Notes and Starters from Student Observation Journals. These are turned in approximately every three weeks.

8/26/08
NOTES--"The Scientific Method"

9/2/08
Intro to Ecology

9/3/08
Backyard Ecosystems brainstorm

9/8/08
STARTER
1. What are your thoughts on school so far?
2. What is science?
3. What is a hypothesis?

9/9/08
STARTER
1. What is Step 3 of the Scientific Method?
2. What is ecology?
3. What is one use (BESIDES Science) for the Outdoor Classroom?

9/10/08
STARTER
1. What does the word "environment" mean to you?
2. What are the other two kingdoms: Fungi, Protista, Monera, ? and ?
3. What is a "challenge"?

9/11/08
STARTER
1. What are the 4 levels of a food chain?
2. What is xeriscaping?
3. What is one environmental problem in Salt Lake?

9/15/08
STARTER
1. What is one environmental issue in Holladay?
2. What is one way you could "publicize" a project you're doing?
3. Who is in your group?

9/15/08
Environmental Issues Brainstorm

9/16/08
STARTER
1. What are 3 biogeochemical cycles?
2. What is the biosphere?
3. Put in order from largest to smallest: organism, biome, biosphere, community, population, ecosystem

9/17/08
STARTER
1.What is Mrs. Brown's motto?
2. What are the 3 main "zones" of the Outdoor Classroom?
3. What project is your group thinking of doing?

9/17/08
Eco Challenge Computer Lab Instructions

9/18/08
STARTER
1. Rate your comfort with computers on a scale of 1-5 (1="what's a computer?" 5="Computer Genius"
2. What is your team's name?
3. What is a tertiary consumer?

Notebooks are due Tuesday, September 23rd!