PLANNED COURSE STATEMENT – Year 3 & 4 Environmental Systems
Woodburn School District
Course Title
Environmental Systems
Content Area(s)
Science
COUNSELING OFFICE
Please Check “Yes” or “No”
Diploma Requirement(s)
met through course
Science
NCAA Approved
YES
NO
Terms Offered
All Terms
OUS Credit
YES
NO
Credit Type
Amount of
Year Long
Credit
Please Check “Yes” or “No”
1.0
AP/IB Credits
YES
NO
Targeted Intervention Class
Proposed NCES Code(s)
and Name(s)
YES
X
NCES Code
Language of Instruction
Spanish and English
SIS Course Number
Grade Level(s)
11th – 12th Grade
Licensure
Requirement
NO
DISTRICT OFFICE
Prepared by (teacher/school): AIS Science Department
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Date Submitted: ________________
Principal Approval:_______________________________________________________________ Date: _________________________
District Curriculum Office Approval:_________________________________________________ Date: ________________________
District Human Resources Approval: _________________________________________________ Date: ________________________
PHASE 1
 Brief Course Catalogue Description and any Pre-requisites if applicable:
Course Description for IB Environmental Systems and Societies 1:
This is the first year of a two-year course taken during the 11th grade year. This is recommended
for students who enjoy and excel in science and have good study skills. In this course, students
will gain the scientific tools to analyze and develop an informed stance on a variety of
environmental issues that face our future. Through lab and field work, topics such as systems,
human population, natural resources, and ecosystems will be investigated. In addition, students
will reflect on how their actions and the actions of all humans internationally contribute to the
future health of the earth’s ecosystems.
Prerequisite Courses  1 semester of Earth and Space
 1 semester of Biology
 1 semester of Chemistry
 1 semester of Physics
Updated April, 2013
Course Description for IB Environmental Systems and Societies 2:
This is the second year of a two-year course taken during the 12th grade year. This is
recommended for students who enjoy and excel in science and have good study skills. Students
will continue to investigate the topics and to develop the skills introduced in year one. Special
emphasis will be placed on preparing for and completing IB internal and external assessments.
Prerequisite Courses  IB Environmental Systems I
 or Environmental Science (with instructor approval)
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State Essential Skills
None
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Course Standards
Common Core Literacy Standards
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.1 Textual
Evidence
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.2 Central
Ideas
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.3 Multistep
procedures
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.4
Determine meaning of key terms and
symbols
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.5 Analyze
structure and relationship of concepts
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.6 Author’s
purpose
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.7 Translate
technical information to visuals (model)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.8
Supporting evidence and reasoning
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.9 Compare
and contrast
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.10 Read
grade level text
NGSS Standards
ESS2.A Earth materials and systems (feedback)
ESS2.A Earth Materials and Systems (geological
and biological changes can lead to global climate
change)
ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface
Processes
ESS2.D: Weather and Climate
ESS2.D: Weather and Climate: how water affects
local climate
ESS2.E: Biogeology
ESS3.A: Natural Resources
ESS3.B: Natural Hazards
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems
ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
ETS1.B. Developing Possible Solutions
LS1.C Organization for matter and energy flow in
organisms
LS2.A Interdependent relationships in
ecosystems
LS2.B Cycles of matter and energy transfer in
ecosystems
LS2.C Ecosystem dynamics, functioning, and
resilience
LS2.D Social interactions and group behavior
LS4.A Interdependent relationships in ecosystems
LS4.B Natural selection
LS4.C Adaptation
LS4.D Biodiversity and humans
PS3.D Energy in chemical processes and everyday
life
Proposed Instructional Materials: (primary texts and printed materials)
Updated April, 2013
TBD
PHASE 2 (Complete after initial approval)
After District Curriculum Department approval, attach Annual Work Plan and then file. Annual work plan must be
attached before filing.
IB Environmental Systems & Societies 1 Scope and Sequence
UNIT TITLE
UNIT DESCRIPTION
Unit Standards (DCIs)
Foundation of
environmental
systems and
societies
Humans depend on earth’s systems to provide a variety of resources
and services. Human activities can impact the sustainability of these
resources, and are guided by individual environmental values systems.
Models can be used to represent the flows and storages of matter and
energy through systems. Feedback mechanisms can promote stability
or change in environmental systems.
Practice 2
ESS2.A Earth materials
and systems
ESS3.C Human impacts
on Earth systems
ESS3.A Natural
resouces
Ecosystems and
ecology
Ecosystems are defined by their biotic and abiotic components, along
with the interactions between them. These components can be
measured through a variety of protocols.
Components, such as populations, are variable and change over time.
The energy that supports the majority of the earth’s ecosystems is
provided by the sun, and is used in biological processes such as
photosynthesis and respiration in addition to being transferred
between organisms, which can be modeled in food webs.
LS2.A Interdependent
relationships in
ecosystems
LS1.C Organization for
matter and energy
flow in organisms
LS2.B Cycles of matter
and energy transfer in
ecosystems
ESS2.E Biogeology
LS2.C Ecosystem
dynamics, functioning,
and resilience
Biodiversity and
conservation
The biodiversity of a system can be defined in multiple ways: species,
habitat, and genetic. Evolution, environment change, and human
activity can influence the kinds of species found in an ecosystem, and
humans can employ a variety of strategies for conserving biodiversity.
ESS2.E Biogeology
ESS3.C Human impacts
on Earth systems
LS4.D Biodiversity and
humans
Water is moved between storages on the earth through a variety of
atmospheric and oceanic processes. Freshwater resources are unevenly
distributed and have the potential to be managed sustainably by
humans, though water resources are threatened by human activities
that release pollution.
ESS2.C The role of
water in Earth’s
surface processes
The atmosphere is a layered mix of gases. At different levels and
quantities, these gases are influenced by human activities and
influence human and ecological systems.
ESS2.D Weather and
climate
A range of strategies exist for producing energy, and the sources of
energy chosen by a society are influenced by an array of factors. Use of
non-renewable energy sources is contributing to the issue of climate
change, and human societies are beginning to develop strategies for
mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change.
ESS3.D Global climate
change
Water distribution
and resources
Atmospheric
systems and
societies
Climate change and
energy production
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IB Environmental Systems & Societies 2 Scope and Sequence
UNIT TITLE
UNIT DESCRIPTION
Unit Standards (DCIs)
Foundation of
environmental systems
and societies
Brief review of how models can be used to represent the flows and
storages of matter and energy through systems. Feedback
mechanisms can promote stability or change in environmental
systems.
Practice 2
ESS2.A Earth materials
and systems
ESS3.C Human impacts
on Earth systems
ESS3.A Natural
resouces
Ecosystems and ecology
Brief review of the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem
along with how they can be measured.
LS2.A Interdependent
relationships in
ecosystems
LS2.C Ecosystem
dynamics, functioning,
and resilience
Soil systems and
terrestrial food
production systems and
societies
The soil is a system that can be utilized by humans to provide foods.
Different food production strategies can have adverse effects
including degradation and erosion, while other strategies can lead
to increased primary and secondary productivity.
Aquatic food production
systems and societies
Aquatic systems are a source of food production and can be
managed in ways that limit or increase the amount of food available
to humans.
ESS2.C The role of
water in Earth’s
surface processes
Climate change and
energy production
A range of strategies exist for producing energy, and the sources of
energy chosen by a society are influenced by an array of factors.
Review the issue of climate change, and human societies are
beginning to develop strategies for mitigating and adapting to the
effects of climate change.
ESS3.D Global climate
change
Human systems and
resource use
Changes in human populations can be measured and modeled
through a variety of methods. Around the world, human
populations are supported by an input of resources and create
wastes that must be assimilated by the environment.
ESS3.A Natural
resources
ESS3.C Human impacts
on Earth systems
Group 4 project
This is an interdisciplinary project that will take place during fall, in
cooperation with IB chemistry and IB environmental systems.
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Internal Assessment
Students will conduct an extended investigation on a topic of their
choice, utilizing scientific practices such as investigation and
analysis.
n/a
Updated April, 2013