Welcome!

WELCOME!Please put your

name sign on your desk.

Please pass back the “Environmental Systems Guidelines”

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS GUIDELINES Find one thing we talked about yesterday. What do I need to bring to class every day?

Class donation: Kleenex OR glue stick

GET IN THE ZONEPrepare your learning space

Pen, paper on desk Distractions cleared away Finish side conversations

Check the Objectives Read the entire board

Purposeful Posture Get oxygen to your brain Eyes on the speaker

PLEASE PASS FORWARD YOUR STUDENT SURVEY!

HOME SWEET HOME: HOUSTON!

HOUSTON Intersection of four ecological zones:

Prairies Bayous Forests Galveston Bay

How did these areas shape the growth of Houston? Do they still matter today? Could they have brought your family to the area?

GULF COASTAL PRAIRIE/KATY PRAIRIE

OAK MOTTS

PINEYWOODS –

RED COCKADED WOODPECKER

WE ARE THE BAYOU CITY!

BUFFALO BAYOU

WE HAVE MANY BAYOU SYSTEMS!

GALVESTON BAY

KEMP’S RIDLEY SEA TURTLE

HOUSTON’S ECOREGIONS

DIG DEEPER: 5 MIN Read the handout about your ecosystem. As you read, underline the distinguishing

characteristics of the ecosystem.

When you are finished reading, color your ecosystem to show its location.

WITH YOUR SHOULDER PARTNER: Agree on the distinguishing characteristics –

ADD A COMPASS ROSE!

HOMEWORK: Complete the Student Safety and

Participation Contract

Write your name on the sticky note now. Put it safely inside your notebook.

Tonight: Write the year your family first came to Houston Write why they came to Houston

Due tomorrow at the beginning of class.