Monday
Quick Question: 1. In your daily life, how much thought do you put into your impact on the environment? ~ Not a lot 2. Now that we've surveyed some of the world's biodiversity, we're going to study some of the ways biodiversity is threatened. Google HIPPO threats to biodiversity and record what the HIPPO threats are. ~ Habitat Loss, Invasive Species, Pollution, Human Population, and Overharvesting Essential Questions: 1. Comment on the changes you see between your first nature site photo and the most recent photo. ~ Everything has started to lose more color, the trees are more grey and the ground cover is also more grey Tuesday Quick Questions: 1. Explain the connection between the terms "climate change" and "global warming". ~ Global warming is a subcategory under climate change 2. Do you feel well-informed on the issue of climate change? ~ Yes 3. Do you currently have a firm stance on the issue of climate change? ~ Yes Essential Questions: 1. What writing strategy do you think would be the LEAST effective in terms of trying to convince your audience? Why? ~ Emotional appeal because it is most common and it is usually a backup strategy. 2. What writing strategy do you think would be the MOST effective in terms of trying to convince your audience? Why? ~ Connecting to the audience because if I don't understand or relate to what I'm reading I usually don't care about it or take it seriously. Wednesday Quick Questions: 1. What are the benefits of human agriculture? ~It allowed humans to have their own stable food source 2. What are the costs of human agriculture? ~It made the earths soil less nutrient and caused desertification 3. What is monoculture? ~One area used to grow only one species of plant Essential Question: 1. What are three components of biodiversity? ~Ecosystem, species, and genetic Thursday Quick Questions: 1. What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources? ~ Renewable are resources that can be reused and/or have an unlimited supply, whereas non-renewable resources are limited and can't be replenished 2. What are some things that can be done to sustain our freshwater resources? ~ Reduction of pollution and chemical runoff Essential Question: 1. Why are major companies starting to change their approach in managing water? ~ They are trying to conserve water usage Friday Quick Questions: 1. What does biodiversity provide? ~ Biodiversity boosts ecosystem productivity where each species, no matter how small, all have an important role to play. 2. Check your grade. If you currently do NOT have a grade for NOTEPACKET 3, it means I don't have it. A 0 will be entered soon! Essential Questions: 1. Post today's Nature Site Photo 2. Turn in today's learning log link in Google Classroom
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