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Teacher:
Mr. Pederson
Email:
esci0203@yahoo.com

 
 

Homework Assignments
Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | Quarter 4

Quarter 1
 
Date Assigned Date Due Assignment
9/17
9/18
 Read pp. 1-6 and Guest Essay on pp 6&7. Answer Critical thinking question in Guest Essay. Be prepared to discuss in class.
9/18
9/19
 Find an article, any news article from any source, and be able to discuss with the class how it is important to the environment.
9/30
10/1
 Read pp 6-11 (up to section 1-3). Answer question #9 on p. 20
10/2
10/3
 Visit www.unicef.org. Come to class with an article from the web site and be prepared to discuss it in class. 
10/4
10/7
 Read Sections 1-4 through 1-6. Answer questions #16, & #19 on p.21. Extra Credit: Read the Guest Essay on p.18 and answer the Critical Thinking questions.
10/7
10/8
 Read Intro to chp 2 and section 2-1 (pp. 23-27) 
10/8
10/9
 Notes on Reading from yesterday 
10/9
10/10
 Read and take notes on Sections 2-2 and 2-3. Answer question #9 on p.40. 
10/10
10/14
 Spend at least 15 minutes in an area outdoors and describe as much as you can see about the environment. 
10/14
10/16
 Read Section 2-4. Answer question #13 on p. 40
10/16
10/17
 Discover and bring an article on environmental legislation for discussion
10/17
10/21
 Review for test on Monday
10/22
10/23
 question #5 p.67
10/23
10/24
 Read Section 3-2 (taking notes) Answer question #10 p.68 E.C. visit www.nas.edu and click on the link for National Academy of Sciences. Bring in an article of interest, noting how many experts contributed to the article.
10/23
10/28
 Read Sections 3-3 and 3-4. Answer question #15, 21 p.68. E.C. question #19 p.68
10/28
10/29
 Begin research on Endangered Species. Show some of what you have started working on.
10/30
10/31
 Use the Web Site link to the TextBook Study Guide's Glossary to answer the Chapter 3 Vocab Activity  
11/6
11/12
 Crossword Puzzle Group Project
 
 
  

Quarter 2

11/13
11/14
 Class-made Crossword Puzzles
11/13
12/19
 10 Extra Credit Pts: Write a one-page, typed paper on what the Kyoto Protocol is about.
1/6
1/7
 Chapter 7 Crossword Puzzle (20 pts)
1/6
1/7
 Read Chapter 7 Section 7-1 to prepare for quiz Tuesday Jan 7

Quarter 3

Date Assigned Date Due Assignment
2/4 2/5 Question #2 p.355
2/4 2/6 Questions #3 and 4 p.355
2/6 2/10 Mining Web Site Activity
2/13 2/18

1) Read Section 14-5 and do one of the following: a) Be prepared to teach the class one brief point, or b) Make up one quiz question to give to the rest of the class.

2) Read "Mining with Microbes" on page 331 and answer question #1 under Critical Thinking.

2/19 2/24 Read Section 14-6 and answer questions #16, #17, and #19 on page 355.
3/13 3/19 Read Section 15-2 and answer questions #5, 6, and 7 on page 393.
Extra Credit:If you scored lower than 88 points on the last test and you want to bring your score up to 88, you can do the make up assignment.(Email me if you're not sure of your test score.)
3/19 3/26 Lightbulb experiment

Quarter 4

Date Assigned Date Due Assignment
4/8 4/10 Click here for assignment

 

 
 

EXTRA
CREDIT
(5 points)

Extra Credit can be earned any time by bringing to class an article relating to the environment with either a paragraph written on the article to summarize it, or by discussing it in class.