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                   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.  
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                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  
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                               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?  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
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