AnchoredED Staging

Environmental Science

Course Summary

This one-semester course is intended to introduce you to some of the main concepts of environmental science. It will help you gain knowledge of some of the natural processes that occur in nature and understand their importance and relevance. You will also gain awareness of some of the environment-related issues and challenges we face in the world today. This course has 13 lessons organized into 4 units, 4 Unit Activities, 4 discussions, and 4 games. Additionally, there is one Course Activity and one Course Project that you need to work on throughout the duration of the course. Each lesson contains one or more Lesson Activities. You will grade your work in the lesson activities by comparing them with sample responses. You will submit the unit activities, course activity, and course project to your teacher for grading.

Course Pacing Guide

UNIT 1: EARTH’S ENVIRONMENT (DAYS 1 – 22)

UNIT 2: ECOLOGICAL PYRAMIDS, INTERACTIONS, AND SUCCESSION (DAYS 23 – 47)

UNIT 3: ADAPTATION, CLIMATE, AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DAYS 48 – 67)

UNIT 4: BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES (DAYS 68 – 90)

Fee Details

Grade Level

Grade 9 / 10 / 11 / 12

Duration

10 Months

Credit Value

1 credit course

Requirements

None

Prerequisites

Student must have completed grade