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AP Environmental Science
Assignments Introduction to Environmental
Science 8/29-9/15 |
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In-Class |
Homework |
Reading
Concepts |
Online Video |
Online Text |
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8/29 |
Discuss Syllabus, Summer
assignment, expectations Discuss
Science, Facts, Theories Discuss
Projects and UN Project |
Read
article , write up. Review
sheet DUE
9/2 Read
pp. 464-472 in text |
Climate change, greenhouse, ice core, CO2, methane, NOx,
IPCC, Sea level, GCC, feedback loop, permafrost, |
The
Biggest Control Knob: Carbon Dioxide in Earth’s Climate System, |
Climate change – Oxford Press Tipping
Earth’s Energy Balance |
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8/30 |
Lab: Tragedy of the Commons zShow 7 Billion |
Read
472-75 Continue
Climate Change Article |
melting ice,
rising sea level, saltwater intrusion, conveyor belt, acidic water,
carbonate, weather extremes, lower biodiversity, fisheries, sequestration, |
Heat (Frontline) |
Tragedy of the
Commons (original article). |
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8/31 |
Discuss Economics Distribute Nations for United Nations
Project (I) |
Read 472-485 Start questions on country-Due
in NB on Sept. 6th Turn
in forms Lab Donation and Permission
slip |
Eco and Sustainability: Free Market
and Capitalistic, Eco Services - Monitoring Environmental Progress, Cost-
Benefit Analysis, Discount Rate, Real
Cost |
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9/1 |
Water
Footprint Ongoing
project |
569-583 Answer questions
and put into notebook |
Economic Tools, Subsidies,
Green Economic |
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9/2 |
Branches
of Government PowerPoint Economics
PowerPoint Cap
and Trade |
Read pp. 583-590 |
Review
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Cultural
and Aesthetic Considerations |
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9/6 |
Read pp. 591-602 |
Environmental Policy,
Democracy, Legislation, |
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9/7 |
Law
Quiz Start
on Timeline
Project |
Read pp. 602-612 Finish Footprint
Activities, UN notes, organize notebook |
Environmental Law,
Environmental Lawsuits, Environmental Groups, Global Environmental Policy |
Environmental Laws & Regulations |
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9/8 |
Turn in Notebook (article, UN ?, and Footprint,
Lab 1 and Film Notes) Group
Timeline from supplement #5 pg. S16 |
Review |
Review |
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9/9 |
Quiz Present
info on timeline |
Review |
Study
for Test |
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9/12 |
IRC |
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9/15 |
Test on chapters 1,2,24, and 25 |
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9/10 |
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