Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Course:
Klein
AP Environmental Science
What are we learning?
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Fossil Fuels
Jan 6-Jan 22
NO SCHOOL
Monday Jan 5
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Checks for Understanding: during lesson, embedded in power point
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: paper, writing tool, notebook, computer, positive attitude
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
Tuesday Jan 6
What are we learning?
1. Explain in detail how hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is done.
2. Identify and explain the economic and national security benefits of fracking.
3. Identify and explain the environmental effects of fracking.
4. Identify the names and locations of the significant shale plays in the US.
5. Identify when fracking was first developed and when it became widely used. Explain why
fracking wasn’t used widely right away.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
Notes and video discussion
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Checks for Understanding: during lesson, embedded in power point
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: paper, writing tool, notebook, computer, positive attitude
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
Read Chronicle article and create a Tree Map classifying impacts of fracking boom; research
two additional articles on fracking due Friday; Research two fracking articles and write
summaries
Wed/Thur
Last name assignments:
A-E: Benefits of fracking
F-K: Water pollution and fracking
L-Q: Water use and fracking
R-T: What oil companies say about fracking
U-Z: Earthquake activity and fracking
What are we learning?
6. Describe the formation of oil, natural gas and coal in the carbon cycle. Explain how the
use of fossil fuels changes the balance of the carbon cycle.
7. Identify the key difference between a renewable fuel (or resource) and a nonrenewable
fuel (or resource). Give several examples of each.
8. Why are hydrocarbons a good source of fuel?
9. What is the difference between a resource and a reserve?
10. Distinguish among primary, secondary, and tertiary oil recovery.
11. How does 3D seismic imaging increase reserves?
12. Describe petroleum refining – what happens in a refining distillation column and what
products are created?
13. What is OPEC and how does OPEC control global oil prices?
14. Identify the major petrochemical exporting regions of the world.
15. What changes have the recent discoveries of new petrochemical reserves in the US
created?
16. Explain the concept of net energy and state its significance in evaluating energy resources.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Notes
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Ticket out
Checks for Understanding: during lesson, embedded in power point
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: paper, writing tool, notebook, computer, positive attitude
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Research two fracking articles and write summaries
Last name assignments:
A-E: Benefits of fracking
F-K: Water pollution and fracking
L-Q: Water use and fracking
R-T: What oil companies say about fracking
U-Z: Earthquake activity and fracking
What are we learning?
17. Explain in detail how hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is done.
18. Identify and explain the economic and national security benefits of fracking.
19. Identify and explain the environmental effects of fracking.
20. Identify the names and locations of the significant shale plays in the US.
21. Identify when fracking was first developed and when it became widely used. Explain why
fracking wasn’t used widely right away.
Friday
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Socratic dialogue
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Free response homework
Checks for Understanding: during lesson, embedded in power point
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: paper, writing tool, notebook, computer, positive attitude
Monday
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Use articles and class notes to complete Free Response on fracking
What are we learning?
22. Briefly summarize the effects of an oil spill. Describe physical, biological and chemical
remediation approaches.
23. What and where was the Exxon Valdez accident? Describe what happened and the effects
of the accident.
24. Compare the Macando Deep Water Horizon BP accident to the Exxon Valdez accident.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Oil spill activity
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Checks for Understanding: during lesson, embedded in power point
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: paper, writing tool, notebook, computer, positive attitude
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Double bubble thinking map – compare Macando and Valdez oil spills; Study
for quiz tomorrow
What are we learning?
25. Contrast “unconventionals” to the more common petroleum production systems.
26. Define tar sands and oil shales. Compare their net energy value to natural gas and
petroleum.
27. Describe the Keystone pipeline: Where does it already exist, what new section may be
built, what are the tradeoffs associated with this project?
28. What and where is ANWR? What arguments are there for drilling in this area, what
arguments are there to not drill there?
Tuesday
29. Contrast kinetic and potential energy and give examples of each.
30. Why are heat and electricity considered kinetic energy? (What is moving?)
31. Explain the first and second laws of thermodynamics. Give examples to illustrate each
law.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Notes
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Quiz – Obj #5-19
Checks for Understanding: during lesson, embedded in power point
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: paper, writing tool, notebook, computer, positive attitude
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: none
Wed/Thur
What are we learning?
32. Describe the stages of coal formation including the relative water, carbon and sulfur
content at each stage.
33. What three countries have the greatest supply of coal? How many years’ worth of coal
does the US have?
34. Which air pollutants are emitted by the burning of coal?
35. List advantages and disadvantages of using coal as a fuel source.
36. Compare subsurface mining, strip mining and mountain top removal.
37. What power plant do we get energy from?
38. Describe how a typical electric power plant operates.
39. What technologies can be used to reduce air pollution from coal?
40. What types of coal are found in the Rockies and the Appalacians?
41. Describe coal gasification. Why is this referred to as “clean coal”? What pollutant does it
emit? What global environmental issue is this pollutant most closely associated with?
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: notes
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Checks for Understanding: during lesson, embedded in power point
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: paper, writing tool, notebook, computer, positive attitude
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Read sections 3.4 and 37 in textbook, answer obj #24-26
Friday
What are we learning?
APES math strategies for Free Responses
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Group strategies for math questions; demonstration of dimentional
analysis.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Checks for Understanding: during lesson, embedded in power point
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: paper, writing tool, notebook, computer, positive attitude
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Free response with math due next class
What are we learning?
NO SCHOOL
Monday
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Checks for Understanding: during lesson, embedded in power point
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: paper, writing tool, notebook, computer, positive attitude
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
Tuesday
What are we learning?
Review of all objectives
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Grade math free response in class
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Checks for Understanding: during lesson, embedded in power point
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: paper, writing tool, notebook, computer, positive attitude
Wed/Thur
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: study for test
What are we learning?
All Fossil Fuel Objectives
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: TEST
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: TEST
Checks for Understanding: during lesson, embedded in power point
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: paper, writing tool, notebook, computer, positive attitude
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: none
Friday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective:
TEKS/AP/Standards:
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Checks for Understanding: during lesson, embedded in power point
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: paper, writing tool, notebook, computer, positive attitude
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: