Week 17
December 8-12, 2014

Learning Goals: Make and defend decisions concerning land-use in model watershed. Discuss how fresh water can be renewable and limited, global water use and types of water pollution. Describe how water is treated.

 

Monday - Work on managing Lenape Watershed

HW: presentation 12/15

Tuesday -  Water treatment web sheet

HW: complete web sheet

Wednesday - Work on managing Lenape Watershed

HW: presentation 12/15

Thursday -  Fresh water ppt

HW: water usage assignment due 12/15

Friday - Project work day: alternative energy

HW: project due 12/19

12/15 - present Lenape Watershed
12/17 - unit 3 test
12/18 - work day 
12/19 - projects due

Week 16
December 1-5, 2014

Learning Goals: Explain the ecological importance of wetlands. Design and test a water filter. Identify criteria to assess old-growth forest ecosystem and potential for logging.



Monday - Wetlands ppt
HW: types of wetlands research

Tuesday - Removing pollutants lab - design filter

HW: none

Wednesday - Removing pollutants lab - test filter

HW: lab due 12/5

Thursday - Alternative energy project work day

HW: lab due 12/5

Friday - Old growth forests ppt;Introduce Marbled murrlet case

HW: none