Environmental Science Curriculum Pacing Guide
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1 Unit 1 - Introduction to the Environmental Science 2 days Lab Safety Scientific Methods Statistics and Models Making Informed Choices The Environment and Society Lab Safety Linebacker Video Skills Practice Lab: Temperature and Yeast Is it Alive? (2) Tragedy of the Commons simulation (1) Interpreting Observations Activity (1) Analyzing Ecological Footprints Activity Decision Making Model Activity Chapter 1 & 2 Anderson School District Five
2 Unit 2 - Earth Systems and Resources 5 Days Earth Science The Atmosphere Global Water Resources and Use Soil and Soil Dynamics Football Field Earth History Timeline Earthquake Hazard Map Beaches Modeling Concentration of Earth s Greenhouse Gases Lab (Serial Dilution) Chapter 3 Anderson School District Five
3 Unit 3 - The Living World 15 Days Ecosystem Structure Energy Flow Ecosystem Diversity Natural Ecosystem Change Natural Biogeochemical Cycles Brine Shrimp Habitat Selection Local Biome Identification Wetlands Field Trip Calculating Land Area (Determining Land Requirement for Production of Calories) (5) Food Production and Different Ecosystems (5) Factors that Influence Ecosystems Activity (6) Preparation of Biome Brochure and PowerPoint Chapter 4, 5 & 6 Anderson School District Five
4 Unit 4 - Land and Water Use 22 Days Agriculture Forestry Rangelands Other Land Use Mining Fishing Global Economics Groundwater Filters Wastewater Treatment Land Use Model Worm Composting Bin Personal Water Usage Lab Chapter 11, 14, 15, & 16 Anderson School District Five
5 MIDTERM EXAM Anderson School District Five
6 Unit 5 - Energy Resources and Consumption Energy Concepts Energy Consumption Fossil Fuel Resources and Use Nuclear Energy Hydroelectric Energy Conservation Renewable Energy Household Energy Consumption Exploration Windmill Lab Solar Energy Lab Fracking Internet Search Oil Sands Reading Chapter 17 & 18 Anderson School District Five
7 Unit 6 - Pollution Air Pollution Water Pollution Impacts on the Environment and Human Health Economic Impacts Recycling, Reuse, Reduction Partnerships with SCDHEC and Anderson County Lead Poisoning and Mental Ability investigation Landfill Field Trip Acid Rain Test Sulfur Dioxide Lab Communicating Disease Information Chapter12, 19 & 20 Anderson School District Five
8 Unit 7 - Global Change Stratospheric Ozone Global Warming Loss of Biodiversity CO2 Modeling Chambers and Plant Growth Global Air Movement Model Chapter 13 Anderson School District Five
9 Unit 8 - Economics, Policy and the Future Economics and International Cooperation US Environmental Policies The Importance of the Individual Environmental Science Jobs You Can Do Exploration Anthropogenic Global Warming Controversy Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide Surveys Chapter 21 Anderson School District Five
10 Unit 9 - Populations How Populations Change in Size How Species Interact Human Populations Changing Population Trends Predator Prey Relationships (Wolves and Deer in Yellowstone) The Wolf That Shaped America video lesson and Comic Book Goldfish capture/recapture (Mark and recapture) activity Moose and wolves of Isle Royal activity Age structure graphing activity Chapter 8 & 9 Anderson School District Five
11 Unit 10 - Biodiversity What is Biodiversity Biodiversity at Risk The Future of Biodiversity Ecosystems Exploration Environmental Scavenger Hunt Project Paper Chapter 10 Anderson School District Five
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