Natural Resources Semester Curriculum
Note: this schedule is subject to change. Check regularly for changes and updates.
Week 1 - Lab Safety - Unit Objectives
Monday: no school
Tuesday: Course intro
Wednesday: Lab Safety Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Thursday: Lab Safety Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Friday: Test: Lab Safety; Notesheets due (TBD)
Week 2 - Sustainability - Unit Objectives
Monday: Labor Day - No School
Tuesday: Sustainability Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Sustainability Lab - Forest & Sustainability Lab
Thursday: Quiz - Sustainability Quiz; Lab, Notesheets due (TBD)
Friday: Intro to the Supervised Career Experience Project
Week 3 - Biodiversity and Extinctions - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Biodiversity and Extinctions - Bug Biodiversity Lab (outside)
Tuesday: Biodiversity & Extinctions Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday (late start): Finish and turn in the Bug Biodiversity Lab (outside)
Thursday: Quiz - Biodiversity & Extinctions; Notesheets Due (TBD)
Friday: Parents Day: Careers - Supervised Career Experience Project; you can also use the Career Cruising site for info for this assignment.
Week 4 - Habitats - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Habitats - Grizzlies From Space
Tuesday: Habitats Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Habitats Lab - Forestry Lab (Outside - dress appropriately)
Thursday: Quiz - Habitats; Lab, Notesheets Due (TBD)
Friday: Colleges - Supervised Career Experience Project; you can also use Career Cruising to find information on colleges.
Week 5 - Invasive Species - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Invasive Species - Asian Carp Video
Tuesday: Invasive Species Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Finish Invasive Species Notes
Thursday: Quiz - Invasives; Lab, Notesheets Due (TBD)
Friday: Make-up Day
Week 6 - Quadrat Sampling
Monday: Habitat Quadrat Lab (outside)
Tuesday: Habitat Quadrat Lab (outside)
Wednesday: Habitat Quadrat Lab (outside)
Thursday: Finish Habitat Quadrat Lab (outside); begin Emerald Ash Borer Close Reading Assig't
Friday: Finish Emerald Ash Borer Close Reading Assig't
Week 7 - Pollution - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Pollution - Pollution Video
Tuesday: Pollution Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Sustainability Survey; Pollution Lab
Thursday: Quiz - Pollution Lab & Notesheets Due (TBD)
Friday: No school - Parent-Teacher Conferences
Week 8 - Water Pollution & Testing - Unit Objectives
Monday: Water Testing Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Tuesday: Water Testing Challenge Day 1 - Pineville Pond
Wednesday: Water Testing Challenge Day 2 - Water Testing Lab
Thursday: Quiz - Water Pollution; Lab, Notesheets due (TBD)
Friday: Intro to Resumes (Supervised Career Experience project)
Week 9 - Midterms!
Monday: Midterm Practice Exam
Tuesday: Midterm Essay Questions
Wednesday: Multiple Choice Midterm Exam #1
Thursday: Multiple Choice Midterm Exam #2
Friday: Resume Peer Review.
Week 10 - Wildlife Management - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Wildlife Management - YouTube Video
Tuesday: Wildlife Management Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Mark-Recapture Lab
Thursday: Wildlife Management Worksheet (Yellowstone Elk)
Friday: Quiz - Wildlife Management; Lab, Notesheets Due (TBD)
Week 11 - Habitat Management for Wildlife - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Cover Letters
Tuesday: Habitat Management Notes & Notesheet
Wednesday: Quiz re-takes for Wildlife Management (Alternate Quiz Option)
Thursday: Habitats Assessment
Friday: Cover Letters Peer Review; Make up Day
Week 12 - Tragedy of the Commons - Sociology and the Environment - Unit Objectives
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 (TBD)
Friday: Job Interviews - Supervised Career Experience Project; Video 1, Video 2; Video 3
Week 13 - Unit Test/Thanksgiving Break
Monday: Movie - The Lorax
Tuesday: Movie - The Lorax
Wednesday: Carbon Cycle Interactive Program and Worksheet
Thursday: No school
Friday: No school
Week 14 - Climate Change - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Climate Change - Video 1 & "Is It Real?" discussion; Video 2 and follow-up discussion.
Tuesday: Climate Change Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Climate Change Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Thursday: Climate Change Worksheet
Friday: Review and Discussion: Climate Change
Week 15 - Forestry & Carbon Sequestration
Monday: Quiz: Climate Change
Tuesday: Forestry and Carbon Sequestration - Carbon Footprints
Wednesday: Forestry and Carbon Sequestration - Tree Measurements (outside); complete packet
Thursday: Lake Mendota Ice Graphs
Friday: Lake Mendota Ice Graphs
Week 16 - Survival & Navigation - Unit Objectives
Monday: Lake Mendota Ice Graphs
Tuesday: finish Lake Mendota Ice Graphs; Begin Survival Notes
Wednesday: Survival Notes and Presentation work time.
Thursday: Survival Presentation (by groups)
Friday: Navigation Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Week 17 - Navigation - Unit Objectives
Monday: Navigation Worksheet and Grand Canyon Maps; Compass Navigation (outside)
Tuesday: Survival and Navigation Quiz
Week 18 - Cumulative Test & Exit Interviews- Quiz Objectives
Monday: Semester Cumulative Test
Tuesday: Semester Cumulative Test
Wednesday: Semester Cumulative Test; Career Experience Presentations
Thursday: Semester Cumulative Test; Career Experience Presentations
Friday: Sustainability Survey; Semester Cumulative Test; Career Experience Presentations
Week 19
Monday: Delivery of Cumulative Test Presentations
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.
Week 1 - Lab Safety - Unit Objectives
Monday: no school
Tuesday: Course intro
Wednesday: Lab Safety Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Thursday: Lab Safety Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Friday: Test: Lab Safety; Notesheets due (TBD)
Week 2 - Sustainability - Unit Objectives
Monday: Labor Day - No School
Tuesday: Sustainability Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Sustainability Lab - Forest & Sustainability Lab
Thursday: Quiz - Sustainability Quiz; Lab, Notesheets due (TBD)
Friday: Intro to the Supervised Career Experience Project
Week 3 - Biodiversity and Extinctions - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Biodiversity and Extinctions - Bug Biodiversity Lab (outside)
Tuesday: Biodiversity & Extinctions Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday (late start): Finish and turn in the Bug Biodiversity Lab (outside)
Thursday: Quiz - Biodiversity & Extinctions; Notesheets Due (TBD)
Friday: Parents Day: Careers - Supervised Career Experience Project; you can also use the Career Cruising site for info for this assignment.
Week 4 - Habitats - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Habitats - Grizzlies From Space
Tuesday: Habitats Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Habitats Lab - Forestry Lab (Outside - dress appropriately)
Thursday: Quiz - Habitats; Lab, Notesheets Due (TBD)
Friday: Colleges - Supervised Career Experience Project; you can also use Career Cruising to find information on colleges.
Week 5 - Invasive Species - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Invasive Species - Asian Carp Video
Tuesday: Invasive Species Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Finish Invasive Species Notes
Thursday: Quiz - Invasives; Lab, Notesheets Due (TBD)
Friday: Make-up Day
Week 6 - Quadrat Sampling
Monday: Habitat Quadrat Lab (outside)
Tuesday: Habitat Quadrat Lab (outside)
Wednesday: Habitat Quadrat Lab (outside)
Thursday: Finish Habitat Quadrat Lab (outside); begin Emerald Ash Borer Close Reading Assig't
Friday: Finish Emerald Ash Borer Close Reading Assig't
Week 7 - Pollution - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Pollution - Pollution Video
Tuesday: Pollution Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Sustainability Survey; Pollution Lab
Thursday: Quiz - Pollution Lab & Notesheets Due (TBD)
Friday: No school - Parent-Teacher Conferences
Week 8 - Water Pollution & Testing - Unit Objectives
Monday: Water Testing Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Tuesday: Water Testing Challenge Day 1 - Pineville Pond
Wednesday: Water Testing Challenge Day 2 - Water Testing Lab
Thursday: Quiz - Water Pollution; Lab, Notesheets due (TBD)
Friday: Intro to Resumes (Supervised Career Experience project)
Week 9 - Midterms!
Monday: Midterm Practice Exam
Tuesday: Midterm Essay Questions
Wednesday: Multiple Choice Midterm Exam #1
Thursday: Multiple Choice Midterm Exam #2
Friday: Resume Peer Review.
Week 10 - Wildlife Management - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Wildlife Management - YouTube Video
Tuesday: Wildlife Management Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Mark-Recapture Lab
Thursday: Wildlife Management Worksheet (Yellowstone Elk)
Friday: Quiz - Wildlife Management; Lab, Notesheets Due (TBD)
Week 11 - Habitat Management for Wildlife - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Cover Letters
Tuesday: Habitat Management Notes & Notesheet
Wednesday: Quiz re-takes for Wildlife Management (Alternate Quiz Option)
Thursday: Habitats Assessment
Friday: Cover Letters Peer Review; Make up Day
Week 12 - Tragedy of the Commons - Sociology and the Environment - Unit Objectives
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 (TBD)
Friday: Job Interviews - Supervised Career Experience Project; Video 1, Video 2; Video 3
Week 13 - Unit Test/Thanksgiving Break
Monday: Movie - The Lorax
Tuesday: Movie - The Lorax
Wednesday: Carbon Cycle Interactive Program and Worksheet
Thursday: No school
Friday: No school
Week 14 - Climate Change - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Climate Change - Video 1 & "Is It Real?" discussion; Video 2 and follow-up discussion.
Tuesday: Climate Change Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Climate Change Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Thursday: Climate Change Worksheet
Friday: Review and Discussion: Climate Change
Week 15 - Forestry & Carbon Sequestration
Monday: Quiz: Climate Change
Tuesday: Forestry and Carbon Sequestration - Carbon Footprints
Wednesday: Forestry and Carbon Sequestration - Tree Measurements (outside); complete packet
Thursday: Lake Mendota Ice Graphs
Friday: Lake Mendota Ice Graphs
Week 16 - Survival & Navigation - Unit Objectives
Monday: Lake Mendota Ice Graphs
Tuesday: finish Lake Mendota Ice Graphs; Begin Survival Notes
Wednesday: Survival Notes and Presentation work time.
Thursday: Survival Presentation (by groups)
Friday: Navigation Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Week 17 - Navigation - Unit Objectives
Monday: Navigation Worksheet and Grand Canyon Maps; Compass Navigation (outside)
Tuesday: Survival and Navigation Quiz
Week 18 - Cumulative Test & Exit Interviews- Quiz Objectives
Monday: Semester Cumulative Test
Tuesday: Semester Cumulative Test
Wednesday: Semester Cumulative Test; Career Experience Presentations
Thursday: Semester Cumulative Test; Career Experience Presentations
Friday: Sustainability Survey; Semester Cumulative Test; Career Experience Presentations
Week 19
Monday: Delivery of Cumulative Test Presentations
Tuesday: Review of Material
Wednesday: Final Exams
Thursday: Final Exams
Friday: Final Exams