Mr. Raber’s Environmental Science Class Syllabus 2015-2016
Contact Information:
 Email: rabera@lake.k12.fl.us (This is the best way to contact me.)
 Phone: (352) 394-2100 Ext: 5522
 Room 215 (Flight Academy)
Materials: Students will need:
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A notebook, any type of notebook will do.
Writing utensils. Pen or pencil is fine.
At least 1 highlighter.
A 3 ring binder will be needed to create a portfolio of your work.
BYOD (bring your own device). If you have a lap top, iPad, tablet or smart
phone, please bring it with you every day. If you do not have a device of
your own, do not stress, we will accommodate students without access to
technology.
Expectations:
 Be respectful and kind to everyone.
 Be responsible and take ownership of your work and actions.
 Be here on time every day and come prepared.
Content Covered.
 Week 1: Freshman will not have classes the first week. Instead, they will
spend the week being acclimated to South Lake High School and the
implementation of personalized learning.
 Week 2: During this week students will be learning about class expectations
as well as lab safety procedures.
 Unit 1: Nature of Science, Scientific Method, Ecological Footprints.
 Unit 2: Sustaining Our World (Environmental Economics, Policy and
Ethics).
 Unit 3: Dynamic Earth (Matter, Energy, Cycles and Spheres).
 Unit 4: Principles of Ecology
 Unit 5: Biodiversity, Evolution, Speciation, Extinction, Prevention of
Biodiversity Loss.
 Unit 6: Population Dynamics (Species Interactions, Populations,
Community Stability).
 Unit 7: Our Biosphere (Climatic Influences, Terrestrial and Aquatic
Biomes).
 Unit 8: Human Population (Trends and Predictions, People Paradox, Land
Use and Urbanization, Health Hazards).
 Unit 9: Resource Management (Forestry, Soil and Agriculture, Minerals and
Mining, Water, Atmosphere, Nonrenewable Energy).
 Unit 10: Our Future Planet (Climate Change, Sustainable Cities, Waste
Management).
 Unit 11: Renewable Energy
Power Hour
I will be having lunch in my room and available for the entire hour each day.
Students are more than welcome to bring their lunches to my room.
 Monday: Freshman Success Coaching
 Tuesday: “Environs”- Environmental science students can come to my
room for tutoring, make up work or any science related questions or
concerns.
 Wednesday and Thursday: “Soccer Support Club” – All male and female
scholar athletes can use this time for anything soccer related. Scholarships,
contacting college coaches, FAFSA, tutoring, soccer strategy, watch film in
season, watch professional high lights and all around general bonding time
for all soccer scholar athletes.
 Friday: Detentions will be held in my room once every 10 weeks. On all
other Fridays my room will be open to all environmental science students as
well as soccer athletes for tutoring.