AP Environmental  Science Assignments

Chapters 5 and 6:  Biomes and Climate

9/20-10/11 

Date

In-Class

Homework

Reading Concepts

Online Video

Online Text

Tuesday

915

Unit 2 Test

Read pp. 100-107

UN questions uBut 2

UN questions unit 1

Due Tuesday

Climate, Biomes – Climate & Life

The Natural Setting: Overview

Abiotic Factors Affecting Living Systems 

The Atmosphere

Chapter 2 – All

The Biosphere

Ecosystems Introduction

Glossary

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Wed/Thurs

9/16-17

FRQ

 

Discuss El Nino, El Nina and El Nada Chart for Hadley Cells and El Niño

Hadley Website

El Niño Website

 

Choose one biome for ecovacation

 

Read pp. S 38- S 42

Read pp.

108-124

 

Finish El Nino and Hadley charts Share

,

Deserts, Grasslands

Atmosphere Video

Currents

Hadley Cell 1

 

Winds 2

 

Friday

9/18

Pole to Pole

Look at Enso prediction and El Nino JPL update

Make a Claim about the future of El Nino list evidence that leads to that prediction

Forests, Mountains, Human Impact

Terrestrial Biomes (iTunes)

Major Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomes

Monday

9/21

& Discuss El Nino

Weather and Climate

UN Question unit 3 and unit 1 UN 2 due tomorrow

 

Phases of the Moon

Seasons

Watch Oceans Video

Tuesday

9/22

Seasons Lab

 126-136

Know Biome Clues & Climatographs

Aquatic, Saltwater zones

Aquatic Biomes

Ted Talk: Deep Oceans

Productivity

Chapter 3 - Oceans

Wed/thurs

9/23-24

 

 

 

Butcher the Biomes on Paper

use map

Work on ecovacation

136-142

Nature site to finish charts

 

 

Freshwater zones

The Natural Setting: Summary

Regulation of Ecosystem Functions

Friday

9\25

Current Events

 

Aquatic

 

 Ted Talk: Deep Oceans

 

Monday

9/29

Present Biome

View film on all

Freshwater

 Study

 

 

 

Tuesday

9/30

Review

  Study

 

 

 

Oct. 1/2

Wed/Thurs

Finish Eco Column

study

 

 

 

Oct. 2

Unit 3 Test

 

 

 

 

 

 Footprint Activity:  Packaging Survey

UN Question unit 3

Cabrillo Aquarium

Cabrillo Nursery

Print out worksheet

 

 

bring Cabrillo

Permission

and

Medical Forms