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- Claire Pichette
- Contact
- Schedule
- PLTW Biomed 1 weekly agendas 2025-26
- Earth and Space Science weekly agendas 2025-26
- AP Environmental Science (APES) weekly agendas 2025-26
Claire Pichette
Hello! Thanks for visiting my HHS site. I currently teach AP Environmental Science, Earth and Space Science, and Project Lead the Way Principles of the Biomedical Sciences (Biomed 1). I’m looking forward to an awesome year with all of you!
Assignments and weekly agendas for the school year will be availabe on Microsoft Teams and can be accessed through the Clever platform at www.clever.com. Each student has a single sign-on username and password for these sites.
Please contact me with any concerns or questions. The best way to reach me is through the chat in teams or my school email (cpichette@helenaschools.org). Thanks!
PLTW Biomed 1 students:
Click here to access the PLTW Biomedical Sciences website at my.pltw.org. Students will need a username and password to access the assignments.
APES students:
Click here to access the AP Classroom site at https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-environmental-science/course. Students will need a username and password to access the assignments.
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Schedule
- 1st Period PLTW Principles of Biomedical Sciences
- 2nd Period PLTW Principles of Biomedical Sciences
- 3rd Period Prep period
- 4th Period Earth and Space Science
- 5th Period AP Environmental Science
- 6th Period Earth and Space Science
- 7th Period Bus Duty
- 3:15-3:45 Bus Duty
PLTW Biomed 1 weekly agendas 2025-26
Week 19: SEMESTER 1 TESTING SCHEDULE
Monday, January 19 – No School
Tuesday, January 20 – Regular School Day: Finish presentations for Weds
Wednesday, January 21 – Periods 0, 1, 2 Biomed 1.3.1 Case Presentations DUE
Thursday, January 22 – Periods 3, 4, 5
Friday, January 23 – Periods 6, 7
Week 18 Last week of Semester 1!
Mon: 1.2.6 Case Closed; Final report and autopsy
Tues: 1.2.6 Case Closed; Final report and autopsy; ALL CORRECTIONS/MISSING WORK DUE
Weds: 1.3.1 A New Case!
Thurs: 1.3.1 A New Case!
Fri: 1.3.1 A New Case!
Week 17 Happy 2026!
Mon: Heart booklets due; finish heart work, quizzes, vocab, etc.; Career Journal Histologist DUE FRI
Tues: Abnormal hearts; Anna’s heart, 1.2.5 conclusions
Weds: 1.2.4 Brain Histology Title, Goals, Intro Notes, Vocab through “Tissue Types”
Thurs: 1.2.4 Brain Histology; Microscopic tissue analysis, Concussion Case Study
Fri: 1.2.4 Brain Histology conclusions; Career Journals DUE
WINTER BREAK DEC 22-Jan 2
Week 16 Happy Holidays!
Mon: Heart Dissection: External Features; Career Journal: Cardiologist DUE TODAY
Tues: Heart Dissection: Internal Features
Weds: Review heart anatomy and physiology for HEART TEST TOMORROW!
Thurs: TEST: Heart Anatomy and Physiology with lab practical
Fri: Holiday Assembly Heart Healthy Holiday (extra credit: bring something to share!)
Week 15
Mon: Finish 1.2.3 and start 1.2.5 Gross Anatomy of the Heart; Career Journal: Cardiologist DUE MON
Tues: MAPS Testing; work on heart booklets
Weds: MAPS Testing; work on heart booklets
Thurs: Heart Anatomy and Physiology
Fri: Heart box diagram and dissection pre-lab for Monday
Week 14
Mon: 1.2.2 Time of Death timeline and entomology; Career Journal Toxicologist DUE MON
Tues: Finish 1.2.2; Start 1.2.3 Forensic Toxicology Title, goals, intro notes and vocab
Weds: 1.2.3 Forensic Toxicology digestive system and pre-lab
Thurs: 1.2.3 Lab: Toxicology
Fri: 1.2.3 Lab results and conclusions; add to Anna’s Autopsy Report
Week 13 Happy Thanksgiving!
Monday: FINISH 1.2.1 Anatomy of an Autopsy; Start 1.2.2 Time of Death
–REVIEW body systems organizers for QUIZ!
–QUIZ on Body Systems
–Start 1.2.2 title, goals, intro notes, etc.
Tuesday: 1.2.2 Time of Death
–Cool Cadaver
–Timeline of Changes
–Video: The “Body Farm” (20 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrTOFYm-xhY&t=9s
Weds-Fri NO SCHOOL
Week 12
Mon: 1.2.1 Anatomy of an Autopsy Title, Goals, Intro notes and Vocab; finish sharing videos from Friday; Career Journal: Medical Examiner DUE MON 11/24
Tues: 1.2.1 Anatomy of an Autopsy Body Systems matching
Weds: 1.2.1 Anatomy of an Autopsy Autopsies
Thurs: 1.2.1 Anatomy of an Autopsy Conclusions + QUIZ: Body Systems
Fri: 1.2.2 Time of Death Title, Goals, Intro notes and Vocab Notebook Check
Week 11 ROCK YOUR MOCS WEEK!
Mon: Wear Red for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Finish 1.1.6 lab analysis, conclusions and wks; Career Journal of your choice!
Tues: Wear Orange for missing persons 1.1.7 Status Report–planning and filming
Weds: Wear Ribbon Shirts or Skirts 1.1.7 Status Report–filming and upload; review for QUIZ Thurs
Thurs: Jim Thorpe Day – Wear mismatched shoes QUIZ on Unit 1.1; practice video presentations
Fri: Wear your mocs or beaded clothes Share 1.1.7 videos! Pre-lab 1.2.1 Anatomy of an Autopsy Notebook Check
Week 10 start of Q2!
Mon: DNA Close read and Alec Jeffreys Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzq7Tb10M1c
Tues: Restriction enzymes, PCR and DNA RFLP’s
Weds: Micropipette practice and gel electrophoresis
Thurs: LAB: DNA gel electrophoresis
Fri: 1.1.6 lab results and conclusions
Week 9 Halloween Spirit Week! End Q1
Mon: Spooky Socks! Finish 1.1.5 notes, drawings, and models, NOTEBOOK CHECK; Career Journal–Biomedical Engineer DUE MON 11/3
Tues: Spooky PJs! Lab: DNA extraction
Weds: Wicked Pink vs. Green! Finish DNA notes and conclusions, HHMI Video (17 min)
Thurs: Adam Sandler Look-Alike! QUIZ DNA! Start 1.1.6 notes and pre-lab for Tues
Fri: Costumes! Video: DNA; Finish Career Journals for Mon LAST DAY FOR Q1 WORK!
Week 8
Mon: 1.1.4 Blood Evidence finish experimental design pre-lab and planning Blood Spatter Analyst Due Today!
Tues: 1.1.4 Blood Evidence Lab: Blood Spatter!
Weds: 1.1.4 Blood Evidence Blood Spatter Results, graphing and conclusions
Thurs: 1.1.5 DNA Pre-Lab notes and videos
Fri: 1.1.5 DNA Pre-Lab notes and videos, DNA Models ALL MISSING Q1 WORK DUE MONDAY! Notebook check for 1.1.3 an 1.1.4 Monday!
Week 7
Mon: 1.1.4 Blood Evidence finish blood typing work, pre-lab blood spatter section
Tues: Helena College Prospects in Healthcare 9-2! Register online and have your parents excuse you if you plan to go. Bring back proof of attendance for a school-related absence . Not going? Work on career journal Blood Spatter Analyst Due Monday
Weds: Earthquake Drill! 1.1.4 Blood Spatter–Experimental Design, Scientific Method and Lab Safety
Thurs-Fri: NO SCHOOL! MFPE Conference in Missoula
Week 6
Mon: Finish 1.1.3 and CER; Digital Evidence Tech DUE TONIGHT
Tues: SHORT QUIZ! Pre-lab 1.1.4 Blood Evidence; NEW PARTNERS
Weds: 1.1.4 Blood Evidence–Lab: Kastle Meyer testing
Thurs: 1.1.4 Blood Evidence–Pre-Lab: Blood Typing
Fri: 1.1.4 Blood Evidence–Lab: Blood Typing
Week 5
Mon: 1.1.3 Patterns in our Prints pre-lab and YOUR fingerprints; Career Journal “Digital Evidence Tech” DUE MON 10/6
Tues: 1.1.3 Lifting latent prints, analyze prints from crime scene and make conclusions from evidence
Weds: 1.1.3 Digital Evidence and timeline
Thurs: 1.1.3 Digital Evidence and timeline, CER and conclusions
Fri: Finish any work from 1.1.3 and Career Journal “Digital Evidence Tech” DUE MON 10/6
Week 4
Mon: Career Journal Police Detective OR Polygraph Tech (Due Mon 9/29) NOTEBOOK CHECK!
Tues: 1.1.3 The Traces we Leave Behind (Title, Goals, Intro Notes, Vocab) Microscopes
Weds: Lab: Hair Analysis
Thurs: Lab: Fingerprinting
Fri: Lab: Fingerprinting
Week 3
Mon: 1.1.2 Vernier app and equipment practice–Forensic Scientist DUE TODAY (submit on Teams)
Tues: 1.1.2 Baseline Data, Controls and Data Collection; prep for Two Truths and a Lie
Weds: 1.1.2 Two Truths and a Lie; Putting it all Together; Ethical Scenario
Thurs: 1.1.2 Experimental Design, Evaluating Statements and Conclusions
Fri: Assembly Schedule–Career Journal Police Detective OR Polygraph Tech (Due Mon 9/29)
Week 2
Mon: 1.1.1 A Sketchy Scene—Finish all work in lab notebooks, hand in sketches + evidence logs
Tues: Career Journal Guidelines—Forensic Science Tech, MLA Source Citations
Weds: Review MLA source citations and career journal guidelines, work on Forensic Scientist
Thurs: 1.1.2 Reliable Witnesses—Title, Goals, Intro Notes and Vocab
Fri: 1.1.2 Reliable Witnesses—Try the Vernier bluetooth sensors and apps
Week 1
Mon: No School—Labor Day
Tues: Share “Processing a Crime Scene” Poster, Lab Notebook Guidelines
Weds: 1.1.1 A Sketchy Scene—Sketches
Thurs: 1.1.1 A Sketchy Scene—Sketches, Photos, and Evidence Labeling (Guest: SRO Nick Ransom)
Fri: 1.1.1 A Sketchy Scene—Finish Photos and Labeling, Collect Evidence
First Days
Weds: LINK Day
Thurs: Introductions, Nametags, Course Guidelines
Fri: Processing a Crime Scene Poster
Earth and Space Science weekly agendas 2025-26
Week 19: SEMESTER 1 TESTING SCHEDULE
Monday, January 19 – No School
Tuesday, January 20 – Regular School Day: Review for semester test
Wednesday, January 21 – Periods 0, 1, 2
Thursday, January 22 – Periods 3, 4, 5
Friday, January 23 – Periods 6, 7
Week 18 Last week of Semester 1!
Mon: Graph: melting temperatures of rocks (p.300 Ch 10)
Tues: Notes: Ch 10 Volcanoes; Drawings of 3 volcano types and locations
Weds: Study skills and interpreting graphs
Thurs: Study skills and interpreting graphs
Fri: Review for semester test
Week 17 Happy 2026!
Mon: Finish CH 10 Reading Q’s Volcanoes DUE TODAY; Quiz make-ups from Dec., grades
Tues: Mini poster—evidence for plate tectonics
Weds: Mini poster—evidence for plate tectonics
Thurs: Review for Unit 3 test
Fri: TEST Unit 3 Plate Tectonics; ALL MISSING UNIT 3 WORK DUE TODAY
WINTER BREAK DEC 22-Jan 2
Week 16 Happy Holidays!
Mon: Notes: Evidence for Plate Tectonic Theory; Close Read: Marie Tharpe and Seafloor Spreading
Tues: Map: Seafloor Spreading
Weds: Finish maps and review for QUIZ TOMORROW!
Thurs: QUIZ on Evidence for Plate Tectonic Theory; CH 10 Volcanoes and Igneous Activity DUE MONDAY
Fri: Holiday Assembly Video: Volcanoes!
Week 15
Mon: Quiz make-ups; CLOSE READ: Evidence for plate motion
Tues: MAPS Testing; Activity: Plate Boundary Maps
Weds: MAPS Testing; Activity: Plate Boundary Maps
Thurs: Notes: Plate boundaries; finish maps and hand in DUE TODAY
Fri: Activity: Gondwanaland! Mapping fossil evidence
Week 14
Mon: Close Read: Convection Currents; Online Simulation–Plate Boundaries https://sepup.lawrencehallofscience.org/geology-unit-plate-boundaries/
Tues: Notes on plate boundaries and features; Lab: Convection Currents
Weds: Lab: Convection Currents DUE TODAY
Thurs: Video: Colliding Continents (50 min) Colliding Continents – YouTube
Fri: SHAKESPEARE PLAY! Finish video and discuss, SHORT QUIZ on Plate Boundaries and Convection!
Week 13 Happy Thanksgiving!
Mon: Finish Plate Boundary Notes and Drawings DUE TODAY
Tues: Guest: Robert Lester “Columbia River Canoe Project”
Weds-Fri: NO SCHOOL! Enjoy the break
Week 12
Mon: Review for Unit 2 Test tomorrow; all missing unit 2 work DUE!
Tues: Unit 2 TEST Earth’s Composition and Formation
Weds: Unit 3 Plate Tectonics Start Ch 9 Reading Q’s DUE FRI
Thurs: Finish CH 9 Q’s; Start Plate Boundary Notes
Fri: Finish Plate Boundary Notes and Drawings; CH 9 Q’s DUE
Week 11 Rock your Mocs Week!
All Unit 2 missing work DUE next week at the UNIT 2 TEST TUESDAY 11/18!
Mon: Wear Red for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women; Video: Naked Science Birth of Earth (50 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYHe5wQeA28
Tues: Wear Orange for missing persons; Finish Video: Birth of Earth, Close Read and Table
Weds: Wear Ribbon Shirts or Skirts Notes, Finish Close Read and Table; EXTRA CREDIT presentation Dr. Kelly Cline Carroll College 7-8 PM Simperman Hall
Thurs: Jim Thorpe Day – Wear mismatched shoes Project: Formation of Earth
Fri: Wear your mocs or beaded clothes Project: Formation of Earth DUE MON
Week 10 Start of Q2!
Mon: Finish “San Andreas” and complete forms quiz on Teams
Tues: Notes and close read on Magnetism
Weds: Lab: Magnetism
Thurs: Finish lab and Magnetism notes; auroras
Fri: Aurora Investigation!
Week 9 Halloween Spirit and End Q1
Mon: Spooky Socks! Finish missing work from Q1 or last week; extra credit DUE WEDS
Tues: Spooky PJs! Notes: CH 8 Earth’s Layers; Start Scale Model of Earth’s Layers
Weds: Wicked Pink vs. Green! QUIZ: Earthquakes and Earth’s Layers; Extra Credit DUE; Work on Scale Models of Earth’s Layers
Thurs: Adam Sandler Look-Alike! Video: San Andreas
Fri: Costumes! Happy Halloween! Video: San Andreas; Scale Models DUE MON
Week 8
Mon: Counselor Visit!
Tues: P-wave and S-wave reading and diagram analysis
Weds: Notes Composition of Earth; Close Read DUE THURS
Thurs: Data table on Earth’s Layers; staple to Close Read and hand in
Fri: Scale Model of Earth’s Layers; ALL MISSING UNIT 2 WORK DUE MON 10/27 FOR Q1 DEADLINE!
Week 7 SHORT WEEK!
Mon: Unit 2 Earth’s Composition and Formation! New bell ringer sheets (pink); CH 8 reading Q’s DUE; Start earthquake webquest assignment on Teams; Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfqHBucZGiM
Tues: Earthquake webquest assignment on Teams (DUE WEDS)
Weds: Earthquake Drill! Earthquake webquest DUE; Nat Geo “Anatomy of an Earthquake”
Thurs-Fri: NO SCHOOL—MFPE conference
Week 6 Agenda
Mon: Make-up tests, Finish Density Experiment and posters DUE TOMORROW EOP
Tues: Practice your presentations! Review rubrics and organize papers to hand in Weds
Weds: NEW PARTNERS Density Experiment Presentations
Thurs: Finish presentations, Start Ch 8 Earthquakes and Earth’s Interior
Fri: Ch 8 Earthquakes and Earth’s Interior DUE MON
Week 5
Mon: Get a new BLUE bell ringer sheet, choose a topic on density and design your experiment
Tues: Lab—Density Experiments
Weds: Lab—Density Experiments/start posters
Thurs: Finish Posters and Review For UNIT 1 TEST Fri; ALL MISSING UNIT 1 WORK DUE FRI
Fri: TEST Unit 1 Nature of Science
Week 4
Mon: Notes on Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) and Density Practice worksheet
Tues: Review Density Practice worksheet; mini quiz on density! CER Extra Credit DUE FRI
Weds: Scientific Method and Experimental Design notes and practice worksheet
Thurs: Experimental Design practice worksheet DUE TODAY; work with your partner/small group to design your experiment for next week
Fri: Video–Mythbusters experimental design; CER Extra Credit DUE TODAY
Week 3
Mon: Quiz Make-ups, Density and Graphing Online Worksheet
Tues: Density and Graphing Online Worksheet
Weds: Pre-Lab and notes on density; start lab?
–Science Process Q’s DUE TODAY
Thurs: Finish Density Lab and hand in DUE TODAY
Fri: Assembly Schedule
–Experimental Design—notes and practice
–Density Online Worksheets DUE ON TEAMS TODAY
Week 2
Mon: Metric notes and pre-lab, CH 1 Q’s DUE, Make up quizzes from Friday?
Tues: Finish metric notes and pre-lab, Lab: Measurement (p. 741)
Weds: Lab: Measurement (p. 741)
Thurs: Practice and review for QUIZ Friday, BONUS: Metric conversions
Fri: QUIZ Metrics, Measurement, and CH 1, Science skills and graphing (p.728-740)
Week 1
Mon: No School–Labor Day
Tues: Bell Ringers/Exit Tickets, Course Guidelines (Due FRI), “Find your Spot” Challenge
Weds: Set up notebooks and folders, Start CH 1 Reading Q’s (Due MON 9/8/25)
Thurs: Lab Safety Tour, green lab safety sheet (Due FRI)
Fri: QUIZ Lab Safety, Work on CH 1 Q’s, make a safety “mini poster”
First Days
Weds: LINK Day!
Thurs: Welcome, Introductions, name cards
Fri: Following Directions and “Find your Spot” technical writing challenge
AP Environmental Science (APES) weekly agendas 2025-26
Week 19: SEMESTER 1 TESTING SCHEDULE
Monday, January 19 – No School
Tuesday, January 20 – Regular School Day—Family Proposal uploaded on Teams; parent emails to cpichette@helenaschools.org by end of day Thursday
Wednesday, January 21 – Periods 0, 1, 2
Thursday, January 22 – Periods 3, 4, 5 HFS Tour and volunteer project? Emailed 1/3/25
Friday, January 23 – Periods 6, 7
Week 18 Last week of Semester 1!
Mon: Review for APES Test; ALL MISSING Q2 WORK DUE
Tues: AP TEST CH 9, 15 and 16 water, air pollution and waste
Weds: Test Corrections, Start Family Proposal
Thurs: Family Proposal
Fri: Family Proposal
Week 17 Happy 2026!
Mon: Garbage Audit analysis and class data
Tues: Notes and discussion CH 16 Waste
Weds: Helena Solid Waste Investigation (on Teams)
Thurs: Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
Fri: Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
WINTER BREAK DEC 22-Jan 2
Week 16 Happy Holidays!
Mon: Quiz make-ups from Fri; READ Ch 16 Waste; Where resources come from and where they go–Lifecycle Analysis (LCA) on plastics!
Tues: LCA and Story of Stuff
Weds: LCA and white elephant gifts
Thurs: Share LCA and start Home Audit: Garbage DUE TUESDAY after break
Fri: Holiday Assembly White Elephant recycled gift exchange
Week 15
Mon: Finish Web Investigation on CWA and CAA and submit on Teams; Notes on Air Quality (see Teams!)
Tues: MAPS Testing; Graphing the Layers of the Atmosphere
Weds: MAPS Testing; Graphing the Layers of the Atmosphere
Thurs: Transportation solutions; Finish Ch 15 notes
Fri: QUIZ Ch 15 Air pollution; Home Audit: Garbage
Week 14
Mon: Ch 15 Air Pollution and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion; Boulder Hot Springs Trip 12/8
Tues: Transportation Audits (Due Fri!)
Weds: Notes on CH 15 and air quality
Thurs: Investigating the Clean Air Act (HOM Jefferson GRAINS–Cate and Henry S.)
Fri: Shakespeare Play Transportation Audit check-in; Field Trip forms for Monday?
Week 13 Happy Thanksgiving!
Mon: Finish online Helena Water Investigation (freshwater and wastewater); Water Audit and Calculations DUE TODAY
Tues: Guest: Robert Lester “Columbia River Canoe Project”
Weds-Fri: NO SCHOOL! Enjoy the break
Week 12
Mon: Review water audit raw data; Make a plan to collect data TONIGHT! Video: Bozeman Biology Water Resources (11 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDAj5T1ST7o
Tues: CH 9 Water Resources discussion; Ch 9 reading notes DUE
Weds: PPLT Sevenmile Creek vegetation survey reporting
Thurs: Complete Water Audit Calculations and hand in today, Online Helena Freshwater Investigation (submit on Teams)
Fri: Wastewater CHALLENGE!
Week 11 Rock your Mocs Week!
Mon: Wear Red for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women; Research energy solutions for your Family Proposal and/or review for CH 2, 12, 13 TEST tomorrow
Tues: Wear Orange for missing persons; AP TEST CH 2, 12, 13 Bring Chromebooks
Weds: Wear Ribbon Shirts or Skirts Test make-ups and corrections
Thurs: Jim Thorpe Day – Wear mismatched shoes Reading notes CH 9 Water Resources
Fri: Wear your mocs or beaded clothes Water Audit! Complete at home this week
Week 10 Start Q2!
Mon: Finish Data Center Webquest
Tues: Ch 13 notes and discussion; data center info! Ch 13 notes DUE WEDS
Weds: Family Proposal–Energy Solutions; prep questions for tomorrow (SMA meeting)
Thurs: Guest–Nick Fitzmaurice MEIC/Ellis Juhlin MTPR
Fri: Lab: Kill-a-watts; Finish CH 13 for AP TEST Tuesday (CH 2, 12 and 13) HOM Carrots!
Week 9 Halloween Spirit and End Q1
Mon: Spooky Socks! Finish missing work from Q1 DUE TODAY; Video: Switch
Tues: Spooky PJs! Finish Video: Switch and discuss; Finish CH 12 notes, review for quiz
Weds: Wicked Pink vs. Green! QUIZ CH 12 non-renewable energy; Scavenger Hunts!
Thurs: Adam Sandler Look-Alike! Reading and notes CH 13 Renewable Energy DUE WEDS
Fri: Costumes! Happy Halloween! Research AI and Data Centers DUE MON
Week 8
Mon: Complete Energy Audits–DUE TODAY! Work on CH 12 Notes for Weds
Tues: Field Trip Sevenmile PPLT If here, report to Mr. Hollow’s science room (61) for your assignment. If going, bring LAYERS, WATER, SNACKS and SEEK APP on your phones, work gloves, etc. Meet at my room during lunch–we leave at 12:30 from Billings St.
Weds: Ch 12 Non-Renewable Energy Sources notes and discussion
Thurs: Video: Switch Energy Alliance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvaE0PFna84
Fri: Video: Switch Energy Alliance Missing ALL Q1 Work DUE MONDAY 10/27
Week 7 SHORT WEEK!
Mon: Finish “Systems Thinking Concept Development Activity” and make a systems diagram for YOUR family. What resources support your lifestyle? Start CH 12 Nonrenewable Energy Sources DUE Weds 10/22!
Tues: Guests: Prickly Pear Land Trust Make seed balls and learn about PPLT for our FIELD TRIP next Tuesday, October 21 to Sevenmile Creek
Weds: Earthquake Drill! Finish audit calculations and discuss results; practice math!
Thurs-Fri: NO SCHOOL! MFPE Conference in Missoula
Week 6 Agenda
Mon: Home Energy Audits, Material World, Scavenger Hunts
Tues: Work on CH 2 reading and notes DUE WEDS
Weds: Ch 2 notes and discussion; CH 2 notes DUE
Thurs: Finish CH 2; Start Systems Thinking Concept Development
Fri: Home Audit Raw Data DUE; Practice Energy calculations
Week 5 Agenda–College Application Week!
SENIORS: Visit with your counselor this week about your plans after high school. You can register for MT colleges this week in the library for FREE! No application fee!
Mon: Test make-ups, Test Corrections, Complete Ecofootprint Calculator and Graph for tomorrow, CH 2 reading and notes (Due next week Tues)
Tues: Share ecofootprints, Material World photos and cards
Weds: Resource Audits—Energy (complete at home this week)
Thurs: Lab: Kill-a-watt meters
Fri: Energy Calculations
Week 4 HAPPY FALL!
Mon: Ch 10 Land, Public and Private notes and discussion; Ecofootprint Homework
Tues: Calculating My Ecofootprint
Weds: GUEST Kim Lloyd, St. Peter’s Health Harvest of the Month; Review for AP Test!
Thurs: AP TEST Ch 1 and 10
Fri: Test corrections, Start CH 2 Environmental Systems DUE Mon 9/29
Week 3
Mon: Discuss Garrett Hardin’s “Tragedy of the Commons,” Consider the source. Finish Fishing Village lab conclusions and hand in. Start Concept Development Chart–finish first page for tomorrow’s class, we will do the back together in class.
Tues: Concept Development Chart and Nature of Enviro Sci/Careers; Scavenger Hunts
Weds: Lesson 3: Sustainability; Paper or Plastic?
Thurs: Finish Lesson 3 Sustainability; Scavenger Hunts
Fri: Assembly Schedule! Finish anything from this week and/or work on CH 10 reading notes in your notebooks. Complete “My Ecofootprint” Homework for Monday.
Week 2
Mon: Share Scavenger Hunts, Easter Island Posters, READ “Rethinking the Fall”
Tues: Add details and share final Easter Island Posters, Discuss CH 1 + hand in notes
Weds: Share Scavenger Hunts, Nature of Environmental Science + Careers
Thurs: Lab: Tragedy of the Commons
Fri: Share Scavenger Hunts, Start CH 10 reading notes DUE Weds 9/17
Week 1
Mon: No School—Labor Day!
Tues: CH 1 Reading notes
Weds: Project 0: Course Intro—Easter Island Mystery (Diamond part 1)
Thurs: Project 0: Course Intro—Easter Island Mystery (Concept maps, Ancient Aliens, Diamond part 2)
Fri: Finish maps, work on Scavenger Hunts to share next week 😊
First Days
Weds: LINK day—9th grade only
Thurs: Assembly Schedule—Fire Drill Course guidelines and lab safety
Fri: APES Scavenger Hunt; CH 1 and Textbook checkout