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8/30 flippin friday

8/29/2013

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Get your Jar.  Take a look at the layers.  Get a ruler and measure the layer of sand (bottom) then silt (middle) then clay.  Be sure to compare this to the overall total in order to get a percentage.  
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soil textur analysis
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8/28

8/25/2013

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Make a data table in your notebooks to collect information on your trees/shrubs.  Information to collect will include: date, height, circumference at 2 inches, number of leaves, notes (like 3 yellow leaves, wilting). 
Agenda
Tree Planting
Collect Data
Tree facts
Tree Facts 2
Learning Targets
1.  Plant a Tree!
2.  Collect Data.
3.  Investigate the importance of trees and soil.    
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Facts:  Trees help our soil remain healthy by reducing soil erosion and by creating a soil climate suitable for microorganism to grow.
There are over 23,000 different kinds of trees in the world.

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8/22

8/21/2013

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GQ...
1.  Look at the first map.  What type of soil do we have in Henry County?
2. Look at the second map.  What is the area with the highest evidence of soil erosion? 
3.  How much does Henry county 
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8/19

8/16/2013

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Why do we need soil? 
Why do we need worms? 
How do we know the quality of our soil?
 
How much land feeds the world? 

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8/16

8/15/2013

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Tree Facts
  • A single tree can absorb CO2 at a rate of 48 lb. per
    year.
  • Planting trees remains one of the cheapest, most
    effective means of  drawing excess CO2 from the atmosphere.
  • The carbon footprints of 18 average Americans can be neutralized by one acre of hardwood trees.

Agenda
Tree Assignment
Planting our Trees!!!
Targets
1.  Investigate the benefits of trees as carbon sequesters in the battle against climate change. 
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EPA Climate Carbon Calculator
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8/15

8/14/2013

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GQ.....
1.  What does parts per million mean?
2.  What is the current level of atmospheric CO2 today?
3.  What was it in 1950?
 
4.  What was the highest concentration before 1950?
5.  Do you notice a pattern?  explain
6.  How do you think we know CO2 concentrations from 650,000 years ago?
 

Any other questions you have regarding this graph? 
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8/14

8/13/2013

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GQ..........
1.  What is the greenhouse effect?
2.  What gases are greenhouse gases?
3.  How do they contribute to climate change? 


Agenda
GQ
11th Hour
Discussion 
Recycling
Learning Targets
1.  Investigate Global Environmental Issues and solutions.
 

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