Fracking

Guided exploration of the process of Fracking

What the Frack

Turn in at end of the Period Friday (hardcopy)

Recycling Aluminum Lab

Recycling lab

Chap 8 Review

Chap 8 review

Target date for Chap 8 Exam in Wed the 29th

Soil

USDA Soil Primer Read Primer

Task 1- Decide on a use for soil (you want to be a vintner, build a golf course...) and using the tools described in the primer locate 2 viable locations for your use)

Task 2- Create a 1 min "pitch" for why your business will work in the areas you have identified( 1 pitch for each location). Take into account other possible requirements for success (location to urban centers, rainfall ....)

Task 3- We will present one of the 2 pitches to the class. Upon completion of the first pitch we will create a class rubric.

Task 4- Refine second pitch

Task 5- Final pitch to peers with peer grading based on the rubric.



Period 2 rubric

Period 3 Rubric

Period 7 Rubric

Peer Scoring

Chap 12 Assigned

Chap 12 online Quiz due Wed 3/15

Chap 12 R+R due Thursday 3/16

Chap 12 DTM-DtM 12.1 - Your Turn pg 321 & DtM 12.2 Your Turn pg 336 Due Friday 3/17







Chap 13 Schedule (Tentative)

Chap 13 Online Quiz Monday 3/20

Chap 13 R+R Tuesday 3/21

Chap 13 DTM Wed 3/22-DtM 13 - Your Turn pg 348

Chap 8 Is Assigned

Online Quiz- Due Tuesday

DTM-Due Wednesday

R+R- Due Thursday

Water Drip Drip Drip

Water loss

Water diversion

Each member of your lab group will choose one of the water diversions projects listed in the lab to create a 1 page infographic.  That info graphic will be shared with both Mr. Smirk and your labmates.

You will use your lab groups infographics to answer the lab questions.

1. Salton Sea
2. Aral Sea
3. Colorado river (Hoover damn, mono lake, ...)
4. Yangtze river (three gorges dam)