Environmental Science

Syllabus:

		Environmental Science
			Fall Semester
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE UNIT
Chapters
1.  Understanding our Environment Introduction, Section 2 and Section 3
3.  The Dynamic Earth
Section 1, The Geosphere, Section 2 Atmosphere,section, and Energy of the Atmosphere Section 3  Hydrosphere & Biosphere
4. Organizations of Life
	Section 1-Everything is connected Section 2- Evolution
5.  How Ecosystems Work
	Energy Flow Cycling of materials Succession			See webquest below
ECOLOGY UNIT
Chapters
11.  Water:			section 1 Water & Ground Water	section 2 Water Use: Part I and Part II	section 3 Water Pollution
7.  Aquatic Ecosystems
			Freshwater ecosystems	Marine Ecosystems
AIR & LAND UNIT
Chapters
12.  Air
Section 1-What Causes Air Pollution &  Section 3- Acid Precipitation
13.  Atmosphere & Climate Change
14.  Land
Section 2 & 3-Urban Land Use & Land Management & Conservation
ENERGY UNIT
17. Nonrenewable Energy
18.  Renewable Energy
POPULATIONS UNIT
Chapters
8.  Understanding Populations
	Populations		Population Growth	Species Interaction

Field Trip to Goffle, a tributary of the Passaic River, and Passaic River in West Caldwell New Jersey

Details to follow

Below: Seining in the Passaic River in West Caldwell.

Chapter 5 How Ecosystems work  In class Web Quest:

WEBQuest Food Chains