Agenda Monday April 23, 2018-Friday April 27, 2018

MS-LS2-1.	Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
MS-LS2-2.	Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
MS-LS2-3.	Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
MS-LS2-4.	Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
MS-LS2-5.	Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.*

Will Allen

Former Pro Basketball Player, Sale and Marketing Executive, Farmer : b. 1949

"In order to build a new food system, we're going to need a world without fences. We all have responsibility to work together. We need everyone at the table. We're going to need black and white, young and old, rich and poor. ...Not least, we're going to need a new generation of farmers. "

• 2008: Awarded a John T. and Katherine D. MacArthur "Genius Grant". 
• 2010: Named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. 
• 2011: James Beard Foundation Leadership Award. 
• Will Allen Posters Available Here!

Monday April  23, 2018

Objective: How does different land use affect our local watershed?
Due today- NOTHING

Agenda:
QW:               

How do these images connect to what we are studying?

test water samples- 

food web-gather research, draw 2 copies of your organisms, water color one

Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve Species List

Record which organisms you will research and draw

Food web organisms, color, cut out, place

final test water samples- record every groups data

Finish  Big Chico Creek food web

https://view.yahoo.com/show/nbc-today-show/clip/60537369/pythons-on-the-prowl-snakes-take-over

Homework: none

Tuesday April 24, 2018

HAPPY EARTH MONTH!

Objective:  How does different land use affect our local watershed?  How does looking at our local watershed allow us to understand ecosystems?

Due today: nothing

Agenda: 

QW: What are some of the ways individuals and groups try to keep our waterways clean? watch this second
record water quality results

finish food web and begin posting

Homework: none

Wednesday April 25, 2018

Objective: How does different land use affect our local watershed?  How does looking at our local watershed allow us to understand ecosystems?

Due today:  completed organisms with basic facts

Agenda: 

QW:  Describe what some of the water concerns are in California. 
 What might be causing some of these?

post  our Big Chico Creek Food Web pictures 

Final  water quality  test
analyze the water
Thirsty for justice first 10 minutes

Homework: none

Thursday April 26, 2018

Objective:   How does different land use affect our local watershed?  How does looking at our local watershed allow us to understand ecosystems?

Due today: 

Agenda:

QW:  
describe some details about this map AND define what you think "hot spot" means

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lYMCjpkLQYXiNyIwbkvr3ZJTzxRdnjfXxHw3Fb3aMh4/edit?usp=sharing
final water quality test
post sketches

Video clip second 12

being to connect  food web

Homework:

Friday April 27, 2018
Objective:  How does different land use affect our local watershed?  How does looking at our local watershed allow us to understand ecosystems?

Due today: 

Agenda:  

QW: How can someone make polluted water clean?

final recording of water quality tests-update
food webs
Introduce engineering challenge- create a water filter
brainstorm, draw a model and draw how the water might be cleaned by your design?

https://view.yahoo.com/show/nbc-today-show/clip/60537369/pythons-on-the-prowl-snakes-take-over