Unit I Intro to Environment & Sustainability

Unit I – Intro to Environment & Sustainability

Bensalem High School: Environment & Sustainability 2016 – 2017

Day / Classwork / Homework
Day 1
M: 8/29 / § Course Introduction
§ Hand out paperwork, syllabus, grading policy and parental forms
§ Book club for extra credit – Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring or Walden by Henry David Thoreau / § Parent Signature pages returned next class
§ What is your definition of Environment and sustainability (5 sentences minimum)
Tu: 8/30 / SCHOOL FOR 9TH GRADE ONLY
Day 2
W: 8/31 / § Outside day (weather permitting)
§ View “outdoor classroom areas”
§ Go over safety, attendance late policy for outside class days. / § Read and begin memorizing 10 PA Trees, 10 PA wildflowers, 10 PA birds and insects – descriptions and images for quiz on 9/20
Day 3
Th: 9/1 / § Collect forms for a grade
§ Students take Pre-test for Unit 1
§ Begin Rachel Carson discussion on environment and sustainability issues we faced then and today. / § Take some time to look around this holiday weekend. What tress, plants and birds do you know recognize? Take pictures to share. Did you use bug spray at all this weekend? snap a picture of the list of chemicals found in that lotion or spray.
F: 9/2 / NO SCHOOL
M: 9/5 / NO SCHOOL
Day 4
Tu: 9/6 / § All forms now due
§ Homework Check
§ Students share their images of bug spray and PA environment.
§ Wrap up discussing Rachel Carson and her book Silent Spring / § Read and begin memorizing 10 PA Trees, 10 PA wildflowers, 10 PA birds/and insects – descriptions and images for quiz on 9/20
Day 5
W: 9/7 / § Lab Pre-test
§ Begin Scientific Method Lab ( 1 ear vs 2) / § Read and begin memorizing 10 PA Trees, 10 PA wildflowers, 10 PA birds/and insects – descriptions and images for quiz on 9/20
Day 6
Th: 9/8 / § Lab day 2 – Hand in by the end of class / § In lab notebook list the steps of the scientific method you used today
Day 7
F: 9/9 / § Homework Check
§ Hand back lab
§ Review steps of the scientific method / § Study for quiz on the Scientific method on Monday
Day 8
M: 9/12 / § Scientific Method post-test
§ Begin Dichotomous Key lecture / § Read and begin memorizing 10 PA Trees, 10 PA wildflowers, 10 PA birds – descriptions and images for quiz on 9/20
Day 9
Tu: 9/13 / § Dichotomous Key – seashell lab (outside) then begin tree id and plant id / § Read and begin memorizing 10 PA Trees, 10 PA wildflowers, 10 PA birds – descriptions and images for quiz on 9/20
Day 10
W: 9/14 / § Continue Outdoor Fieldwork on Tree and wildflower ID lab / § Read and begin memorizing 10 PA Trees, 10 PA wildflowers, 10 PA birds – descriptions and images for quiz on 9/20
Day 11
Th: 9/15 / § Finish up outdoor fieldwork/and or lecture on PA inhabitants of our BHS habitats / § Read and begin memorizing 10 PA Trees, 10 PA wildflowers, 10 PA birds – descriptions and images for quiz on 9/20
Day 12
F: 9/16 / § Lecture on PA inhabitants of our BHS habitats / § Read and begin memorizing 10 PA Trees, 10 PA wildflowers, 10 PA birds – descriptions and images for quiz on 9/20
Day 13
M: 9/19 / § Organic food drive for Thurday’s tasting
§ Finish lecture on PA inhabitants of BHS habitats for test tomorrow / § Bring in organic snacks for Thursday
§ Read and begin memorizing 10 PA Trees, 10 PA wildflowers, 10 PA birds – descriptions and images for quiz TOMORROW
Day 14
Tu: 9/20 / § Test on 10 PA trees, wildflowers and birds and insects / § Bring in organic snacks for Thursday
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Day 15
W: 9/21
Book Club meeting - afterschool / § Begin Rachel Carson Lesson / § Bring in organic snacks for Thursday
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Day 16
Th: 9/22 / § Continue Rachel Carson lesson
§ Organic food tasting / §
Day 17
F: 9/23 / § Discussion on readings, video clips and book sections
§ 1st MP project outline given out – pick topics and groups / §
Day 18
M: 9/26 / § Project Group work / §
Day 19
Tu: 9/27 / § Project Group work / § Work on project as needed
Day 20
W: 9/28 / § Project Group work / § Work on project as needed
Day 21
Th: 9/29 / § Group presentations
Day 22
F: 9/30 / § Group presentations

***Some dates may change. These will be discussed in class. It is your responsibility to keep your calendar up to date.***

Unit I Vocabulary

§ Hypothesis

§ Scientific Method (know the steps and why scientists use it)

§ DDT

§ Rachel Carson

§ Dichotomous Key

§ Ecology

§ Sustainability

§ PA State Tree

§ PA State Flower

§ PA State bird

§ PA State insect