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SYSTEMS EXAMS: Paper 1 (1 hour) Monday, May 6, 7:30AM Paper 2 (2 hours) Tuesday, May 7, 12:00 PM Greek Orthodox Church - Show up 15 minutes early with calculator and black pens =5/02/2013= =1. List three soil conservation measures that help stop erosion.= =2. Good up high, bad nearby: what gives?= = HW: See above = = =

=4/30/2013= = I will check Warmups. = =1. There are a lot of beetle killed trees in the mountains of Colorado. How will this affect succession.= =2. Explain two types of zonation and how they may be affected by climate change.= = HW: Study for your exams next Monday and Tuesday. [|Review Questions] with [|Key] =

4/26/2013 Essay Style Responses 5-6. 1. List three factors that may influence biodiversity. 2. List and explain the stages of the demographic transition. HW: Warmups due Tuesday, 4/30. =4/22/2013= = Turn in Essay Style Response Questions #3-4 = =1. Distinguish between primary productivity and secondary productivity.= =2. At which trophic level is the most energy stored? Why is this so?= = HW: Essay style responses 5-6 for Thursday, Practice Paper 2 on Thursday, Terms 51-75 Quiz Friday = = =

=4/18/2013= =Practice Paper 1 Test today= = HW: Terms Quiz 26-50 Friday = = Essay Stylie Response Questions #3-4 Monday =

=4/16/2013= =1. Distinguish between pyramids of number and pyramids of biomass. Make a diagram of these for Denver.= =2. Describe limiting factors for two different biomes.= = HW: #1-2. =

=4/15/2013= = Present your Cartoons = =1. Give an example of positive and negative feedback.= =2. Define open and closed systems.= = HW: Review Topic 1, Terms Quiz Friday: 26-50 (Environmental Impact Assessment to Natural Capital) =

=4/12/2013= =1. Watch= =[|Oil Spill]= =2. Do you think Keystone should go ahead? Why or why not?= = HW: Environmental Cartoons = =4/10/2013= =1. What is the best way to solve the environmental problems of the world - with a technocentric or ecocentric perspective? Explain.= =2. When do you think our modern environmental perspective started?= = HW: 1-25 Terms quiz tomorrow, Environmental Cartoons due Monday = = =

=4/08/2013= = Turn in EVS Webquest = =1. How do modern western environmental views differ from Native American views?= =2. Same question: Christian and Buddhist.= = HW: Get started on your - use [|Quizlet]: Quiz on first 25 terms on Friday = = =

=4/05/2013= =1. Which is better for the environment - capitalism or communism?= =2. Is sustainable development possible?= = HW: EVS Webquest due Monday =

=4/04/2013= =1. Discuss your To Do p. 22 with your tablemates.= =2. Where do Environmental Managers fall on the Eco/Anthro/Techno -centric worldview?= = HW: due Monday, Read p. 22-26 =

=4/02/2013= = Turn in Climate Change Game Reflection = =1. How can people have a different environmental perspective? Give examples.= =2. Does having a different perspective affect decisionmaking? In what way?= = HW: To Do, p. 22 = =4/01/2013= =1. Name some arguments against human induced climate change= =2. What do you think is the most effective way for the global community to address climate change?= = HW: Climate Change Game, Quiz Tomorrow, Read p. 17-21 CC =

=3/22/2013= = Um, TURN IN IAs! = =1. Why is climate change different from air pollution like smog?= =2. Why is there not a simple answer to the issue of climate change?= = HW: Play a [|Climate Change Game]and write a reflection about it over Break, Chapter 11 OD = = =

=3/19/2013= = Turn in Review #1-15, p.158 = =1. Is there a point to using less energy if others use more?= =2. Explain the concept of global dimming. Does this negate global warming?= = HW: IAs due Friday, Climate Change Quiz Friday =

=3/18/2013= =1. Do you think international agreements to address global warming are necessary?= =2. Read p. 154 "To Think About." What do you think is better, a carbon tax or a cap and trade system?= = HW: Read p. 154-158, Review #1-15 p. 158 =

=3/15/2013= = Turn in "To Research" p. 153 = =1. Name two effects of climate change visible in Colorado= =2. Do you think the climate will continue to change? Why or why not?= = HW: p. 158 Review #1-15, IAs due next Friday =

=3/08/2013= =1. EVALUATE two strategies for addressing global warming.= = HW: Chapter 10 OD = =3/07/2013= =1. What accounts for the increased carbon emissions in the US and Europe?= =2. Draw diagrams to illustrate two examples of positive or negative feedback on p. 149.= = HW: Read p. 152-153, "To Research" p. 153 for next week, Blog Post, Two IAs due March 22 =

=3/05/2013= = Presentations today = =1. How could global warming cause human conflict?= =2. How is "industrial organic" an oxymoronic term?= = Read p. 150-151 =

=3/04/2013= =1. How can it be snowing and we still have a drought?= =2. Name and describe one global effect of climate change.= = HW: Presentation Tuesday =

=3/01/2013= =1. Which of the models of climate change on p. 141 seems the most plausible to you? Why?= =2. Name three pieces of evidence of past climate change.= = HW: Read p. 145-149, Effects Presentation Tuesday, Chapter 9 OD Monday = =2/28/2013= =1. List the sources of methane. Why is this such a concern for the greenhouse effect?= =2. Explain the carbon **cycle.** Does the amount of carbon on Earth change? Why are scientists worried about disrupting the carbon cycle?= = HW: read p. 140-144, Blog Post, Effects of Climate Change Presentation for Tuesday =

=2/26/2013= = EIS Proposal = =1. Describe, using a diagram, the greenhouse effect.= =2. Name three greenhouse gases and their relative importance.= = HW: Read p. 137-139 =

=2/25/2013= =1. State an example of postive feedback in regards to climate change.= =2. Why is there controversy about global warming?= = HW: Read Chapter 8, OD, for Thursday. Read CC p. 133-136 =

=2/22/2013= = Turn in Acid Rain Virtual Lab Questions = =1. What things should an Environmental Impact Statement take into consideration?= =2. What projects do you think have needed an EIS in Denver?= = HW: [|Research an EIS] for a project in Denver or another city. Briefly summarize the main points and whether or not you think the project should move forward. =

=2/21/2013= =1. List and evaluate some of the ways to reduce the pollution from acid rain. Which is the best?= =2. How much energy from corn is received if eaten directly? How much is passed from steers/cows? Draw an ecological pyramid to illustrate.= = HW: Read p. 299-300, Acid Rain Virtual Lab Journal Questions =

=2/20/2013= =1. What causes acid deposition?= =2. What are the effects of acid deposition?= = HW: [|Acid Rain Virtual Lab Journal Questions] by Friday =

=2/15/2013= = Turn in/email Smog City = =1. Which places on Earth have the worst smog problems? Why is this so?= =2. List effects of photochemical smog on plants and humans.= = HW: Blog, Acid Deposition p. 295-299, Chapter 7 OD =

=2/14/2013= = One Love = =1. What can you do to help protect the ozone layer?= =2.Discuss the success of the UNEP and other international bodies in dealing with the CFC problem.= = HW: Smog City activity, Blog Post, Read 294-295, Quiz on p. 276-294 tomorrow. Solid Waste Management, Eutrophication, Ozone =

=2/12/2013= =1. What is the advantage of spending a dollar on potato chips compared to a dollar on carrots? (p. 108)= =2. If you had to create a farm bill, how would you change what farmers grow in the US?= = HW: Read p. 292-293 =

=2/11/2013= = Turn in Approaches to Solid Waste Management = =1. To Do, p. 288 #2a= =2. Explain "Good up high, bad nearby" in terms of ozone.= = HW: Read p. 291-292, OD Chapter 6 =

=2/8/2013= = Work on Decomposition Lab, Approaches to Solid Waste Management = =1. Why does eutrophication happen more often in some places rather than others?= =2. Evaluate the strategies for managing eutrophication listed on p. 287.= = HW: Approaches to Solid Waste Management, read p. 288-290, Pollution Quiz next Friday, OD Chapter 6 for Tuesday =

=2/7/2013= = Review, keep Nonpoint Source Pollution = =1. Why is there so much more food waste in MEDCs than LEDCs? Could this be changed?= =2. Why do some states have a "bottle bill" that provides economic incentive for recycling while Colorado does not?= = HW: Approaches to Solid Waste Management due Monday, Read "Eutrophication" p. 286-288 =

=2/5/2013=

=1. Read Case Study 1 on page 280. Do you think the use of DDT is justified?= =2. Evaluate the "Replace, Regulate, Restore" Fig. 15.3 on p. 281. Which is the best method for dealing with pollution?= = HW: [|Nonpoint source pollution], read p. 283-286 =

=2/4/2013= =1. Distinguish between point source and non point source pollution, with examples.(p. 277)= =2. Should there be international agreements regarding pollution? Why or why not?= = HW:Read p. 280-282 =

=1/31/2013= = Turn in Biodiversity and Conservation Assignment = =1. How might climate change affect biodiversity?= =2. Why are extinctions happening faster now than in the past?= = HW: Read p. 276-279 =

=1/29/2013= =1. Why is it important to maintain biodiversity?= =2. What areas contain the most biodiversity and why?= = HW: Biodiversity and Conservation Assignment, Quiz Thursday =

=1/28/2013= = Turn in Case Study of Protected Area = =1. Which can be more effective in conservation - a governmental(GO) or non-governmental organization(NGO)? (p. 122)= =2. What are some ways GOs and NGOs could work together to solve problems?= = HW: for Thursday, Blog Post, Chapter 6 Quiz Thursday = =1/25/2013= =1. "If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed 10,000 years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos." -E.O. Wilson. Explain.= =2. What do the four case studies of protected areas (p. 130-132) have in common?= = HW: Case study of protected area = = = =1/24/2013= =1. What makes a protected area better than another?= =2. What is a buffer zone? Do you think it is necessary to conserve species?= = HW: Case study of a protected area due Monday =

=1/23/2013= = Hotspot Presentations = =1. What is the IUCN and the Red List that it produces?= =2. Evaluate species based conservation such as restricting trade in certain species and keeping animals in zoos.= = HW: Blog Post, OD Chapter 5 for Monday, CC 128-132 =

=1/18/2013= = Biodiversity Quiz, Biodiversity Hotspot Presentations = =1. How does the industrial production of corn contribute to obesity and hunger both (OD, p. 63)?= =2. How has the commodification of corn separated the farmer from his crop?= = HW: OD Chapter 4, Read p. 123-128 =

=1/17/2013= = Biodiversity Hotspot Presentations = =1. What are some ways that humans need other species?= =2. Distinguish between conservation and preservation.= = HW: OD Chapter 3 for tomorrow, Biodiversity Quiz tomorrow =

=1/15/2013= =1. In reference to the case studies, what do the endangered/extinct species share in common?= =2. Why is biodiversity a good thing?= = HW: Read p. 118-122 =

=1/14/2013= =1. Describe a few factors that lead to a loss of biodiversity. Are these happening nearby?= =2. List things that make a species prone to extinction. What species do you think are in danger?= = HW: Read the Case Studies in the CC, p. 112-115. Chapter 3 OD for Friday =

=1/11/2013= =1. Distinguish between the different types of diversity (p. 99)= =2. How does natural selection affect biodiversity?= = HW: See 1/10/2013, CC p. 106-112. Biodiversity Test Next Friday = =1/10/2013= =1. How have extinctions in the past differed from the current "sixth mass extinction?"= =2. Why is it hard to be sure about the true biodiversity rate and extinction rate of the world?= = HW: Biodiversity Hotspot presentation for next Thursday, Read CC p. 99-105 for Tomorrow, Chapter 2 OD for Monday =

=1/08/2012= = Pass back, discuss Final Exam = =1. Read "[|Biofuel Demand/Guatemala]" article.= =2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the US and Europe buying biofuel from developing countries? Would you recommend further funding for buying these fuels?= = HW: Read Omnivore's Dilemma p. 1-31 for Thursday, CC p. 91-98 for tomorrow =

=12/11/2012= =1. Define sustainability.= =2. Discuss a method of how the city Denver is trying to be sustainable.= = HW: Examine a topic in the [|UN Sustainable Development]site. Be specific and explain what makes it sustainable.=

=12/10/2012= = Turn in Ecological Footprint Reflection, Global Warming Short Essay = =1. List some things you can do to reduce your ecological footprint.= =2. List some ways governments could help reduce their ecological footprint.= = HW: NGHW Chapter 17 for Friday =

=12/07/2012= =1. What are some factors that figure into calculating an ecological footprint?= =2. Why do LEDCs have a lower footprint than MEDCs?= = HW: Complete an [|Ecological Footprint]for your lifestyle and another one for a villager in a LEDC. Write a short reflection. Global Warming short essay due Monday. =

=12/06/2012= = Energy Source Presentations = =1. How can energy sources be seen as "dynamic" resources? How do they change?= =2. Should we continue to extract oil from Canadian oil sands (p.207)?= = HW: Short Global Warming essay Monday, read CC p. 192-196, "Ecological Footprint" =

=12/04/2012= =1. Do you have any reservations about natural gas development in Colorado?= =2. Why is Colombia interested in regulating oil and gas development?= = HW: Read the energy Case Studies on pages 204-208. Short essay on who has the responsibility for addressing global warming and what might happen if not addressed. (Chapter 16 NGHW) Due Monday. =

=12/03/2012= = Turn in Albedo Lab = = HW: NGHW Chapter 16, Energy Source Presentations =

=11/30/2012= =1. How does the albedo of Western Colorado change throughout the year?= =2. Discuss the effect of paving over paradise to put a parking lot in regards to albedo.= = HW: Albedo Lab, NGHW =

=11/29/2012= = Discuss, turn in Frankenfoods Questions = =1. What are some reasons that countries choose to use a certain energy source over others?= =2. Do you think renewable energy will ever be able to replace fossil fuels? Why or why not?= = HW: NGHW Chapter 16 due Tuesday, Albedo Lab due Monday =

=11/27/2012= =1. What are some things that determine how long our supply of fossil fuels will last?= =2. What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources?= = HW: GMO Case Study Questions, To Do p. 202 (Research an energy source) for Monday =

=11/26/2012= = Entregame la hoja de G4 = =1. Name and describe the major sources of modern pollution according to Ponting in Chapter 15.= =2. What caused Britain and the US to enact pollution laws? Do you think the same will happen in all developing countries? Why?= = HW: Read p. 199-204, [|GMO Case Study Questions] for Thursday =

=11/19/2012= =1. Compare the efficiency of terrestrial and aquatic food production systems.= =2. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, an extra billion tons of grains will need to be grown by 2030. What are some ways this may be accomplished? Do you think it is possible?= = HW: G4 Tomorrow, Chapter 15, not 14, NGHW for Monday November 26 =

=11/16/2012= = Turn in Soil Lab = =1. What are some advantages and disadvantages of livestock farming?= =2. How has the fishing industry changed in the last 100 years?= = HW: G4, read p. 259-264 =

=11/15/2012= =1. Why is the rice harvest **more efficient** in Borneo than in California? (p. 251)= =2. Compare and contrast subsistence, commercial, and pastoral farming. (p. 248)= = HW: NGHW Chap 13, Soil Lab, G4 Tuesday, Blog Post =

=11/13/2012= =1. Compare and contrast agricultural trends in Fig. 13.3, p. 246= =2. Share some of the alarming food facts with a neighbor. Why can't we increase the amount of agricultural land? How can the globe increase production?= = HW: Read p. 248-253 =

=11/09/2012= = Continue Soil Lab Work, checking To Do and Review = =1. What's the difference (generally) between tropical and temperate soils?= =2. Why is soil considered a non-renewable resource? What is happening to it?= = HW: NGHW Chapter 13 for next Friday, read p. 244-247 =

=11/08/2012= = Checking soil lab plan = =1. Describe a couple of ways that soil is eroded and degraded.= =2. Now EVALUATE (positives and negatives) ways of conserving soils that have been degraded.= = HW: To Do, p. 232, Review, p. 239-240, Read p.241-243. Soil lab due next Friday. =

=11/06/2012= =1. Explain why organic fertilizers may be better than industrial fertilizers.= =2. Why is nitrogen so important? List some ways that nitrogen can be added to soil.= = HW: Planning section of soil lab for Thursday. Read p. 233-239. G4 Due November 20! =

=11/05/2012= = Review 3 case studies with your table = =1. Why is there soil on Earth? What is the process of its formation?= =2. Is soil biotic or abiotic? Does this change with the type of soil?= = HW: Read p. 228-232, Watch [|Soil] YouTube video =

=11/02/2012= =1. How are water use issues different in MEDCs than in LEDCs?= =2. Draw a systems diagram of the water cycle with boxes and arrows (p. 217)= = HW: p. 224-227, 3 case studies, pages 218-222, NGHW Chapter 12 = =11/01/2012= = Discuss, turn in Chapter 11 Questions = =1. Name three ways to reduce our impact on freshwater resources.= =2. Do you think humans are using freshwater sustainably? Why or why not?= = HW: Work on G4, Blog Post, Chapter 12 for Monday =

=10/30/2012= =1. What did Hurricane Sandy have to do with ocean currents?= =2. Where is most of Earth's freshwater stored?= = HW: Read p. 214-217, Chapter 11 Questions =

=10/29/2012= = I will check To Do p. 189 = =1. Distinguish between renewable, non-renewable, and replensihable resources.= =2. Define and give an example of sustainability.= = HW: Read CC p. 209-213, Chapter 11 Questions for Thursday, Blog Post for Friday, NGHW Chapter 12 for Monday =

=10/24/2012= =1. Explain the concept of natural capital.= =2. Do we value things such as soil fertility and flood control? How could we?= = HW: Read p. 186-189, To Do p. 189 =

=10/23/2012= =1. How do population pyramids change throughout the demographic transition?= =2. What stresses do growing human populations put on local environments?= = HW: Read p. 181-185, Chapter 11 NGHW for Monday, G4 Workday tomorrow, DUE NOVEMBER 20 =

=10/22/2012= = Gapminder Presentations = = 1. List some reasons why people have large families and how to prevent them. = = 2. What stage do you think the USA is in on the Demographic Transition Model? What about Uganda? = = HW: To Do, p. 180 =

=10/19/2012= = Gapminder Presentations = =1. What accounts for the large difference in population in LEDCs compared to MEDCs on Fig. 8.9, page 170? What explains the (projected) leveling off of population?= =2. Has the economic growth of India and China been a good thing? Explain.= = HW: To Do, p.174, Read CC p. 175-179 =

=10/18/2012= =1. How has the modern concept of disease changed from hundreds of years ago? How does this affect human populations?= =2. Do you lean toward a Malthusian or Boserup view of the world? (p. 171-173)= = HW:, presentation today or Friday =

=10/16/2012= = Turn in Succession Essay = =1. Are there too many people in the world today? Why or why not?= =2. Why is population such an important environmental issue?= = HW: To Do, page 168 CC, read p. 169-173, NGHW Chapter 10 =

=10/15/2012= =1. Evaluate the costs and benefits of allowing cattle to graze on National Forest lands, referring to succession.= =2. Are National Parks allowed to naturally progress through succession?= = HW: Succession Essay, NGHW Chapter 10 Thursday, Read CC p. 165-168 =

=10/12/2012= =1. Explain the difference between a hydrosere and a xerosere.= =2. What difficulties may Colorado forests have following this summer's wildfires in terms of succession?= = HW: Succession Essay for Tuesday, [|Ecology Online Lab], answer questions from Producers, Step 1, Step 2, and For Your Consideration =

=10/11/2012= =1. When do you think an Environmental Impact Assessment should be used?= =2. Why do you think EIAs came into being relatively recently, in 1969?= = HW: [|Chapter 9 Assignment] today, for Monday, Blog Post, Chapter 10 for next Thursday =

=10/09/2012= =1. Describe the main differences between succession and zonation.= =2. Why do farmers want to maintain their crops at plagioclimax?= = HW: Read p. 299-300, "Environmental Impact Assessments" in CC =

=10/08/2012= = Turn in Determining the Size of a Population Lab, NGHW Chapter 8 Questions = =1. Explain, with examples, how something can interrupt the process of succession.= =2. What type of strategists exist in the early stages of succession? Explain, in writing, why this is so.= = HW: NGHW Chapter 9 for Thursday, CC p. 270-274 =

=10/05/2012= =1. Describe ecological succession. Does this happen anywhere in our local environment? Give an example.= =2. What happens to complexity with advancement of time in an ecosystem?= = HW: See 10/04, go through [|Ecoplexity: Succession] =

=10/04/2012= = Syllabus points 2.3.2, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.4 = =1. List the characteristics of r-strategists and K-strategists and give three examples of each type.= =2. Explain, with the use of diagrams, the difference between S and J curves.= = HW: Monday: "Determining the Size of a Population", DCP and DEC rubric, read CC p. 265-269,, Blog Post, 5 G4 Sources =

=10/02/2012= =1. Do you agree with Ponting's term "The Rape of the World?" What has made this possible?= =2. Draw a growth curve for an animal population with labeled phases of growth and carrying capacity.= = HW: NGHW 154-170, CC p. 160-164 =

=10/01/2012= =1. Why must scientists resort to sampling methods instead of counting every organism?= =2. How can sampling methods gain accuracy?= = HW: NGHW 137-154, Blog post for Friday, 5 G4 Sources emailed for Friday =

=9/28/2012= = Turn in The Cold We Caused questions online or hard copy. = =1. Is the Apocalypse Not article biased? How? How can bias be useful?= =2. Explain how the Little Ice Age affected the environment in Europe.= = HW: NGHW Chapter 8 "Rape of the World" p. 137-154 for Tuesday. CC 315-317 for Monday =

=9/26/2012= =1. Describe three anthropogenic impacts on our local environment.= =2. Distinguish between parasitism and mutualism.= = HW: At least 5 sources for G4 project in MLA format by October 5, and see 9/24 and 9/25 for Friday's work. =

=9/25/2012= =1. Why would solar panels in space be more efficient than solar panels on the surface of the Earth?= =2. Draw an energy flow diagram of a leaf.= = HW: CC pages 63-68, [|Wired article] - "Apocalypse Not" for Thursday =

=9/24/2012= = I will check "To Think About," p. 55 = =1. How can the Millenium Ecosystem Assessment help us manage resources? (p. 55)= =2. Why are leaves starting to turn color in Denver and its surroundings?= = HW: CC pages 56-59, Chapter 7 NGHW for Friday, Blog Post Friday, Thursday = =9/20/2012= =1. Study the food web on p. 47 in the CC. If a pesticide is applied to kill spiders, what might happen to the foxes?= =2. Test Yourself #1, p. 52 CC= = HW: Blog Post by Friday night, Chapter 6 NGHW for Monday, "To think about," CC p. 55 =

=9/18/2012= = Turn in #1-12 = =1. Distinguish between a food chain and a food web. (p. 45, CC)= =2. a and b, p. 47, CC= = HW: CC p. 48-52, G4 Proposal for Thursday, Chapter 6 NGHW for Monday =

=9/17/2012= =1. Why do tropical rainforests support the most diverse ecosystems on the planet?= =2. Explain the P/E ratio.(p.35)= = HW: NGHW Chapter 5 Tomorrow, G4 Proposal for Thursday =

=9/14/2012= =1. CC p. 30, #1 - give examples, local and global of the terms.= =2. How are biotic and abiotic factors interacting in your lab?= = HW: CC p. 43, Review, #1-12. NGHW Chapter 5 for Tuesday. =

=9/13/2012= =1. Differentiate between gross primary productivity (GPP) and net primary productivity (NPP) pages 31-33.= =2. What affects the rate of GPP in different biomes?= = HW: Chapter 4 NGHW, blog post =

=9/11/2012= =1. Do you believe the environment played a role in the attacks on this day 11 years ago? How?= =2. Distinguish between biotic and abiotic components. How can each be limiting factors?= = HW: Read p. 34-37 CC, Chapter 4 NGHW for Friday =

=9/10/2012= =1. Briefly describe the Gaia hypothesis (p. 88 CC). Do you agree with Lovelock that civilization is in great danger?= =2. Distinguish between steady state and static equilibrium.= = HW: Read p. 27-33 CC, Blog Post for Friday =

=9/7/2012= =1. Distinguish between transfers and transformations in energy and matter.= =2. Energy flows but nutrients cycle. Draw one or two diagrams illustrating this.= = HW: Chapter 3 NGHW for Tuesday, Topic 1 Quiz Monday =

=9/6/2012= = Turn in Eating at a Lower Trophic Level = =1. Explain this statement: "The higher the animal is on the food chain, the rarer it will be."= =2. Soil is a product of an ecosystem. Explain.= = HW: Read p. 83-90 CC, Blog post. G4 Proposal due September 20. = = Chapter 3 NGHW for Tuesday = =9/4/2012= =1. Draw a systems diagram of a positive or negative feedback cycle, in addition to the one done on Friday.= =2. If predators outstrip their food supply, what happens to their population? Give an example.= = HW: Eating at a Lower Trophic Level, due Thursday. =

=8/31/2012= =1. Explain the first and second laws of thermodynamics and how they relate to environmental systems.= =2. Give an example of positive feedback and negative feedback. Which is better?= = HW: See 8/30. New Blog post due next Friday. =

=8/30/2012=

=1. Explain how one environmental phenomenon may affect another system (hurricane, oil spill, earthquake).= =2. Using the model on page 72 CC, draw a systems diagram of any system.= = HW: = = Due Tuesday. Read Chapter 2 NGH for Tuesday. Read p. 74-81 CC for tomorrow. = =8/28/2012= =Welcome to Environmental Systems and Societies.= =1. Why did you sign up for this course?= =2. Explain, from your current point of view, the term //environment//.= =3. Describe one interaction you had with the environment this summer.= = HW: Sign up for and post your comments to the appropriate blog by Friday. = = Read Chapter 1 of New Green History of the World for Thursday = = and read p. 69-73 in the Course Companio =