DO NOW Date: 2/25 Q: How have the ECOREGIONS of Texas been shaped over time? Take your lined paper and add ONLY your name and the date (2/25/13). Name Date

DO NOW Date: 2/25 Q: How have the ECOREGIONS of Texas been shaped over time? On your lined paper, write about the following: Describe how two body systems can work together.  Examples might include: Respiratory and Circulatory Digestive and Circulatory Muscular and Skeletal Nervous and Intgumentary Nervous and Endocrine Excretory and Circulatory

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What are some different types of natural catastrophic events? OBJECTIVES: -Watch videos on 3 types of catastrophic events -Take Cornell Notes

Raging Planet You will watch video clips about Tornadoes, Hurricanes, and Floods. As you watch each video, you will take two-column notes to group share in between clips. Topic Details Tornadoes Tornadoes occur when……

DO NOW Date: 2/26 Q: How do catastrophic events shape and restructure the environment? If you were to become a scientist, which Level of Biological Organization would you be most interested in studying? Why?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do catastrophic events shape and restructure the environment? OBJECTIVES: -Complete a Frame Routine using a reading on Catastrophic Events

Frame Routine With your shoulder partner, read your information. Discuss with your partner what information you think is important to include in your frame routine.

Turn and Talk What impact does a tornado have on an ecosystem?

Turn and Talk How does a hurricane impact an aquatic ecosystem?

Turn and Talk What negative impact can a flood have on an ecosystem?

DO NOW Date: 2/27 & 2/28 Q: How do catastrophic events shape and change the environment? Describe one catastrophic event that has happened in your lifetime.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do catastrophic events shape and change the environment? OBJECTIVES: -Begin in-class research project on Catastrophic Events

Project: Catastrophic Events Write this website down in your notebook on page: https://ohscience7.wikispaces.com/Catastrophic+Events

Project: Catastrophic Events Group Assignments FLOODS: Groups 2 and 3 HURRICANES: Groups 4 and 5 TORNADOES: Groups 6 and 7 WILDFIRES: Group 8 DROUGHT: Group 9

DLL Expectations -Only visit websites associated with your research project. -Voice Level 2 -STAY ON TASK. We have limited time to complete this project for a major grade.

DO NOW Date: 03/01 Q: How do catastrophic events shape and change the environment? How do catastrophic events relate to what you've studied about weathering, erosion, and deposition?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do catastrophic events shape and change the environment? OBJECTIVES: -Finish In-class research projects. -Begin class presentations of the project.