teacher: core ecology year: 2012-2013 course: ecology
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Teacher: Core Ecology
Year: 2012-2013 Course: Ecology
A U G U S T
Recycling
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
How can our society benefit from recycling?
What items can be recycled?
What processes are used to recycle specific items?
What do we need to do to set up a recycling program?
Introduction to recycling
Group develpoment of recycling program
Describe the processes used to recycle.
Explore pros and cons for recycling.
Create a district-wide recycling project.
Research what items can be recycled.
Recycling poster/presentation 8/31/2010
Recycling Program 8/31/2010
Computer
research 8/31/2010
Recycling Paper
Lab 8/31/2010
Recycling/Tools of Environmental Science
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
How can our society benefit from recycling? What items can be recycled? What processes are used to recycle specific items?
Fields of study that contribute to Environmental Science. Humans' effect on the environment over time. Main environmental problems.
Define environmental science and compare science with ecology. List the five major fields of study that contribut to environmental science.
Recycling Poster/presentation - 01 8/31/2010
Recycling Project at School 8/31/2010
Test - 01 8/31/2010
First Day of
Class 8/31/2010
What do you know about
ecology? 8/31/2010
Major Fields of Study in
Blackboard
assignments, power point, lcd projector, transparencies, virtual labs, webcasts, data anlysis online, Internet, educational DVDs
What do we need to do to set up a recycling program?
What are the differences between developing and developed countries? What is sustainability?
What are the steps of the experimental Method? How is the correlation method used? What are the Scientific Habits of Mind? What are statistics and how do scientists use them? What are the different models scientists use? How can peole make informed environmental decisions
Economica and societial impacts on the environment. Developing vs. Developed countries
Steps in Scientific/Experimental Method Correlation Method Scientific Habits of Mind Statistics Models Environmental Decision Making Model
Describe the major environmental effects of hunter-gathers, the agricultural revolution and the industrial revolution. Distinguish between renewable and non renewable resources. Classify environmental problems into three major categories. escribe "The Tragedy of the Commons" Explain the law of supply and demand. List three differences between developed and developing countries. Explain what sustainability is and describe why it is a goal of environmental science.
Ecology 8/31/2010
Science and
Technology 8/31/2010
Scienctific
Method 8/31/2010
Exploration Lab -
01 8/31/2010
Continue Lab
from day before 8/31/2010
Recycle, Reuse,
Renew Friday 8/31/2010
Biodiversity
Rules 8/31/2010
Landfills and
recycling 8/31/2010
Sustainable 8/31/2010
computer lab 8/31/2010
Holiday no class 8/31/2010
The Earth is a
System 8/31/2010
Solid Waste in
Your Lunch - 01
HeadJam--
Think Smart, Applied Here segments DVD Conoco Phillips Search for Solutions Episodes 1-10 DVD Conoco Phillips
Trashed DVD
Waste Mgt
LIst and describe the steps of the experimental method Describe why a good hypothesis is not simply a guess Describe the two essential parts of a good experiment. Describe how scientists study subjects in whcih experiments are not possible. Explain the importance of curiosity and imagination in science. Expalin how scientists use statistics Describe three types of models commonly used by scientists Explain why the size of a statistical sample is important Explain the relationshipo between
8/31/2010
Decomposition
Column Lab 8/31/2010
Recycle, Renew,
Reuse Friday 8/31/2010
probability andrisk. Expalin the importance of conceptual and mathematical models. Describe three values that peole consider when making dcisions about the environment. Describe the four steps ina simple environment decision making model Compare the short term and long term consequences of two decisions regarding a hypothetical environmental issue.
S E P T E M B E
Recycling continued...
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
Quiz 9/30/2010
Composting Lab 9/30/2010
R
Science and the Environment
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
What is Environmental Science?
How have different societies affected the environment over time?
What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?
What are the major environmental problems we face today?
What are the differences between developing and developed countries?
What is sustainability?
Fields of study that contribute to Environmental Sceince
Humans' effect on the Environment over time
Main environmental problems
Economic and Societial impacts on the environament
Developing vs.Developed countries
Define environmental science and compare science with ecology.
List the five major fields of study that contribute to environmental science.
Describe the major environmental effects of hunter-gathers, the agricultural revolution, and the Industrial Revolution.
Distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable resouces.
Classify environmental problems into three major categories.
Describe "The Tragedy of the Commons".
Explain the law of supply and
Chapter 1 Exam 9/30/2010
Exploration Lab 9/30/2010
Environmental
Science Article 9/30/2010
Crossword 9/30/2010
"Commons"
Activity 9/30/2010
Guns, Germs, and Steel: Out of
Eden 9/30/2010
demand.
List three differences between developed and developing countries.
Explain what sustainabiltiy is and describe why it is a goal of environmental science.
The Organization of Life
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
How can our society benefit from recycling? What items can be recycled? What processes are used to recycle specific items? What do we need to do to set up a recycling program? What are the differences between developing and developed countries?
Fields of study that contribute to Environmental Science. Humans' effect on the environment over time. Main environmental problems. Economica and societial impacts on the environment. Developing vs. Developed countries Steps in Scientific/Experimental Method Correlation Method
environmental science and compare science with ecology. List the five major fields of study that contribut to environmental science. Describe the major environmental effects of hunter-gathers, the agricultural revolution and the industrial revolution. Distinguish
Lab Accuracy and Procedures 9/30/2010
Blackboard Assignmentes 9/30/2010
Chapter Test 9/30/2010
Holiday no class
- 01 9/30/2010
The Earth is a
System - 01 9/30/2010
Decomposition
Column Lab - 01 9/30/2010
Recycle, Renew, Reuse Friday -
02 9/30/2010
Story of Stuff 9/30/2010
Trashed 9/30/2010
Blackboard
assignments, power point, lcd projector, transparencies, virtual labs, webcasts, data anlysis online, Internet, educational DVDs
What is sustainability? What are the steps of the experimental Method? How is the correlation method used? What are the Scientific Habits of Mind? What are statistics and how do scientists use them? What are the different models scientists use? How can peole make informed environmental decisions
Scientific Habits of Mind Statistics Models Environmental Decision Making Model
between renewable and non renewable resources. Classify environmental problems into three major categories. escribe "The Tragedy of the Commons" Explain the law of supply and demand. List three differences between developed and developing countries. Explain what sustainability is and describe why it is a goal of environmental science. LIst and describe the steps of the experimental method Describe why a good hypothesis is not simply a guess Describe the two essential parts of
Recycling Project-
Computer Lab 9/30/2010
Recycling Project
Presentations 9/30/2010
Eco Log 9/30/2010
Earth is a
System 9/30/2010
Solid Waste in
Your Lunch - 02 9/30/2010
Decomposition Tower re:
Modeling Landfill 9/30/2010
Recycle Project 9/30/2010
Recycle City
Computer Lab 9/30/2010
Hazardous
Wastes 9/30/2010
Chapter 19 --
Waste Test 9/30/2010
Field Trip 9/30/2010
debriefing 9/30/2010
a good experiment. Describe how scientists study subjects in whcih experiments are not possible. Explain the importance of curiosity and imagination in science. Expalin how scientists use statistics Describe three types of models commonly used by scientists Explain why the size of a statistical sample is important Explain the relationshipo between probability andrisk. Expalin the importance of conceptual and mathematical models. Describe three values that peole consider when making dcisions about the
Recycle, Reuse, Renew Friday -
01 9/30/2010
Neutralizing Hazardous
Waste 9/30/2010
Check Decomposition
Towers 9/30/2010
In Service 9/30/2010
Dynamic Earth 9/30/2010
Computer Lab -
02 9/30/2010
Thermal
Vent/test review 9/30/2010
Chapter 3 test 9/30/2010
Organization of
Life 9/30/2010
Natural Variety 9/30/2010
environment. Describe the four steps ina simple environment decision making model Compare the short term and long term consequences of two decisions regarding a hypothetical environmental issue.
Tools of Environmental Science
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
What are the steps of the Experimental Method?
How is the Correlation Method used?
What are the Scientific Habbits of Mind?
What are statistics and how do scientists use them?
Steps of the Scientific/Experimental Method
Correlation Method
Scientific Habits of Mind
Statistics
Models
Environmental Decision-Making Model
List and describe the steps of the experimental method.
Describe why a good hypothesis is not simply a guess.
Describe the two essential parts of a goodexperiment.
Describe how scientists study subjects in which experiments are
Chapter 2 Exam 9/30/2010
Posioned Pump 9/30/2010
Flow Map 9/30/2010
Decision-Making Model
Worksheet 9/30/2010
What are the different models scientists use?
How can people make informed environmental decisions?
not possible.
Explain the importance of curiosity and imagination in science.
Explain how scientists use statistics.
Explain why the size of a statistical sample is important.
Describe three types of models commonly used by scientists.
Explain the relationship between probability and risk.
Explain the importance of conceptual and mathematical models.
Describe three values that people consider when making decisions about the environment.
Describe the four steps in a simple envrionmental decision-making
model.
Compare the short-term and longterm consequences of two decisions regarding a hypothetical environmental issue.
O C T O B E R
Science and the Environment con't.
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
Leaf Project 10/31/2010
The Organization of Life
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
What is an ecosystem and what components are necessary in making up an ecosystem? How does natural selection drive evolution? How do natural and articial evolution differ? How do scientists classify
Ecosystems and components Evolution by Natural Selection Artifical Selection and Resistance Six Kingdoms
Distinguish between the biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem. Describe how a population differes from a species. Explalin how habitats are important for organisms. Explain the process of
Chapter Test 10/31/2010
Lab Investigations 10/31/2010
Blackboard assignments 10/31/2010
Evolution 10/31/2010
Fossil Record 10/31/2010
Recycle, Reuse,
Renew Fridays 10/31/2010
Energy in an
Ecosystem 10/31/2010
artifical selection/resistant
Blackboard
assignments, power point, lcd projector, transparencies, virtual labs, webcasts, data anlysis online, Internet, educational DVDs
Evolution DVD
NOVA Evolution DVD Howard Hughes
organisms into the six kingdoms?
evolution by natural selection. Describe the steps by which a population of insects becomes resistant to a pesticide. Name thesix kingdoms of organisms and identify two characteristics of each. Explalin the importance of bacteria and fungi in the environment. Descrie the importance of protists in the ocean environment. Describe how angiosperms and animals depend on each other. Explain why insects are such successful animals.
evolution 10/31/2010
Taxonomy 10/31/2010
Angiosperm
Challenge 10/31/2010
Recycle, Reuse, Renew Friday -
02 10/31/2010
Inservice 10/31/2010
JASON project rethinking trophic
model 10/31/2010
survival 10/31/2010
Chapter 4 test 10/31/2010
What eats what 10/31/2010
Succession 10/31/2010
Carbon, Nitrogen, Phospohorus
Cycle 10/31/2010
Burning 10/31/2010
Food Web Game 10/31/2010
Medical Institute
A Place for Pearl
- Habitat DVD Conoco Phillilps
N O V E M B E R
How Ecosystems Work
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
How does energy flow through ecosystems? How are materials cycled through ecosystems? How do ecosystems change?
The majority of the Earth's organisims depend ont he sun for energy. Producers harness the sun's energy directly through photosysnthesis, while consumers use the sun's energy indirectly y eating producers or other consumers. The paths of energy transfer can be followed through food chains, food webs, and tropic levels. Carbon cycle Nitrogen-Fixing Bateria Phosphorus Cycle Ecological Sucession Primary Sucession Secondary
Explain how a pioneer species contributes to ecological succession. Describe how energy is transferred from the sun to producers and then to consumers. Describe one way in whch consumers depend on producers. List two types of consumers.
lab 11/30/2010
Chapter Test 11/30/2010
Cycle Mobils 11/30/2010
Global Cycles
presentations 11/30/2010
Semester Project
Research 11/30/2010
Subsitute Teacher--
SMARTT Conf 11/30/2010
Biomes 11/30/2010
Madagascar
Project 11/30/2010
copmuter lab - 01 11/30/2010
testing tuesday 11/30/2010
Life after People--
succession 11/30/2010
Recycle Project -
01 11/30/2010
Decomposition
Towers 11/30/2010
Planet Earth
Blackboard
assignments, power point, lcd projector, transparencies, virtual labs, webcasts, data anlysis online, Internet, educational DVDs
Sucession Pioneer species Climax Community
11/30/2010
Thanksgiving
Break 11/30/2010
D E C E M B E R
OWLS
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
How can I apply what I have learned this semester to my own life? What can I change in my behavior to make an impact on the environment? Should OWLS be turned into a parking lot?
How do the poles act as a "carnary in the coal mine" to indicate changes to the planet due to global warming?
What is happening to the ice caps? And
Student research
Polar Ice Cap Research Ice Sheets and Glacier interaction relative to water melt Moulins and their impact on glacier melt
Explore feeding relationships in OWLS Organize and presents group information
Identify the differences between ice sheets and sea ice. Explain how ice sheet melting impacts glacier movement and snow melt
Sea level rise resulting from ice melting
Impact on ecosystem--polar bears swimming
OWLS Presentation 12/31/2010
OWLS paper - 01 12/31/2010
Personal Assessment and Action Plan for Environment 12/31/2010
Glacier Goo Lab 12/31/2010
test - 02 12/31/2010
Global Warming--From Pole to
Pole 12/31/2010
CReSIS
powerpoint 12/31/2010
Ice Sheets 12/31/2010
Sea Ice 12/31/2010
Glacier Goo lab 12/31/2010
Computer Lab -
04 12/31/2010
Blankets on
Greenland 12/31/2010
Oil on Ice 12/31/2010
Blackboard
assignments, power point, lcd projector, transparencies, virtual labs, webcasts, data anlysis online, Internet, educational DVDs
how does this impact the planet?
Why is it important to study the ice caps?
greater distances in search for food Movement of ecosystems due to changing temperatures
Finals 12/31/2010
OWLS Project Continued
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
Should OWLS be turned into a parking lot?
Student research
Explore feeding relationships in OWLS
Organize and present group information
OWLS Presentation 12/31/2010
OWLS Paper 12/31/2010
Grave Mistake 12/31/2010
Student Laptops
1.1.0 ~ SCIENCE AS INQUIRY 1.1.0 ~ SCIENCE AS INQUIRY 1.1.0 ~ SCIENCE AS INQUIRY 1.1.0 ~ SCIENCE AS INQUIRY 1.1.1 ~ actively engages in asking and evaluating research questions. 1.1.2 ~ actively engages in investigations, including developing questions, gathering and analyzing data, and designing and conducting research 1.1.3 ~ actively engages in using technological tools and mathematics in their own scientific investigations. 1.1.4 ~ actively engages in conducting an inquiry, formulating and revising his or her scientific explanations and models ( physical, conceptual, or mathematical) using logic and evidence, and recognizing that potential alternative explanations and models should be considered. 1.1.5 ~ actively engages in communicating
and defending the design, results, and conclusion of his/her investigation.
J A N U A R Y
Biomes
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
What factors influence biome formation? How do desert and tundra biomes compare? How do grassland biomes compare?
What makes a biome? Characteristics of desert and tundra biome Differences in grasslands biome
Describe how plans determine the name of a biome Explain how temperature and precipitation determine which plants grow in an area Explain how latitude and altitude affect which plant grows in an area Describe one adaptation that may help an animal survive in the taiga. Describve the climate in a chaparral biome. Describe two desrt animals and the adaptations that help them survive Describe one
Biome Project - 01 1/31/2011
Test 1/31/2011
Biome Puzzles 1/31/2011
Interactive Computer Labs 1/31/2011
Welcome to
second semester 1/31/2011
What is a desert
continued 1/31/2011
What is a
Desert? 1/31/2011
Aeolian Process
Lab 1/31/2011
Soil profiles 1/31/2011
What is Tundra? 1/31/2011
Permafrost Lab 1/31/2011
Frozen World 1/31/2011
Computer Lab -
01 1/31/2011
copmuter lab 1/31/2011
Blackboard
assignments, power point, lcd projector, transparencies, virtual labs, webcasts, data anlysis online, Internet, educational DVDs
Planet Earth
series DVD Living Planet series DVD Web sites (see external sites listing on Blackboard)
Desert ppt
Tundra ppt Grasslands ppt *see science share files for ppt files
threat to the tundrda biome
no classes 1/31/2011
Comparing Mars
to tundra 1/31/2011
Teton/Glacier
National Parks 1/31/2011
Chapter Review 1/31/2011
Desert/Tundra
Test 1/31/2011
Grassland Biome 1/31/2011
Great Plains 1/31/2011
Grasslands 1/31/2011
Prairie, Savanna,
Steppes 1/31/2011
Predatory/Prey 1/31/2011
F E B R U A R Y
Aquatic Biomes
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
What are the main differences between freshwater and marine
Characteristics of Aquatic Ecosystems
Different types of
Describe the factors that determine where an organism lives in an aquatice
Aquatic Ecosystem Project 2/28/2011
Video: The Living Planet: Margins of
the Land 2/28/2011
LCD Projector
3.4.2 ~ understands energy is received, transformed and expended in ecosystems. 3.4.4 ~ understands organisms cooperate and compete in complex, interdependent
ecosystems?
How have humans impacted aquatic ecosystems?
How are wetlands important today?
freshwater ecosystems
Different types of marine ecosystems
Human impact on Aquatic Ecosystems
Importance of Aquatic Ecosystems
ecosystem.
Describe the littoral zone and the benthic zone that make up a lake or pond.
Describe two environmental functions of wetlands.
Describe one threat against river ecosystems.
Explain why an estuary is a very productive ecosystem.
Compare salt marshes and mangrove swamps.
Describe two threats to coral reefs.
Describe two threats to ocean organisms.
Chapter 7 Test 2/28/2011
Video: The Living Planet: Open
Ocean 2/28/2011
Movie: Medicine
Man 2/28/2011
relationships 3.4.5 ~ understands human beings live within and impact ecosystems. 3.6.1 ~ understands animals have behavioral responses to internal changes and to external stimuli. 3.7.2 ~ understands that homeostasis is the dynamic regulation and balance of an organisms internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for survival. 4.1.3 ~ The ultimate source of atmospheric and oceanic energy comes from the sun. Energy flow drives global climate and weather. Climate and weather are influenced by geographic features, cloud cover, and the earth’s rotation.
Biomes and understanding populations
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
What are the differences between
Characteristics of grasslands aquatic, forest,
Describe the factos that determine where
Puzzles, Matching Quizes 2/28/2011
Grasslands 2/28/2011
Blackboard
assignments, power point, lcd
freshwater and marine ecosystems? How have humans impacted aquatic ecosystems? How are wetlands important today? How is weather impacted by these biomes?
What is a population and how does it change? How are populations regulated? How do species interact?
jungle ecosystems Different types of grasslands, aquatic, forest, jungle ecosystems. Human impacat on grasslands, aquatic, forest, jungle ecosystems Importance of grasslands, aquatic,forest, jungle ecosystems.
Characteristics of populations Types of population regulation Types of interactions between species
an organisim lives in an grasslands, aquatic, forest or jungle ecosystem. Describe the different types of grasslands and how animals have adapted. Describe the littoral, benthic, aphopic zones of an aquatic system. Describe two environmental functions of wetlands and rainforests. Describe one threat against freshwater, marine, rainforest ecosystems. Explain why an estuary and vertical habitat in a rainforest are very productive ecosystems. Compare salt marshes adn mangrove swamps. Describe two threats to coral reefs, ocean organisms, rainforest
Outside Reading Assignment and Reflective Report 2/28/2011
Chapter Test 2/28/2011
Interactive Computer Labs 2/28/2011
Prairie, Savanna
and Steppes 2/28/2011
Owl Pellet Lab 2/28/2011
Predator/Prey
Lab 2/28/2011
Outside
Consultant 2/28/2011
test-grasslands 2/28/2011
Seasonal Forests 2/28/2011
Conifer/Leaf Lab 2/28/2011
Jungles 2/28/2011
Computer Lab
Rainforest 2/28/2011
Interactive
Computer Lab 2/28/2011
Forests 2/28/2011
Forests Test 2/28/2011
Freshwater
Biome 2/28/2011
Parent/Teacher
projector, transparencies, virtual labs, webcasts, data anlysis online, Internet, educational DVDs
Planet Earth
DVD Blue Planet DVD Medicine Man DVD After the Storm DVD Freshwater ppt Marine ppt Sea Floor Spreading ppt Hydrological Cycle ppt Forests ppt Rainforest ppt *see science share files for ppt files
Power of Water
VHS Web sites (see external sites listing on Blackboard)
organism and impact on environment.
Describe the three main properties of a population. Describe exponential population growth. Describner how the reproductive behavior of individuals can affect the growth rate of their population. Explain how population sizes in nature are regulated. Explain the difference between niche and habitat
Conf 2/28/2011
holiday no
classes 2/28/2011
Freshwater 2/28/2011
Understanding Populations
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
What is a population and how does it
Characteristics of populations
Types of
Describe the three main properties of a
Video: National Geographic: Strange Days on Planet Earth:
3.4.3 ~ understands the distribution and abundance of organisms and populations in ecosystems are limited by the carrying capacity.
change?
How are populations regulated?
How do species interact?
population regulation
Types of interactions between species
population.
Describe exponential population growth.
Describe how the reproductive behavior of individuals can affect the growth rate of their population.
Explain how population sizes in nature are regulated.
Explain the difference between niche and habitat.
Give examples of parts of a niche.
Describe the five major types of interactions between species.
Explain the difference between parasitism and predation.
Explain how symbiotic relationships may evolve.
Predators 2/28/2011
3.4.4 ~ understands organisms cooperate and compete in complex, interdependent relationships 6.2.1 ~ understands the rate of change in populations is determined by the combined effects of birth, death, emigration, and immigration. 6.2.2 ~ understands a variety of factors influence birth rates and fertility rates. 6.2.3 ~ understands populations have limits to growth. 6.3.2 ~ understands earth does not have infinite resources.
M A R C H
Biodiversity
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
What is Biodiversity and what are the three levels?
How have humans caused extinctions?
What different ways are used in saving species?
How are habitats being preserved?
What methods are being used internationally to protect species?
Biodiversity
Human caused Extinctions
Areas of Critical Diversity
Methods of saving species
Methods of preserving Habitats and Ecosystems
Legal Protection and International Cooperation
Describe the diversity of species types on Earth, relating the difference between known numbers and estimated numbers.
Lsit and describe three levels of biodiversity.
Explain four ways in which biodiversity is important to ecosystems and humans.
Analyze the potential value of a single species.
Define and give examples of endangered and threatened species.
Describe several ways that species are being threatened with extinction.
List areas of the world that have high levels of biodiversity and
Chapter 10 Exam 3/31/2011
Modeling Diversity
and Disease--Lab 3/31/2011
The Future of Biodiversity
Worksheet 3/31/2011
Extinct/Endangered
Poster Project 3/31/2011
LCD Projector
Student Laptops
3.4.4 ~ understands organisms cooperate and compete in complex, interdependent relationships 3.4.5 ~ understands human beings live within and impact ecosystems. 6.3.2 ~ understands earth does not have infinite resources. 6.4.2 ~ understands there is a need to assess potential risk and danger from natural and human-induced hazards. 6.5.1 ~ understands progress in science and technology can be affected by social issues and challenges. Science and technology indicate what can happen, not what should happen. 7.1.6 ~ recognizes society’s role in supporting topics of research and determining institutions where research is conducted.
many threats to species.
Compare the amount of biodiversity in the United States to that of the rest of the world.
List and describe four types of efforts to save individual species.
Explain the advantages of protecting entire ecosystems rather than individual species.
Describe the main provisions of the Endangered Species Act.
Discuss ways in which efforts to protect endangered species can lead to controversy.
Describe three examples of world-wide cooperative efforts to prevent extinctions.
Biomes & Understanding population
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
What are the differences between freshwater and marine ecosystems? How have humans impacted aquatic ecosystems? How are wetlands important today? How is weather impacted by these biomes?
What is a population and how does it change? How are populations regulated? How do species interact?
How is water distributed on Earth? What are the main ways humans use the majority of the water on Earth?
Characteristics of grasslands aquatic, forest, jungle ecosystems Different types of grasslands, aquatic, forest, jungle ecosystems. Human impacat on grasslands, aquatic, forest, jungle ecosystems Importance of grasslands, aquatic,forest, jungle ecosystems.
Characteristics of populations Types of population regulation Types of interactions between species
The Hydrological (water) Cycle Water Distribution Different types of
Describe the factos that determine where an organisim lives in an grasslands, aquatic, forest or jungle ecosystem. Describe the different types of grasslands and how animals have adapted. Describe the littoral, benthic, aphopic zones of an aquatic system. Describe two environmental functions of wetlands and rainforests. Describe one threat against freshwater, marine, rainforest ecosystems. Explain why an estuary and vertical habitat in a rainforest are very productive ecosystems. Compare salt marshes adn
Interactive Computer Labs - 02 3/31/2011
Outside Reading Assignment and Reflective Report 3/31/2011
Chapter Test 3/31/2011
Understanding Populations Blackboard Discussions 3/31/2011
Freshwater - 02 3/31/2011
Wetlands 3/31/2011
Water facts
andtrends 3/31/2011
Aquatic Center
Field Trip 3/31/2011
Pond Water Lab 3/31/2011
Water Treatment
Case Study 3/31/2011
Tank Farm Case
Study 3/31/2011
Test--Fresh
WAter 3/31/2011
Caves 3/31/2011
Spring Break
March 16-20 3/31/2011
Marine Biome 3/31/2011
Waves and Tides
Blackboard
assignments, power point, lcd projector, transparencies, virtual labs, webcasts, data anlysis online, Internet, educational DVDs Planet Earth DVD Blue Planet DVD Medicine Man DVD Freshwater ppt Marine ppt Sea Floor Spreading ppt Hydrological Cycle ppt Forests ppt Rainforest ppt *see science share files for ppt files Power of Water VHS Web sites (see external sites listing on Blackboard)
What is the difference between point source and nonpoint source pollution? What ways do humans pollute water?
water use and management Piont and nonpoint-source pollution Types of water pollution
mangrove swamps. Describe two threats to coral reefs, ocean organisms, rainforest organism and impact on environment.
Describe the three main properties of a population. Describe exponential population growth. Describner how the reproductive behavior of individuals can affect the growth rate of their population. Explain how population sizes in nature are regulated. Explain the difference between niche and habitat Give examples of parts of a niche Describe the five major types of interactions
3/31/2011
Salt Marshes and Mangrove
Swamps 3/31/2011
Margins of the
Land 3/31/2011
Coral Reefs 3/31/2011
Ocean
Circulation 3/31/2011
Oil Spills Lab 3/31/2011
between species. Explain the difference etween paratistism and predation. Explain how symbiotic relationships may evolve.
Describe the distribution of Earth's water resources. Explain why fresh water is one of Earth's limited resources. Describe the distribution of Earth's surface water. Describe the relationship between groundwater and surface water in a watershed. Identify patterns of global water use. Explain how water is treated so that it can be used for drinking. Identify how water is used in
homes,in industry, and in agriculture. Describe how dams and water diversion projectds are used to manage freshwater resources. Identify five ways that water can be conserved. Compaire point-source and non oint-source pollution. Classify water pollutants by five types. Explain why groundwater pollution is difficult to clean. Describe six major sources of ocean pollution and explain the effects of pollution on ecosystems. Describe six major laws designed to improve water quality in the USA
The Human Population
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
How has the human population changed over its history?
What fators affect population sizes?
How does the demographic transition describe population changes?
How does population growth affect the environment?
What are some methods used to control population growth?
Changes in the Human Population over time
Forcasting Population Size
The Demographic Transition
Problems with rapid growth
Managing the Human Population and Developement
Describe how the size and growth rate of the human population has changed in the last 200 years.
Define four properties that scientists use to predict population sizes.
Make predictions about population trends based on age structure.
Describe the four stages of the dempgraphic transition.
Explain why different countries may be a different stages of the demographic transition.
Describe three problems caused by rapid human population growth.
Chapters 8 and 9 Exam 3/31/2011
Video: 60 Minutes: Population Growth in Mexico
City 3/31/2011
Video: ZPG:
World Population 3/31/2011
Lab: Modeling Population
Growth 3/31/2011
LCD Projector
3.4.3 ~ understands the distribution and abundance of organisms and populations in ecosystems are limited by the carrying capacity. 3.4.4 ~ understands organisms cooperate and compete in complex, interdependent relationships 3.4.5 ~ understands human beings live within and impact ecosystems. 6.2.1 ~ understands the rate of change in populations is determined by the combined effects of birth, death, emigration, and immigration. 6.2.2 ~ understands a variety of factors influence birth rates and fertility rates. 6.2.3 ~ understands populations have limits to growth. 6.3.1 ~ understands natural resources from the lithosphere and ecosystems are required to sustain human populations. 6.3.2 ~ understands earth does not have infinite resources.
Compare population growth problems in more developed countries and less developed countries.
Analyze strategies countries may use to reduce their population growth.
Describe worldwide population projections into the next century.
A P R I L
Atmosphere and Climate Change
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
What are the factors that determine climate?
How does the ozone layer protect the Earth and what happens when it is disrupted?
What is global warming and how will it impact the Earth?
Factors Determining Climate
Chemicals that cause Ozone Depletion and the Ozone Hole
The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming
Consequences of Global Warming
Explain the difference between weather and climate.
Identify four factors that determine climate.
Explain why different parts of the Earth have different climates.
Explain what causes climate
Chapter 13 Exam 4/30/2011
Video: An Inconvenient
Truth 4/30/2011
Video: Dimming
the Sun 4/30/2011
LCD Projector
4.1.1 ~ understands constructive and destructive processes, including weathering, erosion and deposition, dynamically reshape the surface of the earth. 4.1.3 ~ The ultimate source of atmospheric and oceanic energy comes from the sun. Energy flow drives global climate and weather. Climate and weather are influenced by geographic features, cloud cover, and the earth’s rotation. 4.1.4 ~ Understands the processes of water cycling through surface water ( oceans, lakes, streams, glaciers), ground water (aquifers), and the atmosphere. (
change.
Explain how the ozone layer shields the Earth from much of the sun's harmful radiation.
Explain how chloroflorocarbons damage the ozone layer.
Explain the process by which the ozone hole forms.
Describe the damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation.
Expalin why the threat to the ozone layer is still ocntinuing today.
Explain why Earth's atmosphere is like the glass in a greenhouse.
Expalin why carbon dioxide in the atmosphere appears to be increasing.
Explain why many scientists think that the Earth's climate may be becoming
hydrological cycle) 5.1.2 ~ understands creativity, imagination, and a broad scientific knowledge base are required to produce useful results. 6.1.1 ~ understands some chemical and physical hazards and accidents can be avoided through safety education 6.4.1 ~ understands natural processes of earth may be hazardous for humans. 6.4.2 ~ understands there is a need to assess potential risk and danger from natural and human-induced hazards. 6.5.1 ~ understands progress in science and technology can be affected by social issues and challenges. Science and technology indicate what can happen, not what should happen. 7.1.4 ~ recognizes that society helps create the ways of thinking ( mindsets) required for scientific advances, both toward training scientists and educating a populace to utilize benefits of science ( e.g., standards of hygiene, attitudes toward forces of nature, etc.). 7.1.6 ~ recognizes society’s role in supporting topics of research and determining institutions where research is conducted.
increasingly warmer.
Describe what a warmer Earth might be like.
BioDiveristy and Earth Day
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
What is biodiversity and what are the three levels? How have humans caused extinctions? What different ways are used in saving species? How are habitats being preserved? What methods are being used internationally to protect species?
What are the factos that determine climate? How does the ozone layer protect the Earth
Biodiversity Human caused extinctions areas of critial diversity methods of saving species methods of preserving habitats and ecosystems legal protection and internation cooperation
Factors determining climate Chemicals that cause ozone depletion and the ozone hole the greehouse effect and climate change
Describe the diversityo fspecies types of Earth, relating the difference between known numbers and estimated numbers. List and describve three levels of biodiversity. Explain four ways in which biodiversity is important to ecosystems and humans Analyze the potenital value of a single species. Define and given examples of endangered and threatened species. Describe serval
Adopt and Acre of Rainforest 4/30/2011
Interactive Computer Labs 4/30/2011
Outside Reading and Reflective Reporting 4/30/2011
Chapter Test 4/30/2011
Earth Day Project and Activities 4/30/2011
EAR Project 4/30/2011
Earth Day Project 4/30/2011
Oceans Test 4/30/2011
testing Tuesday
no classes 4/30/2011
Energy
Resources 4/30/2011
Recycle, Renew, Reuse Friday -
03 4/30/2011
Earth Day Activities Research & Prep
April 14-17 4/30/2011
Earth Day
Activities 4/30/2011
Computer Lab energy
resources 4/30/2011
Energy
Blackboard
assignments, power point, lcd projector, transparencies, virtual labs, webcasts, data anlysis online, Internet, educational DVDs Planet Earth DVD
Garbage Warrior
DVD Trashed DVD An Inconvient Truth DVD The 11th Hour DVD Green, the new Red, White and Blue DVD Who Killed the Electric Car DVD Global Warming DVD What's Happeningwith the Weather? DVD Six Degrees DVD
and what happens when it is disrupted? What is global warming and how will it impact the Earth? What are primary air pollutants and how do they differ from secondary air pollutants? What are some long and short term health problems associated with air pollution? What causes acid precipitation? How does acid precipitation affect the environment and the human population? What are the different types of renewable energy and what are the pros and cons of each? What types of alternative energy are being developed? What is the difference
consequences of climate change
Different types of renewable energy Pros and cons of renewable energy alternative energy currently in development energy efficiency andconservation
Primary and secondary pollutants major sources of air pollution effects of air pollution on health light and noise pollution causes and effect of acid precipitation
ways that species are being threatened with extrinction. List areas of the world that have high levels of biodiversity and many threats to species. Compare the amount of biodiversity in teh USA to that of the rest of the world. List and describe four types of efforts to save individual species Explain the advantages of protecting entire ecosystems rather than individual species. Describe the main provisions of the Endangered Species Act. Discuss ways in which efforts to protect endangered species can lead to controversy. Describe three examples of world-wide cooperative efforts
Resources
computer lab 4/30/2011
Climate Change
April 23-29 4/30/2011
climate change ppt* atmospheric changes ppt* global warming ppt* *ppt available from science share files
between energy efficiency and energy conservation?
What are the different types of renewable energy and what are the pros and cons of each? What types of alternative energy are being develop? What is the difference between energy and efficiency and energy conservation?
to prevent extinctions.
Explain the difference between weather and climate identify four factors that determine climate explain why different parts of the Earth have different climates explain what causes climate change explain how the ozone layer shields the Earth from much of the sun's harmful radiation explain how chloroflorocarbons damage the ozone layer. explain the process by which the ozone hole forms descrie the damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation explain why the threat to the ozone
layer is still continuing today explain why Earth's atmosphere is like the glass in a greenhouse explain whycarbon dioxide in the atmosphere appears to be increasing. explain why many scientists think that Earth's climate may becoming increasingly warmer. describe what a warmer earth might be like describe how the melting of glacier ice and ice sheets affects the Earth and climate
List six forms of renewable energy and compare their advantages and disadvantages describe the differences between passive solar heating, active solar heating and
photovoltaic energy describe the current state of wind energy technology describe how hydroelectric energy, geothermal energy and geothermal heat pumps work. describve three alternative energy technologies identify two ways hydrogen could be used as a fuel source in teh future identify three ways that you can conserve energy in our daily life explain the differences between energy conservation and energy efficiency
Name five primary air polluants and give sources for each. name the two major sources of air pollution in urban areas
describe the way in which smog forms explain the way in which a thermal inversion traps air pollution describe three possible short- term effects and long-term effects of air pollution on human health explain what causes indoor pollutin and how it can be prevented describe three human health prolems caused y noise pollution describe solutions to energy waste caused by light pollution explain the causes of acid participation explain how acid participationaffects plants, soils, and aquatic ecosystems describe three ways that acid participation affects humans
describe ways that countries are working together to solve the problem of acid participation
Land
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
What are primary air pollutiants and how do they differ from secondary air pollutants?
What are some long and short-term health problems associated with air pollution?
What causes acid precipitation?
How does acid precipitation affect the environment and the human population?
Primary and Secondary Pollutants
Major Sources of Air Pollution
Effects of Air Pollution on Health
Light and Noise Pollution
Causes and Effects of Acid Precipitation
Name five primary air pollutants and give sources for each.
Name the two major sources of air pollution in urban areas.
Describe the way in which smog forms.
Explain the way in which a thermal inversion traps air pollution.
Describe three possible short-term effects and long-term effects of air-pollution on human health.
Explain what causes indoor pollution and how it can be prevented.
Chapter 11 and 12 Exam 4/30/2011
Video: The Man Who Planted
Trees 4/30/2011
LCD Projector
4.1.1 ~ understands constructive and destructive processes, including weathering, erosion and deposition, dynamically reshape the surface of the earth. 4.1.3 ~ The ultimate source of atmospheric and oceanic energy comes from the sun. Energy flow drives global climate and weather. Climate and weather are influenced by geographic features, cloud cover, and the earth’s rotation. 4.1.4 ~ Understands the processes of water cycling through surface water ( oceans, lakes, streams, glaciers), ground water (aquifers), and the atmosphere. ( hydrological cycle) 6.1.1 ~ understands some chemical and physical hazards and accidents can be avoided through safety education 6.1.2 ~ understands the severity of disease symptoms is dependent on many factors, 6.3.2 ~ understands earth does not have infinite resources. 6.4.1 ~ understands natural processes of earth may be hazardous for humans.
Describe three human health problems caused by noise pollution.
Describe solutions to energy waste caused by light pollution.
Explain the causes of acid precipitation.
Explain how acid precipitation affects plants, soils, and aquatic ecosystems.
Describe three ways that acid precipitation affects humans.
Describe ways that countries are working together to solve the problem of acid precipitation.
6.4.2 ~ understands there is a need to assess potential risk and danger from natural and human-induced hazards. 6.5.1 ~ understands progress in science and technology can be affected by social issues and challenges. Science and technology indicate what can happen, not what should happen. 7.1.4 ~ recognizes that society helps create the ways of thinking ( mindsets) required for scientific advances, both toward training scientists and educating a populace to utilize benefits of science ( e.g., standards of hygiene, attitudes toward forces of nature, etc.). 7.1.6 ~ recognizes society’s role in supporting topics of research and determining institutions where research is conducted.
Water
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
How is water distributed on Earth?
What are the main ways
The Water Cycle and Water Distribution
Different types of water use and
Describe the distribution of Earth's water resources.
Explain why fresh
Chapter 11 Quiz 4/30/2011
Video: Strange Days on Planet Earth: Troubled
Waters 4/30/2011
LCD Projector
4.1.1 ~ understands constructive and destructive processes, including weathering, erosion and deposition, dynamically reshape the surface of the earth.
humans use the majority of water on Earth/
What is the difference between point-source and nonpoint-source pollution?
What ways do humans pollute water?
management
Piont- and Nonpoint-Source Pollution
Types of Water Pollution
water is one of Earth's limited resources.
Describe the distribution of Earth's surface water.
Describe the relationship between groundwater and surface water in a watershed.
Identify patterns of global water use.
Explain how water is treated so that it can be used for drinking.
Identify how water is used in homes, in industry, and in agriculture.
Describe how dams and water diversion projects are used to manage freshwater resources.
Identify five ways that water can be conserved.
Compare point-source pollution and nonpoint-
4.1.3 ~ The ultimate source of atmospheric and oceanic energy comes from the sun. Energy flow drives global climate and weather. Climate and weather are influenced by geographic features, cloud cover, and the earth’s rotation. 4.1.4 ~ Understands the processes of water cycling through surface water ( oceans, lakes, streams, glaciers), ground water (aquifers), and the atmosphere. ( hydrological cycle) 6.1.1 ~ understands some chemical and physical hazards and accidents can be avoided through safety education 6.3.2 ~ understands earth does not have infinite resources. 6.4.1 ~ understands natural processes of earth may be hazardous for humans. 6.4.2 ~ understands there is a need to assess potential risk and danger from natural and human-induced hazards. 6.5.1 ~ understands progress in science and technology can be affected by social issues and challenges. Science and technology indicate what can happen, not what should happen. 7.1.4 ~ recognizes that society helps create the ways of thinking ( mindsets) required for scientific advances, both toward training scientists and educating a populace to utilize benefits of science ( e.g., standards of hygiene, attitudes toward forces of nature, etc.). 7.1.6 ~ recognizes society’s role in supporting topics of research and
source pollution.
Classify water pollutants by five types.
Explain why groundwater pollution is difficult to clean.
Describe six major sources of ocean pollution, and explain the effects of pollution on ecosystems.
Describe six major laws designed to improve water quality in the United States.
determining institutions where research is conducted.
M A Y
Alternative Energy Resources
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
What are the different types of renewable energy and what are the pros and cons of each?
What types of alternative energy are being developed?
What is the
Different types of renewable energy
Pros and cons of renewable energy
Alternative energy currently in development.
Energy efficiency
List six forms of renewable energy and compare their advantages and disadvantages.
Describe the differences between passive solar heating, active solar heating and photovoltaic
EAR Project 5/31/2011
Chapter 18 Quiz 5/31/2011
Video: Who Killed
the Electric Car 5/31/2011
EAR Reasearch 5/31/2011
LCD Projector
Student Laptops
5.1.1 ~ understands technology is the application of scientific knowledge for functional purposes. 5.1.2 ~ understands creativity, imagination, and a broad scientific knowledge base are required to produce useful results. 5.1.3 ~ understands science advances new technologies. New technologies open new areas for scientific inquiry. 6.5.1 ~ understands progress in science
difference between energy efficiency and energy conservation?
and conservation
energy.
Describe the current state of wind energy technology.
Describe how hydroelectric energy, geothermal energy and geothermal heat pumps work.
Describe three alternative energy technologies.
Identify two ways hydrogen could be used as a fuel source in the future.
Identify three ways that you can conserve energy in your daily life.
Explain the difference between energy conservation and energy effiency.
and technology can be affected by social issues and challenges. Science and technology indicate what can happen, not what should happen. 7.1.4 ~ recognizes that society helps create the ways of thinking ( mindsets) required for scientific advances, both toward training scientists and educating a populace to utilize benefits of science ( e.g., standards of hygiene, attitudes toward forces of nature, etc.). 7.1.6 ~ recognizes society’s role in supporting topics of research and determining institutions where research is conducted.
Climate Change
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
What are the different types of renewable energy
Different types of renewable energy
Name five primary air polluants and give sources for
Interactive Computer Labs
no classes 5/31/2011
Blackboard
assignments, power
and what are the pros and cons of each? What types of alternative energy are being develop? What is the difference between energy and efficiency and energy conservation?
How does the National Park system help and encourage conservation? What do conservation groups do and how do they help with conservation and education?
Pros and cons of renewable energy alternative energy currently in development energy efficiency andconservation
National Park System Conservation groups
each. name the two major sources of air pollution in urban areas describe the way in which smog forms explain the way in which a thermal inversion traps air pollution describe three possible short- term effects and long-term effects of air pollution on human health explain what causes indoor pollutin and how it can be prevented describe three human health prolems caused y noise pollution describe solutions to energy waste caused by light pollution explain the causes of acid participation explain how acid participationaffects plants, soils, and aquatic
5/31/2011
Chapter Test 5/31/2011
National Park Project - 01 5/31/2011
Global Warming 5/31/2011
Going Green 5/31/2011
Climate Change 5/31/2011
Oil on the Ice 5/31/2011
Planet in Peril 5/31/2011
EAR Project Research and
Presentation 5/31/2011
EAR Research
and Project 5/31/2011
EAR Project
Presentation 5/31/2011
Recycle, Renew, Reuse Friday -
04 5/31/2011
Review for finals 5/31/2011
Semester Final 5/31/2011
point, lcd projector, transparencies, virtual labs, webcasts, data anlysis online, Internet, educational DVDs
Garbage Warrior
DVD Trashed DVD An Inconvient Truth DVD The 11th Hour DVD Green, the new Red, White and Blue DVD Who Killed the Electric Car DVD Global Warming DVD What's Happeningwith the Weather? DVD Six Degrees DVD climate change ppt* atmospheric changes ppt* global warming ppt* *ppt available from science share files
ecosystems describe three ways that acid participation affects humans describe ways that countries are working together to solve the problem of acid participation
Identify the pros and cons of the National Park System Name several conservation groups and twll what they do
Conservation
Essential
Questions
Content
Skills
Assessments
Lessons
Technology
Standards
How does the National Park System help with and encourage conservation?
What do conservation groups do and how do they help with conservation and education?
National Park System
Conservation groups
Identify the pros and cons of the National Park System.
Name several conservation groups and tell what they do.
National Park Project 5/31/2011
National Park
Research 5/31/2011
Video: Never Cry
Wolf 5/31/2011
