Conservation Blog Post - 5/16/2014

Identify 3 organizations focused on CONSERVATION.  Refer back to your definition of conservation from yesterday for help.  Your list of organizations should include 2 organizations focused on conservation in the United States and 1 that focuses on conservation on a global/international scale.  For each organization, describe the purpose/goal along with what it does to try to reach its purpose/goal.

Bellringer Post - 5/15/2015

Define conservation...

Then, give me a list of at least three real life conservation efforts being implemented by various groups.  I would also like for you to list the goals/purpose of the the organization's conservation efforts.

Bellringer Post 5/14/2014 - You Choose plus Energy*

Follow the directions in Moodle and submit your post here.

Bellringer Blog Post - 5/13/2014

Energy is the ability to matter into motion.  It is what makes the universe and everything in it dynamic and ever changing.  The flow of energy from the abiotic world to the  biotic world and from organism to organism helps determine how living things interact within their environments.  Living things need energy for maintenance, growth, and reproduction.  In the physical world, energy takes a variety of forms, including wave energy, sound energy, and light energy.  The study of dynamic systems in any field of science requires an understanding of energy - its origins, how it flows through systems, how it is converted from one form to another, and how it is conserved.  Energy provides the basis for all interactions, whether chemical, biological, or physical.  Energy thematically connects all disciplines, and its use and misuse by humans is especially highlighted in the study of environmental science.

Now, you may be thinking we did this yesterday, but wait one second.  Yes, the environmental concept (Energy) is the same from yesterday, but like I tried to illustrate yesterday there are many different ways energy can be applied in the sciences which can possibly overlap into Environmental Science.  Your task today is to find another article from the same list of websites that applies energy in a different way.  For example, if you chose an article related to renewable energy sources then try to find one that has to do with energy flow through food chains in a particular ecosystem.

So give it a try...Your post should be no less than 150 words (the size of the paragraph above) and include a topic sentence that states the purpose of your post along with examples.  You might type your post in Microsoft Word to help with your word count.  Be sure to proof read your post before submitting it to correct any errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.  Remember you are high school students, some about to graduate, and your post should reflect the education level of such students, not 4th graders.

Live Science

Discovery News

Science Daily

5/12/2014 Bellringer Post: Energy

Energy is the ability to matter into motion.  It is what makes the universe and everything in it dynamic and ever changing.  The flow of energy from the abiotic world to the  biotic world and from organism to organism helps determine how living things interact within their environments.  Living things need energy for maintenance, growth, and reproduction.  In the physical world, energy takes a variety of forms, including wave energy, sound energy, and light energy.  The study of dynamic systems in any field of science requires an understanding of energy - its origins, how it flows through systems, how it is converted from one form to another, and how it is conserved.  Energy provides the basis for all interactions, whether chemical, biological, or physical.  Energy thematically connects all disciplines, and its use and misuse by humans is especially highlighted in the study of environmental science.

Find an article from one of the sites listed below that relates to the topic of energy and how it can fit into environmental science according to the information above.  I have highlighted a few phrases above that can help you get started if you're struggling to find the right place to begin.  Your post should be no less than 150 words (the size of the paragraph above) and include a topic sentence that states the purpose of your post along with examples.  You might type your post in Microsoft Word to help with your word count.  Be sure to proof read your post before submitting it to correct any errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.  Remember you are high school students, some about to graduate, and your post should reflect the education level of such students, not 4th graders.

Websites:

Live Science

Discovery News

Science Daily

Bellringer Post 5/9/2014

Find an image of a place that you would like to visit here on Earth.  Think big!  You got an idea?  Think bigger!  Hawaii is nice, but what about Tahiti; or Alaska is nice, too, but what about Nepal?  Choose your place, insert the image to your post, and then tell us where it is and why you would like to visit it.  Since this is Environmental Science, let's also mention other characteristics like climate (not weather), wildlife, human population dynamic, potential environmental crises effecting that area of the world, and other environmentally (made that up) science things.  You may have to do some real digging to find some of this information.  One place to start is by searching a phrase like "environmental crisis facing _______________(fill in the name of the place you've chosen)."

Your post should be well written and should contain multiple paragraphs.  Remember, paragraphs usually contain similar content.  For this post, one paragraph might be devoted to the description of the place and the other could focus on the environmental science aspect related to your place.  Really think through your post before you actually post it to make sure it sounds and reads like some intelligent posted it.

Once you finish your post, comment on two other posts made by your classmates.  As always, be sure to keep a professional tone about your all of your posts.

5/8/2014 Bellringer Article Synopsis

After you have completed your bellringer in Moodle by coming up with your questions and answers, post a summary of your article here.  Be sure to include details of who, where, why, what, etc.  Your summary need not be more than a good paragraph (5-10 sentences).  You will also need to include the link to your article below your summary so others who might be interested in your article can read the whole thing.  Just comment on this post to add your summary.