Unit 8 - Aquatic and Terrestrial Pollution
Timeline (per College Board): 9 block periods - 10-15% AP Exam Weighting
Timing Document (Planning Document for Mr. Higgins)
AP Central Videos: A single point is assigned for each video (Lab & Classwork category). Students earn this point if they have watched the videos at 80% completion before the review presentation.
It is an expectation that students take their own notes before Mr. Higgins presents his slides.
'She Cartoons' Daily Video packets are only available as prints in person due to copyright.
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Topic - 8.1 Sources of Pollution- Version 2 needed
Textbook Reference - Modules 41, 42, and 57
AP Classroom Videos - 8.1 Sources of Pollution (Daily Video 1)
Review Slides - 8.1 Sources of Pollution
Lab / Activity - Environmental Pollution (Flinn) - Needs to be done during warmer weather 22/23.
Lab / Activity - Environmental Pollution and Lichens (Flinn)
Lab / Activity - Plastic from Biowaste (Flinn) NEW
Lab / Activity - Water Quality and Pollution Charts & Stream Diagram
Lab / Activity - US Water Pollution Events Research
Part 1: Student Research (30 Minutes)
Part 2: Summaries in Small Group (15 Minutes)
Topic - 8.2 Human Impacts on Ecosystems- Version 2 needed
Textbook Reference - Module 25, 41, 42, 43, 44, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, and 60
AP Classroom Videos - 8.2 Human Impacts on Ecosystems (Daily Video 1) , 8.2 Human Impacts on Ecosystems (Daily Video 2) , and 8.2 Human Impacts on Ecosystems (Daily Video 3)
Review Slides - 8.2 Human Impacts on Ecosystems
Lab / Activity - Acid Rain and Plants (Flinn)
Part 1: Setup [45 Minutes]
Part 2: Measurement - 4 Days [15 Minutes / Day]
Part 3: Analysis & Graphing [30 Minutes]
Graph needs to be completed by hand. Remember your graphing rules.
Topic - 8.3 Endocrine Disruptors- Version 2 needed
Textbook Reference - 8.3 - Chapter 14, Modules 42 || Chapter 14, Modules 44 || Chapter 17, Module 57
AP Classroom Videos - 8.3 Endocrine Disruptors (Daily Video 1)
Review Slides - 8.3 Endocrine Disruptors
Article - Dirty Dozen (Endocrine Disruptors) (Keep Abreast)
Part 1: Students Notes (15 Minutes)
Part 2: Review / Submit (10 Minutes)
Topic - 8.4 Human Impacts of Wetlands and Mangroves- Version 2 needed
Textbook Reference - Module 13, and 60
AP Classroom Videos - 8.4 Human Impacts of Wetlands and Mangroves (Daily Video 1) , and 8.4 Human Impacts of Wetlands and Mangroves (Daily Video 2)
Review Slides - 8.4 Human Impacts of Wetlands and Mangroves
Topic - 8.5 Eutrophication- Version 2 needed
Textbook Reference - Module 41
AP Classroom Videos - 8.5 Eutrophication (Daily Video 1), and 8.5 Eutrophication (Daily Video 2)
Review Slides - 8.5 Eutrophication
Activity - Eutrophication Chalk Drawing
Part 1: Drafting (30 Minutes)
Part 2: Group Drawings (30 Minutes)
Activity - Urbanization and Estuary Eutrophication4 (Topic: Eutrophication)
Lab - BOD Yeast Lab (Eutrophication)
Student Print - Analysis questions by hand, not on the print.
Part 1 (Day 1): Setup (25 Minutes) - Lab takes a long time to finish color changes.
Part 2 (Day 2): Observations (60 Minutes) - Lab will complete in the background while students complete other things. Start Part 2 at the beginning of class.
Topic - 8.5 Eutrophication- Version 2 needed
Textbook Reference - Module 44
AP Classroom Videos - 8.6 Thermal Pollution (Daily Video 1)
Review Slides - 8.6 Thermal Pollution
Topic - 8.7 Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)- Version 2 needed
Textbook Reference - Module 57
AP Classroom Videos - 8.7 Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) (Daily Video 1), and 8.7 Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) (Daily Video 2)
Review Slides - 8.7 Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Activity - Diseases You Should Know - Chart Print - Students need to actually look these up, not assume they already know them from class discussions.
Part 1: Student Research (15 Minutes)
Part 2: Review / Submit (10 Minutes)
Activity - Toxins You Should Know - Chart Print - Students need to actually look these up, not assume they already know them from class discussions.
Part 1: Student Research (15 Minutes)
Part 2: Review / Submit (10 Minutes)
Article - Early findings grim on the health of Flint kids after water crisis (CBS News) - Article Summary Template
Part 1: Reading (10 Minutes)
Part 2: Review / Submit (10 Minutes)
Article - 51 Years Later, the Cuyahoga River Burns Again (Outside) - Article Summary Template
Part 1: Reading (10 Minutes)
Part 2: Review / Submit (10 Minutes)
Topic - 8.8 Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification- Version 2 needed
Textbook Reference - Module 57
AP Classroom Videos - 8.8 Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification (Daily Video 1), 8.8 Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification (Daily Video 2), and 8.8 Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification (Daily Video 3)
Review Slides - 8.8 Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification
Topic - 8.9 Solid Waste Disposal- Version 2 needed
Textbook Reference - Module 44, 51, 52, 53, and 54
AP Classroom Videos - 8.9 Solid Waste Disposal (Daily Video 1), 8.9 Solid Waste Disposal (Daily Video 2), and 8.9 Solid Waste Disposal (Daily Video 3)
Review Slides - 8.9 Solid Waste Disposal
Lab - Landfill Decomposition (Flinn)
Part 1: Setup (25 Minutes)
Part 2: Check Moisture x 6 (None)
Part 3: Observations / Cleanup (30 Minutes)
Lab - Hazardous Waste Disposal
Part 1: Setup (25 Minutes)
Part 2: Running Lab (80 Minutes) - Other things need completed while waiting.
Topic - 8.10 Waste Reduction Methods - Version 2 needed
Textbook Reference - Modules 52, 53, 54, and 55
AP Classroom Videos - 8.10 Waste Reduction Methods (Daily Video 1), 8.10 Waste Reduction Methods (Daily Video 2), and 8.10 Waste Reduction Methods (Daily Video 3)
Review Slides - 8.10 Waste Reduction Methods
Lab - Recycle City Simulation
Part 1: Completion of Document (45 Minutes)
Part 2: Review / Turn in (15 Minutes)
Topic - 8.11 Sewage Treatment- Version 2 needed
Textbook Reference - Module 41
AP Classroom Videos - 8.11 Sewage Treatment (Daily Video 1), and 8.11 Sewage Treatment (Daily Video 2)
Review Slides - 8.11 Sewage Treatment
Activity - Sewage Treatment Process
Student Slides - Assigned on Google Classroom and it is a requirement that it be completed from the student copy assigned.
Topic - 8.12 Lethal Dose 50% (LD50)
Textbook Reference - Module 57
AP Classroom Videos - 8.12 Lethal Dose 50% (LD50) (Daily Video 1)
Review Slides - 8.12 Lethal Dose 50% (LD50)
AP Central Lab #16 - An Investigation of Salt Toxicity (TE)
Part 1: Prelab Activity (15 Minutes)
Part 2: Lab Investigation (90 Minutes)
Part 3: Analysis (30 Minutes)
Part 4: Discussion and Conclusion (15 Minutes)
Topic - 8.13 Dose Response Curve
Textbook Reference - Module 57
AP Classroom Videos - 8.13 Dose Response Curve (Daily Video 1)
Review Slides - 8.13 Dose Response Curve
Topic - 8.14 Pollution and Human Health
Textbook Reference - Module 41, 26, 47, 56, and 58
AP Classroom Videos - 8.14 Pollution and Human Health (Daily Video 1)
Review Slides - 8.14 Pollution and Human Health
Topic - 8.15 Pathogens and Infectious Disease
Textbook Reference - Module 56, and 64
AP Classroom Videos - 8.15 Pathogens and Infectious Disease (Daily Video 1) , 8.15 Pathogens and Infectious Disease (Daily Video 2), and 8.15 Pathogens and Infectious Disease (Daily Video 3)
Review Slides - 8.15 Pathogens and Infectious Disease
Lab - Pink Disease Lab
Student Print - The Teacher instructions are on Drive, Higgins.
Presentation - Public Health Presentations
Use Astronomy's Rubrics - VERY old rubric
Part 1: Student Research (20 Minutes / Homework)
Part 2: Topics Assigned (10 Minutes)
Part 3: Research Time (90 Minutes / Homework)
Part 4: Recording Time (45 Minutes)
Unit 8 Possible FRQs