Environmental Science - 05.02.2025

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYCajfj5AYk

05.01.2025 - Part 2

 

05.01.2025 - Thursday - Science notes (part one)

 

04.30.2025 - Wednesday - Science notes with answer key for Solar System cut / paste.

04.29.2025 - Tuesday

 

04.28.2025 - Monday - Week #33 - Science notes with Key Terms for this week.

 

04.25.2025 - Science

 

Environmental Science - 04.25.2025

 Environmental Science - 04.25.2525 - Friday

Research Assignment - Answer each question in a document and share it with your instructor.

1. What animals depend on Mono Lake? (Name at least three)
2. Why, in the last 75 years, has the water level in Mono Lake dropped?
3. How do water allocations affect California's agricultural industry?
4. What crops in California are the most water-intensive, and how does this impact water use?
5. What initiatives are in place to reduce the agricultural sector’s water footprint?
6. What are the most significant challenges facing California’s water supply in the next 20 years?
7. How might increasing population growth in California affect the state’s water supply?
8. What role do water conservation technologies play in addressing California's water crisis?
9. How can urban areas in California improve water efficiency and sustainability?
10. What is the potential for inter-state water sharing agreements to help California’s water supply? (Example: Obtaining water from Oregon.)

Week #32 quiz

 Quiz link:  https://www.classroomclipboard.com/854670/Test/4E051735-EF59-46C9-BF3F-0C22C276BC88

Access code: gravity

Week #32 Science

 

Environmental Science - 04.22.2025 - Tuesday

 California Waterways Map

1. Color the NATURAL waterways BLUE.
2. Color the Aqueducts RED
3. Use YELLOW to show where Gold Mining mainly occurred in California.
4. Color the Lakes in California GREEN.

(Place the waterways map in your binder.)

5.  Answer the following on a separate sheet to turn in TODAY.

A.  Why was the metal Mercury used in California Gold Mining?

B.  Name two LOCAL (with 100 miles) Mercury mines.

C.  How does ingesting Mercury hurt humans and wildlife?

D.  What is an aqueduct?

E.  What aqueducts “feed” Los Angeles?

F.  Where is Mono Lake?

G.  Where does Mono Lake get most of its water?

H.  What ANIMALS depend on Mono Lake for their living?

I.  Why was a lawsuit filed against The state of California regarding water rights and Mono Lake?

Science notes for Thursday - 04.17.2025

 

Science Notes - week #31

 

Environmental Science - 04.18.2025 - Friday

 Hetch Hetchy and San Francisco Water

Answer the following and turn in to the blue in basket today.

1. Where is Hetch Hetchy Valley located compared to Yosemite Valley.
2. Find a picture of Hetch hetchy Valley before the dam was built. Compare it with a picture of Yosemite Valley now. How are they similar?
3. Who was John Muir and when did he live?
4. Why did John Muir fight against the O'Shaughnessy Dam?
5. What did the building of the dam do to Hetch Hetchy Valley?
6. Why did John Muir lost the fight to save Hetch Hetchy Valley?
7. Who benefits from the water in the valley now?
8. What is a MAJOR DAM PROJECT in Northern California that was recently approved? (Where is it and who will it benefit?)
9. What are the arguments against building the Sites reservoir?

10. What are the arguments FOR building the Sites reservoir?

Environmental Science - 04.17.2025 - Thursday

 Environmental Studies - April 17th - Thursday

Complete the following in a document and share with the teacher ….

California Water

1. (Answer question #1 question without, first, looking up any information.) When you turn on the water tap at home or school, where does most of that fresh water come from? In other words - where is the fresh water stored until we are ready to use it?
2. (Questions number two through eight require research.) California has almost 900 miles of coastline. Why do we not take the water we need for crops and drinking from the salty Pacific Ocean? 
3. Where are desalination plants located in California?
4. What is an aquifer?
5. Name the top five uses of fresh water in California. (Agriculture? Drinking? Washing Teslas?)
6. Los Angeles is the largest city in California, yet receives the least amount of rainfall of an coastal city in the state. Where does Los Angeles obtain most of the fresh water it needs?
7. Looking at our biosphere as a whole, what percentage of water on Earth is available for us humans to drink and water crops? In other words, most of the water on Earth is in the oceans; how much is clean, potable water?
8. How are GLACIERS important for the fresh water supply for people? 

Week #30 retest - Science

 Link: 

https://www.classroomclipboard.com/854670/Test/09BD4761-7531-4887-85DD-5872A6A29761 Access code: heart

Animals we might see in (or near) Pacifica

 

week #30 quiz

 Test Link:  

https://www.classroomclipboard.com/854670/Test/09BD4761-7531-4887-85DD-5872A6A29761 Access code: heart

Science - 04.03.2025 - Thursday notes

 

Environmental Science

 

Week #30 - Science Notes for Monday and Tuesday - 03.21.2025 - 04.01.2025

 

Monday - March 31st - Environmental Science

 Current Events and today’s assignment

Today’s assignment is to be completed in our binders.

1. Look at the news over the last 72 hours. Describe what’s happening to bees and what are the possible causes. Also describe how this affects us.
2. Tides:  How many high and low tides does Pacifica experience in a 24 hour period (one day?)
3. Research and draw. In our binders - At LOW tide at Linda Mar State Beach there are tide pools both north and south of the main beach. Choose an ANIMAL you might find in the the pool. Draw it. Describe its diet, habitat, part of the tide zone in which it lives, and how the animals is being affected by ocean acidification and global climate change.

Environmental Studies - 03.27.2025 - Thursday

 

Wednesday - March 26th - 2025 - Week #29

 

Tuesday - March 25th - Science notes

 

Science - Week #29 - Monday - 03.24.2025