A. Sustainability and Environmental Policy (17.11, 17.13)
1. Sustainability
a. Ecological Footprint
b. Overpopulation
2. Predict Human Impact on Environmental Systems including, but not limited to:
a. Air
i. Acid rain
ii. Smog
iii. Ozone depletion
iv. Climate change
b. Water
i. Eutrophication
ii. Ocean acidification
iii. Biomagnification
c. Land
i. Deforestation
ii. Erosion
iii. Desertification
d. Invasive species
B. Cost and Benefits of Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources (17.11)
1. Renewable (e.g. Wind, Solar)
2. Non-Renewable (e. g. Fossil Fuels)
A. Predict how the actions of humans may impact environmental systems and affect sustainability.
• Explain why monitoring of environmental parameters when making policy decisions is necessary.
B. Evaluate the environmental costs and benefits of using renewable and nonrenewable resources.
• Identify ways in which a scientific claim is evaluated
How to share and renew resources
Energy Conservation
Managing waste
Managing populations
Loss of fertile lands (desertification, topsoil loss)
Deforestation
Urban Sprawl
Endangered Species Act
Illegal Animal Trade
Exotic (Invasive) Species
Overfishing
Greenhouse Gases
How are temperatures measured?
How can we respond to changing temperatures?
Acid Rain
Clean Air Act
Nitrification of Lakes (Runoff)
Sources of Clean Water
Ozone hole (Chloroflourocarbons)
Toxins in the environment (DDT) & biological magnification