Subject:
Environmental systems and societies
Collaborating Faculty
Charu Gupta
Collaborating Faculty
Kalpana Daniel
Collaborating Faculty
Content /Grade
11 (Year 2020 March)
Topic/Content/T
heme
Topic 1- Foundations of Topic 2- Ecosystems and
environmental systems ecology
and societies
Curriculum
content
1. Environmental
value systems.
2. Systems and
models
3. Energy and
Equilibria
4. Sustainability.
1.5 Humans and
pollution.
Skill development ATL skillsThinking-Critical
thinking TOK,
communication and
research
skills-Individual
investigation.
Local Curriculums
NA
Topic/Content/T
heme
Topic 1- Ecosystems
and ecology
12 (Year 20-21)
DP 1 (Year 20-21)
DP 2 (Year 21-22)
Foundations of
environmental systems and
societies
Soil systems and society
2.3 Flow of energy and matter.
2.4 Biomes, Zonation and
succession.
2.5 Investigating
ecosystems-practical work
ATL skills- Thinking-Critical
thinking TOK, communication,
social, self-management and
research skills-Practical work.
Individual investigations & IA.
NA
❖ Environmental value
systems.
❖ Systems and models.
❖ Energy and Equilibria.
❖ Sustainability.
❖ Humans and pollution.
Thinking skills, Communication Thinking skills, Communication
skills, Research skills
skills, Research skills
NA
1. Topic 3- Biodiversity
and conservation
❖ Terrestrial food
production systems and
food choices
Ecosystems and ecology
NA
Human systems and
resource use
1
Curriculum
content
2.1 Species and
populations.
2.2. Communities and
ecosystems.
Skill development ATL skillsThinking-Critical
thinking TOK,
communication and
research
skills-Individual
investigation.
Local Curriculums
NA
3.1 An introduction to
biodiversity
3.2 Origins of biodiversity
3.3 Threats to biodiversity
3.4 Conservation of biodiversity
ATL skills- Thinking-Critical
thinking TOK, communication,
social, self-management and
research skills-Practical work.
Individual investigations & IA
NA
Topic/Content/T
heme
Topic 4- Water, food
production systems and
society
Curriculum
content
4.1 Introduction to water
systems
4.2 Access to fresh water
4.3 Aquatic food production
systems.
4.4 Water pollution
❖ Species and
populations.
❖ Communities and
ecosystems.
❖ Flow of energy and
matter.
❖ Biomes, Zonation and
succession.
❖ Investigating
ecosystems-practical
work
❖ Solid domestic waste.
❖ Human systems and
resource use.
Thinking skills, Communication Thinking skills, Communication
skills, Research skills
skills, Research skills
NA
NA
Human systems and
resource use
❖ Human population and
dynamics.
❖ Resource use in society.
Water, food production
systems and society
❖ Introduction to water
systems
❖ Access to fresh water
❖ Aquatic food production
systems.
❖ Water pollution
2
Skill development
ATL skills- Thinking-Critical
thinking TOK, communication,
social, self-management and
research skills-Practical work.
Individual investigations & IA
Local Curriculums
NA
Topic/Content/Them
e
Topic 5 – Soil systems and
society
Curriculum content
5.1 Introduction to soil systems.
5.2 Terrestrial food production
systems and food choices.
5.3 Soil degradation and
conservation
Skill development
ATL skills- Thinking-Critical
thinking TOK, communication,
social, self-management and
research skills-Practical work.
Individual investigations & IA
Local Curriculums
NA
Topic/Content/Them
e
Topic 6- Atmospheric
systems and society
Thinking skills, Communication Thinking skills, Communication
skills, Research skills
skills, Research skills
NA
NA
Climate change and energy
production
Biodiversity and
conservation
❖ Energy choices and
security
❖ An introduction to
biodiversity
❖ Origins of biodiversity
❖ Threats to biodiversity
❖ Conservation of
biodiversity
Thinking skills, Communication
skills, Research skills
Thinking skills, Communication
skills, Research skills
NA
NA
Soil systems and society
Atmospheric systems and
society
3
Curriculum content
6.1 Introduction to atmosphere.
6.2 Stratosphere zone
6.3 Photochemical smog
6.4 Acid deposition
Skill development
ATL skills- Thinking-Critical
thinking TOK, communication,
social, self-management and
research skills-Practical work.
Individual investigations & IA
Local Curriculums
NA
Topic/Content/Them
e
Topic 7- Climate change and
energy production
Curriculum content
7.1 Energy choices and security
7.2 Climate change- causes
and impacts
7.3 Climate change- mitigation
and adaptation
Skill development
ATL skills- Thinking-Critical
thinking TOK, communication,
social, self-management and
research skills-Practical work.
Individual investigations & IA
Local Curriculums
NA
Topic/Content/Them
e
Topic 8 – Human systems
and resource use
❖ Introduction to soil
systems.
❖ Terrestrial food
production systems and
food choices.
❖ Soil degradation and
conservation.
Thinking skills, Communication
skills, Research skills
❖ Introduction to
atmosphere.
❖ Stratosphere zone
❖ Photochemical smog
❖ Acid deposition
Thinking skills, Communication
skills, Research skills
NA
NA
NA
NA
4
Curriculum content
8.1 Human population and
dynamics
8.2 Resource use in society
8.3 Solid domestic waste
8.4 Human systems and
resource use
Skill development
ATL skills- Thinking-Critical
thinking TOK, communication,
social, self-management and
research skills-Practical work.
Individual investigations & IA
Local Curriculums
NA
NA
NA
5