5/21-5/25
5/14-5/18
View cultures from water quality lab.
Answer lab questions.
Present Fracking Posters and debate the pros and cons.
Watch excerpts from a fracking video and discuss.
Begin landfill lab.
Students will use various resources to determine the proper site to use for a landfill.
5/7-5/11
Finish Watershed Activity.
Review for Water Test.
Watershed Activity
Study for Water Test
Water Test.
Introduction to Fracking: Fracking Article
Current Events
Complete Water Quality Lab
4/30-5/4
Complete National Geographic video.
Begin Water Power Point
Students will discuss plumbing the Colorado River.
Students will discuss freshwater systems.
Continue Water Power Point:
Students will discuss water usage in the world.
Students will read The Burden of Thirst and answer questions.
Complete water Power Point
Read Something in the Water and answer questions.
Water review packet.
4/23-4/27
Finish Chapter 17 Power Point
Review Bird Calls
Good/Bad Ozone Activity
Review Chapter 17
Chapter 17 Test
Water Activity if time permits
4/16-4/20
Complete Identification of Bird Test.
Introduction to Air Pollution: Test for Radon in Your Home
Indoor Air Pollution Lab: Students will investigate types of indoor air pollution as well as the source and human effect of that air pollution.
Review bird calls
Begin powerpoint on Chapter 17:Air Pollution
Continue powerpoint on Chapter 17: Air Pollution
Begin Good/Bad Ozone Activity if time permits
4/9-4/13
Students will begin the mini unit on birds.
Students will learn how to identify 12 native PA birds as well as their calls.
3/26-3/30
Continue Chapter 8 Power Point
Students will discuss population growth as it relates to rates of birth, death, immigration and emigration.
Continue Power Point
Students will discuss Population and Society.
Women's empowerment and global population policies will be the topics covered.
Poverty will be discussed in terms of population growth.
In order for students to understand global poverty, they will complete a poverty activity.
Complete Chapter 8 Powerpoint
Topics will include consumption from affluence, wealth gap, HIV/AIDS and severe demographic changes.
Chapter 8 Vocab
Study for Chapter 8 Test
3/19-3/23
Begin Chapter 8 Power Point.
Discuss population growth and the factors involved with it's measurement.
3/12-3/16
Complete Cycles Notes
Students will work on a review guide
Cycle Quiz
Bring Books to class tomorrow
Students will work on Population Outline
3/5-3/9
Students will discuss Coral Reef Article
Students will complete a review on Water Biomes
Answer Coral Reef Questions
Water Biomes Quiz
Bring Book to class
Complete cycles worksheet with book
Cycles Notes
Complete Cycles Handout
2/27-3/2
Crossword Puzzle Review
Quiz Tuesday
Praire, Savana and Desert quiz
Begin Shallow Seas
Finish Shallow Seas
Begin Water Biomes Power Point
2/20-2/24
Current News Event on Rhinos
2/13-2/17
Desert Powerpoint
Rattlesnake Article
Biomes Map of the World Activity
Environmental Science Current Events
2/6-2/10
Students will discuss deciduous forest and taiga biomes.
Students will read an article on lynx and answer questions.
Seasonal Forests Powerpoint
Students will work on a review sheet for deciduous forest and taiga biomes.
Deciduous forest and taiga biome quiz
Seasonal Forest biome powerpoint
Students will discuss Dall Sheep Article
Students will learn about the Tundra biome
1/30-2/3
Complete tropical rainforest powerpoint.
Discuss rainforest adaptations.
Products of the rainforest activity.
Begin temperate rainforest powerpoint.
Discuss tropical dry forests.
Quiz on rainforests
Finish watching Planet Earth Jungles
Students will watch a 60 minute video clip on endangered species and write a short essay on the pros and cons of the clip.
1/23-1/27
Introduce students to climatograms
Students will begin Climatogram Lab
Finish Climatogram Lab
Begin Biome Chart
Period 2: 4 sight testing
Period 3: Invasive Species Video
Correct Biome Chart
Begin Rainforest Powerpoint
1/9-1/13
Students will continue working on Food Web Project.
1/2-1/6
Continue Chapter 6 Power Point
Introduce Food Webs
Beaver Pond Food Web
Introduce Food Web Project
Begin Blue Planet Deep Sea DVD
Finish Blue Planet DVD
Handout midterm information
Begin researching Food Web Project
12/19-12/23
Chapter 6 Powerpoint: Symbiotic Relationships
Begin Good Buddy Activity
12/12-12/16
Period 2: Complete Chapter 5 Question WS
Period 3: Complete Species Graphing Exercise
Begin Chapter 6 Power Point: Species Interactions
12/5-12/9
Period 2: Chapter 5 Question WS
Period 3: Species Graphing Exercise
11/28-12/2
Students will begin working on Chapter 5 Outline
Assign Current Events
Oil Spill Lab
Students will use various materials and techniques to try to clean up a simulated oil spill
Begin Chapter 5 Power Point
Students will discuss evolution and biodiversity.
Evolution/Biodiversity Activity
Continue Chapter 5 Power Point
11/21-11/25
Chapter 4 power point.
Students will review Chapter 4 study guide
11/14-11/18
24 hour Planet Earth Lab
Students will work in pairs to complete a lab on the development of Life on Earth condensed into a 24 hour clock.
Students will read an article Extreme Oil.
Students will answer discussion questions in regard to the development of the use of oil on the Earth.
Students will perform an oil spill lab.
Students will determine what problems exist when people try to clean up an oil spill.
Chapter 4 Power point.
Students will review theories of the development of the world.
Students will discuss oil and bioremediation.
11/7-11/11
Students will complete the cost and benefits activity and present their topics to the class.
Students will begin chapter 3 review sheet.
10/31-11/4
Complete Law Activity
Students will begin defining and discussing environmental laws.
Students will participate in a jigsaw activity to learn specific environmental laws.
10/24-10/28
PSSA retakes
Period 3: Students will begin watching the video Erin Brockovich and answer a worksheet.
Students will watch a video on making a law on Educational Streaming and answer a worksheet.
Students will continue Erin Brockovich.
Students will finish watching Erin Brockovich.
Students will continue making a law activity by proposing ideas to different House of Representatives committees.
Students will present current events.
Students will continue law activity by presenting laws to the House of Representatives and the Senate.
10/17-10/21
Students will review the BOG trip with a power point.
Students identify and define key legal terms so they can begin an activity to understand the legal process of taking an environmental idea and turning it into a law.
Students will present current events on the environment.
Continue environmental law activity by developing ideas for environmental laws.
10/10-10/14
Period 2: Environmental Current Events and tree ID practice
Period 3: Chapter 2 Environmental Science Test
Chapter 3 Environmental Law Quiz
Tree ID Practice
Students will begin an activity on water sheds.
Continue lab activity on water sheds.
Current Event Presentations
Tree ID Test
10/3-10/7
Review 25 trees
Continue with Chapter 2 Power Point:
Review 25 Trees
Continue Chapter 2 Power Point: Students will discuss implications of neoclassical economics on the environment.
Students will define and discuss the growth paradigm.
Finish Chapter 2 Power Point
Period 2: Chapter 2 Test
Chapter 3 Outline and extra credit vocabulary due today
Period 3: Current Events and Tree ID Practice
9/26-9/30
Field Trip Quiz
Review 10 trees
Continue with Chapter 2 : Ethics Power Point
Ethics Scenario Activity
Complete tree ID
Practice tree ID
Continue with Chapter 2 Power Point -Types of Economies
Handout vocabulary Sheet and Chapter 3 Outline
Continue Power Point Chapter 2: Economic approaches and environmental implications.
Check Tree ID
9/19-9/23
Check and review front page of Tree ID
Students will participate in a group activity to analyze and evaluate economic and ethical topics as a preview of Chapter 2.
Discuss Field Trip with Students. Explain field trip quiz which will be given on Monday with students.
Begin Chapter 2 Powerpoint:
Characterize the influence of culture and worldview on the choices people make.
Outline the nature, evolution and expansion of environmental ethics in Western cultures.
Review 5 Trees
Students will Tree ID the back of the first sheet and the front of the second sheet,
Part of Period 3 on field trip
Planet Earth Caves with worksheet.
Part of period 3 on field trip
Field Trip period 2 and part of period 3.
Period 3 not on field trip - Cave Worksheet
Current Events due today will be presented on MONDAY - 9/26.
9/12-9/16
Finish Chapter 1 Powerpoint: Review scientific method, illustrate some of the pressures on the global environment and evaluate the concepts of sustainability and sustainable development.
Start Tree ID
Handout review crossword sheet
Correct review sheet
Introduce trees of Pennsylvania and ways to classify trees.
Chapter 1 Test
Chapter 2 Outline due Friday
Check Chapter 2 Outline
Chapter 2 Outline Quiz
Begin Chapter 2 Powerpoint: Characterize the influences of culture and worldview on the choices people make and outline the nature, evolution, and expansion of environmental ethics in Western cultures.
9/5-9/9
Chapter 1 Power Point and outline quiz
Define the term environment.
Describe natural resources and explain their importance to human life.
Characterize the interdisciplinary nature of environmental science.
Discuss field trip and hand out permission slips.
Ecological Footprints Lab using the laptops.
Finish chapter 1 Power Point with quiz
Understand the scientific method and how science operates.
Diagnose and illustrate some of the pressures on the global environment.
Evaluate the concepts of sustainability and sustainable development.
8/29-9/2
Hurricane Day?
Enjoy and be safe!
Introduction to Environmental Science Activity
Teacher will hand out books.
Teacher will review classroom procedures with the students.
Cover Books by Thursday 9/1
Chapter 1 Outline due Tuesday 9/6
Students will meet in the library to learn searching techniques to acquire articles on current environmental science news.
Students will complete a current event search worksheet.
Teacher will review plagiarism and assign current events due in the first marking period.
Students will learn about lab safety through a lab safety activity.