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

APES 1/6/15



Happy New Year!

Please start working on chapters 14-15 for early next week, bring books Thursday.

We'll be doing all the chapters so if you want to continue feel free to work at your own pace, but, turn in two at a time for grading.

Today we learned of LD50 (lethal dose for 50% of a population) of certain chemicals such as caffeine.

Here's a video link on LD50

http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=flKJ5Iqfl9Q

Tomorrow there will be a diagnostic test for the majority of the period.