B
Day
Topic
30-Jan
Introduction to
environmental
1-Feb science
Introduction to
environmental
5-Feb science
Days Agenda
Getting to know You
1) What is environmental science
2) Predict environmental issues that relate to the different fields of
science
3) Design a controlled investigation to observe the effect of harmful
chemicals on plant growth
1) Explain the impact of humans on the environment
2) Analyze the effects of economics on nonrenewable
3)
1)
Introduction to
environmental
7-Feb science
2)
3)
1)
What are the
global impacts of
11-Feb Human Population
13-Feb
15-Feb
20-Feb
22-Feb
26-Feb
28-Feb
What are the
global impacts of
Human Population
What are the
global impacts of
Human Population
What are the
global impacts of
Human Population
How Does the
Growing Human
Population Impact
Biodiversity
How Does the
Growing Human
Population Impact
Biodiversity
How Does the
Growing Human
Population Impact
Biodiversity
How Does the
Growing Human
Population Impact
4-Mar Biodiversity
2)
1)
2)
3)
resources.
Explain the law of supply and demand
Compare the consumption of developed and developing
countries
Calculate an individual’s ecological footprint
Analyze the results of the harmful chemicals
investigation
Analyze how populations change over time in response
to environment changes
a. analyze carrying capacity
Explain why populations change over time.
Quiz
Describe the problems caused by the rapid growth of
human populations.
Describe the relationship between pandemics and
population density
Work
Due
Homework 1
Course Outline
and Safety
Contract
Signed
Project 1 Due
Review
Homework 1
Quiz
1) Explain the role of the environment in spreading disease.
2) Analyze the results of a pandemic
1) Review/Reteach Previous 2 units
2) Project Due by End of Class
1) Explain four ways in which biodiversity is important to
ecosystems and humans.
2) Analyze difference in species diversity
1) MiniBenchmark
2) Design a laboratory investigation to determine the
effectiveness of natural, non-toxic pest repellants on ant
populations.
1) Describe several factors that threaten species to with
global extinction
a. habitat loss
b. over-harvesting
1) Analyze the impacts of invasive (exotic) species on the
Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem
Project 2 Due
at the
beginning
Review
Homework 2
How Does the
Growing Human
Population Impact
6-Mar Biodiversity
How does human
land use impact
water quality and
8-Mar supply
How does human
land use impact
water quality and
12-Mar supply
How does human
land use impact
water quality and
14-Mar supply
How does human
land use impact
water quality and
3-Apr supply
How does human
land use impact
water quality and
5-Apr supply
1) Describe local and international efforts to prevent
extinctions.
Project 3 Due
at end of
class
2) Review/Reteach/Enrich
1) MiniBenchmark
2) Describe three major ways humans use land:
a. urban areas
b. agriculture
c. preservation/Recreation
3) Create a land- use model
1) Describe the environmental effects of land misuse and
poor management
a. run-off
b. erosion
c. preservation
2) Construct and analyze a working model of soil erosion.
Review
Homework 3
Biodiversity
Homework 2
1) Compare point and non-point source pollution.
1) Identify the amount of water present on Earth:
a. salt water
b. fresh water
c. fresh usable water
2) Evaluate Maryland’s State ‘Flush Tax’
3) Compare the water budget of two cities
a. Surplus
b. deficit
1) Describe harmful algae and their relative distribution in
the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
2) Identify and describe factors that contribute to algal
blooms
3) Explain how algae are harmful to aquatic organisms and
people
4) Deduce methods to reduce algal growth Explain the
effects of sedimentation on oysters
Project Due
9-Apr Review
11-Apr Benchmark
Review
Homework 4