week of October 26

global warming readings
An Inconvenient Truth

week of Oct. 19

plant survey
diversity
DCC
water treatment methods

Week of Oct 12

Biome research and presentations
Session readings
tree id
quartile surveys

Week of September 28

Read about environment and economy
practice plant surveys
surveys at DCC

Week of September 21

map quiz
lab
research on Earth systems
Posters and presentations on Earth systems - carbon, hydrological, etc

Week of September 21

Continue Whitaker plots
tree survey at DCC
read pages 28-35
Environmental Ethics-Conservation/Preservation
p 54 1-4
Research on current environmental issue

Week of September 21

Ocean features lab
Continue reading on Plate Tectonics
Ocean floor models
Article on Juan de Fuca Plate
Research on plate tectonics

Week of September 14

Continue types of energy and do presentations
Dichotomous key activities and tree identification
Whitaker plant surveys

Week of September 8

Sampling methods packet
Using point/quarter method
Dichotomous Key activity
Identifying trees
read p 19-22
Questions p 23 1,4,6,9,10
home energy audit
Your Carbon Footprint
read p 28-34 Conservation/Preservation
writing activity

Week of August 31

Welcome back, I hope you had a great summer.

Syllabus
Course description
brainstorm ecology

week of June 8

Final
clean up

week of May 31

An Inconvenient Truth and worksheet
p 533-538, p 541, p 547

Week of May 26

stream profile and aquatic macro invertebrates
Atmospheric science and air pollution p. 501-505
Earth's Climate p 530-541
DCC stream survey

Week of May 18

water quality tests
stream profiles
readings
waste water treatment

Week of May 11

finish and present biomes
Soil labs with field soil
readings
Deer Creek Center
quiz

Week of May 4

soil lab
Species Interactions p 149-169
Biomes p 170-178
poster and presentation on biomes
Deer Creek Center

Week of April 19

Finish ethics reading/writing
read p 244-255 on soil
take and analyze soil samples
compass work
finish soil work

Week of April 12

leaf characteristics
read pages 28-35
Environmental Ethics-Conservation/Preservation
p 54 1-4
compass skills
Whitaker plant survey
soil survey
indigenous plant research

Week of April 6

Continue Whitaker plots
tree survey
read pages 28-35
Environmental Ethics-Conservation/Preservation
p 54 1-4

week of March 30

tree identification
read p 19-22 questions p 23 1,4,6,9,10
home energy audit
DCC talk
plant surveys
p 28-34
conservation vs. preservation

Week of March 16

Read Garrett Hardin p 6
Weighing the issues 1/2 page
Easter Island
Nature of Science
DCC
tree identification
sampling methods

Week of March 9

Syllabus
Course description
brainstorm ecology