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2012-2013 PREVIEW

This preview covers various topics such as waste management, energy sources, population dynamics, natural events, pollution, and conservation, with a focus on understanding their effects and making sustainable choices.

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2012-2013 PREVIEW

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  1. 2012-2013 PREVIEW • 1ST SIX WEEKS – 5 WEEKS LONG • 2ND SIX WEEKS – 5 WEEKS LONG • 3RD SIX WEEKS – 6 WEEKS LONG 2 WEEKS OF TESTING • SEMESTER ENDS BEFORE CHRISTMAS • 4TH SIX WEEKS – 8 WEEKS LONG • 5TH SIX WEEKS – 7 WEEKS LONG, TEST FIRST WEEK,4TH WEEK, 7TH WEEK, SPRING BREAK • 6TH WEEK – 6 WEEKS LONG , TEST 2ND AND 3RD WEEK

  2. AUGUST 2012 ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS

  3. SEPTEMBER 2012

  4. OCTOBER 2012

  5. NOVEMBER 2012 5F) evaluate the impact of waste management methods such as reduction, reuse, recycling, & composting on resource availability; 7C) analyze & predict the effects of non-renewable resource depletion 5F) evaluate the impact of waste management methods such as reduction, reuse, recycling, & composting on resource availability; 7C) analyze & predict the effects of non-renewable resource depletion 6(B)  describe and compare renewable and non-renewable energy derived from natural and alternative sources such as oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, and wind;

  6. DECEMBER 2012 6(D)  investigate and explain the effects of energy transformations in terms of the laws of thermodynamics within an ecosystem; and 6(E)  investigate and identify energy interactions in an ecosystem. 2K)  communicate valid conclusions supported by the data through methods such as lab reports, labeled drawings, graphic organizers, journals, summaries, oral reports, and technology based reports.

  7. JANUARY 2013 7A)  relate carrying capacity to population dynamics; 7B)  calculate birth rates and exponential growth of populations; 7A)  relate carrying capacity to population dynamics; 7B)  calculate birth rates and exponential growth of populations;

  8. FEBRUARY 2013 7(D)  analyze and make predictions about the impact on populations of geographic locales due to diseases, birth and death rates, urbanization, and natural events such as migration and seasonal changes 8(A)  analyze and describe the effects on areas impacted by natural events such as tectonic movement, volcanic events, fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, tsunamis, and population growth; 8(B)  explain how regional changes in the environment may have a global effect; 8(C)  examine how natural processes such as succession and feedback loops restore habitats and ecosystems; 8(D)  describe how temperature inversions impact weather conditions, including El Niño and La Niña oscillations; 8(B)  explain how regional changes in the environment may have a global effect;

  9. MARCH 2013 8(D)  describe how temperature inversions impact weather conditions, including El Niño and La Niña oscillations; 8(E)  analyze the impact of temperature inversions on global warming, ice cap and glacial melting, and changes in ocean currents and surface temperatures. 8(E)  analyze the impact of temperature inversions on global warming, ice cap and glacial melting, and changes in ocean currents and surface temperatures.

  10. APRIL 2013 9(A)  identify causes of air, soil, and water pollution, including point and nonpoint sources; 9(B)  investigate the types of air, soil, and water pollution such as chlorofluorocarbons, carbon dioxide, pH, pesticide runoff, thermal variations, metallic ions, heavy metals, and nuclear waste; 9(A)  identify causes of air, soil, and water pollution, including point and nonpoint sources; 9(B)  investigate the types of air, soil, and water pollution such as chlorofluorocarbons, carbon dioxide, pH, pesticide runoff, thermal variations, metallic ions, heavy metals, and nuclear waste; 9(C)  examine the concentrations of air, soil, and water pollutants using appropriate units; 9(H)  analyze and evaluate different views on the existence of global warming; 9(H)  analyze and evaluate different views on the existence of global warming;

  11. MAY 2013 9(H)  analyze and evaluate different views on the existence of global warming; 9D)  describe the effect of pollution on global warming, glacial and ice cap melting, greenhouse effect, ozone layer, and aquatic viability; 9E)  evaluate the effect of human activities, including habitat restoration projects, species preservation efforts, nature conservancy groups, hunting, fishing, ecotourism, all terrain vehicles, and small personal watercraft, on the environment; 9F)  evaluate cost-benefit trade-offs of commercial activities such as municipal development, farming, deforestation, over-harvesting, and mining; 9G)  analyze how ethical beliefs can be used to influence scientific practices such as methods for increasing food production;

  12. JUNE 2013 1B)  demonstrate an understanding of the use and conservation of resources and the proper disposal or recycling of materials

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