Environmental Science Curriculum Map 2013-2014
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
1st 9 Weeks
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Introduction to course
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Scientific Method
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Parts of an Experiment
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Lab Safety
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Introduction to course
Scientific Method
Parts of an Experiment
Lab Safety
Energy and Matter in the Biosphere
MATTER AND FLOW OF ENERGY
Biogeochemical cycles (SEV 1a)
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N, P, O, C
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Water cycle
Food chains and food webs (SEV 1 b,
1c)
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Trophic levels
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Flow of energy
Food chains and food webs (SEV 1 b,
1c)
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Trophic levels
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Flow of energy
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Biotic and abiotic factors
(SEV 1e)
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Flow of energy and matter
(SEV 1d)
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Laws of conservation of
matter and energy
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Decomposers
Climate change and Ozone Loss
(SEV 2a, 3a, 3b, 3c, 5e)
Climate change and Ozone Loss
(SEV 2a, 3a, 3b, 3c, 5e)
The Biosphere
BIOMES (SEV 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, SEV 3b,
3c)
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Organization of the
biosphere
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Biomes (terrestrial)
Biomes
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Aquatic biomes
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Include biotic and abiotic
factors
2nd 9 Weeks
COMMUNITY ECOLOGY (SEV 2a, 2b,
2c, 2d, SEV 3b, 3c)
-succession and change
-finish biomes if needed
3rd 9 Weeks
Human Health (SEV 5b)
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Risk, toxicology, and
human health
Succession and change
Risk, toxicology, and human health
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Disease reports
Evolution and biodiversity(SEV 2a,
2b, 2c, 2d, SEV 3b, 3c)
Pesticides and pest control
Energy
Energy Efficiency and Renewable energy
(SEV 4a,b,c,e,f)
Sustaining Species (SEV 3d, 5d)
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Sustaining wild species
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Habitat destruction
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Terrestrial and aquatic
diversity
Sustaining species continued
Human Use of Resources
Geology and Soil (SEV 2, 5a)
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erosion and depletion of
soil fertility
AIR
Air and Air Pollution
(SEV 2a, 3a, 3b, 3c, 5e)
Geology and Soil
Solid Waste (SEV 5e)
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include problems and
disposal
Sustaining species continued
Geology and Soil
Human Health and populations
Population Dynamics (SEV 3d, 3e,
5a)
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Symbiosis
Population Growth and Carrying
Capacity
Food Resources and Urban Land
Use (SEV 4d, 1c, 5e)
Human Activities’ Impact on the
Environment (SEV 5a,c,f)
Sustainability
Food Resources and Urban Land
Use (SEV 4d, 1c, 5e)
Effect of political, legal, social, and
economic decisions (SEV 5f)
Review and Midterm/ semester
exam
WATER (SEV 5e)
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Aquatic Ecology
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Water resources
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Water pollution
Review and exams
*Characteristics of Science Standards will be incorporated throughout the course of study.
4th 9 Weeks
Resources and Conservation
WATER (SEV 5e)
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Aquatic Ecology
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Water resources
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Water pollution
GHSGT Week
Water Continued
Updated 7/27/12
Environmental Science Curriculum Map 2013-2014
Each nine weeks these CCGPS writing and Literacy standards will be used throughout the year:
(Literacy): L11-12RST3: Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical
tasks; analyze the specific
results based on explanations in the text.
L11-12RST4: Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to
grades 11–12 texts and topics
L11-12RST10: By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 11–12 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
(Writing): L11-12WHST2: Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes.L910WHST4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
L11-12WHST4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
L11-12WHST5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a
specific purpose and audience.
L11-12WHST6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new
arguments or information.
L11-12WHST7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the
inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
L11-12WHST10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of disciplinespecific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
*Characteristics of Science Standards will be incorporated throughout the course of study.
Updated 7/27/12