DYERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM

 

Subject:               ECOLOGY                                                                                                                                                     __X__  Semester            

Grade:                11-12                                                                                                                                                                      _____   Year

 

 

TOPIC

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

JANUARY

 

 

Ecological Awareness

Ecosystems

-Ecological Succession

-Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycles

 

 

1.       What impact has man had on the world in which he lives?

2.       How are living things interrelated?

3.       How do things change over time?

4.       How is energy transferred on earth?

5.       How is life on earth maintained?

6.       How has pollution altered life on earth?

FEBRUARY

People and the Biosphere:  Soil

-Erosion

-Solid Waste Management

1.       Why is soil essential for life on earth?

2.       How has man altered soil through the process of agriculture?

3.       How is life on earth dependent on soil?

4.       How can land be beneficial to man?

5.       How can limited resources be allocated?

MARCH

 

 

Pollution-Air

-Pollutants

-Sources/Controls

-Indoor

1.         How has the growth of industry affected the quality of life on earth?

2.         How can man reduce the effects of industry and transportation on earth?

APRIL

Environmental Health-Acid Rain

Greenhouse Effect

Ozone Depletion

 

 

Water Pollution

-Water cycle

-Sources

-Conservation

-Pollution/Treatment

1.       How is the growth of industry and transportation affected life on earth?

2.       How can man attempt to solve the environmental problems of today?

 

1.       Why do we need water?

2.       How can we conserve water?

MAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Environmental

      Wastes

-Bioaccumulation

-Disposal

-Management

 

Energy Resources

And Demand

-Ecological Awareness

-Endangered Species

1.       How are toxic chemicals affecting life eon earth?

2.       What role ahs government played in protecting the environment?

3.       How has the relationship between man and his environment changed in the twentieth century?

 

1.       How are man’s wants affecting his planet?

2.       How can man change the future of his environment?