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BIOLOGY I
TOPIC V: ECOLOGY - Human Impact on Environment
Course Code: 200031001
Pacing
Date(s)
Traditional 6 days
09-24-15 to 10-01-15
Block
ESSENTIAL CONTENT
A. Cost and Benefits of Renewable and Nonrenewable
Resources (17.11, 17.20)
1. Renewable (e.g. Wind, Solar)
2. Non-Renewable (e. g. Fossil Fuels)
OBJECTIVES
 Identify possible environmental impacts resulting
from the use of a nonrenewable resource. (ALD)
 Evaluate possible environmental impacts resulting from
the use of renewable and/or nonrenewable resources.
 Relate how the actions of humans may impact
B. Sustainability and Environmental Policy (17.11, 17.13,
environmental systems and/or affect sustainability.
17.20)
(ALD)
1. Sustainability
 Evaluate the impact that humans have had on Earth,
a. Ecological Footprint
such as deforestation, urbanization, desertification,
b. Human Health
erosion, air and water quality, changing the flow of
c. Predicting the impact of individual on a system
water.
2. Environmental Systems
 Identify positive and/or negative consequences that
a. Soil Pollution: Agriculture, Eutrophication,
result from a reduction in biodiversity.
Deforestation, Erosion
 Identify ways in which a scientific claim, such as global
b. Water Pollution: Acid Rain Bio magnification
warming, is evaluated (e.g., through scientific
c. Air Pollution: Greenhouse Gases, Global Warming
argumentation, critical and logical thinking, and/or
d. Maintaining Biodiversity: Importance, Causes
consideration of alternative explanations).
 Identify an instance from the history of environmental
science in which scientific knowledge has changed when
new evidence or new interpretations are encountered.
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INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS
Core Text Book: Chapter 6
Vocabulary:
acid rain, agriculture, bioaccumulation, biodiversity,
biomagnification, conservation, deforestation,
desertification, erosion, fossil fuels, global warming,
invasive species, nonrenewable resource, ozone layer,
renewable resource, sustainability, urbanization, water
pollution
Technology:
1. Bozeman Podcast: Ecosystem Change
2. Bozeman Podcast: Biodiversity
3. Biology Corner: Ecology Issues Project
4. Western Washington University: Everglades:
Biodiversity Hot Spot
5. http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/ (search your topic)
6. Edgenuity
7. Packet_5_HumanImpact_L.17.20.docx
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BIOLOGY I
SC.912.L.17.11
SC.912.L.17.20
Standard:
SC.912.N.1.3
Course Code: 200031001
Household Energy Use
Water Pollution
Video
Video
Standard:
SC.912.L.14.6
Science
Content
Collection
Standard:
SC.912.L.17.11
 The Scientific Method: Experimentation  Accounting For Accuracy of Data During  What Caused the Hindenburg Disaster?
the Study
 Measuring Error in the Primary Mirror
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Obesity and Genetics
What Are Nutritional Disorders?
Exploring Nutritional Disorders
Multifactorial Disorders
Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
Interpreting Epidemiological Data
Air Pollution and Public Health
Water in Manila's Poor Communities
Chemicals in the Environment
Introduction to Waste
Everyday Water Pollution
PCBs: What They Are and Where They
Come From
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Contamination and Human Health
Anthrax
Invisible Poison
Wastewater Germs
Contaminated Eggs
Food Safety
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Fossil Fuels and Energy Conservation
Natural Ecosystems
Deforestation, Pollution, & Habitat Loss
Aerial Reforestation
 Human Body, Human Health
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 Oil Refinery
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Natural Resources
Land Resources
Water Pollution
Living Resources
 Addicted to Oil
 Surface Water, Groundwater, and
Glaciers: The Water Cycle
 Conserving Water
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BIOLOGY I
Standard:
SC.912.L.17.13
Course Code: 200031001
Video
Video
Standard:
SC.912.L.17.16
Image
Video
Standard:
SC.912.L.17.20
 The Human Price
 Can We Fix It?
 Only One Earth
 Medical Breakthroughs
 Fisheries Management
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Climate Change
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Cows and the Greenhouse Effect
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Endangered Fish
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Al Gore Teaches About Climate Change 
Global Warming and Ocean Pollution
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Sea Level Changes
The Growing Threat of Global Warming
Polar Bears and Global Warming
Human Environment vs Natural
Environment
The Threat to Biodiversity
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Chemicals in the Environment
Politics & the Environment
The Global View
Statistics on Water Usage
Agriculture versus Biodiversity
Balancing Conservation and Industrial
Growth
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Conservation
Loss of Underground Water
The Threat to Biodiversity
Soil Health and Sustainability
Sustainability
Personal Energy Use
Energy Consumption around the World
Reducing Energy Use
Oil Spills: The Impact on Wildlife
Environmental Concerns
Everyday Water Pollution
Air Pollution
Land Resources
Water Pollution
smog, definition
ozone layer
 Leaving a Footprint
 Human Environment vs Natural
Environment
 Interfering with the Water Cycle
 The Hunt for Oil
 Climate Change, Species Loss, &
Resource Renewal
 Community Concerns about Landfills
 Hazardous Waste Site: Del Amo,
California
 Fossil Fuel, definition
Image
 Greenhouse Effect
Skill Builder
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BIOLOGY I
Course Code: 200031001
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Wind Power Picks Up as an Alternative Energy Source
Obama's Energy Plan
Earth Day Essay: Eco-Progress, and Lack of It, in the 80s
Changing Planet Yale Town Hall - Full Program
Earth University Teaches Students To Be Environmentally Conscious
Science of Golf: Water Conservation
China Tries to Clear the Air
Preserving Coral Reefs May Help Fight Cancer
A Win for Biodiversity: Costa Rica Reforests Cleared Land
Beach Erosion Theory: Greenhouse Effect Melts Polar Ice, Raises Sea Level
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US Primary Energy Consumption by Source and Sector
Oil-Covered Pelican
Smog Over Downtown Los Angeles
Covered in Crude: After the BP Oil Spill
Green Chemistry: Scientists Design New "Benign By Design" Drugs, Paints, Pesticides and More
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Learning Goals
BIOLOGY I
Course Code: 200031001
SC.912.L.17.11: Evaluate the costs and benefits of renewable and nonrenewable resources, such as water, energy, fossil fuels, wildlife, and forests. (Cognitive Complexity:
Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning)
SCALE
LEARNING PROGRESSION
SAMPLE PROGRESS MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITIES
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I am able to analyze possible environmental impacts resulting from the use of
renewable and nonrenewable resources.
Design a trade-off table to evaluate the costs and benefits
for renewable and nonrenewable resources.
Develop and defend an argument in support of using
renewable or nonrenewable resources.
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I am able to evaluate possible environmental impacts resulting from the use of
renewable and nonrenewable resources.
Develop a foldable booklet that differentiates the
environmental impacts of using renewable and
nonrenewable resources.
Score/Step 5.0
Score/Step 4.0
Examples should include water, energy, fossil fuels, wildlife,
and forests.
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I am able to identify possible environmental impacts resulting from the use of a
nonrenewable resource.
Create a graphic organizer that compares the environmental
impact of fossil fuels on the environment from extraction,
processing and the burning of the fuel.
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I am able to identify possible environmental impacts that may result from the use of
nonrenewable resources.
Categorize the impact of fossil fuels on the environment.
Score/Step 3.0 Target
(Learning Goal)
Score/Step 2.0
Examples should include coal, oil, and natural gas.
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Score/Step 1.0
I am able to recognize that humans need resources on Earth and that these are
either renewable or nonrenewable.
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Learning Goals
BIOLOGY I
Course Code: 200031001
SC.912.L.17.20: Predict the impact of individuals on environmental systems, and examine how human lifestyles affect sustainability. (Cognitive Complexity: Level 3: Strategic
Thinking & Complex Reasoning)
SCALE
LEARNING PROGRESSION
SAMPLE PROGRESS MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITIES
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I am able to predict how the actions of humans may impact environmental systems
and affect sustainability in the short and long term.
Research impacts humans have had on Earth and create
solutions on how humans can be more sustainable. Defend
a scientific claim using evidence and reasoning.
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I am able to predict how the actions of humans may impact environmental systems
and affect sustainability.
Investigate the impact human have had on the environment.
Score/Step 5.0
Score/Step 4.0
Examples of investigations can include a acid deposition,
biomagnification, effects of mining.
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I am able to relate how the actions of humans may impact environmental systems
and/or affect sustainability.
Create a foldable booklet of cause and effect of common
actions of humans that affect environmental systems and
sustainability.
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I am able to recognize that an action of humans may impact the environment.
Identify the impact that humans have had on Earth, such as
deforestation, urbanization, desertification, erosion, air and
water quality, changing the flow of water.
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I am able to recognize that humans are part of the biosphere.
Score/Step 3.0 Target
(Learning Goal)
Score/Step 2.0
Score/Step 1.0
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