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Name: _______________________________ Unit 1: Introduction to Environmental Science Big Ideas... ● Organisms are linked to one another in an ecosystem by the flow of energy and the cycling of materials. Humans are an integral part of the natural system and human activities can alter the stability of ecosystems. ● Science is a way of thinking about and investigating the world in which we all live. Questions... What is environmental science? Why and how do we study it? Topics... 1. Organisms and their environments are interconnected. 2. Changes in one part of the system will affect other parts of the system. 3. Humans can alter the living and nonliving factors within an ecosystem, thereby creating changes in the overall system. Vocabulary environment photosynthesis sustainable yield environmental science natural income environmental degradation ecology economic growth nonrenewable resource ecosystem economic development ecological footprint sustainability developed countries pollution natural capital developing countries point source pollution natural resources resource nonpoint source pollution natural services conservation biodiversity nutrient cycling perpetual resource nutrient cycling solar capital renewable resource exponential population growth What you should know and be able to do... 1. Define environmental science and explain why we study it 2. Understand the history of human impact on the environment 3. Explain the five basic causes of environmental problems 4. Identify the main environmental problems facing our world today 5. Explain how we can avoid the Tragedy of the Commons 6. Apply the scientific method. 7. Work safely in the lab. Environmental Science / Mendenhall UNIT 1: Introduction to Environmental Science 1 / 26 Standards 5.1/12 A4; 5.3/12 C1; 5.5/12 A1; 5.6/12 A18, B12 (Source: BHPS Environmental Science Curriculum Guide Scope and Sequence) Date Activities & Homework Activities Course introduction Big Ideas & Environmental Issues (due ________ ) Homework Study and sign the Laboratory Safety Contract (due ________ ) Complete and sign the ES Parent/Guardian Contact Sheet (due _______ ) Activities Tragedy of the Commons lab Homework Watch one of the 12 videos on the Ted Earth, appreciated playlist. Each video is between 7 and 27 minutes. Be able to explain why you chose the video, give a quick summary of it, and explain how it relates to environmental science. http://www.ted.com/playlists/151/earth_appreciated (due ________ ) Activities Video highlights Jigsaw Chapter 1 (pp.522): Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability Activities Ecological footprint calculator http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/footprint_basics_overview/ http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/ Activities Tragedy of the Commons vignettes Video (:02) Chalk Talk: Tragedy of the Commons http://ed.ted.com/on/hqLi4DFd Activities Notes...Environmental history timeline Activities Jigsaw Chapter S5 (pp.S23S30): Overview of U.S. Environmental History Activities Design Your Own Experiment Activities Review Activities Unit 1 Test Environmental Science / Mendenhall UNIT 1: Introduction to Environmental Science 2 / 26 Date Do Now Environmental Science / Mendenhall UNIT 1: Introduction to Environmental Science 3 / 26 Environment 1. What does “environment” mean to you? 2. Which of the following do you feel is the most important environmental issue today? How would you define the issue? And why is it the most important? ● Atmosphere ● Water ● Land ● Energy ● Ecosystems ● Humans ● Other? Environmental Science / Mendenhall UNIT 1: Introduction to Environmental Science 4 / 26
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