1. Environmental Science SVN3M

2. What is the GOAL of this course?  See Course Description: Syllabus  BIG IDEAS:  Background Information:  What do we need to review/know so that the material covered in this course makes sense to us?  Scientific Solutions:  Current issues are complex, have a history, and hopefully positive future directions  Waste Management:  Discuss informed choices that can reduce and alter the waste we produce

3. Con ’ t  Agriculture and Forestry:  Discuss positive and negative consequences of our current management practices  Conservation of Energy:  Gr 11: energy production and consumption  Human Health Issues:  Discuss the positive and negative impact of environment personal choices on human health

4. Model  What do we need to be Healthy?  Cells  Body/Person  Family(ies)  Community  Municipality (5-7 involve industry, agriculture, business etc.)  Province  Country (7-8 involve global economy and environ issues)  Global Community

5. GROUP ACTIVITY  Using a large piece of paper, create a web which shows how each level of the model impacts the others.  Draw and LABEL the connection arrows.  Use one colour for positive, one for negative impacts  Discuss where you would like to live in Ontario. Why?  What features are you looking for in a healthy community?  List the positive things you would look for and the negative things you would try to avoid  Be prepared to report back to the larger group!

6. Unit I: Introduction  Background information:  What do we need to REVIEW  What do we need to LEARN  What do we need to UNDERSTAND  Take a look at the units and SUGGEST some information that we might need to include in the introductory unit:  (list on the white board)

7. Intro Unit Topics  Elements  A little carbon chemistry; carbon cycle  Soil; soil science  Water; water cycle  Air; atmospheric chemistry  Other: specific topics will come up in each unit

8. Course Format  Most units will include a variety of activities including:  Power point notes (one or two max)  Video  Portfolio  Journal  Lab activities  Group activities  Computer research and short presentations  Article reviews (mostly read in-class)  Guest speaker/field trip  Review and Unit Test

9. Brainstorm Activity  With your partner answer the following questions:  What does the term environment mean?  Are humans a part of the environment? How?

10. Our island: Earth Earth may seem enormous  But it and its systems are finite and limited  We can change the Earth and damage its systems Environment: all the living and non-living things around us – Animals, plants, forests, farms, etc… – Continents, oceans, clouds, ice caps – Structures, urban centers, living spaces – Social relationships and institutions

11. Humans are part of nature  Humans depend on a healthy, functioning planet  The fundamental insight of environmental science:  We are part of the natural world, but we can also change it  Our interactions with its other parts matter a great deal  We depend completely on the environment for survival  Increased health, longer lives, wealth, mobility, leisure  But natural systems have been degraded by pollution, soil erosion, species extinction, etc.  Environmental changes threaten long-term health and survival

12. Think-Pair-Share Activity  What is Environmental Science?

13. Environmental science  Environmental science is the study of:  How the natural world works  How the environment affects humans and vice versa  We need to understand our interactions with the environment  To creatively solve environmental problems  Global conditions are rapidly changing  We are also rapidly gaining knowledge  The opportunity to solve problems is still available

14. Environmental science is not environmentalism Environmental science – Pursues knowledge about the environment and our interactions with it – Scientists try to remain objective and free from bias Environmentalism – A social movement – Tries to protect the natural world from human-caused changes

15. Career Exploration Activity

16. HW  Journal Entry #1  Career Exploration Activity