Natural Resources Semester Curriculum
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Week 1 - Lab Safety
Monday: no school
Tuesday: Course intro
Wednesday: Assign't: Lab Safety Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Thursday: Finish Lab Safety Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Friday: Test: Lab Safety; Notesheets due
Week 2 - Sustainability
Monday: Intro to sustainability - Sustainability Video and Discussion
Tuesday: Sustainability Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Sustainability Lab - Forest & Sustainability Lab
Thursday: Quiz - Sustainability Quiz; Lab, Notesheets due
Friday: Natural Resources Career Profile (due on Monday)
Week 3 - Biodiversity and Extinctions
Monday: Intro to Biodiversity and Extinctions - Bug Biodiversity Lab (outside)
Tuesday: Biodiversity & Extinctions Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Finish the Bug Biodiversity Lab (outside)
Thursday: Quiz - Biodiversity & Extinctions; Notesheets & Lab Due
Friday: Parents Day: College Profile (due Monday)
Week 4 - Habitats
Monday: Intro to Habitats - Grizzlies From Space
Tuesday: Habitats Notes (PDF) & Notesheets
Wednesday: Habitats Lab - Forestry Lab (Outside - dress appropriately)
Thursday: Quiz - Habitats; Lab, Notesheets Due
Friday: Completing a College Application - UW System, UW-Madison, WI Tech Schools
Week 5 - Invasive Species
Monday: Intro to Invasive Species - Asian Carp Video
Tuesday: Invasive Species Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Invasives ID Lab (Outside - dress appropriately)
Thursday: Quiz - Invasives; Lab, Notesheets Due
Friday: Make-up and Movie Day
Week 6 - Quadrat Sampling
Monday: Environmetnal Sampling Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Quadrat Sampling Analysis Lab (Outside - Dress appropriately)
Wednesday: Quadrat Sampling Analysis Lab (Outside - Dress appropriately)
Thursday: Transect Invasives Sampling Analysis Lab (Outside - Dress appropriately)
Friday: Environmental Sampling Quiz
Week 7 - Pollution
Monday: Intro to Pollution - Pollution Video
Tuesday: Pollution Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Pollution Lab
Thursday: Quiz - Pollution Lab & Notesheets Due
Friday: No School - Conferences
Week 8 - Water Pollution & Testing
Monday: Water Pollution Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Tuesday: Water Pollution Challenge Day 1
Wednesday: Water Pollution Challenge Day 2
Thursday: Quiz - Water Pollution; Lab, Notesheets due
Friday: Make-up and Movie Day
Week 9 - Midterms!
Monday: Midterm Review
Tuesday: Midterm Practice - Multiple Choice
Wednesday: Multiple Choice Midterm Exam #1
Thursday: Multiple Choice Midterm Exam #2
Friday: Make-up Day for Midterms
Week 10 - Wildlife Management
Monday: Intro to Wildlife Management - YouTube Video
Tuesday: Wildlife Management Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Wildlife Management Worksheet (Yellowstone Elk)
Thursday: Quiz - Wildlife Management; Lab, Notesheets Due
Friday: Careers Presentation - UW-Madison
Week 11 - Habitat Management for Wildlife
Monday: Habitat Management Notes & Notesheet
Tuesday: Habitat Management Lab (outside - dress appropriately)
Wednesday: Habitat Management Lab (outside - dress appropriately)
Thursday: Habitat Management Lab (outside - dress appropriately); Lab Due
Friday: Habitats Assessment
Week 12 - Tragedy of the Commons - Sociology and the Environment
Monday: Intro to TOC - Video 1 and Video 2
Tuesday: TOC Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: TOC Lab - the Fish Game
Thursday: Quiz - TOC; Lab, Notesheets due
Friday: Make-up and Movie Day
Week 13 - Unit Test/Thanksgiving Break
Monday: Guest Speaker
Tuesday: Movie - The Lorax
Wednesday: Movie - The Lorax
Thursday: No school
Friday: No school
Week 15 -
Monday: Intro to Climate Change - Video 1 & Video 2
Tuesday: Climate Change Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Climate Change Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Thursday: Climate Change Worksheet
Friday: Review and Quiz: Climate Change
Week 16 -
Monday: Review of Climate Change
Tuesday: Lake Mendota Ice Graphs
Wednesday: Lake Mendota Ice Graphs
Thursday: Vostok Antarctica Lab & Data
Friday: Vostok Antarctica Lab & Data
Week 17 -
Monday: Forestry and Carbon Sequestration -Carbon Footprints
Tuesday: Forestry and Carbon Sequestration - Tree Measurements (outside)
Wednesday: Forestry and Carbon Sequestration - Wrap-up
Thursday: Personal Choices and Environmental Science - Reading
Friday: Make-up and a Movie
Week 18 -
Thursday: Intro to Survival - The Plane Crash
Friday: Survival Notes
Week 18
Monday: No school - snow day
Tuesday: No school - snow day
Wednesday: Edible Plants Book
Thursday: Review and Quiz - Survival
Friday: Make-up and Movie Day
Week 19
Monday: Review of Material
Tuesday: Review of Material
Wednesday: Final Exams
Thursday: Final Exams
Friday: Final Exams
Note: this schedule is subject to change. Check regularly for changes and updates.
Teachers: these materials are free to use. Help keep them free - donate with the button at the bottom of the page!
Week 1 - Lab Safety
Monday: no school
Tuesday: Course intro
Wednesday: Assign't: Lab Safety Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Thursday: Finish Lab Safety Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Friday: Test: Lab Safety; Notesheets due
Week 2 - Sustainability
Monday: Intro to sustainability - Sustainability Video and Discussion
Tuesday: Sustainability Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Sustainability Lab - Forest & Sustainability Lab
Thursday: Quiz - Sustainability Quiz; Lab, Notesheets due
Friday: Natural Resources Career Profile (due on Monday)
Week 3 - Biodiversity and Extinctions
Monday: Intro to Biodiversity and Extinctions - Bug Biodiversity Lab (outside)
Tuesday: Biodiversity & Extinctions Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Finish the Bug Biodiversity Lab (outside)
Thursday: Quiz - Biodiversity & Extinctions; Notesheets & Lab Due
Friday: Parents Day: College Profile (due Monday)
Week 4 - Habitats
Monday: Intro to Habitats - Grizzlies From Space
Tuesday: Habitats Notes (PDF) & Notesheets
Wednesday: Habitats Lab - Forestry Lab (Outside - dress appropriately)
Thursday: Quiz - Habitats; Lab, Notesheets Due
Friday: Completing a College Application - UW System, UW-Madison, WI Tech Schools
Week 5 - Invasive Species
Monday: Intro to Invasive Species - Asian Carp Video
Tuesday: Invasive Species Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Invasives ID Lab (Outside - dress appropriately)
Thursday: Quiz - Invasives; Lab, Notesheets Due
Friday: Make-up and Movie Day
Week 6 - Quadrat Sampling
Monday: Environmetnal Sampling Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Quadrat Sampling Analysis Lab (Outside - Dress appropriately)
Wednesday: Quadrat Sampling Analysis Lab (Outside - Dress appropriately)
Thursday: Transect Invasives Sampling Analysis Lab (Outside - Dress appropriately)
Friday: Environmental Sampling Quiz
Week 7 - Pollution
Monday: Intro to Pollution - Pollution Video
Tuesday: Pollution Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Pollution Lab
Thursday: Quiz - Pollution Lab & Notesheets Due
Friday: No School - Conferences
Week 8 - Water Pollution & Testing
Monday: Water Pollution Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Tuesday: Water Pollution Challenge Day 1
Wednesday: Water Pollution Challenge Day 2
Thursday: Quiz - Water Pollution; Lab, Notesheets due
Friday: Make-up and Movie Day
Week 9 - Midterms!
Monday: Midterm Review
Tuesday: Midterm Practice - Multiple Choice
Wednesday: Multiple Choice Midterm Exam #1
Thursday: Multiple Choice Midterm Exam #2
Friday: Make-up Day for Midterms
Week 10 - Wildlife Management
Monday: Intro to Wildlife Management - YouTube Video
Tuesday: Wildlife Management Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Wildlife Management Worksheet (Yellowstone Elk)
Thursday: Quiz - Wildlife Management; Lab, Notesheets Due
Friday: Careers Presentation - UW-Madison
Week 11 - Habitat Management for Wildlife
Monday: Habitat Management Notes & Notesheet
Tuesday: Habitat Management Lab (outside - dress appropriately)
Wednesday: Habitat Management Lab (outside - dress appropriately)
Thursday: Habitat Management Lab (outside - dress appropriately); Lab Due
Friday: Habitats Assessment
Week 12 - Tragedy of the Commons - Sociology and the Environment
Monday: Intro to TOC - Video 1 and Video 2
Tuesday: TOC Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: TOC Lab - the Fish Game
Thursday: Quiz - TOC; Lab, Notesheets due
Friday: Make-up and Movie Day
Week 13 - Unit Test/Thanksgiving Break
Monday: Guest Speaker
Tuesday: Movie - The Lorax
Wednesday: Movie - The Lorax
Thursday: No school
Friday: No school
Week 15 -
Monday: Intro to Climate Change - Video 1 & Video 2
Tuesday: Climate Change Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Climate Change Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Thursday: Climate Change Worksheet
Friday: Review and Quiz: Climate Change
Week 16 -
Monday: Review of Climate Change
Tuesday: Lake Mendota Ice Graphs
Wednesday: Lake Mendota Ice Graphs
Thursday: Vostok Antarctica Lab & Data
Friday: Vostok Antarctica Lab & Data
Week 17 -
Monday: Forestry and Carbon Sequestration -Carbon Footprints
Tuesday: Forestry and Carbon Sequestration - Tree Measurements (outside)
Wednesday: Forestry and Carbon Sequestration - Wrap-up
Thursday: Personal Choices and Environmental Science - Reading
Friday: Make-up and a Movie
Week 18 -
Thursday: Intro to Survival - The Plane Crash
Friday: Survival Notes
Week 18
Monday: No school - snow day
Tuesday: No school - snow day
Wednesday: Edible Plants Book
Thursday: Review and Quiz - Survival
Friday: Make-up and Movie Day
Week 19
Monday: Review of Material
Tuesday: Review of Material
Wednesday: Final Exams
Thursday: Final Exams
Friday: Final Exams