Objective Sheet – Course Foundations
Environmental Systems
Name ____________________________
Date ____________ Period ___________
These are the objectives for our unit – they are the concepts you will
learn. Use this as a guide to help you study.
1.
Name and describe the four characteristic ecosystems which comprise the greater Houston area.
Be able to find the four ecosystems on a map.
2. Define “environmental sustainability” and explain how it is important to people.
3. Summarize the history of the city of Houston and explain how the growth was related to the local
ecosystems.
4. Describe the demographic changes that have shaped Houston in the past 200 years and describe
the trends which are expected to shape our future for the next 50 years.
5.
Explain how our actions on the west side of town affect the Galveston Bay.
6. Define the term “watershed” and be able to find your watershed on a map of the area. Describe
the path of water from Westside HS to Galveston Bay.
7. Describe at least four ways you rely on the environment for living and describe “ecosystem
services” provided by Houston ecosystems.
8. Define the concept “Tragedy of the Commons” and explain how it might apply to the Houston
area.
9.
Describe the following procedures and expectations in the classroom: finding out what the
homework is, finding out what will happen in class each day, make up work, late work policy,
tardies, tutorials, recycling, supplies.
Monday Aug 25
Tuesday Aug 26
Wednesday Aug 27/Thursday Aug 28
Friday Aug 29
Welcome to class!
Expectations of
class
Turn in HW – family index card
Quiz Obj #1-2
Notes – Houston Demographics and
Ecosystem Services
Notes –
Watersheds
Get course
syllabus,
discussion of
materials needed
for class
Monday Sept 1
NO SCHOOL –
LABOR DAY!!!
Activity – the four
Houston
ecosystems
Activity – Sustainability model
HW – family
information index
card
Tuesday Sept 2
HW –study for quiz tomorrow –
Objectives #1 &2
Wednesday Sept 3/Thursday Sept 4
Friday Sept 5
Watershed model –
connecting the
ecosystems
Quiz Objectives #3-6
Build interactive
notebook – concept
review obj #1-8
HW – study for
quiz Obj #3-6
Notes – Sustainability, Ecosystem
Services
Activity – Tragedy of the Commons
HW – must have composition notebook
in class tomorrow
Monday Sept 8
Tuesday Sept 9
Wednesday Sept 10/Thursday Sept 11
Activity – Map
practice
Review Day!
Unit 1 Test – Course Foundations
HW – Study for
test
Begin Ecology
Unit