Tuesday, May 27
• MLC forest organism sharing
• Food web construction (with partner)
• HW: NONE
• Field Make-up: Construct a food web with at least 8 Connecticut organisms
Wednesday, May 28
• Concepts: (25 minutes)
o Land use—agriculture, development, mining
o Litter, topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
o Erosion, nutrient depletion, desertification
o Healthy soil
• Aral Sea Desertification (30 minutes)
• HW: NONE
• Field Make-up: Describe 5 soil micro-organisms found in CT. Explain what each organism does and how it interacts with the other organisms.
Thursday, May 29
• Concepts: (55 minutes)
o The Lorax
o Air pollution—Sulfur, Ozone, CO2
o Water pollution—Sewage, Agriculture, Mining, Erosion, Oil, Heat
o Land pollution—landfills, incineration, recycling
o Urbanization—pavement, heat, noise
• HW: NONE
• Field Make-up: Read section 5.3 and answer the Section 5.3 review questions, page 158
Friday, May 30
• Concepts: (55 minutes)
o
o Pollution solutions
o Air pollution—emissions, CFCs, CO2
o Water pollution—oil, sewage treatment
o Sewage treatment
o
• HW: NONE
• Field Make-up: Read sections 4.2, 5.1, and 5.2
Monday, June 2
• Planet Earth: “Saving Species” (55 minutes)
o List the species that are endangered in the film.
o Is there really a problem with species going extinct?
o How do we choose which species to save?
o Why should we save the panda?
• HW: NONE (Finish the video questions and get grade reports signed)
Tuesday, June 3
• Field Biology: Soil organism counting and collecting (55 minutes)
• HW: NONE
Wednesday, June 4
• Soil organism experiment follow-up (10 minutes)
• The Long Island Sound (45 minutes)
• HW: NONE
Thursday, June 5
• The Long Island Sound (55 minutes)
o Importance
o Geography
o Pollution sources
• HW: NONE
Friday, June 6
• Planet Earth: “Living Together” (55 minutes)
• HW: NONE
Monday, June 9
• Owl Pellet dissections: (55 minutes)
• HW: NONE
Tuesday, June 10
• Trail mapping (40 minutes)
• The Whale (15 minutes)
• HW: Extra Credit Trail map for brochure
Wednesday, June 11 (Lake Compounce)
Thursday, June 12 (EARLY RELEASE)
• Environmental Science Quiz (30 minutes)
o Sections 1.1*, 1.3*, 2.1*, 3.1, 4.1*, 4.2*, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3*
Friday, June 13 (EARLY RELEASE)
• Quiz results / grades (30 minutes)
• HW: NONE
Monday, June 16 (Northwest Park Field Trip)
Tuesday, June 17 (Last Day of School)
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