Download Env. Biology Learning Targets - Semester 2

Learning Targets
Environmental Biology- Sem 2
Learning Target
Vocabulary
List and explain the
significance of each of the
layers of our atmosphere.
Atmosphere, Troposphere,
Stratosphere, Mesosphere,
Thermosphere, Exosphere, Ozone,
CFC’s, Chlorine, UVB Radiation, Skin
Cancer, Photosynthesis, Montreal
Protocol, Bad Ozone, Nitrogen
Oxides, Hydrocarbons
Explain the causes,
effects ,solutions, and
current status for Ozone
related issues.
Activities
Structure of AtmosphereDrawing
Ozone Depletion- Case Study
Comparison between Good
and Bad Ozone – Ecobadge
CFC Usage – Timeline
Our Ozone Crisis- Computer
Sim.
Explain the causes,
effects, solutions, and
current status for Climate
related issues.
Weather, Climate, Climatic Change,
Carbon Dioxide, Fossil Fuels, Long
and Short Wave Radiation, Absorb,
Reflect, Methane, Climatic Migration,
Greenhouse Lab 1
Greenhouse Lab 2
Our Hothouse Planet –
Computer Sim.
Kirkland Warbler – Case Study
Global Warming – Case Study
Explain the causes,
effects, solutions, and
current status for Air
Quality related issues.
Atmospheric Prediction
Acid Deposition, Ph scale, acid, base, Ph Lab
buffering, Sulfur dioxide, nitrogen
oxides, sulfuric and nitric acid.
Acidity of Area Water Systems
Granite, Limestone, physical and
chemical weathering
Acid Rain- Letter
Acid Rain – Station Lab
Effect of Acid Deposition on
Plants
Air Pollution on Plants
Air Pollution – Computer Sim.
Identify the parts of the
water cycle and explain
the significance of each
component.
Hydrologic Cycle, runoff, transpiration,
precipitation, evaporation, infiltration,
permeability, porosity. aquifer,
recharge, discharge, capillary action,
plume, saltwater intrusion, radium,
VOC’s, Nitrates, Bacteria, Lead,
Water Cycle Drawing
Round/Round Activity
Groundwater Usage- Case
Explain the current and
Hard/Soft Water, Well Water, City
future issues that surround Water
the quality and quantity of
our drinking water.
Study
Wisconsin Aquifers
Water Filtration Lab
Drinking Water Lab
Permeability/Porosity Lab
Movie “ A Civil Action”
Explain the significance of
wetland/shoreline
environments to other
ecosystems as well as to
humans.
Bog, wooded swamp, marsh, fen,
hydrophilic, peat, muck, submergent,
emergent , floating, Invasive species,
riparian zone, ordinary high water
mark, land zoning, wetlands mitigation
Drinking Water Contamination
Activity
Wetland Letter Writing
Wetland Observations
Local Wetland Evaluation
Aquatic Plant Lab
Identify different water
systems and their
characteristics.
Predict different changes
that take place in different
water systems due to
environmental changes.
Evaluate the health of a
water system by water
quality testing.
Identify potential causes
and solutions for any
problems discovered.
Aquatic Invasive Species
Write-Up Presentation
Lentic, Lotic, lake, pond, river, stream, Stream Improvements
stream orders, drainage basin, flow
Area Flowing Water Systems
rate, cross section profile, stream
anatomy, stream aging, load,
oligotrophic, eutrophic, mesotrophic, Stream Table – Lab
littoral, limnetic, profundal, benthic,
spring and fall overturn, summer and
winter stagnation
Dissolved Oxygen, BOD, carbon
dioxide, phosphate, nitrogen, chlorine,
turbidity, Indicator species, test
sampling , eutrophication, winter kill,
seechi disk, benthic dredge.
Bark River Trip -2
a. Water quality
b. Physical Properties