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25 Aug 1 Syllabus

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2 Lab: Fishing for the Future

3 Notes: Ecosystems (Ch. 3)

Suggested Reading: 3.1-3.2

26 Aug 4 Lab: Producers and Consumers

5 Wksht: How Ecosystems Work

Suggested Reading: 3.3-3.4

27 Aug 6 How to APES

- StreamWatch Groups (first SW 9/13)

- Environmental Service Hours (due 10/30)

StreamWatch ID Guide (due 9/8)

Project: Book Report - Due to Canvas 9/22 by 7:25AM

Ch. 1-2 Take Home TEST - TWO parts, both due 8/29 by 7:25AM

Suggested Reading: 3.5-3.6

28 Aug 7 Lab: Carbon Cycle

8 Wksht: Carbon Cycle

Suggested Reading: 4.1-4.2

REMINDER: Ch 1-2 Take Home TEST - both parts due 8/29 by 7:25AM

29 Aug 9 Lab: Nitrogen Cycle

10 Wksht: Tracking the Path of Nitrogen

11 Notes: Evolution (Ch. 4)

Ch 3-4 Supplemental Notes

Suggested Reading: 4.3-4.4

2 Sept 12 Lab: Modeling Evolution

13 Article: Gaia Hypothesis

Suggested Reading: 4.5-4.6

3 Sept 14 Lab: Island Biogeography

15 Article: Weird World of Islands

4 Sept Ch. 3 & 4 TEST (Ecosystems & Evolution)

16 Article: Borders of an Ecosystem

17 Notes: Populations (Ch. 5)

Ch 5-6 Supplemental Notes

Suggested Reading: 5.1

5 Sept 18 Lab: Succession

Suggested Reading: 5.2

REMINDER: StreamWatch ID Guide Due Monday (each person does their own)

8 Sept 19 Lab: Species Diversity

Suggested Reading: 5.3

9 Sept 20 Lab: Predator Prey Interaction

Suggested Reading: 5.4

10 Sept 21 Lab: Survivorship

Suggested Reading: 6.1-6.2

11 Sept 22 Notes: Human Population (Ch. 6)

23 Lab: Power of the Pyramids (use THIS LINK)

Suggested Reading: 6.3-6.4

12 Sept FIRST StreamWatch Day!!

15 Sept Ch. 5 & 6 TEST (Populations)

24 Notes: Terrestrial Biodiversity (Ch. 7)

Ch 7-8 Supplemental Notes

25 Article: Arctic Shifts

Suggested Reading: 7.1

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NOTEBOOK CHECK #1 (items 1-25): Wed, 17 Sept 2025

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16 Sept 26 Lab: Atmospheric Circulation (Need help with sketch?)

Suggested Reading: 7.2

17 Sept 27 Case Study: Global Forests

28 Article: West Africa's Last Rainforest

Suggested Reading: 7.3

18 Sept 29 Lab: Factors That Influence Ecosystems

30 Notes: Aquatic Biodiversity (Ch. 8)

Suggested Reading: 8.1

19 Sept 31 Lab: Coral Reef Biodiversity

Suggested Reading: 8.2

REMINDER: Book Report Project Due (to Canvas by 7:25 AM on 9/22)

22 Sept Book Report Summative Activity

Project: Ecological Study (topic signup - opens at 2:30PM)

(due to Canvas @ 7:25AM on 10/6)

Suggested Reading: 8.3

24 Sept 32 Lab: Biome Match

Suggested Reading: 8.4

25 Sept EcoStudy Project Workday

Suggested Reading: 8.5

26 Sept StreamWatch Day

33 Lab: River & Stream Systems

29 Sept Ch. 7 & 8 TEST (Biomes)

34 Notes: Species Approach (Ch. 9)

Ch 9-11 Supplemental Notes

35 Article: Save Coral Reefs

Suggested Reading: 9.1-9.2

30 Sept 36 Lab: Endangered Species

Suggested Reading: 9.3-9.4

1 Oct 37 Lab: Ripple Effect

38 Article: Wolf Killings

Suggested Reading: 10.1-10.2

2 Oct EcoStudy Project Workday

Suggested Reading: 10.3-10.4

3 Oct 39 Notes: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity (Ch. 10)

EcoStudy Project Workday

Suggested Reading: 10.5-10.6

REMINDER: EcoStudy Project Due (to Canvas by 7:25 AM on Mon, 10/6)

6 Oct Activity: Cats Into Borneo

40 Case Study: Illegal Immigration

Suggested Reading: 11.1

7 Oct 41 Lab: Tree Cookies

42 Article: Burn, Baby, Burn

Suggested Reading: 11.2

8 Oct 43 Lab: Forest Dilemmas

44 Article: Forestry in NC

45 Notes: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity (Ch. 11)

Suggested Reading: 11.3

9 Oct 46 Lab: Fisheries Mismanagement

Suggested Reading: 11.4

10 Oct 47 Lab: Forestry & Conservation

StreamWatch Day

Suggested Reading: 11.5

14 Oct 48 Lab: Bycatch

Suggested Reading: 11.6

15 Oct 49 Lab: Gizmos - Genetic Engineering & GMOs

16 Oct Ch. 9-11 TEST (Sustaining Biodiversity)

50 Notes: Food Soil & Pests (Ch. 12)

Ch 12-13 Supplemental Notes

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NOTEBOOK CHECK #2 (items 26 - 50): 17 Oct 2025

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16 Oct 51 Article: Feed 9 Billion People Sustainably

Suggested Reading: 12.1-12.2

17 Oct 52 Case Study: Global Grain Production

53 Article: Is Food Irradiation Safe

Suggested Reading: 12.3-12.4

21 Oct 54 Lab: Soil Porosity & Permeability

Suggested Reading: 12.5-12.6

22 Oct 55 Lab: Pest Solutions

56 Notes: Water Resources (Ch 13)

Suggested Reading: 13.1-13.2

23 Oct Video Response: Kiss the Ground (submit to canvas)

Suggested Reading: 13.3-13.4

24 Oct StreamWatch Day (SW Data Book Due 10/27)

Demo: GH Soil Pit

27 Oct 57 Lab: Color Me A Watershed

- Map showing land changes 2000-2020

28 Oct Ch. 12-13 TEST (Food & Water Resources) **goes on Q2**

58 Notes: Geology & Energy Resources (Ch. 14)

Ch 14-16 Supplemental Notes

59 Wksht: Rock Cycle

Suggested Reading: 14.1-14.2

29 Oct 60 Lab: Earthquakes & Plate Tectonics

61 Lab: Temperature & Chemical Weathering

Suggested Reading: 14.3-14.4

30 Oct 62 Notes: Nonrenewable Resources (Ch. 15)

63 Case Study: Oil & Natural Gas

Suggested Reading: 14.5-15.1

31 Oct 64 Notes: Renewable Resources (Ch. 16)

65 Lab: Cookie Mining

Suggested Reading: 15.2-15.3

3 Nov Project: StreamWatch Ecological Study

- How to Get Started

Create your Energy Speed Dating Profile (due 11/5)

Suggested Reading: 15.4-15.5

5 Nov 66 Lab: Energy Speed Dating

Suggested Reading: 16.1-16.3

6 Nov 67 Lab: Mission Possible

SW EcoStudy Workday

- Next Steps

Suggested Reading: 16.4-16.6

7 Nov StreamWatch Day

Suggested Reading: 16.7-16.9

10 Nov 68 Lab: Ecological Footprint

69 Article: Footprint of a Digital Economy

12 Nov Ch. 14-16 TEST (Geology & Energy Resources)

70 Notes: Risk, Toxicology & Human Health (Ch. 17)

Ch 17-19 Supplemental Notes

71 Article: Vaping Linked

Suggested Reading: 17.1-17.2

13 Nov SW EcoStudy Workday

Suggested Reading: 17.3-17.5

14 Nov 72 Case Study: Persistent Organic Pollutants

73 Notes: Air & Air Pollution (Ch. 18)

74 Article: Smallest of Pollutants

REMINDER: SW EcoStudy (abstract, intro, disc only) due to Canvas by 7:25AM on 11/17

FULL hard copy due in class (if absent 11/17, EMAIL full copy)

17 Nov 75 Lab: Emissions Trading

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NOTEBOOK CHECK #3 (items 51-75): 4 Dec 2025

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17 Nov 76 Notes: Climate Change & Ozone Loss (Ch. 19)

77 Article: Sea Level Bill

Suggested Reading: 18.1-18.3

18 Nov 78 Lab: Auto Emissions

Suggested Reading: 18.4-18.6

19 Nov 79 Lab: Criteria Pollutant Bingo

80 Lab: Murder in the Air

Suggested Reading: 19.1-19.2

20 Nov 81 Lab: Stratospheric Ozone

82 Article: Ozone Layer

Suggested Reading: 19.3-19.4

21 Nov StreamWatch Day

83 Lab: Lichens as Indicators

24 Nov Ch: 17-19 TEST (Health, Air Pollution, & Climate Change)

84 Notes: Water Pollution (Ch. 20)

Ch 20-21 Supplemental Notes

85 Article: Male Fish in NC

Suggested Reading: 20.1-20.2

25 Nov 86 Case Study: Restoring Estuaries

87 Article: Pharmaceuticals Found in Fish

1 Dec 88 Lab: Yoretown Needs a Landfill

Video: South Wake County Municipal Landfill

Suggested Reading: 20.3-20.4

2 Dec 89 Lab: Foul Water

Suggested Reading: 20.5

3 Dec 90 Lab: Fruitvale

91 Article: TCE Contamination

4 Dec 92 Notes: Solid & Hazardous Waste (Ch. 21)

NOTEBOOK CHECK DAY

93 Lab: Superfund

94 Article: EPA Awards $1B

Suggested Reading: 21.3-21.4

5 Dec StreamWatch Day

8 & 9 Dec

10 Dec Project: SW Ecological Study Poster (due to Canvas by 7:25AM, 12/15)

95 Lab: Water Pollution Puzzle

11 Dec Ch. 20-21 TEST (Water Pollution & Solid Waste)

96 Notes: Sustainable Cities (Ch. 22)

97 Article: Slash & Sprawl

Ch 22-24 Supplemental Notes

Suggested Reading: 22.1-22.2

12 Dec SW EcoStudy Poster Workday

Suggested Reading: 22.3-22.4

REMINDER: SW EcoStudy Poster due to Canvas by 7:25AM, Mon, 12/15

15 Dec 98 Lab: City Planning

99 Article: Heating Things Up

Suggested Reading: 22.5

16 Dec Video: Gimme Green

100 Lab: Habitats: The Choice is Yours

101 Article: American Obsession With Lawns

Suggested Reading: 23.1-23.2

17 Dec 102 Case Study: Sustainable Communities

103 Notes: Economics & Politics (Ch. 23 & 24)

Suggested Reading: 23.3-23.5

18 Dec 104 Lab: Appropriation Adventure

105 Article: The Economist Has No Clothes

Suggested Reading: 24.1-24.2

19 Dec StreamWatch Day

5 Jan 106 Lab: Politics & Environmental Policy

107 Article: NC Legislature

Suggested Reading: 24.3-24.4

6 Jan 108 Lab: The Green President

Suggested Reading: 24.5-24.6

7 Jan 109 Lab: Environmental Justice

8 Jan Ch. 22-24 TEST (Cities, Economics & Politics)

9 Jan StreamWatch Day & The Great Wetland Race!!

12 Jan The Lorax

SW Data Books Due

13-15 Jan Final Exam Review

Community Service Hours Due 1/15

21 Jan FINAL EXAM (exemption info)

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NOTEBOOK CHECK #4 (items 76- the end): 7 Jan 2026

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Missing on Lab Day?

The activities below have make-up versions. WCPSS policy gives 1 day for each excused absence to make up missed work.

StreamWatch Make-Up

(organism will be assigned)

Ch. 3-4

Fishing for the Future

Producers & Consumers

Modeling Evolution

Island Biogeography

Ch. 5-6

Species Diversity

Ch. 7-8

Atmos. Circulation

Rivers & Streams

Ch. 9-11

Endangered Species

Forestry & Conservation

Forest Dilemmas

Fisheries Mismanagement

Ch. 12-13

Porosity & Permeability

Ch. 14-16

Chemical Weathering

Ch. 17-19

Lichens as Indicators

Emissions Trading

Murder in the Air

Stratospheric Ozone

Ch. 20-21

YoreTown Needs a Landfill

Ch. 22-24

Appropriation Adventure

Politics & Enviro Policy

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