Environmental Science is the study of how human actions affect the land and water, and how human activities affect climate. It is possible that humans can learn to use the land and water, and produce food to live sustainably.
The Environmental Science 12 Final Exam will comprise of
1) Exam Questions and
2) Inquiry Research Question Presentation
(Inquiry presentations are scheduled between May and early June 2019).
1) Exam Questions and
2) Inquiry Research Question Presentation
(Inquiry presentations are scheduled between May and early June 2019).
Note:
Incomplete: Missing Work
Students in these "Incomplete: Missing Work" lists must attend Flex and complete their class work.
Block 2-3: R.Drewitt, V.Vu
Homework
Scroll down to the bottom of the "Homework" list and you will find your current homework.
-Term 1-
September 10: Hand in (parent) signed Course Expectations;
Household water waste Data Collection (from Thursday September 6-9);
Identify your Current Event Topic
September 12: Identify your Water Experiment Topic and Title (based on your Household water waste Data Collection);
Household water waste Data Collection (from Thursday September 6-11);
Find a video link for your Current Event topic
September 14:
Due: Link for your Current Event topic;
Household water Data Collection (from Thursday September 7-13);
Identify your Water Experiment Topic and create an Hypothesis (based on your Household water waste research);
What is the definition of the terms Neo-liberalism, conservation, non-government organization (NGO), and recycle
September 18: Global Water Vocabulary Quiz (Neo-liberalism, conservation, non-government organization (NGO), recycle, reclaim, data collection, agricultural run-off);
Rough Experiment Introduction;
BC Water and Néstle article and questions
September 20: NS Drought and Wildfires in BC Presentation and Quiz;
Review terms: Green theory, Brown theory, Blue theory, and development
September 24: VV Safe Drinking Water in California Presentation and Quiz;
Track your daily experiment data collection and create a chart to display it (bring this to class);
Review terms: Breton Woods Institution, Cultural Relativity
September 26: MH Deadly toll of the Red tide in Florida Presentation and Quiz;
Typed Experiment Introduction;
Continue to track daily experiment data collection and complete your chart (bring this to class);
September 28: DK The Shadeballs in LA (evaporation) Presentation and Quiz;
Written Experiment Method;
Continue tracking daily experiment data collection and complete your chart (bring this to class)
October 2: KP Water Shortage in Iraq Presentation and Quiz;
Rough Experiment Conclusion and typed draft of Data Charts;
Cameroon's Killer Lake
October 4: AJ Yemen Water Crisis Presentation and Quiz;
Typed draft of Conclusion and rough Abstract
October 10: LS Fog Harvesting Presentation and Quiz;
Typed draft of Abstract and rough list of References
October 12: Global Water Vocabulary Quiz (Green theory, Brown theory, Blue theory, development, Breton Woods Institution, Cultural Relativity);
KB Pacific Ocean Trash Island Presentation and Quiz
October 16: Student participation Journal Term 1 #1;
SB Global Water Effects on Children Presentation and Quiz;
In-class review: Introduction to Coghlan Stream and Yorkson Creek's connection to the Fraser River
October 18: Student participation Journal Term 1 #2;
DM Chemicals found in BC's Water Presentation and Quiz;
In/out of-class: Munday Stream Observation;
Interims handed out
October 23: Due: Term 1 Water Waste typed Experiment (all graphs and charts as well as rough drafts are attached to your printed copy)
JS Flint Michigan Water Crisis Presentation and Quiz;
In-class: Complete Munday Stream Observations and Questions;
Library online Water stewardship and Langley Watershed Questions;
Hand in signed (by parent) Interim
October 25: MC Glyphosate in Germany's Groundwater Presentation and Quiz;
Water Systems Vocabulary Quiz (pH, watermarks, marl, H, Pi, S - H, Pi, and S come from the Shannon Diversity Index)
Student participation Journal Term 1 #3
October 31: MB Australia's Great Barrier Reef Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Oils spills demonstration;
Global Water Systems Discussion (Questions 1 and 2)
October 31: RD Samoa's Water Sanitation Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Global Water Systems Discussion (Questions 1 and 2)
November 2: In-class work: Student participation Journal Term 1 #4 (include journal #, title, link, and 8-10 sentences);
Shaun Frankson's Use of Plastic and Ocean Pollution discussion and handout
Cameroon's Killer Lake Nyos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE8okMwiSkQ
November 6: Water Systems Vocabulary Quiz (SI, kelvin, turbidity, hardness, UN Millennium goals, water scarcity)
JL Rainy Season Pollution in Yulan, China Presentation and Quiz;
International Units (Systeme International) activity
November 8: JW Water Crisis in India Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Student participation Journal Term 1 #5 (include journal #, title, link, and 8-10 sentences);
November 14: JG PFAS (Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) in Veneto, Italy Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: David Suzuki's Blue Dot movement
November 16: DM Plastic Oceans organization Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: David Suzuki's Blue Dot movement Part II
Una-Ann Moyer First Nations Water Security and Scarcity
Due: Student participation Journal Term 1 #6 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
November 20: BR Plastic Pollution Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Water and invasive species;
David Suzuki's Blue Dot movement handout;
Introduction to assessment of Langley's Water Standards
November 22: Due: Student participation Journal Term 1 #7 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
In-class presentation: Lisa Dreves, Langley Environmental Partners Society, Water and invasive species;
Out-of-class work: Removal of invasive species (bring your water repellant jackets and boots)
November 26: In-class work: Global Water Systems Discussion (Questions 3 and 4);
Global Water Vocabulary Quiz (ocean bleaching, permafrost, intensive animal agriculture, petrichor, photons, pesticides);
David Suzuki's Blue Dot movement handout;
Group work: Langley's Water Standards
November 28: Student participation Journal Term 1 #8 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
Due: Langley's Water Standards (Group work-typed copy)
November 30: In-class presentation: John Aldag, Canadian Liberal MP, Cloverdale—Langley City, Water regulations and issues
Term 2
December 4: In-class work: Global Water Systems conclusion: Global Village and Wealth, CEPA, and Alberta and Venezuela's Tar/Oil/Bitumen Sands;
Term 2 Global Warming and Climate Change Current Event selections
December 6: Fracking and Climate Change;
Due: Student participation Journal Term 2 #1 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
In-class learning: Air and Water Balloon Demonstration - Sinks, Global warming and the Oceans
December 10: Global Water Vocabulary Quiz (mitigation, xeriscaping, pathogens, E.coli, fecal coliforms, fish ladder, climate change);
NS Climate Change and Earth: Alone Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Term 2 Experiment topic
In-class learning: Global Warming and the Oceans
December 12: SB Palm Oil Crisis Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Green house gases
December 14: LS Tuvalu, Going Downunder Presentation and Quiz;
In-class learning: What is happening to the oceans and how do oceans affect world climate?
Term 2 Experiment topic and hypothesis;
December 18: Due: Student participation Journal Term 2 #2 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
Due: Term 2 Experiment topic, hypothesis, and introduction
Experiment Introduction includes four sentences:
December 20: Due: Student participation Journal Term 2 #3 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
Climate Change Vocabulary Quiz (solar and thermal radiation, irradiance, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, climate change, green technology);
In-class work: Climate Change and holidays;
Begin your experiment method and procedure
January 7: Due: Rough Experiment Method
Begin answering Group Discussion 2.0 Questions
January 9: Due: Typed Experiment Method, printed pictures, and poster board (including typed title and hypothesis)
DM Deforestation and Global Warming Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Experiment Chart data, Group Discussion 2.0 Questions,
January 11: Due: Rough Experiment Results and Term 2 Journal #4 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
KP Disappearing Arctic Sea Ice Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Rough Chart data and Graph data
January 15: Due: Typed Method and rough Chart and data;
In-class work: Climate Forcings, Feedbacks, and Climate Tipping Points
January 17: Due: Term 2 Journal #5 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
Global Warming Quiz (Kyoto Accord/Treaty, anthropogenic causes, carbon sinks, Antarctic Larsen B, carbon tax, UNIPCC, and Albedo effect);
In-class work: Global Warming Discussion answer to Question #1
January 21: KB Global Warming and Flooding Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Typed Results Discussion and Results Graph;
In-class work: Climate Forcings, Feedbacks, and Climate Tipping Points
January 23: DK Climate Warming and Animal Habitat Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Typed Conclusion and Term 2 Journal #6 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
In-class work: Climate Forcings, Feedbacks, and Climate Tipping Points handout;
Global Warming Discussion answer to Question #1
January 25: DM Alberta and BCs Trans-mountain Pipeline Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Typed Abstract and Term 2 Journal #6 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
In-class: Second Term Interim distributed
January 29: BR Impact that Society has on Change Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Second Term Interim (signed by your parent);
Term 2 Global Warming Experiment (bonus marks added);
In-class work: Global Warming and INDC (Intended Nationally Determined Contribution), IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), and mitigation
Global Warming Discussion answer to Question #2
January 31: JL Growth of Carbon Dioxide Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Term 2 Journal #7 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
Term 2 Global Warming Experiment;
In-class work: Global Warming and Guatemalan coffee farmers,
February 4: MC Arctic Polar Bear Extinction Presentation and Quiz;
In-class learning: Global Warming Discussion answer to Question #2;
Climate Change and Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba height variation
February 6: Global Warming Quiz (Kyoto Accord/Treaty, anthropogenic causes, carbon sinks, Antarctic Larsen B, carbon tax, UNIPCC, and Albedo effect);
JW Factories and Fossil Fuels Presentation and Quiz;
U.S. Climate Change Policies and Actions "30 Second Expert" activity
February 8: JG The Great Death: Ocean Species Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Term 2 Journal #8 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
Term 2 Experiment quick Oral presentations;
International Environmental challenges and concerns (Part I)
End of class: US Climate Change Issue "30 Second Activity" Formative response
February 11: Snow Day
February 13: JS Queensland Fire Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Term 2 Journal #9 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
International Environmental challenges and concerns (Part II)
February 20: MB Plastic Bottle Village Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Vocabulary review: Positive Feedback Loop, Negative Feedback Loop, Climate Forcing, Positive and Negative Radiative forcing;
Mitigation and biodiversity, and Climate change mind map activity;
End of class: "Climate Change Policy" Formative reflection
February 21'19: All Term 2 work must be submitted
February 22: Due: Climate Change Policy Initiative and Term 2 Journal #10 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
In-class work: Mitigation, adaptation, and biodiversity reading, and Climate Change and Idea Model Project
February 26:
Due: "Model" assignment Part A (Identify the Climate Change Issue) and B (Propose one workable idea);
Create a google doc entitled "Environmental Science Model - Your Name";
End of class: Self Reflection Journal (Identify and analyze your Climate Change Model)
February 28: AJ Recycling carbon into fuel Presentation and Quiz;
Global Warming Vocabulary Quiz (LEED, photovoltaics, potable water, landfills, HVAC, VOC, low emitting);
In-class: Model "Hot seat" discussion (present your Model idea and assess your peer's Model ideas)
March 4: MH Benefits of Electric Cars Presentation and Quiz;
In-class: Model Project lap top work: complete steps D, E, and F for Formative assessment
March 6: VV Climate change and the Canadian Lynx Presentation and Quiz;
In-class: Model Project work: complete Parts II, III, and IV for Formative assessment
March 8: Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #1 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
In-class: Impacts of Climate Change on food production
March 12: Climate Change Model presentations (ensure your Model is complete and ready for presentation);
In-class: Land Use and Sustainability
March 14: Climate Change Model presentations (ensure your Model is complete and ready for presentation);
Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #2 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
April 1: In-class work: Green space in Highline Park, NY, Jardin du Plants, France, and False Creek, BC; urban environment, open space, and built environments
April 3: Land Use Vocabulary Quiz (WHO, green space, open space, slum housing improvements, food security, built environment, food distribution);
In-class work: Green space, the history of Stave Falls and Lake, BC, and animal and human made dams
April 5: RD Cigarette Receptacles Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Hydroelectric power, hydrologic cycle, fishways, and fishing licences;
Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #3 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences)
April 9: NS Ecosocialism Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: WHO, ecology, environmental science, built environment, and eco socialism
April 11: LS Treeplanting Drones Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Deforestation and S. Simard's research on harmonious communication of trees and sustainability
Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #4 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences)
April 15: AJ Sustainable Tourism Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Ecological land use, land use change, and economic development in Edmonton's River Valley; density transfer in Shanghai; and, downzoning in White Rock
April 17: MB Parks are a Requirement Presentation and Quiz;
Land Use Vocabulary Quiz (ecological land use, land use change, economic development, density transfer, downzoning, environmental impact, flow and stock)
Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #5 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences)
April 23: DM Green Spaces Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Inquiry topic and question;
In-class learning: Canadian Indian Act and land use consequences, and BC's biodiversity
April 25: KP Water Filters Presentation and Quiz;
In-class learning: Tree communication and sustainability
Due: Inquiry question research;
Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #6 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences)
April 29: DK Pollination Automation Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Inquiry question research;
In-class learning: Forestation, local stewardship projects, and pollination,
May 1: VV New York's Central Park Presentation and Quiz;
Out-of-class learning: Walnut Grove beautification and garbage pick up
Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #7 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences)
May 6: JL Three Gorges Dam, China Presentation and Quiz;
In-class learning: Suzanne Simard and Desertification, UN measures to combat desertification;
Due: Inquiry topic and question
May 8: Land Use and Sustainability Vocabulary quiz (Canadian Indian Act, biodiversity, nutrient loading, local stewardship, pollination, desertification, monoculture);
In-class research: Research and typed notes on your Inquiry topic and question (include the resources: author, title, date, and link)
May 10: Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #8 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences)
Due: Two pages typed research on your Inquiry question;
In-class research: Research your Inquiry topic and question (organize your content, create subtitles, identify supportive case studies and expert opinions answering your question);
Due: Create a web organizer (or outline) with your beginning research
May 14: SB Sustainable Aviation Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Completed web organizer (or outline) of your Inquiry research question, three supporting/cases topics, and three specific supporting sources;
Due: The equivalent of 4 pages typed research (include all your references: title, author, date, and link);
May 16: JW Sumatran Elephants going Extinct Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Formative Assessment sheet (complete and hand in at the end of class);
Due: Inquiry research question introductory 250 words typed and printed (this should include an introductory paragraph and the first subtitle presenting your first supporting case or topic);
Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #9 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences)
May 21: Land Use and Sustainability Vocabulary quiz (pollutants, ozone depletion, atmospheric composition changes, traditional ecological knowledge, IPAT, biogeoclimatic zones)
Current Event: MS Sustainability in the German Alps Presentation and quiz;
Due: All students must share their Inquiry Research Powerpoint - first slide must have an image, the inquiry question, student name, course name, course block, and presentation date;
Inquiry Research Presentations Details (1. oral presentation, 2. food for audience, 3. typed and printed script with citations 4.references, and 5.powerpoint with embedded 30 second video)
(Note: the audience is marked on the evaluation of each presentation)
JL What are the comparable benefits of sewage treatment plants like Membrane Biology Reactor (MBR)?
MB How are whales' migration patterns affected by climate change?
May 23: Current Event Presentation: MH Closure of Parks Presentation and quiz;
Inquiry Research Presentations
KB How does BC protect fresh waterways, for example, the Fraser River?
Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #10 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences)
Monday, May 27: Current Event Presentation: DM B.C.'s Site C Dam Presentation and quiz;
Inquiry Research Presentations
MC How does climate change effect indigenous cultures; how do they protect themselves?
AJ What is the significance of BC’s Golden spruce and its sustainability?
JG What happens when the Northern Italy Vajont Dam collapses?
Wednesday, May 29: Current Event Presentation: JG Soil Erosion in Venedo, Italy Presentation and quiz;
Inquiry Research Presentations
MH How does BC protect animals against eco-tourism?
RD What steps can Vancouver take to become the greenist city by 2020?
Friday, May 31:
Land Use and Sustainability Vocabulary quiz (Ecotourism, biodiversity, Alpine Tundra, Ponderosa Pine, Spruce-Willow-Birch, Boreal Black and White Spruce, Montana Spruce);
Current Event Presentation: BR Canadian and Somalian Water Security Presentation and quiz;
Inquiry Research Presentations:
DK What are the possible solutions to BC’s fish decline?
Final Exam Question #1
Due: Submit and share your Inquiry Powerpoint (including References) to [email protected]
Tuesday, June 4:
Current Event Presentation: KB Garbage mounds buried in dirt Presentation and quiz;
Inquiry Research Presentations:
LS How do micro plastics in water bodies affect whales and marine life?
NS If Ecosocialism is sustainable in BC, is it possible to work in the short-term?
Exam Question #2
Thursday, June 6:
Current Event Presentation: JS Are wasps helpful or harmful to our environment? Presentation and quiz;
Inquiry Research Presentations:
KP How does food security affect brain and physical development in children?
BR What are the differences between Canadian and Somalian water security?
Exam Question #3
Due: Submit and share your Inquiry Script (including References) to [email protected]
Monday, June 10:
Inquiry Research Presentations:
DM How do micro plastics in water bodies affect marine life, like whales?
DM In what ways is the ocean changing due to ocean acidification?
Due: Formative Evaluation - Submit your printed script and References, printed graphic organizer/outline, and printed notes
Exam Question #4
Wednesday, June 12:
Current Event Presentation: RD Vancouver hopes to be the Greenest by 2020 Presentation and quiz;
Inquiry Research Presentations:
JS How are wasps helpful and/or harmful for our environment?
Exam Question #5
Wednesday, June 19:
Final Exam Block 2-4
12:00-2:00pm (optional tutorial 2:00-2:30pm)
Inquiry Research Presentations:
JW Deforestation and its effect on extinction of elephants
RD What steps is Vancouver taking to become the greenist city by 2020?
VV What are the environmental benefits of growing your own crops?
Exam Questions: 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10
September 10: Hand in (parent) signed Course Expectations;
Household water waste Data Collection (from Thursday September 6-9);
Identify your Current Event Topic
September 12: Identify your Water Experiment Topic and Title (based on your Household water waste Data Collection);
Household water waste Data Collection (from Thursday September 6-11);
Find a video link for your Current Event topic
September 14:
Due: Link for your Current Event topic;
Household water Data Collection (from Thursday September 7-13);
Identify your Water Experiment Topic and create an Hypothesis (based on your Household water waste research);
What is the definition of the terms Neo-liberalism, conservation, non-government organization (NGO), and recycle
September 18: Global Water Vocabulary Quiz (Neo-liberalism, conservation, non-government organization (NGO), recycle, reclaim, data collection, agricultural run-off);
Rough Experiment Introduction;
BC Water and Néstle article and questions
September 20: NS Drought and Wildfires in BC Presentation and Quiz;
Review terms: Green theory, Brown theory, Blue theory, and development
September 24: VV Safe Drinking Water in California Presentation and Quiz;
Track your daily experiment data collection and create a chart to display it (bring this to class);
Review terms: Breton Woods Institution, Cultural Relativity
September 26: MH Deadly toll of the Red tide in Florida Presentation and Quiz;
Typed Experiment Introduction;
Continue to track daily experiment data collection and complete your chart (bring this to class);
September 28: DK The Shadeballs in LA (evaporation) Presentation and Quiz;
Written Experiment Method;
Continue tracking daily experiment data collection and complete your chart (bring this to class)
October 2: KP Water Shortage in Iraq Presentation and Quiz;
Rough Experiment Conclusion and typed draft of Data Charts;
Cameroon's Killer Lake
October 4: AJ Yemen Water Crisis Presentation and Quiz;
Typed draft of Conclusion and rough Abstract
October 10: LS Fog Harvesting Presentation and Quiz;
Typed draft of Abstract and rough list of References
October 12: Global Water Vocabulary Quiz (Green theory, Brown theory, Blue theory, development, Breton Woods Institution, Cultural Relativity);
KB Pacific Ocean Trash Island Presentation and Quiz
October 16: Student participation Journal Term 1 #1;
SB Global Water Effects on Children Presentation and Quiz;
In-class review: Introduction to Coghlan Stream and Yorkson Creek's connection to the Fraser River
October 18: Student participation Journal Term 1 #2;
DM Chemicals found in BC's Water Presentation and Quiz;
In/out of-class: Munday Stream Observation;
Interims handed out
October 23: Due: Term 1 Water Waste typed Experiment (all graphs and charts as well as rough drafts are attached to your printed copy)
JS Flint Michigan Water Crisis Presentation and Quiz;
In-class: Complete Munday Stream Observations and Questions;
Library online Water stewardship and Langley Watershed Questions;
Hand in signed (by parent) Interim
October 25: MC Glyphosate in Germany's Groundwater Presentation and Quiz;
Water Systems Vocabulary Quiz (pH, watermarks, marl, H, Pi, S - H, Pi, and S come from the Shannon Diversity Index)
Student participation Journal Term 1 #3
October 31: MB Australia's Great Barrier Reef Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Oils spills demonstration;
Global Water Systems Discussion (Questions 1 and 2)
October 31: RD Samoa's Water Sanitation Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Global Water Systems Discussion (Questions 1 and 2)
November 2: In-class work: Student participation Journal Term 1 #4 (include journal #, title, link, and 8-10 sentences);
Shaun Frankson's Use of Plastic and Ocean Pollution discussion and handout
Cameroon's Killer Lake Nyos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE8okMwiSkQ
November 6: Water Systems Vocabulary Quiz (SI, kelvin, turbidity, hardness, UN Millennium goals, water scarcity)
JL Rainy Season Pollution in Yulan, China Presentation and Quiz;
International Units (Systeme International) activity
November 8: JW Water Crisis in India Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Student participation Journal Term 1 #5 (include journal #, title, link, and 8-10 sentences);
November 14: JG PFAS (Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) in Veneto, Italy Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: David Suzuki's Blue Dot movement
November 16: DM Plastic Oceans organization Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: David Suzuki's Blue Dot movement Part II
Una-Ann Moyer First Nations Water Security and Scarcity
Due: Student participation Journal Term 1 #6 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
November 20: BR Plastic Pollution Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Water and invasive species;
David Suzuki's Blue Dot movement handout;
Introduction to assessment of Langley's Water Standards
November 22: Due: Student participation Journal Term 1 #7 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
In-class presentation: Lisa Dreves, Langley Environmental Partners Society, Water and invasive species;
Out-of-class work: Removal of invasive species (bring your water repellant jackets and boots)
November 26: In-class work: Global Water Systems Discussion (Questions 3 and 4);
Global Water Vocabulary Quiz (ocean bleaching, permafrost, intensive animal agriculture, petrichor, photons, pesticides);
David Suzuki's Blue Dot movement handout;
Group work: Langley's Water Standards
November 28: Student participation Journal Term 1 #8 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
Due: Langley's Water Standards (Group work-typed copy)
November 30: In-class presentation: John Aldag, Canadian Liberal MP, Cloverdale—Langley City, Water regulations and issues
Term 2
December 4: In-class work: Global Water Systems conclusion: Global Village and Wealth, CEPA, and Alberta and Venezuela's Tar/Oil/Bitumen Sands;
Term 2 Global Warming and Climate Change Current Event selections
December 6: Fracking and Climate Change;
Due: Student participation Journal Term 2 #1 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
In-class learning: Air and Water Balloon Demonstration - Sinks, Global warming and the Oceans
December 10: Global Water Vocabulary Quiz (mitigation, xeriscaping, pathogens, E.coli, fecal coliforms, fish ladder, climate change);
NS Climate Change and Earth: Alone Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Term 2 Experiment topic
In-class learning: Global Warming and the Oceans
December 12: SB Palm Oil Crisis Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Green house gases
December 14: LS Tuvalu, Going Downunder Presentation and Quiz;
In-class learning: What is happening to the oceans and how do oceans affect world climate?
Term 2 Experiment topic and hypothesis;
December 18: Due: Student participation Journal Term 2 #2 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
Due: Term 2 Experiment topic, hypothesis, and introduction
Experiment Introduction includes four sentences:
- 1) Introduce the experiment topic,
- 2) State the hypothesis,
- 3) Introduce the experimenter, and
- 4) Provide one sentence explaining the method);
December 20: Due: Student participation Journal Term 2 #3 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
Climate Change Vocabulary Quiz (solar and thermal radiation, irradiance, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, climate change, green technology);
In-class work: Climate Change and holidays;
Begin your experiment method and procedure
January 7: Due: Rough Experiment Method
- 1) State the topic
- 2) State the hypothesis
- 3) Identify the subjects to be used (plants, soil, migratory paths)
- 4) Provide the schedule and procedure for experiment (materials, dates, and times)
- 5) Provide the schedule for data collection and chart procedure
Begin answering Group Discussion 2.0 Questions
January 9: Due: Typed Experiment Method, printed pictures, and poster board (including typed title and hypothesis)
DM Deforestation and Global Warming Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Experiment Chart data, Group Discussion 2.0 Questions,
January 11: Due: Rough Experiment Results and Term 2 Journal #4 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
KP Disappearing Arctic Sea Ice Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Rough Chart data and Graph data
January 15: Due: Typed Method and rough Chart and data;
In-class work: Climate Forcings, Feedbacks, and Climate Tipping Points
January 17: Due: Term 2 Journal #5 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
Global Warming Quiz (Kyoto Accord/Treaty, anthropogenic causes, carbon sinks, Antarctic Larsen B, carbon tax, UNIPCC, and Albedo effect);
In-class work: Global Warming Discussion answer to Question #1
January 21: KB Global Warming and Flooding Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Typed Results Discussion and Results Graph;
In-class work: Climate Forcings, Feedbacks, and Climate Tipping Points
January 23: DK Climate Warming and Animal Habitat Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Typed Conclusion and Term 2 Journal #6 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
In-class work: Climate Forcings, Feedbacks, and Climate Tipping Points handout;
Global Warming Discussion answer to Question #1
January 25: DM Alberta and BCs Trans-mountain Pipeline Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Typed Abstract and Term 2 Journal #6 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
In-class: Second Term Interim distributed
January 29: BR Impact that Society has on Change Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Second Term Interim (signed by your parent);
Term 2 Global Warming Experiment (bonus marks added);
In-class work: Global Warming and INDC (Intended Nationally Determined Contribution), IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), and mitigation
Global Warming Discussion answer to Question #2
January 31: JL Growth of Carbon Dioxide Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Term 2 Journal #7 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
Term 2 Global Warming Experiment;
In-class work: Global Warming and Guatemalan coffee farmers,
February 4: MC Arctic Polar Bear Extinction Presentation and Quiz;
In-class learning: Global Warming Discussion answer to Question #2;
Climate Change and Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba height variation
February 6: Global Warming Quiz (Kyoto Accord/Treaty, anthropogenic causes, carbon sinks, Antarctic Larsen B, carbon tax, UNIPCC, and Albedo effect);
JW Factories and Fossil Fuels Presentation and Quiz;
U.S. Climate Change Policies and Actions "30 Second Expert" activity
February 8: JG The Great Death: Ocean Species Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Term 2 Journal #8 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
Term 2 Experiment quick Oral presentations;
International Environmental challenges and concerns (Part I)
End of class: US Climate Change Issue "30 Second Activity" Formative response
February 11: Snow Day
February 13: JS Queensland Fire Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Term 2 Journal #9 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
International Environmental challenges and concerns (Part II)
February 20: MB Plastic Bottle Village Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Vocabulary review: Positive Feedback Loop, Negative Feedback Loop, Climate Forcing, Positive and Negative Radiative forcing;
Mitigation and biodiversity, and Climate change mind map activity;
End of class: "Climate Change Policy" Formative reflection
February 21'19: All Term 2 work must be submitted
February 22: Due: Climate Change Policy Initiative and Term 2 Journal #10 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
In-class work: Mitigation, adaptation, and biodiversity reading, and Climate Change and Idea Model Project
February 26:
Due: "Model" assignment Part A (Identify the Climate Change Issue) and B (Propose one workable idea);
Create a google doc entitled "Environmental Science Model - Your Name";
End of class: Self Reflection Journal (Identify and analyze your Climate Change Model)
February 28: AJ Recycling carbon into fuel Presentation and Quiz;
Global Warming Vocabulary Quiz (LEED, photovoltaics, potable water, landfills, HVAC, VOC, low emitting);
In-class: Model "Hot seat" discussion (present your Model idea and assess your peer's Model ideas)
March 4: MH Benefits of Electric Cars Presentation and Quiz;
In-class: Model Project lap top work: complete steps D, E, and F for Formative assessment
March 6: VV Climate change and the Canadian Lynx Presentation and Quiz;
In-class: Model Project work: complete Parts II, III, and IV for Formative assessment
March 8: Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #1 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
In-class: Impacts of Climate Change on food production
March 12: Climate Change Model presentations (ensure your Model is complete and ready for presentation);
In-class: Land Use and Sustainability
March 14: Climate Change Model presentations (ensure your Model is complete and ready for presentation);
Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #2 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences);
April 1: In-class work: Green space in Highline Park, NY, Jardin du Plants, France, and False Creek, BC; urban environment, open space, and built environments
April 3: Land Use Vocabulary Quiz (WHO, green space, open space, slum housing improvements, food security, built environment, food distribution);
In-class work: Green space, the history of Stave Falls and Lake, BC, and animal and human made dams
April 5: RD Cigarette Receptacles Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Hydroelectric power, hydrologic cycle, fishways, and fishing licences;
Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #3 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences)
April 9: NS Ecosocialism Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: WHO, ecology, environmental science, built environment, and eco socialism
April 11: LS Treeplanting Drones Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Deforestation and S. Simard's research on harmonious communication of trees and sustainability
Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #4 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences)
April 15: AJ Sustainable Tourism Presentation and Quiz;
In-class work: Ecological land use, land use change, and economic development in Edmonton's River Valley; density transfer in Shanghai; and, downzoning in White Rock
April 17: MB Parks are a Requirement Presentation and Quiz;
Land Use Vocabulary Quiz (ecological land use, land use change, economic development, density transfer, downzoning, environmental impact, flow and stock)
Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #5 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences)
April 23: DM Green Spaces Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Inquiry topic and question;
In-class learning: Canadian Indian Act and land use consequences, and BC's biodiversity
April 25: KP Water Filters Presentation and Quiz;
In-class learning: Tree communication and sustainability
Due: Inquiry question research;
Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #6 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences)
April 29: DK Pollination Automation Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Inquiry question research;
In-class learning: Forestation, local stewardship projects, and pollination,
May 1: VV New York's Central Park Presentation and Quiz;
Out-of-class learning: Walnut Grove beautification and garbage pick up
Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #7 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences)
May 6: JL Three Gorges Dam, China Presentation and Quiz;
In-class learning: Suzanne Simard and Desertification, UN measures to combat desertification;
Due: Inquiry topic and question
May 8: Land Use and Sustainability Vocabulary quiz (Canadian Indian Act, biodiversity, nutrient loading, local stewardship, pollination, desertification, monoculture);
In-class research: Research and typed notes on your Inquiry topic and question (include the resources: author, title, date, and link)
May 10: Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #8 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences)
Due: Two pages typed research on your Inquiry question;
In-class research: Research your Inquiry topic and question (organize your content, create subtitles, identify supportive case studies and expert opinions answering your question);
Due: Create a web organizer (or outline) with your beginning research
May 14: SB Sustainable Aviation Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Completed web organizer (or outline) of your Inquiry research question, three supporting/cases topics, and three specific supporting sources;
Due: The equivalent of 4 pages typed research (include all your references: title, author, date, and link);
May 16: JW Sumatran Elephants going Extinct Presentation and Quiz;
Due: Formative Assessment sheet (complete and hand in at the end of class);
Due: Inquiry research question introductory 250 words typed and printed (this should include an introductory paragraph and the first subtitle presenting your first supporting case or topic);
Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #9 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences)
May 21: Land Use and Sustainability Vocabulary quiz (pollutants, ozone depletion, atmospheric composition changes, traditional ecological knowledge, IPAT, biogeoclimatic zones)
Current Event: MS Sustainability in the German Alps Presentation and quiz;
Due: All students must share their Inquiry Research Powerpoint - first slide must have an image, the inquiry question, student name, course name, course block, and presentation date;
Inquiry Research Presentations Details (1. oral presentation, 2. food for audience, 3. typed and printed script with citations 4.references, and 5.powerpoint with embedded 30 second video)
(Note: the audience is marked on the evaluation of each presentation)
JL What are the comparable benefits of sewage treatment plants like Membrane Biology Reactor (MBR)?
MB How are whales' migration patterns affected by climate change?
May 23: Current Event Presentation: MH Closure of Parks Presentation and quiz;
Inquiry Research Presentations
KB How does BC protect fresh waterways, for example, the Fraser River?
Due: Term 3 Land Use and Sustainability Journal #10 (include journal #, title, link, and 10 sentences)
Monday, May 27: Current Event Presentation: DM B.C.'s Site C Dam Presentation and quiz;
Inquiry Research Presentations
MC How does climate change effect indigenous cultures; how do they protect themselves?
AJ What is the significance of BC’s Golden spruce and its sustainability?
JG What happens when the Northern Italy Vajont Dam collapses?
Wednesday, May 29: Current Event Presentation: JG Soil Erosion in Venedo, Italy Presentation and quiz;
Inquiry Research Presentations
MH How does BC protect animals against eco-tourism?
RD What steps can Vancouver take to become the greenist city by 2020?
Friday, May 31:
Land Use and Sustainability Vocabulary quiz (Ecotourism, biodiversity, Alpine Tundra, Ponderosa Pine, Spruce-Willow-Birch, Boreal Black and White Spruce, Montana Spruce);
Current Event Presentation: BR Canadian and Somalian Water Security Presentation and quiz;
Inquiry Research Presentations:
DK What are the possible solutions to BC’s fish decline?
Final Exam Question #1
Due: Submit and share your Inquiry Powerpoint (including References) to [email protected]
Tuesday, June 4:
Current Event Presentation: KB Garbage mounds buried in dirt Presentation and quiz;
Inquiry Research Presentations:
LS How do micro plastics in water bodies affect whales and marine life?
NS If Ecosocialism is sustainable in BC, is it possible to work in the short-term?
Exam Question #2
Thursday, June 6:
Current Event Presentation: JS Are wasps helpful or harmful to our environment? Presentation and quiz;
Inquiry Research Presentations:
KP How does food security affect brain and physical development in children?
BR What are the differences between Canadian and Somalian water security?
Exam Question #3
Due: Submit and share your Inquiry Script (including References) to [email protected]
Monday, June 10:
Inquiry Research Presentations:
DM How do micro plastics in water bodies affect marine life, like whales?
DM In what ways is the ocean changing due to ocean acidification?
Due: Formative Evaluation - Submit your printed script and References, printed graphic organizer/outline, and printed notes
Exam Question #4
Wednesday, June 12:
Current Event Presentation: RD Vancouver hopes to be the Greenest by 2020 Presentation and quiz;
Inquiry Research Presentations:
JS How are wasps helpful and/or harmful for our environment?
Exam Question #5
Wednesday, June 19:
Final Exam Block 2-4
12:00-2:00pm (optional tutorial 2:00-2:30pm)
Inquiry Research Presentations:
JW Deforestation and its effect on extinction of elephants
RD What steps is Vancouver taking to become the greenist city by 2020?
VV What are the environmental benefits of growing your own crops?
Exam Questions: 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10
Resources
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