Monday

Team,

We'll finish our study of water with Barron's chapters 3 (water) and 7 (land use). We have some new material to cover, including ENSO and the arctic vortex, both elements in the blizzards of the past weeks. We'll also resume our viewing of the 21 minute e3 videos, this week with "A Garden in Cairo" which we've chosen because you already know what is going on in Cairo, this gives you another view from an environmental perspective.

We'll be visiting the Aquaponics system that Howard and Pat Hall (teachers at HPA for the past 30 years) have just created. Mr. Emmons will show us how to measure nitrates, DO and other key elements of this closed, sustainable ecosystem. We'll have a field trip there the week of 2.14 (valentine's day), so get your chocolates ready.

Here's how our three days will go this week:

Monday:

Chapter 3 chapter quiz questions due, emailed to both of us.

These are at the end of chapter 3 here:

Chapter 3 quiz in class (based on the questions above), review ch 3 material and ch 7 material

Wednesday:

Chapter 7 chapter quiz questions due, emailed to both of us (end of the chapter again):

Chapter 7 on land use, discuss water quality index and soil tests, prep for aquaponics visit, quiz on ch 7 material

e2 video: A Garden in Cairo: 1 a garden in cairo.m4v

Questions online, pre-viewing questions due at the beginning of class: 301_a_garden_in_cair..>

Friday:

Post viewing questions due on e2 video.

Quiz on water, soils and land use (AP sample questions), prep for chapter B.2 and E.16 (air)

As always, let us know how we can help

aloha

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