Some videos to support this week's assignment.
PHS Natural Resources
Monday, May 12, 2025
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Geography and Climate
At your tables, create a poster to describe one of the following geographic effects on weather (each is a link to an article you can used to get started):
Your poster should include a diagram and answer the following questions:
Where is your effect found?
How does the geography create this effect?
How does the weather change due to this effect?
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Two ages of civilization followed by ores in Washington
A pair of videos to get us started on Ores
- Go to this link and complete the Mineral Distribution in Washington exercise. The image shows the location of ore deposits in Washington, and the questions require you to consider how the melting points and/or densities may affect the distribution here in Washington.
Monday, January 3, 2022
Energy
Questions
- What is energy?
- What does the phrase “children of the sun” mean?
- How does electricity differ from energy?
- How has energy use transformed civilization?
Other views of the changes
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Nova Saving the Dead Sea
Video for today . We will talk sinkholes and applications on Monday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY3d3Onr3bo
Friday, October 1, 2021
Biodiversity Case Study
Biodiversity Case Study
Your task: create
a google slide presentation by the end of Thursday that demonstrates your
understanding of habitat characteristics, biodiversity values, threats, and
solutions.
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund is an organization
that gives grants to NGOs and individuals who are working towards conservation
efforts around the world.
Step 2: Gather
data. The data that you must gather is the following:
Microhabitat Analysis—What characteristics and interactions are
present in this region? You might need to review your notes to remind yourself
what qualifies as habitat, ecosystem, community, and environment. Gather
information about each for your given region. Be sure to include what species
are endemic to this region!
Biodiversity Values— Address each of the following in your presentation: ecosystem services,
economic value, and cultural value. You may include other aspects of
biodiversity as well. Be sure to include how this region qualifies as a
biodiversity “hotspot”.
Threats to Biodiversity—Consider habitat destruction, invasive
species, pollution, (human) population growth, and overharvesting. Identify threats to biodiversity in this region. Be specific
about what is being lost/damaged and what has already been lost/damaged and why
or how.
Solutions—For some of your regions, solutions might have already
been tried. Talk about these and whether or not they have been successful. If
nothing has been done to prevent biodiversity loss, come up with potential
solutions. Be specific! Don’t just say “conservation efforts” or “awareness”.
What kinds of conservation should be done? What species need protection? If
resources can no longer be gathered here, where else should we gather them?
Step 3: Compile
your information onto your google slide.
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Keystone Species
After the video respond to the following in your notebook:
- What is a keystone species?
- What is an Endemic species?
- Identify two things you think you learned
- Write one question you now have.
On your biome worksheets, select one specific region with each biomes and identify a keystone species and endemic species for each. Justify your response.
Where in the Biome am I?
- You will be researching two Biomes on-line using the sheet provided.
- Using Biomes of the World website begin to research and learn where your biome is located in the world. (See http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/ or http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/)
- Color or Shade the world map for your biome. Identify on your map the major bodies of water and countries that border the biome.
- Questions to Answer
- Climate
- Does the biome have seasons? Has the climate been changing during the last decades? What is unique about the climate of the biome?
- How much precipitation does the biome receive? Is it in the form of rain or snow?
- What is the temperature range of the biome?
-
List three physical features of your biome, such as terrain and how it looks in general.
- Plants and Animals: Identify at least five plants and five animals to your biome. This must include at least one KEYSTONE species.
- Has the biome experienced any of the changes you saw in the survey (My Initial Thoughts) such as urban development, air pollution, or soil erosion?
- Based on what you have been able to learn, do you believe the biome is being conserved, preserved, or exploited?
Monday, September 27, 2021
The Anthropocene
- Define Anthropocene
- Identify two things you think you learned
- Write one question you now have.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Agricultural Revolution
Questions:
- Identify two advantages and two disadvantages of the agricultural revolution
- Write one additional thing you think you learned
- Write one question you now have
Discussion Wrap-Up submit a ClEvR statement for the question:
Did the agricultural revolution benefit humanity?
History of Life on Earth
What was the primary cause in changes to animals over time?
Identify two things you think you learned
Write one question you now have.
- Identify three big ideas presented in the video.
Other concepts to understand
- Hypothesis: A prediction you can test.
- Scientific Theory: An explanation supported by experiment. (Explains WHY something happens)
- Scientific Law: A 'Rule of Nature' (states what will happen.)
Monday, May 10, 2021
Land as a Gift of Nature
Read this article. Land: 10 main Characteristics of Land in Economics
- Define Land
- What does the article mean by "Land is a Gift of Nature"
- What does the article mean by land use?
- Are there any factors identified that you disagree with? Explain.
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Welcome to Natural Resources
Welcome to Natural Resources for the 2021-22 school year. This year will be significantly different from previous years as the requirements for distance learning preclude us from doing the two most important things in the course:
That said we will do our best to maintain the spirit of the course whether we are online,
Natural Resources will focus on the study of the environment and our interaction with it. Units will focus on:
- Go outside as much as possible to conduct labs and field studies.
- Maintain the focus on using those labs and field studies to focus our analysis and conversations in the classroom.
That said we will do our best to maintain the spirit of the course whether we are online,
Natural Resources will focus on the study of the environment and our interaction with it. Units will focus on:
Science Basics - Reviewing the underlying scientific principles of Biology, Chemistry and Physics that affect all areas of study.
- Measurement
- Problem Solving
- Graphic Analysis
- Understanding Significance
- Basic Mechanics -Describing Motion
- Physical and Chemical Properties
- Thermal Energy
The Land
- Soil Formation and Properties
- Soil Maps and Surveys
- Map Reading and Land Navigation
- Mining and Resource Extraction
- Land Management and Use
The Water
- Properties of Water
- Water Cycles
- Water quality
- Water management and use
The Air
- Climate and Weather
- Air Quality
Ecology
- Plant life and Function
- Animal life and Function
- Forest Management
Human Influence on the Environment
- Conserve, Preserve and Exploit - The fate of all resources
- Energy Production
- Oil economy and the Future of energy production
- Fisheries Management
- Policing the Environment
- Collapse - nine environmental pressures beyond simple climate change
High School Space Science
- Space Weather - protecting our modern civilization
- Exploring other worlds - Resources beyond our earth.
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