HES+Unit+1

- Unit 1 - = = = = = Chapter 1 - Many Planets, One Earth = (Textbook: Chapters 1-4)

** TEST DATE: 10/22 [|Study Guide for Intro Unit.doc]**

=**__PART I. How do the resources that we use impact the ecosystem__?**= (Chapter 1 in text)

**A. How do environmental problems begin?**
**LAB:** Gold Fish (Tragedy of the Commons) **HOMEWORK:** Read about the T.O.C. on page 49-50 in textbook. (//Garrett Hardin's original 1968 “Tragedy of the Commons” article is available at:// [|//Tragedy of the Commons//] )

**B. What impact does the use and disposal of resources have on the environment?**
The Materials Economy [|Story of Stuff Video] **HOMEWORK:** Chap 1 HW 1 - Define bold terms (p 4-17) and "bioaccumulation" in your own words in the vocab section of your notebook. Chap 1 HW 2- RQ's p. 17 #1-3. Be sure to answer #3 completely.
 * LAB:** Group Research Project- //What are the Environemental and Social Impacts of Using Common Resource?// (Oil, Plastic, Gold, Aluminum, Diamonds and Coffee)

=__PART II. How do we make decisions about the environment?__= (Chapters 2,3 and 4 in text)

**A. Environmental Ethics (Chapter 2 in text, p.20-27)**
LAB: "WOHS Wildwood Weekend" VIDEO: People's Planet- The Environmental Cost of Growth

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[|Index of Major Envi Laws.doc]Timeline of US Environmental Laws (goes along with video from class)====== **HOMEWORK:** Chap 2 HW 1 - Define bold terms, page 19-27. Define all bold terms in your own words in the vocab section of your notebook. Chap 2 HW 2 - Read about philosophers on page 23. Take notes on their major accomplishments. Chap 2 HW 3 - page 36, review questions # 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8.

[[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Balance_scale.jpg width="158" height="118" align="right" caption="external image Balance_scale.jpg"]]
FOCUS: Ethics vs. Morals; Corporate Ethics; Wealth and Ethics; Environmental Attitudes READINGS: First "risk-benefit" reading assignment: [|ARTICLE 1 DDT use in US Silent Spring.doc] Second "risk-benefit" reading assinment: [|ARTICLE 2 DDT use in Africa.doc] **HOMEWORK:** Chap 3 HW 1 - Bold terms, page 39-47. Define all bold terms in your own words in the vocab section of your notebook. Chap 3 HW 2 - RQ's p 58 # 1, 4,6,10,12.
 * LAB:** "Polystyrene Risk Benefit Analysis"

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FOCUS: Scientific Thinking/Processes; Types of Data; Methods for Data Collection and Presentation======

**LAB:** Accuracy and Precision
VIDEOS: [|Scientific Method Clip] [|Observational Experiment- Turtlecam Summary]

LAB/TRIP: Collecting Data in the Field - Essex County Environmental Center Water Quality and Biodiversity
**HOMEWORK:** Chap 4 HW 1: RQ's p 76 #1 and 3. List 6 "fundamental assumptions" from pg. 63.

(Spinning Earth image by DanJanet [] )