2/25 FRIDAY LIBRARY (6th period only)

1st period will be working through the Science, and Engineering sections on this site.  Record which sections you do, be prepared to be asked those same questions.


http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-79404


6th period please work on your case study presentation (100 points)

2/24-Quiz info

Quiz Wednesday, Section reviews due Tuesday-next two chapters

Describe Hydrolic Fracturing"Fracking", and diagram/label how the process works.

List pros and cons (at least 4 each)

How has it influenced US energy policy and economy

Describe environmental and health impacts, list at least four chemicals.  

Discuss loopholes in environmental legislation such as "Clean Water Act" etc. companies have been given.

Know pounds of CO2 per BTU of energy for fossil fuels.

define-Joule, BTU, Calorie, Power, and Watt give examples. 

Here's a link to see ocean acidification changes:
http://www.onearth.org/earthwire/ocean-acidification-test?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=socialmedia 

2/20-1ST PERIOD Library

1st period meet in Career Center Monday.  You will be working on the "case study" assignment.  If you missed Friday you were assigned one and I will give it to you Monday.

Quiz is Wednesday on Thursday's lecture.

Have a great weekend!

2/19/15-Books Friday

Bring books Friday.

Monday Career Center 1st ONLY,  6th will go Thursday.  We will be working on the "case studies" presentations.
Grading criteria:  4-5 minutes,  when and what it was, how shaped public perception and awareness, influenced policy and and/or legislation.  What came as a result?  Please try to add a short video clip.  At least 10 slides.  Easy to follow for notes, professional presentation.

Quiz Wednesday on Fossil Fuels and Hydrolic Fracturing "Fracking"

2/18/15-Books Friday/project

We're moving right along and I would like to have the next two sections turned in on Monday, so please bring in your books Friday to work on them.

 There's a new assignment which is a "summary" of environmental case studies in environmental history.  You will be assigned one, and you and a partner (or, for 1st period two others) will be putting together a presentation for the class.  4-5 minutes.   

You will get the cases tomorrow in class.  This is due in two weeks from Friday.

Awareness project is due before Spring Break

Fracking site for class.

http://www.dangersoffracking.com/

http://www.earthworksaction.org/issues/detail/hydraulic_fracturing_101#.VOT1dvnF-VM

2/10/15-Quiz info

Due to exceptional rain the lab is postponed to Tuesday, bring books to work on reviews Monday.

Open the first of the two links, the Wednesday quiz will be based on questions 1 and 3

http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap14_frq_environmental_science.pdf

file:///H:/APES/frq%201.pdf 

APES Friday 2/6/15

Here are the two clips from class today on Fukushima and Chernnobyl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsr-CTGhzak

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbcbyUK5rqQ


Link to how radiation damages DNA

http://genetics.thetech.org/ask/ask402

Tomorrow we will try to do the lab, if rainy we'll have the period to work/plan for upcoming projects, and work on the next two chapters.

Have a great weekend!!!

APES 2/3/15-Quiz Wednesday

http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Safety-and-Security/Radiation-and-Health/Radiation-and-Life/

World Nuclear Association website


Quiz- Know EPA criteria for 7 air pollutants, DNA structure.

Obama's budget for climate change

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/02/03/3618406/obama-climate-budget/


Website for energy market trends

http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/crude-oil.aspx

Information how radiation damages DNA.

http://genetics.thetech.org/ask/ask402

Section reviews and handouts due Thursday.