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Environmental Science

This document outlines the daily agenda for the Environmental Science course during Fall 2011. Key activities include current events submissions, vocabulary quizzes, and various projects focusing on sustainability, biodiversity, and pollution prevention. Notable projects like the Lorax activity emphasize the importance of ecological awareness and responsible resource management. Students will engage in discussions about pressing environmental issues, complete safety contracts, and explore the Tragedy of the Commons. Homework assignments are designed to foster understanding of core concepts in environmental science.

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Environmental Science

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  1. Environmental Science Daily Agenda Fall 2011

  2. Environmental Science: Fri. 8/26 • Stamp and share or Turn in current event • complete Lorax project • Video clips: Biodiversity, Commons

  3. Waste management from Thneed factory • Housing plan for workers • Maintain biodiversity • Sustainable truffuler tree resource • Pollution prevention program • Other eco-friendly and worker friendly ideas

  4. Environmental Science: Thurs. 8/25 • Turn in Lab Safety sheet • Vocab quiz (clear desk) • Lorax movie w/ notes • Start Lorax activity • Current Event due tomorrow

  5. Environmental Science: Wed. 8/24 • Turn in lab safety contract • Stamp & review text book Ch 1 ws • Vocab activity • Vocab Quiz tomorrow • Current event due Friday • Test Tuesday, Ch 1

  6. Environmental Science: Tues, 8/23 • Stamp vocab • Turn in Tragedy of the Commons Activity (if you didn’t yesterday) • Discuss Tragedy of the Commons • Review vocab Classwork/Homework: • Complete ws for ch. 1 • Get safety contract signed • Current event due Friday

  7. Environmental Science: Mon, 8/22 • Tragedy of the Commons activity and write-up • Bring textbook tomorrow HW: Complete vocab shown on next slide Current event due Friday

  8. Define Vocab from ch.1 • Vocab terms • Environmental science • Ecology • Agriculture • Industrial revolution • “spaceship earth” • Natural resources • Renewable resources • Nonrenewable resources • Pollution • Biodiversity • The Tragedy of the Commons • Ecological footprint • sustainability

  9. Environmental Science: Fri, 8/19 • Turn in syllabus – signature page only • Turn in eco-footprint activity • Stamp current event & share • Finish not-so trivial “trivia”

  10. Environmental Science: Thurs, 8/18 • Turn in syllabus – signature page only • Get text books • 2nd per 10:20 • 4th per 12:05 • Environmental Footprint on-line • Finish “trivia” if time HW: Current event due tomorrow

  11. Thursday, 8/18 • Login • Go to my blog • Scroll down to Thursday, 8/18 • Open the file and complete it electronically • Email file to me ELSE • Get a hard copy print out • Follow all directions and fill in with pencil or pen • Turn in

  12. Environmental Science: Wed 8/17 • Turn in syllabus – signature page only • Global Issues x-word • Global Issues – trivia game HW: • Get syllabus signed (if not done) • Get parents to email me (if not done) • Get home info for eco footprint activity tomorrow • Current event – due Friday

  13. INFO FROM HOME • Type of energy used for heating • Type of energy used for cooling • Type of energy clothes dryer uses • Average monthly electric bill • Average monthly gas bill • Average gas mileage • Amount of miles driven per year • House square footage • Average miles ride bus each year

  14. Environmental Science: Tuesday 8/16 • Turn in syllabus – signature page only • Current events assignment • Assumptions activity HW: 1st current event due Friday

  15. Environmental Science: Monday 8/15 • Welcome! • Who Am I? • Who Are You? / Check Schedules • What is this course? • Philosophical chairs HW: go to blog and have parents email me

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