Textbook Reading
Chapter 23: Economics, Environment, and Sustainability
Chapter 24: Politics, Environment, and Sustainability
Chapter 25: Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Environmental Economics.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Politics and the Environment.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Sustainability.
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Unit 13: Renewable Energy
Textbook Reading
Chapter 16: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Click for the Unit 13 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Energy Efficiency and Conservation.
Click to watch the video "How a Hybrid Engine Works."
Click to watch the National Geographic video "Climate 101: Renewable Energy."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Solar Energy.
Click to watch the video "How Solar Energy Panels Work."
Click to learn about the solar panels at Smithtown High School West.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Hydropower and Wind Power.
Click to watch the video "Hydropower 101."
Click to watch the Khan Academy video "Wind Power."
Click to see the NY Times article "How Windmills as Wide as Jumbo Jets Are Making Clean Energy Mainstream" with incredible photos showing modern wind technology.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biomass.
Click to watch part of the NOVA video "Ethanol Biofuel."
Click to watch the video "Renewable Energy 101: How Does Biomass Energy Work?"
Click to watch the video “How Biomass Works.”
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Geothermal and Hydrogen
Click to watch the video "Geothermal Heat Pumps."
Click to watch the video “Energy 101: Geothermal Energy.”
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on A Sustainable Energy Strategy.
Chapter 16: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Click for the Unit 13 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Energy Efficiency and Conservation.
Click to watch the video "How a Hybrid Engine Works."
Click to watch the National Geographic video "Climate 101: Renewable Energy."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Solar Energy.
Click to watch the video "How Solar Energy Panels Work."
Click to learn about the solar panels at Smithtown High School West.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Hydropower and Wind Power.
Click to watch the video "Hydropower 101."
Click to watch the Khan Academy video "Wind Power."
Click to see the NY Times article "How Windmills as Wide as Jumbo Jets Are Making Clean Energy Mainstream" with incredible photos showing modern wind technology.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biomass.
Click to watch part of the NOVA video "Ethanol Biofuel."
Click to watch the video "Renewable Energy 101: How Does Biomass Energy Work?"
Click to watch the video “How Biomass Works.”
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Geothermal and Hydrogen
Click to watch the video "Geothermal Heat Pumps."
Click to watch the video “Energy 101: Geothermal Energy.”
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on A Sustainable Energy Strategy.
Unit 12: Nonrenewable Mineral and Energy Resources
Chapter 14: Nonrenewable Mineral Resources
Chapter 15: Nonrenewable Energy
Click for the Unit 12 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Geologic Processes.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Minerals, Rocks, and the Rock Cycle.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Environmental Effects of Using Mineral Resources.
Click to watch the Smithsonian Channel video "The Land of Mountaintop Removal."
Click to go to the website for the Mountaintop Removal webquest.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Using Mineral Resources More Sustainably.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Net Energy and Types of Energy Resources.
Click to watch the Simpsons video clip "The Death of Radioactive Man."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Oil.
Click to watch the video on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Click to watch the Scientific American Instant Egghead video "Will We Ever Run Out of Oil?"
Click to watch the Post Carbon Institute video "The Ultimate Roller Coaster Ride: An Abbreviated History of Fossil Fuels."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Natural Gas.
Click for the link to Mapping the Shale Gas Boom.
Click to view the video "Fracking Explained: Opportunity or Danger."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Coal.
Click to watch the "How Do They Do It video on Coal Mining."
Click to watch the quick video on Clean Coal.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Nuclear Energy.
Click to watch the video "How Nuclear Energy Works."
Click to watch the video "Chernobyl: The World's Worst Nuclear Disaster."
Chapter 15: Nonrenewable Energy
Click for the Unit 12 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Geologic Processes.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Minerals, Rocks, and the Rock Cycle.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Environmental Effects of Using Mineral Resources.
Click to watch the Smithsonian Channel video "The Land of Mountaintop Removal."
Click to go to the website for the Mountaintop Removal webquest.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Using Mineral Resources More Sustainably.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Net Energy and Types of Energy Resources.
Click to watch the Simpsons video clip "The Death of Radioactive Man."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Oil.
Click to watch the video on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Click to watch the Scientific American Instant Egghead video "Will We Ever Run Out of Oil?"
Click to watch the Post Carbon Institute video "The Ultimate Roller Coaster Ride: An Abbreviated History of Fossil Fuels."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Natural Gas.
Click for the link to Mapping the Shale Gas Boom.
Click to view the video "Fracking Explained: Opportunity or Danger."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Coal.
Click to watch the "How Do They Do It video on Coal Mining."
Click to watch the quick video on Clean Coal.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Nuclear Energy.
Click to watch the video "How Nuclear Energy Works."
Click to watch the video "Chernobyl: The World's Worst Nuclear Disaster."
Friday, March 31, 2023
Unit 11: Food and Pests
Textbook Reading
Chapter 12: Food Production and The Environment
Click for the Unit 11 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Food Security and Nutrition.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Food Production.
Click to watch the video "Some Food for Thought."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation notes on Environmental Impacts of Food Production.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Soil Erosion and Degradation.
Click to watch the Conservation International video "Nature Is Speaking – Edward Norton is The Soil."
Click to watch the video "Desertification."
Click to see what happened In The Time It Took to Form One Inch of Soil.
Click to read The Economist article "Afforestation in China - Great Green Wall."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Soil Conservation.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Green Revolution and The Gene Revolution.
Click to view the video "GMO: The Ascending Era."
Click to read the Scientific American article "Are Engineered Foods Evil?"
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on More Meat, Fish and Shellfish.
Click to see the graphic in Sierra Magazine for "Innovate - Manure to Money."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Pest Management.
Click to watch the video "Bt Corn: Genetic Modification and Refuges."
Click to watch the video "The Death Of Bees Explained – Parasites, Poison and Humans"
Click to read the New York Times article "Farmers Cope With Roundup-Resistant Weeds."
Click for the first website (Six Steps for Profitable and Environmentally Sound Management of Crop Pests) for the Pesticide Webquest. Click for the second website (EWG's Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen).
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture.
Click to view the video "Michael Pollan: Twinkie vs. Carrot."
Other Interesting Links:
Click to watch the video "DDT Let's Put It Everywhere 1946."
Click to watch the video "Grocery Store Wars."
Chapter 12: Food Production and The Environment
Click for the Unit 11 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Food Security and Nutrition.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Food Production.
Click to watch the video "Some Food for Thought."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation notes on Environmental Impacts of Food Production.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Soil Erosion and Degradation.
Click to watch the Conservation International video "Nature Is Speaking – Edward Norton is The Soil."
Click to watch the video "Desertification."
Click to see what happened In The Time It Took to Form One Inch of Soil.
Click to read The Economist article "Afforestation in China - Great Green Wall."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Soil Conservation.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Green Revolution and The Gene Revolution.
Click to view the video "GMO: The Ascending Era."
Click to read the Scientific American article "Are Engineered Foods Evil?"
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on More Meat, Fish and Shellfish.
Click to see the graphic in Sierra Magazine for "Innovate - Manure to Money."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Pest Management.
Click to watch the video "Bt Corn: Genetic Modification and Refuges."
Click to watch the video "The Death Of Bees Explained – Parasites, Poison and Humans"
Click to read the New York Times article "Farmers Cope With Roundup-Resistant Weeds."
Click for the first website (Six Steps for Profitable and Environmentally Sound Management of Crop Pests) for the Pesticide Webquest. Click for the second website (EWG's Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen).
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture.
Click to view the video "Michael Pollan: Twinkie vs. Carrot."
Other Interesting Links:
Click to watch the video "DDT Let's Put It Everywhere 1946."
Click to watch the video "Grocery Store Wars."
Unit 10: Human Health
Textbook Reading
Chapter 17: Environmental Hazards and Human Health
Click for the Unit 10 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Risks and Hazards.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biological Hazards.
Click to go to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website and the World Health Organization website for the infectious disease project.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Chemical Hazards.
Click to view the video "The Story of Cosmetics."
Click to watch the video "NBC: Hormones in Water Turn Male Fish Into Females."
Click to view the movie trailer for the film "Toxic Hot Seat."
Click to watch the video "Union Carbide Disaster in Bhopal India - Flashback - NBC News."
Click to go to the website for the "Dirty Dozen Endocrine Disruptors."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Toxicology – Evaluating Chemical Hazards.
Click to view the video "How to Use Semilog Graph Paper" for the Using Brine Shrimp to Determine LD50 lab.
Click to read the Scientific American article "Do Low Doses of BPA Harm People?"
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Risk Analysis.
Chapter 17: Environmental Hazards and Human Health
Click for the Unit 10 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Risks and Hazards.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biological Hazards.
Click to go to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website and the World Health Organization website for the infectious disease project.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Chemical Hazards.
Click to view the video "The Story of Cosmetics."
Click to watch the video "NBC: Hormones in Water Turn Male Fish Into Females."
Click to view the movie trailer for the film "Toxic Hot Seat."
Click to watch the video "Union Carbide Disaster in Bhopal India - Flashback - NBC News."
Click to go to the website for the "Dirty Dozen Endocrine Disruptors."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Toxicology – Evaluating Chemical Hazards.
Click to view the video "How to Use Semilog Graph Paper" for the Using Brine Shrimp to Determine LD50 lab.
Click to read the Scientific American article "Do Low Doses of BPA Harm People?"
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Risk Analysis.
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Unit 9: Solid and Hazardous Waste
Textbook Reading
Chapter 21: Solid and Hazardous Waste
Click for the Unit 9 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Wasting Resources.
Click to watch the video "The Story of Stuff."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Types of Solid Waste.
Click to view the video "The Majestic Plastic Bag - A Mockumentary."
Click to view the video "Plastic Soup - The Great Pacific Garbage Patch."
Click to view the video "The Story of Electronics."
Click to view the video "Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground."
Click to read the article "Excessive Product Packaging."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Integrated Waste Management.
Click to watch the video "Dumpster Divers: Preventing Food Waste."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Recycling.
Click to watch the video "Recycled Paper: How Do They Make That Stuff?"
Click to watch the video "How Plastic Bottles Are Recycled Into Polyester."
Click to watch the video "How Stuff Works: Corn Plastic."
Click to go to the first website for the Recycling Webquest. Click to go to the second website.
Click to see a Virtual Tour of a MRF.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Burning and Burying Solid Waste.
Click to watch the video "How Does a Modern Landfill Work?"
Click for a virtual tour of an incinerator.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Hazardous Waste.
Click to view the Love Canal video.
Click to watch the video on "Phytoremediation."
Click to go to EPA's Superfund website to do Superfund Program Research. Click for the second website.
Click to see Newsday's list of environmental cleanup sites on Long Island.
Click for the Hazardous Waste Poster.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Toxic Lead and Mercury.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Achieving a Low Waste Society.
Click to watch the video "Landfill Harmonic."
Chapter 21: Solid and Hazardous Waste
Click for the Unit 9 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Wasting Resources.
Click to watch the video "The Story of Stuff."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Types of Solid Waste.
Click to view the video "The Majestic Plastic Bag - A Mockumentary."
Click to view the video "Plastic Soup - The Great Pacific Garbage Patch."
Click to view the video "The Story of Electronics."
Click to view the video "Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground."
Click to read the article "Excessive Product Packaging."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Integrated Waste Management.
Click to watch the video "Dumpster Divers: Preventing Food Waste."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Recycling.
Click to watch the video "Recycled Paper: How Do They Make That Stuff?"
Click to watch the video "How Plastic Bottles Are Recycled Into Polyester."
Click to watch the video "How Stuff Works: Corn Plastic."
Click to go to the first website for the Recycling Webquest. Click to go to the second website.
Click to see a Virtual Tour of a MRF.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Burning and Burying Solid Waste.
Click to watch the video "How Does a Modern Landfill Work?"
Click for a virtual tour of an incinerator.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Hazardous Waste.
Click to view the Love Canal video.
Click to watch the video on "Phytoremediation."
Click to go to EPA's Superfund website to do Superfund Program Research. Click for the second website.
Click to see Newsday's list of environmental cleanup sites on Long Island.
Click for the Hazardous Waste Poster.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Toxic Lead and Mercury.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Achieving a Low Waste Society.
Click to watch the video "Landfill Harmonic."
Monday, February 13, 2023
Unit 8: Water Issues
Textbook Reading
Chapter 13: Water Resources
Chapter 20: Water Pollution
Click for the Unit 8 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Water's Importance, Availability and Renewal.
Click to view the Daffy Duck video "Aqua Duck."
Click to watch The Nature Conservancy video "We're Oyster Farmers - Montauk"
Click to view the L.A. Times graphic showing How Much Water it Takes to Make This Plate.
Click for the first website for the What's Your Water Footprint activity. Click for the second website.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Too Little Freshwater.
Click to watch the video "Water Wars: A Lego Animated Short."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Managing Groundwater and Surface Water Supplies.
Click to watch the movie trailer for "What Happens When You Demolish Two 100-Year Old Dams."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Transporting Water and Desalination.
Click to see the L.A. Times California drought map infographic.
Click to see info on the worst drought in the west in 1200 years.
Click to watch the N.Y. Times video "California's Extreme Drought Explained."
Click to watch the video Planet 100 video Desalination 101."
Click to watch the video "Drinking from the Sea."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Wasting Less Water.
Click to read the ProPublica article on "California's Drought..."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Too Much Water.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Water Pollution – Sources, Types and Effects.
Click to go to the EPA National Ambient Air Quality Standards website and the EPA Table of Drinking Water Contaminants for the Parts Per Million Lab.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Freshwater Pollution.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Groundwater Pollution.
Click to watch The Nature Conservancy video "Where Does It Come From?"
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Ocean Pollution.
Click to watch The Nature Conservancy Video Nitrogen Pollution."
Click to watch The Nature Conservancy Video "Jim's Solution."
Click to watch the video "The Great Garbage Chase."
Click to watch the Story of Stuff Project video "Microbeads."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Preventing and Reducing Water Pollution.
Click to watch The Nature Conservancy video "Where Does It Go When I Flush?"
Click to watch the video "It's Imperative - Mastic Beach."
Click to watch the video "The Sewage Treatment Process."
Click to see the USGS poster "How Do We Treat Our Wastewater?"
Click for the first website for the Wastewater Treatment Activity. Click for the second website and the third website.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Drinking Water Quality.
Click to watch the video "How It's Made - Drinking Water."
Click to watch the video "Long Island's Drinking Water -- Challenges and Solutions."
Click to water the PBS News Hour video "Long Island Residents Worry Their Tap Water Is Unsafe."
Click to watch the video "The Story of Bottled Water."
Chapter 13: Water Resources
Chapter 20: Water Pollution
Click for the Unit 8 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Water's Importance, Availability and Renewal.
Click to view the Daffy Duck video "Aqua Duck."
Click to watch The Nature Conservancy video "We're Oyster Farmers - Montauk"
Click to view the L.A. Times graphic showing How Much Water it Takes to Make This Plate.
Click for the first website for the What's Your Water Footprint activity. Click for the second website.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Too Little Freshwater.
Click to watch the video "Water Wars: A Lego Animated Short."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Managing Groundwater and Surface Water Supplies.
Click to watch the movie trailer for "What Happens When You Demolish Two 100-Year Old Dams."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Transporting Water and Desalination.
Click to see the L.A. Times California drought map infographic.
Click to see info on the worst drought in the west in 1200 years.
Click to watch the N.Y. Times video "California's Extreme Drought Explained."
Click to watch the video Planet 100 video Desalination 101."
Click to watch the video "Drinking from the Sea."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Wasting Less Water.
Click to read the ProPublica article on "California's Drought..."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Too Much Water.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Water Pollution – Sources, Types and Effects.
Click to go to the EPA National Ambient Air Quality Standards website and the EPA Table of Drinking Water Contaminants for the Parts Per Million Lab.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Freshwater Pollution.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Groundwater Pollution.
Click to watch The Nature Conservancy video "Where Does It Come From?"
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Ocean Pollution.
Click to watch The Nature Conservancy Video Nitrogen Pollution."
Click to watch The Nature Conservancy Video "Jim's Solution."
Click to watch the video "The Great Garbage Chase."
Click to watch the Story of Stuff Project video "Microbeads."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Preventing and Reducing Water Pollution.
Click to watch The Nature Conservancy video "Where Does It Go When I Flush?"
Click to watch the video "It's Imperative - Mastic Beach."
Click to watch the video "The Sewage Treatment Process."
Click to see the USGS poster "How Do We Treat Our Wastewater?"
Click for the first website for the Wastewater Treatment Activity. Click for the second website and the third website.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Drinking Water Quality.
Click to watch the video "How It's Made - Drinking Water."
Click to watch the video "Long Island's Drinking Water -- Challenges and Solutions."
Click to water the PBS News Hour video "Long Island Residents Worry Their Tap Water Is Unsafe."
Click to watch the video "The Story of Bottled Water."
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