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Welcome!. 1. Please put your name sign on your desk. 2. Please pass your completed safety contract to the front of your row. 3. Please get out your “Environmental Systems Guidelines” Thank you. Home Sweet Home: Houston!. Houston . Intersection of four ecological zones: Prairies Bayous - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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
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.