| Arturo Schomburg Satellite |
| Environmental Science with Carol Syllabus Goals • To provide students with an awareness of the fragile nature of the natural environment • To provide students with the skills to critically analyze current events and government actions and policies • To carry out controlled experiments and write a science research paper • To prepare students for the Living Environment Regents Exam and the Satellite Science portfolio Requirements for 2 Credits 1. 95% attendance 2. 2500 class points 3. Satisfactory rating at mid-semester evaluation 4. Satisfactory rating of class portfolio contents and presentation 5. Satisfactory completion of the Environmental Research Project Required Materials 3 ring Binder, 16 dividers, 50 sheets paper, writing materials Satisfies the Following New York State Science Standards: Standards 1 – 7 excluding Standard 3 Satisfies the following Living Environment Science Regents Requirements: Similarities and Differences Characteristics of Life Cells Multi-cellular Organisms Homeostasis Basic Biochemical Processes of Living Organisms Ecology Organisms and Their Environment Environmental Changes Diversity Human Impacts Impact of Technology and Industrialization Individual Choices and Group Actions Scientific Inquiry What is Science and Inquiry? Laboratory Skills Microscope Skills Laboratory Techniques Controlled Experiments Data Organization, Analysis and Presentation Instructional Strategies Reflection, Habits of Mind, Group Work, Discussion, Critical Thinking Weeks 1 & 2 Introduction – Portfolio Set – Up Defining Science Technology and Environment Activity What’s in the Environment Outdoor Activity Specimen Collection and Identification Creating a Dichotomous Key The Sunflower Conundrum – Laboratory Activity Understanding Our Environment Reading and Questions Weeks 3 & 4 Impacts of War Reading and Group Activity American Dream Group Work Activity Plant Extracts Activity Distillation Activity My Place in the Environment Graphic Organizer Analyzing Statistics Activity Climate of Despair Reading and Questions Microsoft Excel Graphing Activity Weeks 5 & 6 Quiz 1 Review Quiz 1 The Melting Marble Conundrum Lab Activity Acid Rain Reading and questions Molecules of Life Reading and Questions Acids Lab Activity Bases Lab Activity Saponification Activity Weeks 7 & 8 Quiz 2 review Quiz 2 Life Movie and Questions Building a Cell Activity Life Reading and Questions Field Trip to Bronx Botanical Gardens Processes and Patterns in the Environment Reading and Questions Building a Biosphere Research Experiment Weeks 9 & 10 Quiz 3 Review Quiz 3 Microscopic Investigations Lab Kingdoms of Life Movie and Questions Kingdoms of Life group Work Activity Field Trip Museum of Natural History Field Trip to Bronx River Field Trip the Point Weeks 11 & 12 Quiz 4 Review Quiz 4 Energy from Food Lab Activity Counting Calories Activity Photosynthesis and Respiration lab Activity Plant Germination Lab Activity Life Processes Reading and Questions Weeks 13 & 14 Research Project write-up Weeks 15 & 16 The Environmental Vehicle Challenge Petroleum in Our Lives Reading and Questions Green By Design Reading and Questions Fuel Alternatives Group Work Activity Power of the Sun Lab Activity Letter to Representative Weeks 17 & 18 Portfolio Preparation and Presentation |