More exam stuff

I've found a bunch of review materials that are really good. http://www.hippocampus.org/Earth%20Science http://home.lcusd.net/lchs/mewoldsen/ReviewSheets.htm http://www.montereyinstitute.org/courses/AP%20Environmental%20Science/nroc%20prototype%20files/coursestartc.html it will only help if you use them!!

review for the APES exam

Here is a link to Study Stack. This is a set of cards I gathered for you. USE THEM!!
http://www.studystack.com/mystacks-352769

A Couple of Articles about Cites and the Lacey Act

Recently, the Gibson Guitar Company was cited for violations of CITES and the Lacey Act. They were accused of using wood that was illegally harvested in Madagascar. This is a complicated issue, but very timely and worth listening to the podcast. CITES has many implications for musicians traveling with their instruments across international borders. SO if you become a famous rock star, your instrument has to be "cleared" before you can pass through international borders. You have to have documentation that the materials in the guitar, if they are in Appeneix I stuff are pre=CITES.

http://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcast/podcast-41-cites-lacey-act-and-gibson-guitars-raid


The article below also explains both rules. Lacey Act is a US law, CITES is an international treaty. Lacey Act encompases the CITES treaty and the Endangered Species Act.

http://www.eia-global.org/forests_for_the_world/Lacey_Act_CITES.html

More About Rewilding - Ecosystem Restoration

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=tortoises-to-the-rescue

Here is another article about restoring a keystone species to a sensitive ecosystem. This material will be included on your test.

Rewilding North America

Some scientists have proposed a controversial idea for rewilding North America with megafauna that went extinct 13,000 years ago. They claim the idea would:

restore balance to North American ecosystems
create an ecological history park accessible to all
add to the economy of nearby rural areas.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=could-re-wilding-avert-6th-great-extinction

I will give you my login and my password. Please read this article and comment on the blog below. After you comment, comment on someone else's post. I'll give you until Sept 19 to complete this assignment.

Affluenza - diagnostic test

Be honest, grade yourself on the following true/false quiz. Post your score on the blog below. You may also respond to the blog posts of others. Be nice!! Some of us are more retail oriented than others. You will be graded on whether you post or not.



1. I'm willing to pay more for a t-shirt if it has a cool corporate logo on it.

2. I believe that if I buy the cocktail dress, the cocktail party will come.

3. I have a shoe collection Imelda Marcos would envy.

4. When I'm cold, I take my clothes off and turn up the heat.

5. I'm willing to work 40 years at a job I hate so I can buy lots of stuff.

6. When I'm feeling blue, I like to go shopping and treat myself.

7. I want a sports utility vehicle, although I rarely drive in conditions that warrant one.

8. I usually make just the minimum payment on my credit cards.

9. I believe that whoever dies with the most toys wins.

10. Most of the things my friends/family and I enjoy doing together are free.

11. I don't measure my self-worth (or that of others) by what I own.

12. I know how to pinch a dollar until it screams.

13. I worry about the effects of advertising on children.

14. To get to work, I carpool, ride my bike or use public transportation.

15. I'd rather be shopping right now.

For questions 1-9 and 15, give yourself 2 points for true and 1 point for false.
For questions 10-14, give yourself 0 points for true and 2 points for false.

If you scored:

10-15 No dangerous signs of Affluenza at this time. Watch Affluenza to help build immunity.

16-22 Warning: You have mild Affluenza. Watch Affluenza to help prevent a full-blown case, and see our handy tips for squishing the Affluenza bug.

23-30 Cut up your credit cards and call a doctor! Memorize our list of bug-beating tips. Watch Affluenza, and then watch it again.

Your Ecological Footprint

This is your first blog assignment. Go to http://www.myfootprint.org/ and calculate your ecological footprint. Are you surprised? Leave a comment!! Write a paragraph about how your personal habits affect the Earth. Are your personal habits sustainable? What if everyone had habits like yours?

Creative assignment - APES

http://webecoist.com/2009/01/06/creative-alternative-recycling-projects-art/
You may have to use this link at home. I can’t get the pictures to work.

For too many years we have lived with the idea that throw-away items are better. In the past we drank our water and sodas from glasses that could be washed, now we habitually use throw away plastic bottles even at home. We find that it is easier to use paper plates than china that can be washed and reused. We diaper our babies in disposables instead of cloth diapers that can, again, be washed and reused.

Your assignment is to take any object (s) that are thrown away and create something useful or artistic with them. The sky is the limit. No you may not cut the top off a plastic water bottle and use it as a pencil holder. I’m looking for much more than that. Brainstorm and be creative. This can be an item that is useful at home, it can be wearable, or portable.

http://www.epa.gov/pick5/

Characteristics of the atmosphere

Mrs. Barbe hasn't posted the Quia Quiz yet, but I have put up the PowerPoints I want you to look at. They are on my page on the JBHS website. Additionally, I am working on some questions that go with the Habitable Planet site utilizing the readings in Chapter 2 as well as the video. They will be posted shortly. Probably this week.

OOOPS!! Biodiversity

http://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/unit/text.php?unit=9&secNum=0

This is a little different from what I showed you in class. Alex pointed out that I had the wrong chapter. Go to The Habitable Planet. Go to Chapter 9, Biodiversity Decline. Reaqd sections 1-6. Take notes and view the video. When you are done, go to Quia, http://www.quia.com/web, sign in and take the quiz. It will be up through Tuesday!!! DOn't forget!!!! It will be longer this time. Remember, you have two chances to make 100. This is a learning experience, so go learn.

We'll be viewing the lesson on evolution too, so peruse that.

Evolution

http://books.google.com/books?id=5gC9Dy1YWfkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Miller+Living+in+the+Environment&hl=en&ei=iVJQTZ3CEdCjtgfN24GzAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

Read sections 1,2 and 3.. Be sure you read about the rationale behind protecting the American Aligator. Take the quiz on Quia. It will be available until Sunday at midnight. Don't forget!!

Great Supplement

http://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/

I discovered this site which has some videos that will be invaluable for our course. Please peruse this website and do some reading and video viewing. I'll make specific assignments as we progress.

Mrs. Withers

Special Properties of water

http://books.google.com/books?id=5gC9Dy1YWfkC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=Water+is+a+remarkable+substance+with+a+unique+combination&source=bl&ots=FE9NYccBkn&sig=vxZEs-GB-3vawe1TIdVzJW6TycI&hl=en&ei=RrlFTaD-AYT6lwemzskf&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Water%20is%20a%20remarkable%20substance%20with%20a%20unique%20combination&f=false

This is a link to the Miller book and the discussion on water. Read this. I will also make sure my PP's are on my website in case we don't get to actually discuss this in class.

Exerpt from the Miller Book Ch 2.

Go to this website and read the first section in chapter 2. http://books.google.com/books?id=5gC9Dy1YWfkC&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=One+way+in+which+scientists+learn+about+how+nature+works&source=bl&ots=FE9M1jdEmj&sig=ZENyRWWf4M9OIGpzbTGIGrV5t-Q&hl=en&ei=ui4_Td-WDITdgQe-g8T9CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=One%20way%20in%20which%20scientists%20learn%20about%20how%20nature%20works&f=false

If you have trouble with copying and pasting this link, google the following phrase. One way in which scientists learn about how nature works.

Read all of section 2.1. I'm mainly concerned that you know what science is and how to carry out a controlled experiment.

Ecological Footprint Assignment

Go to this website and complete the quiz. Turn in the quiz on Wednesday. Leave a comment.

http://www.myfootprint.org/

New Years Card 2011

Shiny Happy Moments New Year's 5x7 folded card

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Earth Clock

Check this out. Questions will follow.

http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf

Earth Science Concepts

This material is not in your book but is required by the College Board for your APES exam. Here are some websites I found to help you learn this material. Complete your study guide to help you prepare for our unit test and to help you in understanding things that happe
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Geologic time scale

http://www.extremescience.com/zoom/index.php/geologic-earth-history
http://www.geosociety.org/science/timescale/ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/Geologictime.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/change/deeptime/index.html (an interactive site that supports evolution over time)

Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics

http://www.scotese.com/ - Click on Earth History then each period of Earth's history to see what the continents looked like.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/do12we.html (Alfred Wegener's idea of Continental Drift)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/shockwave.html (interactive)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Continents.shtml

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/ASK/plate-tectonics.html
http://www.science.sjsu.edu/scied/255/PPT02/PlateTectonics.htm
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/plate_tectonics/rift_man.php
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/intensity.html Read this to understand how earthquakes are measured.

The Sun and Seasons

http://science.howstuffworks.com/question165.htm
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe/uts/seasons1.html&fr=t%20t&edu=mid
http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/6i.html

Other Fossil Fuels

There are other sources for hydrocarbon fuels out there. Do we want to go on being dependent on this type of fuel or are we willing to accept the fact that the cheap oil is history and that we have to get smart and very conservative in our use of this type of fuel? You read the evidence and you be the judge.

Read the following articles. Take notes and be ready to review and discuss these topics tomorrow. In your notes, list three pros and cons for each fuel type/source. You will be having group discussions in class. We'll discuss the topics together, but you all need to think and come to some intelligent conclusions. What other questions come to mind as you read these articles?

http://www.heavyoilinfo.com/feature_items/unconventional-oil-2008-reprint_2.pdf/view?searchterm=tar%20sands.

http://ostseis.anl.gov/guide/oilshale/index.cfm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_fuel

http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5391

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_ethanol


Don't forget to leave a comment!!

The Clean Water Act

http://www.epa.gov/watertrain/cwa/
http://www.essortment.com/all/cleanwateract_rgrl.htm

Read the above articles.
As you read the articles. Keeping in mind that the CWA was ratified in 1972 and ammended in 1977.
1. What types of water are NOT covered by the Clean Water Act?
2. What types of runoff are NOT addressed in the latest version of the CWA?

If you were a lobbyist how would you create awareness over issues that should be addressed concerning all forms of water as it pertains to human health and environmental integrity? Have the answers to these questions ready for our initial discussion on Fossil Fuels. Look up any instances where the CWA needs to be changed and enforced to protect sensitive environments.

Don't forget to comment at the bottom!