Week
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National
Standard
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State
Standard
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Benchmarks
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Activities
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Assessments
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1
Chapter 1: Science and the Environment
Section
1: Understanding Our Environment
Section
2: The Environment and Society
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Env.2.7
Env.2.8
Env.2.9
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Define environmental science, and
compare environmental science with ecology.
List the five major fields of study
that contribute to environmental science.
Describe the major environmental
effects of hunter-gatherers, the agricultural revolution, and the Industrial
Revolution.
Distinguish between renewable and
nonrenewable resources.
Classify environmental problems into
three major categories.
Describe the “Tragedy of the Commons.”
Explain the law of supply and demand.
List three differences between
developed and developing countries.
Explain what sustainability is, and
describe why it is a goal of environmental science.
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Map/Critical thinking
Vocab
Concept Review
Group activity
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Quiz
Test
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2
Chapter 1: Science and the Environment
Section
1: Understanding Our Environment
Section
2: The Environment and Society
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Env.2.7
Env.2.8
Env.2.9
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Define environmental science, and
compare environmental science with ecology.
List the five major fields of study
that contribute to environmental science.
Describe the major environmental
effects of hunter-gatherers, the agricultural revolution, and the Industrial
Revolution.
Distinguish between renewable and
nonrenewable resources.
Classify environmental problems into
three major categories.
Describe the “Tragedy of the Commons.”
Explain the law of supply and demand.
List three differences between
developed and developing countries.
Explain what sustainability is, and
describe why it is a goal of environmental science.
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Map/Critical thinking
Vocab
Concept Review
Group activity
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Quiz
Test
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3
Chapter 2: Tools of Environmental
Science
Section
1: Scientific Method
Section
2: Statistics and Models
Section
3: Making Informed Decisions
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UCP
2
UCP
3
SAI
1
SAI
2
ST
2c
SPSP
6d
HNS
3
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List and describe the steps of the
experimental method.
Describe why a good hypothesis is not
simply a guess.
Describe the two essential parts of a
good experiment.
Describe how scientists study subjects
in which experiments are not possible.
Explain the importance of curiosity
and imagination in science.
Explain how scientists use statistics.
Explain why the size of a statistical
sample is important.
Describe three types of models
commonly used by scientists.
Explain the relationship between
probability and risk.
Explain the importance of conceptual
and mathematical models.
Describe three values that people
consider when making decisions about the environment.
Describe the four steps in a simple
environmental decision-making model.
Compare the short-term and long-term
consequences of two decisions regarding a hypothetical environmental issue.
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Map/Critical thinking
Vocab
Concept Review
Group activity
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Quiz
Test
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4
Chapter 2: Tools of Environmental
Science
Section
1: Scientific Method
Section
2: Statistics and Models
Section
3: Making Informed Decisions
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UCP
2
UCP
3
SAI
1
SAI
2
ST
2c
SPSP
6d
HNS
3
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Describe how scientists study subjects
in which experiments are not possible.
Explain the importance of curiosity
and imagination in science.
Explain how scientists use statistics.
Explain why the size of a statistical
sample is important.
Describe three types of models
commonly used by scientists.
Explain the relationship between
probability and risk.
Explain the importance of conceptual
and mathematical models.
Describe three values that people
consider when making decisions about the environment.
Describe the four steps in a simple
environmental decision-making model.
Compare the short-term and long-term
consequences of two decisions regarding a hypothetical environmental issue.
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Map/Critical thinking
Vocab
Concept Review
Group activity
Video: Plate tectonics
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Quiz
Test
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5
Chapter 3: The Dynamic Earth
Section
1: The Geosphere
Section
2: The Atmosphere
Section
3: The Hydrosphere and Biosphere
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ES
1a
ES
1c
ES
1d
ES
2a
ES
3c
LS
4a
LS
4c
UCP
1
UCP
4
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Describe the composition and structure
of the Earth.
Describe the Earth’s tectonic plates.
Explain the main cause of earthquakes
and their effects.
Identify the relationship between
volcanic eruptions and climate change.
Describe how wind and water alter the
Earth’s surface.
Describe the composition of the
Earth’s atmosphere.
Describe the layers of the Earth’s
atmosphere.
Explain three mechanisms of heat
transfer in Earth’s atmosphere.
Explain the greenhouse effect.
Name three major processes in the water
cycle.
Describe the properties of ocean
water.
Describe the two types of ocean
currents.
Explain how the ocean regulates
Earth’s temperature.
Discuss the factors that confine life
to the biosphere.
Explain the difference between open
and closed systems.
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Map/Critical thinking
Vocab
Concept Review
Group activity
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Quiz
Test
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6
Chapter 3: The Dynamic Earth
Section
1: The Geosphere
Section
2: The Atmosphere
Section
3: The Hydrosphere and Biosphere
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ES
1a
ES
1c
ES
1d
ES
2a
ES
3c
LS
4a
LS
4c
UCP
1
UCP
4
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Describe the composition and structure
of the Earth.
Describe the Earth’s tectonic plates.
Explain the main cause of earthquakes
and their effects.
Identify the relationship between
volcanic eruptions and climate change.
Describe how wind and water alter the
Earth’s surface.
Describe the composition of the
Earth’s atmosphere.
Describe the layers of the Earth’s
atmosphere.
Explain three mechanisms of heat
transfer in Earth’s atmosphere.
Explain the greenhouse effect.
Name three major processes in the water
cycle.
Describe the properties of ocean
water.
Describe the two types of ocean
currents.
Explain how the ocean regulates
Earth’s temperature.
Discuss the factors that confine life
to the biosphere.
Explain the difference between open
and closed systems.
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Map/Critical thinking
Vocab
Concept Review
Group activity
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Quiz
Test
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7
Chapter 4: The Organization of Life
Section
1: Ecosystems-Everything is Connected
Section
2: Evolution
Section
3: The Diversity of Living Things
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UCP
1
UCP
4
LS
3a
LS
3b
LS
3e
LS
4c
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Distinguish between the biotic and
abiotic factors in an ecosystem.
Describe how a population differs from
a species.
Explain how habitats are important for
organisms.
Explain the process of evolution by
natural selection.
Explain the concept of adaptation.
Describe the steps by which a
population of insects becomes resistant to a pesticide.
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Map/Critical thinking
Vocab
Concept Review
Group activity
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Quiz
Test
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8
Chapter 4: The Organization of Life
Section
1: Ecosystems-Everything is Connected
Section
2: Evolution
Section
3: The Diversity of Living Things
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UCP
1
UCP
4
LS
3a
LS
3b
LS
3e
LS
4c
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Distinguish between the biotic and
abiotic factors in an ecosystem.
Describe how a population differs from
a species.
Explain how habitats are important for
organisms.
Explain the process of evolution by
natural selection.
Explain the concept of adaptation.
Describe the steps by which a
population of insects becomes resistant to a pesticide.
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Map/Critical thinking
Vocab
Concept Review
Group activity
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Quiz
Test
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9
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All
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All
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All
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Review
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Finals
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