Unit 1: Introduction to Environmental Science
Friedland & Relyea
Chapter 1 - Studying the State of Our Earth
Chapter 2 - Environmental Systems
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In Class
Things we did in class
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Objectives & Homework
Why we did what we did
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Wednesday 8/8 (Single)
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Thursday 8/9
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Friday 8/10
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Monday 8/13
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Tuesday 8/14 |
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Wednesday 8/15 |
Cornell Summary: What lessons can be learned through these human-caused environmental degradations? |
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Thursday 8/16
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Students will learn the general lab safety rules and apply them in many laboratory activities which may require the use of hazardous materials. |
Friday 8/17 |
Prepare to share these with the class |
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Monday 8/20
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Tuesday 8/21
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Double Wednesday/Thursday 8/22-23
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Friday 8/24
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Monday 8/27
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Your poster should include the following:
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Tuesday 8/28
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Chapter 1 – Forests and Water
1) Where is Easter Island and how did it get its name? 2) How do we know that Polynesians were the ones to colonize Easter Island? 3) How is the island different today than it was when the Polynesians first colonized it? 4) Why did the Polynesians cut down the trees? 5) What is a watershed? 6) How long does it take for water in the atmosphere to be fully replaced? 7) What role do trees take in the water cycle? 8) Define groundwater and water table? 9) Why are trees called water pumps? 10) What happened when the forests disappeared on Easter Island? 11) What is the point of the Easter Island story? 12) How can we take the story of Easter Island and relate it to what is happening on the planet now? |
Wednesday 8/29
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Thursday 8/30
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Friday 8/31
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Tuesday 9/4
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See Friday's objective
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Wednesday/Thursday 9/5-6
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Create a presentation of your assigned jigsaw section in the form of PPT, poster, or video (camera/phone ok) |
Friday 9/7
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Monday 9/10
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Chapter 10 – Energy Web
1. What do the authors mean when they say that humans are the only animals that use non-food energy? 2. What is energy? 3. What was the only source of heat at first? 4. What is Biomass? 5. What was invented around 1700 that changed everything? 6. What was so different about it? 7. Explain thermodynamics. 8. What are the types of energy that might be converted from one to another. 9. Why is no conversion 100% efficient? 10. What was the practical effect of the steam engine? 11. What are Fossil Fuels? 12. Compare and contrast an energy network with a food web. 13. Why is electricity the king of consumption? 14. What are the advantages of electricity? 15. If we continue to consume oil at the present rate it will be gone by the year 2030 – would you call this an energy crisis? Why or why not? 16. What does it mean to say that energy consumption is unequal? 17. Explain the 3 possible areas of potential savings in an energy system. 18. What are the pros and cons of Nuclear power? 19. What are the pros and cons of the following alternative energy sources: a. Solar power b. Hydroelectric c. Wind d. Biomass e. geothermal 20. What is the technological solution to the energy problem? |
Tuesday 9/11
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Wednesday 9/12
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Thursday 9/13
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Friday 9/14
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Monday 9/17
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An ecological footprint is a measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems and natural resources
VS. A carbon footprint is a subset of ecological footprint, focusing specifically on the human demand on the amount of greenhouse gases that are released into the air causing global warming. |
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