DO NOW: Examine the picture below Write down three things that you notice

 Apollo 17 Picture of the Earth  What are a few things you notice about the picture?  Upside down from what most are use to seeing. Technically, anything from space cannot be upside-down.  Did you notice the storms? Africa? Desert?  That the Earth is an island? What is this a picture of

WHAT?

Environmental Science

SO WHAT?

The study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment

NOW WHAT?

Become familiar with our Environment by asking thought provoking questions

 Recent events in the world reminds of how fragile our environment really is.  Also, how nature can cause harm to humans  BP Oil spill  Tsunami in Japan  Nuclear disaster in the making following Japan the earthquake / Tsunami Things to think about and recent events

 Acid Rain  Effects of  How it happens Other impacts still on going

 What is this a picture of? Impact of our actions or inactions

 How does this occur? Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Impact of Great Pacific Garbage Patch

How big is the garbage patch?  The Great Pacific Garbage Patch - YouTube The Great Pacific Garbage Patch - YouTube

HH ow have we at Hyde reduced trash and waste? AA nswer – removed trays in the dining hall. HH ow did this happen? SS cientific Method Some things we have done here

 Ask a question  Collect data  Develop Hypothesis  Test Hypothesis  Analyze results  Hypothesis true or false?  Report results Scientific Method

 3 branches of recycling 1. Minimize 2. Recover 3. Re-use But there are issues with recycling. Can we just blindly assume re-cycling is fine? What can we do to minimize the impact

 Not In My Back Yard – typically means someone else has to deal with the dangers. The video demonstrates the problem with e-waste (Electronic Waste) N.I.M.B.Y. The Global Problem of Electronic Waste - YouTube

 Wiki site  Expectations  You are expected to be in class on time with a pen, paper, and environmental science binder  You will have a short quiz everyday over homework  You will have a cumulative quiz over the weeks homework every Thursday or Friday depending on when the class meets House Keeping!

 Read and complete split page notes on vocab (16)  Chapter 1: Science and Sustainability: An introduction to Environmental Science  Our Island, Earth  The Nature of Environmental Science  E- Wednesday  F- Wednesday  A- Thursday Homework