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IB ESS Year 1 Syllabus - 2015

KEY: RED = Homework
          BLUE = Assignment Due
Week 1: 30/8 to 4/9
Class 1: Introductions
                 Homework: Complete Environmental Value Systems Survey assignment (Module 1)
Class 2: Environmental Value Systems (Module 1; Part 1)
                 Due: Environmental Value Systems Survey assignment (Module 1)
                 1- Class rules and expectations
                 2- What is an environmental value system? 
                 3- Review results of survey assignment
Class 3: Environmental Value Systems (Module 1; Part 1)
              1- Watch Video: Topic 1.1 (15:54-19:54 only)
              2- Review environmental value systems spectrum
              3- Environmental Value Systems reflection assignment

              Homework: Complete Environmental Value Systems assignment
                                     Read pages 17-22 in textbook (Module 2)
                                     Watch Videos: 1- How Wolves Change Rivers (Module 2)

                                                                 2- Do Trees Communicate (Module 2)
Class 4 (3/9/15): Systems, data collection, tables, and procedures
          1- Design system
          2- Vernier data collection activity
          3- Data recording - Tables
                     Use resource below and this website: www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/res/gh/gh-tables.htm
          4- Procedures: How to measure the height of a tree - research.  Use .edu and .gov sites only. Use                         "Scientific Writing Booklet" below to guide your procedure writing.

          Homework: Complete procedure for measuring the height of a tree.

            

                                    Scientific Writing Booklet
sci-writing.pdf
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                                    Data collection data sheet
ess1_data_recording_activity.docx
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                                    Making Scientific Tables
making_scientific_tables.docx
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10/9/15 - Ecosystem in a jar activity
system_in_a_jar_-_2015.doc
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Week 14/9 to 18/9:
Monday, 14/9: Photosynthesis
          




                    1- Watch movie in photosynthesis
  
                      2- Questions from film.
      
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                     3- Draw diagram of photosynthesis showing inputs and outputs.
                     4- Limiting Factors - Handout
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                     5- Simpson's scientific method Handout

          
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Homework:  Design experiment to look at some limiting factor for photosynthesis
For Quiz on Thursday: 
          Environmental Value Systems (pp 10-16)
          Systems - material on powerpoint ((pp. 17-22)
          Photosynthesis - definition, inputs, and outputs (pp 65-66)

topic_1.2_-_systems_and_models_-_part_1.ppt
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systems_energy.pdf
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21/9/2015: The Laws of Thermodynamics:




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akykY0mkKy0

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13/10/15: Practice IB questi.ons about energy. Please do for tomorrow. 
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Forest Ecology Video:
forest_ecology_-_introduction.docx
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Population Interactions Powerpoint:
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Water Cycle: definitions
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Nitrogen Cycle: for November 17

1) Watch video: The video's audio skips a little bit, but you should be able to understand anything. It's just a little annoying.
2) Follow the link and read the first two pages of the reading about the nitrogen cycle.
3) Using the reading, define the following terms:
          a) Nitrogen Fixation
          b) Nitrification
          c) Assimilation
          d) Ammonification
          e) Denitrification
4) Use the following pdf called "Human Alteration of the Global Nitrogen Cycle: Causes and Consequences" to list ways that humans can affect the global nitrogen cycle. Write one or two sentences about each way humans affect the cycle.
human_aleration_of_the_global_nitrogen_cycle.pdf
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Overview of the nitrogen cycle:
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Reading to complete for Nov 30th:
ess_text_-_91-98.pdf
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Review Material for December 7th: 

Please do questions in class on Monday. We will review answers in class on Tuesday.
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