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LISD Environmental Systems Year at a Glance
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ESSENTIAL UNITS OF STUDYHow do humans protect our homes?How can we protect ecosystems from mass extinctions? What is the global refugee crisis telling us? How do humans use and protect land?How do humans use and protect water?How do my actions affect extreme weather and climate change?
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CONTENT TOPICSrock + water cycles

energy sources + flow through biosphere

natural change / natural events / succession

★Legislation: Emissions Regs, Clean Air + Water Acts, Water
Conservation Act, Endangered Species Act
local plant id

niches + food chains

invasive species + extinctions

thermodynamics

★energy interactions in ecosystems		population dynamics: birth rate, growth, carrying capacity, disease, migration, seasons + ★natural events

invasive species, food chain,

Going Green

renewable + non-renewable resources + economy


DSA 1 (Click HERE for dates)land management

invasive species

rock + N cycles

pollution: point + non point, types, concentration

★human activity: restoration, preservation, hunting, ecotourism, watercraft

water + N cycles

water quality testing

water pollution: point + non point, types, concentration

★water use, quality, management conservation		DSA 2 (Click HERE for dates)★effects of regional climate changes

impacts of temp inversions (El Nino, La Nina, warming, ice cap + glacial melting, ocean currents + temps)

id, investigate, concentrations of, effects of point/nonpoint pollution sources: air, soil, water

impact of research and tech on ethics + law: buildings, recycling, emissions

international treaties + protocols: Antarctic Treaty System, Montreal Protocol, + Kyoto Protocol
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Readiness TEKS4C
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★8A 8C
9K		4CH
★6E
9K		5CE
7A		4C
9ACF		4CE
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Supporting TEKS4ABDFG
6D		4FG
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9GJ 		5AF
9B ★9E		9B★8B 8DE
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Suggested Argument-Driven Inquiry Labs*NA#15 Competition for Resources#9 Population GrowthNA NA#13 Environmental Influences on Animal Behavior
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Labs, Projects, & PhenomenaDisaster-proof home, Rock Cycle lab, Cats of Borneo, NASA Sphere Activity, Succession Board Game,Tragedy of the Commons labs,ban on ivory trade,Spix's Macaw ("Rio"),West African Black Rhinoceros,Wolves of Yellowstone (CER), Nature walk, TX Native food web(natives, invasives. endangered), Survivor BiomeMissing Bees, Global Refugee Crisis,Racing Extinction, Zebra mussels, Switch Videos, Food IncGrowth ADI, Population Density/Diversity Quarat, Pony Bead mark and recapture, City power renewabe/ non renewable resources, Kill-A Watt, National Parks,Food Inc.,Google Earth Time Lapse, Soil Fertility ADI,Recycling at your School, Dirt The Movie, Upcycling Activity, Eco/Tow/City Planning ocean gyres,Flint, Michigan,United Arab Emirates,Ecocolumns, CO2/O2 Elodia Bromide Blue Lab, Eutrophication Lab, Water Putification (PBL from APES), Water Quality TestingVenice, Italy,polar bears + Antarctic meltingBefore the Flood, carbon footprint,Particulate Matter Lab, lichen bioindicators,
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Recommended Texts:Global Science, 8th ed. Christensen (2014)available Fall 2019, LISD Warehouse
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ADI Labs**Argument-Driven Inquiry in Biology: Lab Investigations for Grades 9-12 (2014) to preview a book, contact Anna Wydeven
to purchase an ADI book: order here
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RESOURCESSecondary Science General Resources for Teachers
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