高校 18 週間 一般環境科学: 実験と講義

☆What will be taught?
We will be combining various branches of science including biology, chemistry, physical science and geology to explore the natural processes and degradation of these processes.  We will have lecture, lab, discussion, Journaling and research, vocabulary practice and  optional interactive/online activities each week.  

☆What topics will you cover?
A lab supply list will be provided when enrolled in class. Most items are common household items 

We will discuss the following week by week:
Week 1-------------------
Lecture
• scientific thinking review 
• Earth's layers 
• introduction to Environmental Science
• environmental policies laying the foundation for where we are today
• resource depletion

Lab: Goldfish Depletion (supplies needed)

Week 2-------------------
Lecture
Pollution set 1
Historical events covered this week include:
••Bhopal Chemical Disaster 
••London Fog Air Pollution 
••Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster 
••Santa Barbara Oil Spill 
••Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 
••Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 
••Gulf of Mexico's Dead Zone
Learn about the types of pollution,  and important events in history impacting the Earth and leading to change. 
Discuss Air Quality/pollution and water pollution

Lab= Oil Spill Clean Up (supplies needed)

Week 3-------------------
Lecture
• biogeochemical cycles
• water cycle
• carbon/oxygen cycle

Lab: Water cycle (supplies needed)
Lab 2 Build your own terrarium (supplies needed)

Week 4-------------------
Lecture 
• biogeochemical cycles
• phosphorus cycle 
• nitrogen Cycle
• sulfur Cycle 
• biofuels vs. fossil fuels
• eutrophication

Lab- Runoff and Acid Rain models (supplies needed) 

Week 5-------------------
Lecture
• Ecology- population, communities, biomes and energy
• movement of matter and energy through the hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere and biosphere
• energy transformation on global, regional and local scales
• ecosystems
• energy careers 

Lab:  interactive sampling fish and streams 

Week 6-------------------
Lecture
• Ecology- population, communities, biomes and invasive species 
• wildlife and wilderness management
• endangered species
• Invasive species
• Introduced species
• deforestation
• loss of biodiversity

Lab: wildlife management simulator with Voles 
Lab 2- toothpick gene pool in a disaster (supplies needed)

Week 7 ------------------
Lecture 
• human population changes
• developed/developing countries
• demographic changes

Lab: interactive human impact 

Week 8 ------------------
Lecture 
• Environmental factors
• renewable, energy
• nonrenewable energy
• short term and long term factors

Lab:  Renew a bean (supplies needed)

Week 9 -------------------
Lecture
• sustainable gardening and farming
• sustainability 
• hydroponics
• aquaponics
• composting
• solar 

Lab: build a sustainable planter ( supplies needed)
Lab 2: optional at home compost (supplies needed)
Lab 3: optional hydroponic system (supplies needed)

Week 10 -------------------
Lecture 
• plant agriculture
• fertilizers
• animal agriculture 
• salinization 
• food industry 
• plant anatomy
• mammal anatomy
• animal waste 

Lab: tree of rings interactive
Lab 2: salinization lab (supplies needed)

Week 11-------------------
Lecture 
Pollution part 2
Discuss the historic events 
• Lake Erie Waste Dumping 
• Three-mile Island Nuclear Disaster 
• Chernobyl nuclear disaster 
• Biosphere 2 
• Love Canal Waste Dumping 
• Cuyahoga River Fire 
• Flint Michigan Water Crisis
We will learn about noise pollution. light pollution, and soil pollution.

Lab: noise pollution lab (supplies needed)

Week 12 -------------------
Lecture 
• the lithosphere 
• geologic events and processes
• desertification
• mass movement and erosion
• sediment contamination
• land use and land management (including food 
production, agriculture and zoning)
• solid and hazardous waste
• mining 
• soil quality 

Lab: at home mining (supplies needed)


Week 13 -------------------
Lecture 
• the lithosphere 
• geologic events and processes
• desertification
• mass movement and erosion
• sediment contamination
• land use and land management (including food 
production, agriculture and zoning)
• solid and hazardous waste
• mining 
• soil quality 

Lab:  at home soil sampling (supplies needed)
Lab 2: soil infiltration (supplies needed)

Week 14 -------------------
Lecture 
•the biosphere and atmosphere 
•weather and climate 
• Atmospheric properties and currents
•Primary and secondary contaminants
• Greenhouse gases
• Clean Air Act

Lab:  interactive air quality lab

Week 15-------------------
Lecture 
• potable water and water quality
• hypoxia
• eutrophication
• Clean Water Act
• point source and nonpoint source contamination


Lab: water filtration (supplies needed)

Week 16 -------------------
Lecture 
• discuss watershed
• water quality 
• discuss Aquifers
• discuss water treatment 
• discuss drought
• discuss wetlands

Lab:  drinking water quality virtual lab (supplies optional) 

Week 17-------------------
Lecture
•Learn about solid waste,
• trash disposal
• Where does trash go? 
• Where does waste go?
• waste reduction

Lab: interactive

Week 18
Lecture 
• climate and your health 
• greenhouse effect
• greenhouse gases

Lab: interactive 
 

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☆How is your class structured?
• Lecture via powerpoint
• Lab will be hands modeling and some virtual simulations. 
• Discussion in class and on the classroom tab 
• Data Analysis via shared screen and controls 
• Practice Activities via shared screen and codes. 
• Vocabulary  via Quizlet and Quizizz
• Journaling, documentary viewing, and student research as optional homework extensions

Other practice includes but is not limited to data analysis, standardized multiple choice,  historical events, video observations. Simulations, and graphing. 
 
☆How will you teach?
I will teach using PowerPoint,  video, interactive games and practice during lecture.  I will teach by conducting the labs or virtual labs with the students.  

☆What's your teaching style?
My teaching style is to teach the student the content in an engaging manner that allows the learner to interact via discussion using their mic or hands on interaction with the shared mouse feature.  Students will be able to practice each with me and continue their studies outside of class where they can interact with me via the teacher tab.  I am very supportive, patient and kind.  I like to split the class time between learning the content and practicing it. 

☆ How much will learners get to interact with you and each other (mention specifics like: lecture, games, slides, video clips, discussion)?
Students take turns practicing activities in class where their classmates observe and then will have their turn to practice.  Students will discuss video clips and topics with their classmates at a given time in a positive encouraging manner.  Students work together to conduct lab data, data analysis, and graphing.  

☆ Any required experience or knowledge learners need? Students need to have already taken Biology prior to this course.