Environmental Science 20

Below you will find an outline for Environmental Science 20 offered in Onion Lake. Log on to the Google Classroom form and register with Mr. Spahich. My email address is below. Ensure you have a valid Onion Lake Education email, which will most likely be your first initial, followed by last name, @oledu.ca. I will upload assignments and resources to Google Classroom throughout the course and not on this blog.

Environmental Science 20 Course Outline

Eagleview Comprehensive High School

Instructor: Mr. Spahich (kspahich@oledu.ca)

Prerequisite: Science 10 or 11

 Welcome to the Environmental Science 20 course!  Understanding how our environment operates is important for human beings, and how we interact with that environment is critical to helping us live in a sustainable way. This course will help students learn how to examine local and global environmental issues from a systems perspective while considering the effects of human actions and a growing global population on the climate and environment, as well as the effects of the environment on human health.  They will explore the mechanisms and importance of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and the sustainability of past and current practices and technologies humans have developed to live with and within the environment.

Outcomes are statements of what students are expected to know and be able to do by the end of this course. They provide direction for assessment and evaluation, and are based on Foundational Learning Objectives. 

Units and Outcomes:

Career Exploration and The Nature of Environmental Science

Atmosphere and Human Health

Human Population and Pollution

Aquatic Systems

Terrestrial Systems

Evaluation:

Chapter Questions/Assignments 40%

Unit Quizzes/Tests         35%

Final Exam         25%