Biomes- featuring your presentations!

Great job with the presentations last week! I hope you all enjoyed learning about your biome and teaching the class all about it. Please remember that even though we are not giving you assignments, we are expecting you to revise continuously for the exam. Please come prepared on Thursday, ready to review with your notes and book. Also, if please send me your powerpoint if you have not already.

Deserts Aaliah/Khalid

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Tropical Rainforests

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Biomes!

Today we introduced biomes in class. Here is the Prezi presentation that I had on the board. Reminder: On Thursday, your debate analysis and powerpoint presentations are due. Please make sure you follow the guidelines for the powerpoint presentation that were handed out in class as you will be marked on it. Please feel free to e-mail me or Mr. Kamau with any questions or if you need any help outside of class! If you want to go the extra mile and try using Prezi instead of powerpoint- check out www.prezi.com to create an account!

Biomes on Prezi

Western Black Rhino Extinct

The western black rhino has not been seen since 2006 and was recently declared extinct. What are some of the reasons this species might have gone extinct? Check out the article and dig deeper!

DDT Debate- coming to class Thursday!

Here is the powerpoint I showed in class in case you missed any details. This is by far only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the DDT debate and I know there will be strong arguments for both sides. Please make sure your sources are reliable when doing your research and remember to come to class on Thursday with a one page statement exhibiting the stance your team is taking in the debate (this will be turned in and marked).

The Great DDT Debate

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Thanks,
Ms Jetha

Eco- Friendly Olympics!

The Olympics is a tradition that draws in millions of people around the world to watch their favorite sporting events. Well, why not make it environmentally friendly as well? Check out this invention that will be making an enlightening appearance at the Olympic games in London this summer!




Green Sidewalk makes electricity one footstep at a time

Food for thought:
How does this connect to our discussion about energy flow in systems?

Population to hit 7 million people

The world population has hit 7 Billion people. Will this have a great impact in the environment? What about resource consumption?


How Women Defused Population Bomb

7 billion people

Food for thought:
How is increasing population connected to the process of photosynthesis?

Energy Flows, Photosynthesis, and Cellular Respiration- Oh My!

Here is the powerpoint we covered today in class about photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Memorize those formulas as they may come in handy later! Don't forget to check back for articles that may appear on your quizzes as bonus questions!

Photosynthesis tune- They might be giants
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgYPeeABoUs

Photosynthesis and respiration in ecosystems

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Food for thought:
Why is the process of photosynthesis so important?

Food Chain Scramble

Who knew a house mouse could cause so much chaos? Check out this article about how the house mouse has greatly affected the food chain on a unique island in California.


Voracious Mice Scramble Food Chain on California's Farallon Islands

Discussion questions
How are these mice causing chaos on the Farallon Islands?
What are some advantages and disadvantages to the eradication plan they are proposing?

Ecosystems-Chapter 3

The topic we are covering now is Ecosystems. To backtrack a little, the following is what we covered in our first lesson.
Food for thought: What are ecosystems and how are they structured?
Presentations from class:
Introduction to Ecosystems

Chapter 2: Ecosystems on Prezi

Ecosystems Part II

Ecosystems 2.1

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Welcome to the ESS Blog!

Welcome to the new ESS blog for AKAM! This blog will be used as a great resource for class materials and further class discussion about happenings in the world of environmental issues. Any powerpoints used during class will be posted here along with articles and links to other websites that will help enhance the breadth of your ESS knowledge. Current events and videos will also be posted here, and if you keep an eye on it- these current events may show up as bonus questions on the next test! Please feel free to comment, discuss, and use this as a form to discuss environmental issues in the world.
Thanks,
Ms. Jetha