2nd Block Environmental Science

Week of: 9/4/24

*for additional curriculum information, please visit the district's resource High School Pacing Guides  or Georgia Standards of Excellence

Course Name: Modified Environmental Science

Monday

No School - Labor Day 

Tuesday

Standard(s): 

• SEV3a. Analyze and interpret data to communicate information on the origin and consumption of renewable forms of energy (wind, solar, geothermal, biofuel, and tidal) and non-renewable energy sources (fossil fuels and nuclear energy)

• SEV3b. Construct an argument based on data about the risks and benefits of renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. (Clarification statement: This may include, but is not limited to, the environmental, social, and economic risks and benefits.) 

• SEV3c. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate data to predict the sustainability potential of renewable and non-renewable energy resources.

LT: We are learning to analyze data about the origin and consumption of renewable and nonrenewable resources (SEV3a-c and SEV5d). 

SC:  

• I can communicate information on where non-renewable energy sources originate. SEV3a

• I can analyze and interpret data on how non-renewable forms of energy are consumed. SEV3a

• I can construct an argument based on data about the risks and benefits of non-renewable energy sources. SEV3b

Lesson/Activity:

1. Daily 10 

2. Finish Renewable Energy Alternative Notes

3. Renewable vs NonRenewable Sources Sort

4. Work on Energy Poster Projects

Resources: GA School Website, Google Classroom, Teacher website, Interactive Notebook, Environmental Science Textbook

Wednesday

Standard(s): 

• SEV3a. Analyze and interpret data to communicate information on the origin and consumption of renewable forms of energy (wind, solar, geothermal, biofuel, and tidal) and non-renewable energy sources (fossil fuels and nuclear energy)

• SEV3b. Construct an argument based on data about the risks and benefits of renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. (Clarification statement: This may include, but is not limited to, the environmental, social, and economic risks and benefits.) 

• SEV3c. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate data to predict the sustainability potential of renewable and non-renewable energy resources.

LT: We are learning to analyze data about the origin and consumption of renewable and nonrenewable resources (SEV3a-c and SEV5d). 

SC:  

• I can communicate information on where non-renewable energy sources originate. SEV3a

• I can analyze and interpret data on how non-renewable forms of energy are consumed. SEV3a

• I can construct an argument based on data about the risks and benefits of non-renewable energy sources. SEV3b

Lesson/Activity:

1. Daily 10

2. Unit 2 Vocabulary Quiz

3. Achieve

4. Energy Poster Projects are DUE!

Resources: GA School Website, Google Classroom, Teacher website, Interactive Notebook, Environmental Science Textbook

Thursday

Standard(s): 

• SEV4a. Construct and revise a claim based on evidence on the effects of human activities on natural resources. 

• SEV4b. Design, evaluate, and refine solutions to reduce human impact on the environment including, but not limited to, smog, ozone depletion, urbanization, and ocean acidification. 

• SEV5d. Design and defend a sustainability plan to reduce your individual contribution to environmental impacts, taking into account how market forces and societal demands (including political, legal, social, and economic) influence personal choices

LT: We are learning about solutions to reduce human impact on the environment (SEV5d and SEV4b). 

SC:

• I can analyze and interpret data to describe the impact of human activity on the environment.

• I can develop an argument from evidence of how use of chemicals, such as fertilizers, impact the environment.

• I can evaluate models to explain how ocean acidification impacts living organisms.

Lesson/Activity:

1. Daily 10

2. Human Impacts on Water Notes

3. Watershed/River Pollution Simulation

Resources: GA School Website, Google Classroom, Teacher website, Interactive Notebook, Environmental Science Textbook

Friday

Standard(s): 

• SEV4a. Construct and revise a claim based on evidence on the effects of human activities on natural resources. 

• SEV4b. Design, evaluate, and refine solutions to reduce human impact on the environment including, but not limited to, smog, ozone depletion, urbanization, and ocean acidification. 

• SEV5d. Design and defend a sustainability plan to reduce your individual contribution to environmental impacts, taking into account how market forces and societal demands (including political, legal, social, and economic) influence personal choices

LT: We are learning about solutions to reduce human impact on the environment (SEV5d and SEV4b). 

SC:

• I can analyze and interpret data to describe the impact of human activity on the environment.

Lesson/Activity:

1. Daily 10 

2. Unit 2 Review Game (Kahoot) 

3. Flint Deadly Crisis Video w/ Questions

Resources: GA School Website, Google Classroom, Teacher website, Interactive Notebook, Environmental Science Textbook, Kahoot