Unit I Intro to Environment & Sustainability

Unit I – Intro to Environment & Sustainability Bensalem High School: Environment & Sustainability 2016 – 2017

Day Classwork Homework

Day 1 . Course Introduction . Parent Signature pages returned M: 8/29 . Hand out paperwork, syllabus, grading next class policy and parental forms . What is your definition of . Book club for extra credit – Rachel Environment and sustainability (5 Carson’s Silent Spring or Walden by sentences minimum) Henry David Thoreau Tu: 8/30 SCHOOL FOR 9TH GRADE ONLY Day 2 . Outside day (weather permitting) . Read and begin memorizing 10 W: 8/31 . View “outdoor classroom areas” PA Trees, 10 PA wildflowers, 10 . Go over safety, attendance late policy for PA birds and insects – outside class days. descriptions and images for quiz on 9/20 Day 3 . Collect forms for a grade . Take some time to look around Th: 9/1 . Students take Pre-test for Unit 1 this holiday weekend. What tress, . Begin Rachel Carson discussion on plants and birds do you know environment and sustainability issues we recognize? Take pictures to share. faced then and today. Did you use bug spray at all this weekend? snap a picture of the list of chemicals found in that lotion or spray. F: 9/2 NO SCHOOL M: 9/5 NO SCHOOL Day 4 . All forms now due . Read and begin memorizing 10 Tu: 9/6 . Homework Check PA Trees, 10 PA wildflowers, 10 . Students share their images of bug spray PA birds/and insects – and PA environment. descriptions and images for quiz . Wrap up discussing Rachel Carson and on 9/20 her book Silent Spring Day 5 . Lab Pre-test . Read and begin memorizing 10 W: 9/7 . Begin Scientific Method Lab ( 1 ear vs 2) PA Trees, 10 PA wildflowers, 10 PA birds/and insects – descriptions and images for quiz on 9/20 Day 6 . Lab day 2 – Hand in by the end of class . In lab notebook list the steps of Th: 9/8 the scientific method you used today Day 7 . Homework Check . Study for quiz on the Scientific F: 9/9 . Hand back lab method on Monday . Review steps of the scientific method Day 8 . Scientific Method post-test . Read and begin memorizing 10 M: 9/12 . Begin Dichotomous Key lecture PA Trees, 10 PA wildflowers, 10 PA birds – descriptions and images for quiz on 9/20 Unit I – Intro to Environment & Sustainability Day 9 . Dichotomous Key – seashell lab . Read and begin memorizing 10 Tu: 9/13 (outside) then begin tree id and plant id PA Trees, 10 PA wildflowers, 10 PA birds – descriptions and images for quiz on 9/20 Day 10 . Continue Outdoor Fieldwork on Tree and . Read and begin memorizing 10 W: 9/14 wildflower ID lab PA Trees, 10 PA wildflowers, 10 PA birds – descriptions and images for quiz on 9/20 Day 11 . Finish up outdoor fieldwork/and or . Read and begin memorizing 10 Th: 9/15 lecture on PA inhabitants of our BHS PA Trees, 10 PA wildflowers, 10 habitats PA birds – descriptions and images for quiz on 9/20 Day 12 . Lecture on PA inhabitants of our BHS . Read and begin memorizing 10 F: 9/16 habitats PA Trees, 10 PA wildflowers, 10 PA birds – descriptions and images for quiz on 9/20 Day 13 . Organic food drive for Thurday’s tasting . Bring in organic snacks for M: 9/19 . Finish lecture on PA inhabitants of BHS Thursday habitats for test tomorrow . Read and begin memorizing 10 PA Trees, 10 PA wildflowers, 10 PA birds – descriptions and images for quiz TOMORROW

Day 14 . Test on 10 PA trees, wildflowers and . Bring in organic snacks for Tu: 9/20 birds and insects Thursday . Day 15 . Begin Rachel Carson Lesson . Bring in organic snacks for W: 9/21 Thursday Book . Club meeting - afterschoo l Day 16 . Continue Rachel Carson lesson . Th: 9/22 . Organic food tasting Day 17 . Discussion on readings, video clips and . F: 9/23 book sections . 1st MP project outline given out – pick topics and groups Day 18 . Project Group work . M: 9/26 Day 19 . Project Group work . Work on project as needed Tu: 9/27 Day 20 . Project Group work . Work on project as needed W: 9/28 Day 21 Th: 9/29 . Group presentations

Day 22 . Group presentations Unit I – Intro to Environment & Sustainability F: 9/30

***Some dates may change. These will be discussed in class. It is your responsibility to keep your calendar up to date.***

Unit I Vocabulary . Hypothesis . Scientific Method (know the steps and why scientists use it) . DDT . Rachel Carson . Dichotomous Key . Ecology . Sustainability . PA State Tree . PA State Flower . PA State bird . PA State insect