Embedded Files
Environmental Science Syllabus & Class Policies
Important Links:
Environmental Science Course Website
Canvas Modules / Canvas Syllabus / Classroom [blk 1] vz2moxrj [blk 2] xx2viicy
Module Checklist Archives:MODULE CHECKLIST - Environmental ScienceMODULE CHECKLIST - ChemistryMODULE CHECKLIST - Spheres, Cycles and SystemsMODULE CHECKLIST - Energy Flow & Interactions of PopulationsMODULE CHECKLIST - Biomes 1 (changes/aquatic)MODULE CHECKLIST - Biomes 2 (terrestrial)MODULE CHECKLIST - ResourcesMODULE CHECKLIST - Climate Change
Week 12 (11.3-7)
Monday, November 3
Review unit 4
Warm Up: Unit Review
MIOD: Roadkill
Notebook Items:
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Module Checklist - Energy & Interactions due W 11.5
Week 11 (10.27-31)
Monday, October 27
A shift to the anthroposphere.
Warm Up: DiB...World Population
MIOD: World Population by Latitude
Notebook Items:
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: Case Study - Human Disease due T 10.28
DDA: Survey Fa25 (Q1-Q2) in Classroom blk 1/ blk 2 due W 10.29
Tuesday, October 28
Populations and demographics
Warm Up: Population Revolutions
MIOD: Natural Population Growth
Notebook Items:
Notes - Human Population part 2
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Survey Fa25 (Q1-Q2) in Classroom blk 1/ blk 2 due W 10.29
Wednesday, October 29
Finish demographics and review growth rates and population pyramids. Begin population sampling.
Warm Up: Population Pyramids
MIOD: And Then Populations Get Cray-cray
Notebook Items:
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Counting Animals in Classroom blk 1/blk 2 due R 10.30
Resources:
Basic field techniques & research methods
Thursday, October 30
Sampling and more sampling
Warm Up: Collecting Samples
MIOD: Population Density and Change
Notebook Items:
Lab - Population Sampling pt 1 & 2 data sheets and responses -see plan book
Resources:
Friday, October 31
Case Study - Covid and finish population lab
Warm Up: Case Study Questions - COVID-19
MIOD: Covid Cases by State over time
Notebook Items:
Lab - Population Sampling pt 3 & 4 data sheets and responses -see plan book
Week 10 (10.20-24)
Monday, October 20
Introduction to unit 4 - Energy and population ecology
Warm Up: Go With the Flow
MIOD: Brinkman’s Favorite Food Chain
Notebook Items:
Definitions - Vocabulary “Flow of Energy → Trophic Levels”
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
WS - Energy Flow due T 10.21
Resources:
Presentation - Food Chains and Webs
Tuesday, October 21
A deeper investigation in food chains and webs, pyramids
Warm Up: Broken Webs
MIOD: Schematic Food Web
Notebook Items:
Diagrams - 10% Rule and Pyramids
Wednesday, October 22
Biological magnification and population interactions
Warm Up: The 10%
MIOD: Weird Relationships
Notebook Items:
Diagram - Biological Magnification (slide 3)
Notes - Interactions of Populations
Thursday, October 23
Summarize and expand on toxins, examine limiting factors and graphing populations
Warm Up: Bioaccumulation vs Biological Magnification (add to SG vocab. list)
MIOD: Shelford’s Law of Tolerance
Notebook Items:
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: Assignment - Population Graphing due F 10.24
Friday, October 24
Review population Graphs
Warm Up: Do Ups Outnumber Downs?
MIOD: Malthusian Theory of Population Growth
Notebook Items:
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Survey Fa25 (Q1-Q2) in Classroom blk 1/ blk 2 due W 10.29
DDA: Rabbits, Wolves and Disease in Classroom blk 1/ blk 2 due M 10.27
Week 9 (10.13-17)
Monday, October 13 (asynchronous)
Review for exam, work on mining assignment. If you were absent or at the LPJ pep rally, make sure you get caught up on the work from Friday, October 10
PDA: Case Study - The Scars of Mines - complete answers on your own paper due T 10.14
Resources:
MODULE CHECKLIST - Environmental Science (Study Guide for unit 1)
MODULE CHECKLIST - Chemistry (Study Guide for unit 2)
MODULE CHECKLIST - Spheres, Cycles and Systems (Study Guide for unit 3)
Tuesday, October 14
Unit 3 (and midterm) Review, student meetings
Warm Up: Unit Review
MIOD: none
Notebook Items:
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Module Checklist - Spheres & Cycles due F 10.17
Resources:
MODULE CHECKLIST - Environmental Science (Study Guide for unit 1)
MODULE CHECKLIST - Chemistry (Study Guide for unit 2)
MODULE CHECKLIST - Spheres, Cycles and Systems (Study Guide for unit 3)
Wednesday, October 15 Exam 1/3
Midterm/Work on review for test Friday
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Midterm Exam block 1
Thursday, October 16 Exam 2/4
Work on review for test Friday/Midterm
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Midterm Exam block 2
Friday, October 17 (activity)
Test on Unit 3
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Module Checklist - Spheres & Cycles due F 10.17
Unit 3 Test
Week 8 (10.6-10)
Monday, October 6 (activity)
Wrap up ocean plastics and atmosphere
Warm Up: Eutrophication Review
MIOD: Density Differences
Notebook Items:
Go over the composition & history of atmosphere
Go over Case Study - Ozone Layer review
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PlasticDA: bring a clean, used plastic bottle due F 10.10
Tuesday, October 7 (activity)
Ocean pollution (good news!) and review Climate Graph & Reading Climographs , maybe rocks…
Warm Up: Air Around and Above
MIOD: earth.nullschool
Notebook Items:
Notes - Plate Tectonics and the History of the Earth
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PlasticDA: bring a clean, used plastic bottle due F 10.10
Resources:
https://theoceancleanup.com/projects/
Wednesday, October 8 (activity)
Review the rocks cycle with rocks
Warm Up: Math Rocks!
MIOD: Oldest Rocks
Notebook Items:
WS - Rock Cycle (do in pencil…)
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PlasticDA: bring a clean, used plastic bottle due F 10.10
Thursday, October 9 (pep rally)
Finish Structure, more rocks
Warm Up:
MIOD: Geologic Provinces
Notebook Items:
WS - Rock Cycle (do in pencil…)
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PlasticDA: bring a clean, used plastic bottle due F 10.10
PDA: Case Study - The Scars of Mines - complete answers on your own paper due T 10.14
Friday, October 10 (Half day)
Review Rock Cycle and explore evolution
Warm Up: Structure Review
MIOD: Ring Dike
Notebook Items:
Notes - Evolution & the Anthroposphere
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: Case Study - The Scars of Mines - complete answers on your own paper due T 10.14
Week 7 (9.29-10.3)
Monday, September 29
Finish Chart/Diagram - Dynamics and Processes of Water and start Ocean Plastics & Microplastics Case Study
Warm Up: What Does What?
MIOD: Earth’s Impacts
Notebook Items:
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Case Study - Ocean Litter & Microplastics part 1 in Classroom blk 1/blk 2 due W 10.1
Resource:
Tuesday, September 30
Review hydrosphere, begin atmosphere
Warm Up: Identify Sources
MIOD: Albatross Stomach Contents, 2005
Notebook Items:
Diagrams - Composition and History of the Atmosphere
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Work on Case Study
Wednesday, October 1
A more graphic approach to the atmosphere, both now and over time
Warm Up: DiB...Aerosol Components
MIOD: STEVE
Notebook Items:
Notes - Composition of Atmosphere
Diagram - Structure of Atmosphere
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Microplastics part 1.1 - release assignments and allow them to get into groups by article to discuss and revise answers
Resource:
Mental Canvas - Structure of the Atmosphere
Thursday, October 2
Review atmospheric composition, structure and explore the systems of weather and climate.
Warm Up: none
MIOD: Most Extreme Climates
Notebook Items:
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Case Study Part 2 - 6 Questions and 5 Vocabulary and group reporting due R 10.2
Resource:
Mental Canvas - Structure of the Atmosphere
Friday, October 3 (Chicago)
Welcome to the worlds of climographs and ozone
Warm Up: Reading Climographs complete where you do your warm-ups
MIOD: Climate Graph (it’s a hint for the warm-up!)
Notebook Items:
Case Study - Ozone Questions - access questions and links online, answer in your notebook
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Climographs in Classroom blk 1/blk 2 due M 10.6
Resource:
Making climographs tutorial video
If you run out of things to do, you should work on the Composition/History of atmosphere assignment!
Week 6 (9.22-26)
Monday, September 22
Review Chemistry unit to prepare for test
Warm Up: Unit Review (teacher)
MIOD: Biogeochemical Cycles
Notebook Items:
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Module Checklist Chemistry due T 9.23
Tuesday, September 23
Review, turn in Module Checklists and Test
Warm Up: none
MIOD: none
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Module Checklist Chemistry due T 9.23
Chemistry Unit Test due T 9.23
Wednesday, September 24
Begin looking at the major components of the earth’s dynamic systems
Warm Up: The Unit Title
MIOD: USA water usage
Notebook Items:
Unit Study Guide Spheres & Cycles
Notes - Composition of the Hydrosphere
Maps - World water (presentation)
Thursday, September 25
Finish/review graph, locate the big bodies of water and eutrophication.
Warm Up: DO and BOD
MIOD: Indian river study
Notebook Items:
Maps - World water (presentation)
Diagrams -Natural Eutrophication and Eutrophication
Friday, September 26
Explore the forces that move water and how it interacts with the other spheres
Warm Up: Like a Concussion
MIOD: The Science of Adolescent Concussions
Notebook Items:
Week 5 (9.15-19)
Monday, September 15
Water and the need for safe drinking water
Warm Up: Water is WET
MIOD: Lead pollution over time
Notebook Items:
Resource:
Case Study - Pollutants (Flint, MI)
Tuesday, September 16
We continue to explore water and review Flint.
Warm Up: GrapH20s
MIOD: Clearwater Lakes (wiki)
Notebook Items:
Activity - Water’s Impact Group work
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Case Study Summary - Flint, MI in Classroom blk 1/blk 2 due R 9.16
Resource:
Review the "Where/What/Who/When/Why and How" of Flint, MI
Crash Course - Liquid Awesome: Water
Wednesday, September 17
Things are moving around
Warm Up: Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls
MIOD: Iguazu, Angel, and Victoria
Notebook Items:
Vocabulary - Biogeochemical Cycles
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Water Cycle in Classroom blk 1/blk 2 due F 9.19
Thursday, September 18
More work with cycles, work on Water Cycle
Warm Up: Pandemic Pollution
MIOD: LA, New Delhi and some real science
Notebook Items:
Diagrams - C/O Cycle, Nitrogen Cycle, Nutrient
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Water Cycle in Classroom blk 1/blk 2 due F 9.19
Friday, September 19
Review cycles and energy, chemical reactions
Warm Up: Round and Round
MIOD: CERN Hair/LHC
Notebook Items:
Notes - Chemical Reactions and Energy
WS - Energy, Phase Changes and Chemical Reactions
Resource:
Types of Energy (review)
Week 4 (9.8-12)
Monday, September 8
Review and test
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Unit 1 Test
Tuesday, September 9
Introduction to the matter and energy of Environmental Science
Warm Up: Energy
MIOD: Global Raw Materials
Notebook Items:
Study Guide - Chemistry
Chemistry Diagrams - Matter, Atomic Structure, Elements, Molecules and Compounds
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: Case Study - PCBs in Orca due R 9.11
Wednesday, September 10
More details on basic chemistry
Warm Up: Simple Math
MIOD: Chemical Safety
Notebook Items:
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: Case Study - PCBs in Orca due R 9.11
Thursday, September 11
Continue exploring the variety of chemicals important in Environmental Science
Warm Up: Periodic Tables
MIOD: Ytterby
Notebook Items:
Continue with Handout - Important Chemicals
DiB: London’s Pollution Problem
Resource:
Friday, September 12
Summary of Case Study (and nature walk)
Warm Up: The Blacklist
MIOD: Orca by NYCHOS
Notebook Items:
DiB: London’s Pollution Problem
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Case Study Summary - PCBs in Orca (group) in Classroom Blk 1/Blk 2 due M 9.15
Week 3 (9.2-5)
Tuesday, September 2
Review Nature/Numbers & Surry Activities -
Warm Up: See Without Seeing
MIOD: Bingham Canyon Mine
Notebook Items:
Wednesday, September 3
Finish overview of Virginia, Superfund…
Warm Up: DIB...American Land Use
MIOD: Methane Emissions
Notebook Items:
The Old Dominion - paired partner activity
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: Superfund Site Summaries due F 9.5
Thursday, September 4
Closure on Unit 1 material
Warm Up: Like Oil and Water
MIOD: Virginia Biodiversity Intactness
Notebook Items:
Vocabulary: Perspectives and Impacts
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: Superfund Site Summaries due F 9.5
Resource:
Group Discussion - Nature of Science
Friday, September 5
Review for test 1
Warm Up: Unit Review (teacher)
Notebook Items:
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Module Checklist due M 9.8
Resource:
Week 2 (8.25-28)
Monday, August 25
Discuss Hadal Ecosystems, begin Case Study - Surry County
Warm Up: The Power Plant
MIOD: Ride the Lightning
Notebook Items:
Chart - Federal & State Agencies
Case Study - Surry County part 1 - work in pairs
Resources: Hadal Ecosystems part 4
Tuesday, August 26
A dive into data and analysis and more Surry.
Warm Up: Logos
MIOD: Environmental Science Meme 1
Notebook Items:
Case Study - Surry County part 2 (add to 1) - work in pairs
Wednesday, August 27
More numbers and Surry, plus a little science
Warm Up: EPA Budget & Workforce
MIOD: Bhopal Infographic
Notebook Items:
Continue working on WS - The Numbers of Science
Case Study - Surry County part 3,4,6 - work in pairs
Handout - The Nature of Science
Thursday, August 28
Starting to connect the numbers and nature of science.
Warm Up: What’s Right?
MIOD: biodiversitymapping.org
Notebook Items:
Case Study - Surry County part 3,4,6 - work in pairs
Handout - The Nature and Numbers of Science
Week 1 (8.118-22)
Monday, August 18
Introduction to Environmental Science and classroom policies.
Warm Up: Simple Possessions
Notebook Items:
Study Guide - Enviro Sci Obj & Vocab
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: Environmental Science Syllabus/Class Policies signed by student and parent due F 8.22
DDA: Join Google Classroom (blk 1 - vz2moxrj) (blk 2 - xx2viicy) due F 8.22
DDA: Complete the Survey in Classroom blk 1/ blk 2 due F 8.22
Resources:
Daily Announcements / Daily Log / Website / Canvas Modules / Canvas Syllabus / Classroom 1:2
Tuesday, August 19
Start diving into key ideas and terms
Warm Up: Summer 2025 Environment
Notebook Items:
Vocabulary - Environmental Science
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Complete the Survey in Classroom blk 1/ blk 2 due F 8.22
Wednesday, August 20 and Thursday August 21
Pretest and Classwork alternate
Warm Up: DiB: Like Tokyo in Summer
MIOD: Baobab
Notebook Items:
Activity - Defining Natural Systems and Social Systems (take outside if possible…)
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Environmental Survey- Perspectives and Impacts in Classroom Blk 1/Blk 2 due F 8.22
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DDA: Pretest in Canvas due Blk 1 W 8.20/Blk 2 R 8.21
PDA: Case Study - Hadal Ecosystems Vocab due F 8.22
DDA: Case Study - Hadal Ecosystems Images in Classroom Blk 1/Blk 2 due F 8.22
Friday, August 22
Warm Up: no warm up - Case Study part 2 pair/group discussion
MOID: The Republic of Maldives
Notebook Items:
Notes - History of Environmental Policy
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: Case Study - Hadal Ecosystems Article Questions due M 8.25
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