Environmental Science Pacing, Alignment & Resource Guide - 2019-20
Every science lesson should include a process skills standard AND a content standard. Additionally, investigations should be conducted to practice multiple process skills EACH nine weeks.
Process Skills
a. the natural world is understandable;
b. science is based on evidence – both observational and experimental;
c. science is a blend of logic and innovation;
d. scientific ideas are durable yet subject to change as new data are collected;
e. science is a complex social endeavor; and
f. scientists try to remain objective and engage in peer review to help avoid bias
a. error and uncertainty are inherent in any scientific study;
b. experimental and theoretical probability can be calculated for dependent and independent events;
c. probability is used to express the likelihood of an event happening under similar conditions; and
d. statistics is a branch of mathematics used to analyze large quantities of numerical data especially for the purpose of inferring proportions in a whole from those in a representative sample.
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Unit 1 – Science and the Environment (5 days)
Unit 2 – Tools of Environmental Science (7 days)
ENV.I Aa-i - Scientific Skills Unit 3 – The Physical World (10 days)
ENV.II Aa-f - The Physical World Unit 4 – Dynamic Earth (9 days)
ENV.II Ba-c - Earth's Systems ENV.II Ca-c - Earth's Surface ENV.III Ba - Dynamic Equilibrium Labs: Quarter 1
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Unit 5 – Human Impact on the Environment and Pollution ENV.V Aa-d - Human Impact Human Impact - Water (11 days)
Human Impact - Air (11 days)
Human Impact - Atmosphere and Climate Change (10 days)
ENV.V Ca-c - Climate Change Human Impact - Mining & Mineral Resources (12 days)
Labs: Quarter 2
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Unit 6 – Nonrenewable Energy (11 days)
ENV.IV Aa-d - Nonrenewable Energy Unit 7 – Renewable Energy (11 days)
ENV.IV Ba-d - Renewable Energy Human Impact - Solid Waste (12 days)
Unit 8 – Economics, Policy, the Future (13 days)
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Unit 9 – The Organization of Life (8 days)
ENV.III Ab - Ecosystems Unit 10 – How Ecosystems Work (8 days)
ENV.III Ac - Flow of Energy Unit 11 – Biomes (8 days)
ENV.III Aa - Biomes Unit 12 – Aquatic Ecosystems (8 days)
ENV.III Aa - Biomes Unit 13 – Understanding Populations (8 days)
ENV.III Ad - Population Limitations ENV.III Bbce - Population Growth ENV.III Bd - Adaptations Unit 14 – Biodiversity (8 days)
ENV.III Bf-i - Biodiversity & Evolution Labs: Quarter 4
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