Environmental Explorations 2012-2013
Mrs Rosperich
Quarter 1 Syllabus
Day Date
1
Aug27/28
Topic
Introduction to Environmental Explorations
2
Aug29/30
3
Aug31
Sept1
4
Sept5/6
Lab Safety Rules and Requirements Lecture
and
Video
S-Quiz Lab Safety
Lecture Field Safety Rules, recognizing
poisonous plants and dangerous animals
Compass Basics
S-Field Safety Quiz; Lecture: Intro to
Environ Science and Scientific method
5
Sept 7/10
6
7
8
9
10
Sept11/12
Sept13/14
Sept17/18
Sept19/20
Sept
21/24
11
Sept
25/26
12
13
Sept27/28
Oct 1/2
14
15
Oct 3 / 4
Oct 5/10
16
Oct 12/15
17
Oct 16/17
Lecture: History of Environmental Science,
introduction to environmentalist Project
Continue Library research
S-PowerPoint Presentations
Finish up PowerPoint Presentations
S-Quiz on Environmentalists
Ecology and Natural History of Loudoun
County Lecture: Basic principles of ecology
Pre-Test Ecology
S-Quiz Basic Ecology
Lecture: Energy Flow in Ecosystems
F-Pre-Test Flowering plants, structure and
function
Lecture: Structure and Function in
Flowering Plants, Evolutionary Trends and
Adaptation
S-Quiz: Plant Parts
Lecture: Characteristics of Trees in
Loudoun County
S-Quiz: Tree ID Round Robin
S-Lab Write Up Seed Lab
Lecture: Review of cellular respiration and
photosynthesis
Lecture: Introduction to algae, fertilizer
pollution, eutrophication, growth curves
Activity/Assignment
How this Class Works Round Robin
Sign Safety Contract
F-Round Robin Safety Lab
F-Nature walk to practice safety and
compass basics
F-He/she Fish Dilemma
S-Lab: Does moss grow on the N side
of trees? Report Due next class
Library research Environmentalist
Project
Construct PowerPoint and artifact bags
F-Artifact bag identification
F-Biodiversity Lab
F-Food Webs in Loudoun County
Lab: Set Up Effect of Salt on Seed
germination
F-Activity: Macroscopic and
Microscopic Observation of Flowering
Plants,
Both days check seed lab for results
F-Lab: Assembling Local Tree ID Guide
Check seed lab both days
F-Lab: Extraction of Chlorophyll in Fall
Leaves
F-Lab: Effect of Fertilizer on Algal
Growth Set Up
18
Oct 18/19
19
Oct 22/23
20
21
22
Oct24/25
Oct26/29
Oct 30/31
Nov1/2
Pre-Test Animals Kingdom
Lecture: Insects, Arthropods, Birds
Lecture: How to ID Birds
Assemble Bird Field Guide
S-First Qtr Exam
Catch Up Days, The Lorax Video Review
Lab: Measure algae
Lab: Bird Seed Preferences Set Up
Check algae lab
Lab: Check bird seed and algae
Lab: Check seeds and algae