Quarter
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Topic
Natural History of Loudoun, Scientific Process, Safety and Environmental Laws
(These units are not necessarily taught as discrete units, but as themes that runs through each successive
unit throughout the school year.)
Atmosphere:
Preliminary Activities: Design Ideal Community; “State of Environmental
Air
Issues”; Tragedy of the Commons”: Focus on
Structure
Stewardship
Weather Dynamics
Pollution
Hydrosphere:
Water
Oceans
Watershed Ecology
Vernal Pools
Pollution
Geosphere:
Land
Geomorphology
Soil
Use and Reclamation
Resource Sustainability:
Bioethics
Conservation/ Alternative Energies
Energy production/consumption
Environmental Economics
Biosphere:
Ecology
Populations
Biodiversity
Limiting Factors
Curriculum Guide: Environmental Science
LCHS
2015-2016