Environmental
Science
Welcome to Environmental
Science
 About
me
 About
the class
 Do
you know the environment?
About me
 Teaching
career
 Family
 Personal
goals/activities
About you
 What
do you want to “get” from this class.
 What
are your short term goals (next five
years)
 Tell
me something interesting you can do,
accomplished or experienced to share
with the class.
Class Rules and Procedures
 1.)
Cooperate with your teacher and
classmates
 2.)
Respect the rights and properties of
others.
 3.)
Carry out your student responsibilities. Listed on the website.
Class Rules and Procedures
 Follow
 All
class directions to speak in class
work is turned in on time in the bin.
 One
 Cell
person leaves the room at a time.
Phones are out and visible at all times
OR off and away. There is no in-between
My Expectations

You give 100% effort everyday

Show up to class on time

You raise your hand to speak and listen to
anyone who is talking

You take notes whenever possible - listen to
your directions/questions

Behave in a manner that positively represents
yourself, your family and your school.
Safety Procedures
 Lock
Downs
 Fire
Drills
 Lab
Safety
About the class
 In
this class you will learn
basic principles of
ecology about the
environment and how
humans effect, control
and utilize the
environment.
 https://sites.google.com/
site/acmetzgarscience/
Online Textbooks and class
 https://www.successnetplus.com/
 Class:
http://www.acschools.org/Page/1310
Do you know about the
environment?
Topics of study
 Importance
of interdependence
 Biodiversity
 Resource
laws
 Human
management – E.P.A. -Ecology
activities
Environmental Scavenger hunt
 Find
2 threats to planet biodiversity
 One fact that proves global warming is real
 One nonrenewable – one renewable energy
source
 How energy is cycled through nature
 One way environment and economics
positively effect each other
 An environmental policy that encourages a
positive approach
 The four spheres of earth
 Three environmental factors that effect
populations.