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​Unit 2 Climate and Biogeochemical 

Main Due Dates for Unit 2
Unit 2 Current event due September 20th/23rd
Chapter 2 reading check September 
24th/25th
​Chapter 18 Due October 2nd/3rd
Investigating Paleoclimate worksheet due at the end of class October 2nd/3rd
​Carbon cycle drawing and background research due Oct. 4th and 7th 

​Chapter 5 Due October 11th/14th
Productivity Lab (this will be the complete write up, refer to the lab write up guide and the rubric before you submit the Lab) October 14th (B day) and 15th (A day)

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Unit 2 test October 17th/18th

Unit 2 notes ​
September 20/23
1. Review unit 1 FRQ 
2. Design experimental group for productivity lab

HW: Complete the pre lab for your productivity lab, Remember pre lab consists of title, background, scientific experiment and setting up your data tables.  ​ 
This should be handwritten. 

September 24/25
1. Chapter 2 pages 24-33 reading check
2. 
Notes on Feedback loops
3. Investigate positive and negative feedback loops using Daisyworld website, Daisyworld questions
 HW: Carbon cycle and greenhouse effect
Start reading ch. 18
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September 26/27
​1
. Productivity lab- collect base line data
2. Organize plants to grow in light and dark conditions
3. Notes on Respiration (slides 10-13)
​HW: ​Edpuzzle Global Climate Change
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September 30th and October 1st
1. Note on the Carbon Cycle (slides 1-9)
2. Stations on Geologic and physical pumps. 
3. Independent research on the carbon cycle
Carbon Cycle activity  
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HW: Draw the carbon cycle incorporating the terms from part C of the assignment 
October 2/3
1. Chapter 18 reading check 

2. HHMI Click and learn on Paleoclimate
3. Notes on Global Climate change (slides 14-22)
HW: Start reading chapter 5
Finish your Carbon Cycle diagram 
October 4 (A day)
1.  Impacts of Global Climate change activity
HW: read chapter 5 

October 7th (B day) 

​1. Notes on water cycle (B day only) 
2.  Impacts of Global Climate change activity
3. Group Discussion- Review warming ocean
HW: read chapter 5 

October 8/10
1. Productivity lab- collect remaining plant data
2. review write up expectations 
3. Wrap up global climate change

4. Go over Rubric for lab write up 
HW: work on lab write up (complete your data section)
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October 11(A day)
1. 
Chapter 5 reading check 

2. Gulf of Mexico clicker case study 
3. Notes on the Nitrogen and Phosphorus cycles (slides 23-35)
4. Nitrogen cycle worksheet
HW: Study for test and 
Finish lab write up (complete the conclusions and environmental solutions sections)

October 14th (B day) 
1. Chapter 5 reading check 
2. Gulf of Mexico clicker case study 
3. Notes on Nitrogen, Phosphorus 
4. Cycle drawings worksheet. 
HW: Study for test 

October 15 (A day)
1. Review the water cycle
2. Chalk drawings of cycles activity
HW: 
  Study for test

October 16th- No B day class due to PSAT 

October 17/18
​UNIT 2 Test 
HW: Current event unit 3 
Topics to consider: Pesticides, pesticide treadmill, agricultural practices, sustainable farming, mining, soil quality, aquaculture, soil formation, plate tectonics, El Nino/ La Nina ocean circulation,  large scale animal farms, Impacts of urbanization, Irrigation methods, groundwater depletion, salt water intrusion 
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