Textbook Reading
9: Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Species and Ecosystem Services
10: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: Saving Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services
11: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Click for the Unit 6 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Species Extinction.
Click to view the video "The IUCN Red List: Guiding Conservation for 50 Years" and the video "The IUCN Red List: A Barometer of Life."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Habitat Loss, Degradation and Fragmentation.
Click for the U.S. list of endangered and threatened species for the Endangered Species Newsletter.
Click for the video "Restoring Balance - Santa Cruz Island."
Click for the video "Return Flight - Restoring the Bald Eagle to the Channel Islands."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Invasive Species.
Click to watch the video "The Threat of Invasive Species."
Click to watch the video "Cane Toads: An Unnatural History."
Click to find examples of invasive species for the Invasive Species Investigation: The Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, The Nature Conservancy, NYS DEC, and the Long Island Sound Study.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Overexploitation, Population Growth, Pollution and Climate Change.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Protecting Species.
Click to watch the video "The Endangered Species Act: 40 Years at the Forefront of Wildlife Conservation."
Click for ESA Basics.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Major Threats to Forest Ecosystems.
Click for the "CNN Explains: Deforestation" video.
Click to view deforestation pictures.
Click to view the "Timber in the Northeast - Timber is a Crop" video.
Click to view the "Sustainable Forestry: How Does It Work? What Are the Benefits?" video.
Click for the first website for the Sustainable Forestry Webquest. Click for the second website.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Tropical Deforestation.
Click for the short video clip "Timelapse: Devastating Deforestation."
Click to view a short video on tropical deforestation.
Click to view the video on sustainably harvesting Brazil nuts.
Click to watch the video "Fair Trade: Protecting the Environment."
Click to watch the video "Know Your Stuff - What is Shade Grown Coffee?"
Click for the first website for the Rainforest Report Card activity. Click for the second and third websites.
Click for the link to the Scientific American article "Stop Burning Rainforests for Palm Oil."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Managing and Sustaining Grasslands.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on National Parks and Nature Reserves.
Click for the video "The National Parks: America's Best Idea".
Click for the U.S. National Park Service website and Long Island Nature Conservancy preserves for the National Park and Nature Conservancy Preserve Profile activity.
Click to read the Sierra Club Magazine Land Lingo quick guide to wildlands.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Ecological Restoration.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Human Impacts on Aquatic Biodiversity.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Protecting and Sustaining Marine Biodiversity.
Click to watch the "Ending Overfishing" video.
Click to watch the "What Happened to the Grand Banks Cod?" video.
Click to see the website to learn about fish harvesting techniques.
Click to watch the video "Making Better Seafood Choices - Seafood Watch." Click to see the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch recommendations.
Click for the New York Times article "When Humans Declared War on Fish."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Protecting, Sustaining and Restoring Wetlands.
Click to watch the "River of Renewal" trailer.
Click for links for background information for the Columbia River Damming Debate - the Washington State Department of Ecology, National Geographic, The Columbia Experience, Dam History, US Army Corps of Engineers.
Click to watch the Lian Pin Koh's TED talk "A Drone's-eye View of Conservation."
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Monday, November 18, 2019
Unit 5: Human Populations
Textbook Reading:
Chapter 6: Human Population and Its Impact
Chapter 22: Urbanization and Sustainability
Click for the Unit 5 Activity Sheet.
Click for the U.S. Census Bureau world and United States population clocks.
Click to view the "World Population" video.
Click for the NPR video "7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast?"
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Factors Affecting Human Population Size.
Click to view the video "World Population by the Billion."
Click for the wall poster "A Quick Trip to 7 Billion" for the activity "A Report Card for the Planet."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Population Age Structure.
Click to watch the Miniature World Project video "Mad World."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Influencing Population Size.
Click for the video "Measuring Up – Population Data and Women’s Empowerment."
Click for "The Girl Effect" video and "The Girl Effect: The Clock is Ticking" video.
Click for the video "Overpopulation - The Human Explosion Explained."
Click for the first website for the Population Webquest to find world population at the time of your birth. Click for the second website to find the current world population. Click for the third website - the CIA World Factbook. Click for the fourth website - the U.S. Census Bureau. Click for the fifth website - to take the Global Trends Quiz and Be a Demographer. Click for the sixth website - Worldometers.
Click for the Hans Rosling TED Talk on Religions and Babies.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Urbanization.
Click to go to the website for the Cost of Sprawl activity.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Urban Resources and Environmental Problems.
Click to go to the first website for the Urban Heat Islands webquest. Click to go to the second and third websites.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Transportation and Urban Development.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Urban Land-use Planning and Control.
Click for the link to Vision Long Island, an organization trying to create smart growth communities on Long Island.
Click for the video "Portland: Quest for the Livable City."
Click for the video "Bogota: Building a Sustainable City" part 1, part 2 and part 3.">
Click for the NOVA video "World in the Balance - The People Paradox."
Chapter 6: Human Population and Its Impact
Chapter 22: Urbanization and Sustainability
Click for the Unit 5 Activity Sheet.
Click for the U.S. Census Bureau world and United States population clocks.
Click to view the "World Population" video.
Click for the NPR video "7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast?"
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Factors Affecting Human Population Size.
Click to view the video "World Population by the Billion."
Click for the wall poster "A Quick Trip to 7 Billion" for the activity "A Report Card for the Planet."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Population Age Structure.
Click to watch the Miniature World Project video "Mad World."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Influencing Population Size.
Click for the video "Measuring Up – Population Data and Women’s Empowerment."
Click for "The Girl Effect" video and "The Girl Effect: The Clock is Ticking" video.
Click for the video "Overpopulation - The Human Explosion Explained."
Click for the first website for the Population Webquest to find world population at the time of your birth. Click for the second website to find the current world population. Click for the third website - the CIA World Factbook. Click for the fourth website - the U.S. Census Bureau. Click for the fifth website - to take the Global Trends Quiz and Be a Demographer. Click for the sixth website - Worldometers.
Click for the Hans Rosling TED Talk on Religions and Babies.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Urbanization.
Click to go to the website for the Cost of Sprawl activity.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Urban Resources and Environmental Problems.
Click to go to the first website for the Urban Heat Islands webquest. Click to go to the second and third websites.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Transportation and Urban Development.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Urban Land-use Planning and Control.
Click for the link to Vision Long Island, an organization trying to create smart growth communities on Long Island.
Click for the video "Portland: Quest for the Livable City."
Click for the video "Bogota: Building a Sustainable City" part 1, part 2 and part 3.">
Click for the NOVA video "World in the Balance - The People Paradox."
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Unit 4: Communities and Populations
Textbook Reading:
Chapter 5: Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control
Click for the Unit 4 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Species Interactions.
Click to watch the video "How Nature Works - Barrier Island Foraging Strategies."
Click to view the video "Untamed Science: Symbiosis."
Click to read the article "Inbred Wolf Population on Isle Royale Collapses."
Click to watch the video "How Wolves Change Rivers."
Click to see a graphic explaining how wolves influence Yellowstone.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Community Structure and Species Diversity.
Click for an online Biodiversity Calculator.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Types of Species.
Click to watch the video "Strange Days on Planet Earth - Troubled Waters." The first 15 minutes are about frogs as an indicator species.
Click to read the article "Playing God in a Tide Pool."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Ecological Succession.
Click to read the New York Times article "As Fires Grow, A New Landscape Appears in the West."
These links provide resources for the Fire Management Debate. Click to view the video "60 minutes: The Age of Megafires."
Click for links to resources for Fire Suppression - Smokey the Bear Approach: Smokey the Bear History and More Smokey the Bear.
Click for links to resources for Healthy Forests Initiative - The Bush Administration Approach: USDA Forest Service and Healthy Rangelands and Forests.
Click for links to resources for Integrated Fire Management - Example - The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy, The Noble Foundation.
Click for links to Long Island-specific resources: a video clip, The Nature Conservancy, Community Preparedness for Wildfires.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Population Dynamics and Carrying Capacity.
Click to see the graph for the Carrying Capacity lab.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Reproductive Patterns.
Click to go to the website for the "How Big Is My Population?" activity.
Chapter 5: Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control
Click for the Unit 4 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Species Interactions.
Click to watch the video "How Nature Works - Barrier Island Foraging Strategies."
Click to view the video "Untamed Science: Symbiosis."
Click to read the article "Inbred Wolf Population on Isle Royale Collapses."
Click to watch the video "How Wolves Change Rivers."
Click to see a graphic explaining how wolves influence Yellowstone.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Community Structure and Species Diversity.
Click for an online Biodiversity Calculator.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Types of Species.
Click to watch the video "Strange Days on Planet Earth - Troubled Waters." The first 15 minutes are about frogs as an indicator species.
Click to read the article "Playing God in a Tide Pool."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Ecological Succession.
Click to read the New York Times article "As Fires Grow, A New Landscape Appears in the West."
These links provide resources for the Fire Management Debate. Click to view the video "60 minutes: The Age of Megafires."
Click for links to resources for Fire Suppression - Smokey the Bear Approach: Smokey the Bear History and More Smokey the Bear.
Click for links to resources for Healthy Forests Initiative - The Bush Administration Approach: USDA Forest Service and Healthy Rangelands and Forests.
Click for links to resources for Integrated Fire Management - Example - The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy, The Noble Foundation.
Click for links to Long Island-specific resources: a video clip, The Nature Conservancy, Community Preparedness for Wildfires.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Population Dynamics and Carrying Capacity.
Click to see the graph for the Carrying Capacity lab.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Reproductive Patterns.
Click to go to the website for the "How Big Is My Population?" activity.
Friday, October 18, 2019
Unit 3: Biomes and Climate
Textbook Reading:
7: Climate and Biodiversity
Supplement 5: Weather Basics – El Nino, Tornadoes and Tropical Cyclones
8: Aquatic Biodiversity
Click for the Unit 3 Activity Sheet.
Click to watch the short "World Biomes: An Introduction to Climate" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Climate.
Click to watch the short video explaining the rain shadow effect.
Click for a quick animation on Coriolis Effect.
Click for an animation on Global Atmospheric Circulation.
Click for an animation on the Global Ocean Conveyor Belt.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Weather.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Introduction to Biomes.
Click for the websites that are part of the "Climatograms: Oranges or Olives" lab. The first website is for Mission Biomes: The Great Graph Match and To Plant or Not To Plant. The second website is for Ecosystems, Organisms and Trophic Levels.
Click to watch the "Biomes - Our Earth's Major Life Zones" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biomes Summary.
Click for the Missouri Botanical Gardens biomes website.
Click to watch the "NaturServe - Discovery, Understanding, Conservation" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on El Nino.
Click the links for the "Predicting El Nino Lab." Click for the Sea Surface Temperature - 2011 map. Click for the Sea Surface Temperature - 2015 map. Click for the Chlorophyll a - 2011 map. Click for the Chlorophyll a - 2015 map. Click for the Sea Surface Temperature and Rainfall Anomaly - 1997 maps. Click for the Sea Surface Temperature and Rainfall Anomaly - 1998 maps. Click to find out the current status of El Nino today.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Aquatic Environments.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Saltwater Life Zones.
Click for the article on the Alaska Marine Food Web.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Barrier Islands.
Click for the website for the "Barrier Islands" webquest.
Click here to see what they did to the dunes in Montauk in the fall of 2015. Here's what happened after a storm in the fall of 2016.
Click to watch the short "What is a Coral" video.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Coral Reefs and Climate Change.
Click to watch a short video on attempts to save coral reefs.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Freshwater Life Zones.
Click to watch the short video "How Lakes Cycle."
Click for the website for the Dissolved Oxygen and Primary Productivity Lab.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Wetlands.
Click for the Scientific American article "Life in the Ocean."
Click for the Scientific American article "Wetlands."
7: Climate and Biodiversity
Supplement 5: Weather Basics – El Nino, Tornadoes and Tropical Cyclones
8: Aquatic Biodiversity
Click for the Unit 3 Activity Sheet.
Click to watch the short "World Biomes: An Introduction to Climate" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Climate.
Click to watch the short video explaining the rain shadow effect.
Click for a quick animation on Coriolis Effect.
Click for an animation on Global Atmospheric Circulation.
Click for an animation on the Global Ocean Conveyor Belt.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Weather.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Introduction to Biomes.
Click for the websites that are part of the "Climatograms: Oranges or Olives" lab. The first website is for Mission Biomes: The Great Graph Match and To Plant or Not To Plant. The second website is for Ecosystems, Organisms and Trophic Levels.
Click to watch the "Biomes - Our Earth's Major Life Zones" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biomes Summary.
Click for the Missouri Botanical Gardens biomes website.
Click to watch the "NaturServe - Discovery, Understanding, Conservation" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on El Nino.
Click the links for the "Predicting El Nino Lab." Click for the Sea Surface Temperature - 2011 map. Click for the Sea Surface Temperature - 2015 map. Click for the Chlorophyll a - 2011 map. Click for the Chlorophyll a - 2015 map. Click for the Sea Surface Temperature and Rainfall Anomaly - 1997 maps. Click for the Sea Surface Temperature and Rainfall Anomaly - 1998 maps. Click to find out the current status of El Nino today.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Aquatic Environments.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Saltwater Life Zones.
Click for the article on the Alaska Marine Food Web.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Barrier Islands.
Click for the website for the "Barrier Islands" webquest.
Click here to see what they did to the dunes in Montauk in the fall of 2015. Here's what happened after a storm in the fall of 2016.
Click to watch the short "What is a Coral" video.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Coral Reefs and Climate Change.
Click to watch a short video on attempts to save coral reefs.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Freshwater Life Zones.
Click to watch the short video "How Lakes Cycle."
Click for the website for the Dissolved Oxygen and Primary Productivity Lab.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Wetlands.
Click for the Scientific American article "Life in the Ocean."
Click for the Scientific American article "Wetlands."
Friday, September 20, 2019
Unit 2: Basic Ecology
Textbook Reading:
Chapter 3: Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work?
Chapter 4: Biodiversity and Evolution
Click for the Unit 2 Activity Sheet.
Click to see a short video about this true story or view the "Cats in Borneo" story.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Nature Of Ecology.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Ecosystem Components.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Click to watch a quick Khan Academy video explaining how to use dimensional analysis.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Soil.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biogeochemical Cycles - The Nutrient Cycles - Hydrologic and Carbon Cycles.
Click to view the "Properties of Water" video.
Click to view the "Crash Course - Hydrologic and Carbon Cycles" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Nitrogen Cycle.
Click to view a very short Nitrogen Cycle video.
Click to view the "Crash Course - Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycle" video.
Click to read the article "The Effects of the Haber Process on Fertilizers."
Click to read the article "Global Population and the Nitrogen Cycle."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Phosphorus and Sulfur Cycles.
Click to watch "The Phosphorus Cycle in 65 Seconds" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Investigating Ecosystems.
Click to watch Johan Rockstrom's TED talk "Let the Environment Guide Our Development" on Planetary Boundaries.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biodiversity.
Click to view a picture of SHSW parking lots for the Biodiversity of a Parking Lot lab.
Click for an online biodiversity calculator.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Evolution and the Origin of Life.
Click to see a PowerPoint presentation that reviews Plate Tectonics.
Click to read the article "Evolution in Action."
Click to watch the "Speciation: An Illustrated Introduction" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Evolution and Biodiversity.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Species Diversity.
Click to go to the website for the Biodiversity Hotspots activity.
Chapter 3: Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work?
Chapter 4: Biodiversity and Evolution
Click for the Unit 2 Activity Sheet.
Click to see a short video about this true story or view the "Cats in Borneo" story.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Nature Of Ecology.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Ecosystem Components.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Click to watch a quick Khan Academy video explaining how to use dimensional analysis.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Soil.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biogeochemical Cycles - The Nutrient Cycles - Hydrologic and Carbon Cycles.
Click to view the "Properties of Water" video.
Click to view the "Crash Course - Hydrologic and Carbon Cycles" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Nitrogen Cycle.
Click to view a very short Nitrogen Cycle video.
Click to view the "Crash Course - Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycle" video.
Click to read the article "The Effects of the Haber Process on Fertilizers."
Click to read the article "Global Population and the Nitrogen Cycle."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Phosphorus and Sulfur Cycles.
Click to watch "The Phosphorus Cycle in 65 Seconds" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Investigating Ecosystems.
Click to watch Johan Rockstrom's TED talk "Let the Environment Guide Our Development" on Planetary Boundaries.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biodiversity.
Click to view a picture of SHSW parking lots for the Biodiversity of a Parking Lot lab.
Click for an online biodiversity calculator.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Evolution and the Origin of Life.
Click to see a PowerPoint presentation that reviews Plate Tectonics.
Click to read the article "Evolution in Action."
Click to watch the "Speciation: An Illustrated Introduction" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Evolution and Biodiversity.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Species Diversity.
Click to go to the website for the Biodiversity Hotspots activity.
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Unit 1 - Introduction to Environmental Science
Textbook Reading:
Chapter 1: Environmental Problems, Their Causes and Sustainability
Supplement 3: Environmental History of the U.S.
Chapter 2: Science, Matter, Energy and Systems
Supplement 4: Some Basic Chemistry
Supplement 2: Reading Graphs and Maps
Click for the Unit 1 Activity Sheet.
Click to watch the Bozeman Science video "Environmental Science."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Introduction to Environmental Science.
It's hard to believe facts and statistics at The World Counts.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Resources and Our Ecological Footprint.
Click to go to the website for the Ecological Footprint Calculator. Or try this link.
Click for the Smithsonian magazine article on Theodore Roosevelt "Where the Wild Things Are."
Click to read Garrett Hardin's "The Tragedy of the Commons."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Tragedy of the Commons.
Click to view a quick video explaining the Tragedy of the Commons.
Click to view an example of the Tragedy of the Commons on the game show Split or Steal.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Why Do We Have Environmental Problems?
Click to watch "The Lorax" video.
Click to read Jared Diamond's Discover magazine article "Easter's End."
Click to watch the short video "What Really Happened on Easter Island?"
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on How Does Science (and Environmental Science) Work?
Click to watch the "Clean Coal: Now is the Time" video and the "Dirty Business" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation introducing the Ant Diversity Lab.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Types and Structure of Matter.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Energy.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Systems and How They Work.
Other Interesting Links:
Click to watch the video "Home."
Click to read the New York Times article "Bugs in Manhattan Compete with Rats for Food Refuse."
Click to watch the Jim Carrey Environmental Guy video.
Chapter 1: Environmental Problems, Their Causes and Sustainability
Supplement 3: Environmental History of the U.S.
Chapter 2: Science, Matter, Energy and Systems
Supplement 4: Some Basic Chemistry
Supplement 2: Reading Graphs and Maps
Click for the Unit 1 Activity Sheet.
Click to watch the Bozeman Science video "Environmental Science."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Introduction to Environmental Science.
It's hard to believe facts and statistics at The World Counts.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Resources and Our Ecological Footprint.
Click to go to the website for the Ecological Footprint Calculator. Or try this link.
Click for the Smithsonian magazine article on Theodore Roosevelt "Where the Wild Things Are."
Click to read Garrett Hardin's "The Tragedy of the Commons."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Tragedy of the Commons.
Click to view a quick video explaining the Tragedy of the Commons.
Click to view an example of the Tragedy of the Commons on the game show Split or Steal.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Why Do We Have Environmental Problems?
Click to watch "The Lorax" video.
Click to read Jared Diamond's Discover magazine article "Easter's End."
Click to watch the short video "What Really Happened on Easter Island?"
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on How Does Science (and Environmental Science) Work?
Click to watch the "Clean Coal: Now is the Time" video and the "Dirty Business" video.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation introducing the Ant Diversity Lab.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Types and Structure of Matter.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Energy.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Systems and How They Work.
Other Interesting Links:
Click to watch the video "Home."
Click to read the New York Times article "Bugs in Manhattan Compete with Rats for Food Refuse."
Click to watch the Jim Carrey Environmental Guy video.
APES Course - General Information
Text "@striebapes" to 81010 to sign up for class remind texts.
Click here for the link to the course syllabus.
Click here for information about the AP Environmental Science course (the Course Contract).
Click here for lab safety information.
Click here for information about current events assignments.
Click here for the template for current events assignments.
Click here for the Meet the Teacher Powerpoint presentation.
Click here for the link to the course syllabus.
Click here for information about the AP Environmental Science course (the Course Contract).
Click here for lab safety information.
Click here for information about current events assignments.
Click here for the template for current events assignments.
Click here for the Meet the Teacher Powerpoint presentation.
2019-20 Field Trips
Field trips are an essential – and required - part of this course. Students are expected to attend all trips and participate in all activities. Field trips are active learning experiences, not days off from school.
It is the student's responsibility to inform all of their teachers BEFORE the field trip. You are responsible for getting and completing all assignments you miss as a result of the field trip. We will likely go on field trips even if it is raining, except in severe circumstances. If there is inclement weather on the day of a field trip, please listen for announcements, look for a Remind text, or contact Mr. Strieb. If a field trip is cancelled you are still responsible for any work, for any of your classes, that is due that day.
Filled-out, signed permission slips must be handed in by the date requested by Mr. Strieb.
Mr. Strieb reserves the right to exclude a student from a field trip because of behavioral or academic issues in his or another teacher's class.
For most field trips, please bring lunch, water and sunscreen. Do not bring inappropriate materials. On all trips you must wear close-toed, comfortable shoes (i.e., sneakers) that can get dirty and wet. There may be other clothing requirements for specific field trips. You will not be allowed to go in inappropriate clothing, including sandals and flip flops. You must bring some form of identification - school ID or driver's license is best.
These are the tentative dates for all of Mr. Strieb's APES field trips for 2019-20:
Friday, September 13, 2019 (7:20 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.) – Canoeing the Nissequogue River to investigate estuarine water quality parameters
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 (7:20 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.) – Sunken Meadow State Park to investigate salt marsh ecology
Monday October 7, 2019 (7:20 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) - Canoeing the Nissequogue River to investigate estuarine water quality parameters
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 (7:20 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.) – Long Island Pine Barrens to investigate ecological succession
Winter/Spring 2020 - TBD – Port Jefferson Waste Water Treatment Plant to investigate sewage treatment plant operations
Winter/Spring 2020 – TBD – Covanta Resource Recovery Facility in East Northport to investigate incineration of Smithtown/Huntington solid waste and generation of energy
It is the student's responsibility to inform all of their teachers BEFORE the field trip. You are responsible for getting and completing all assignments you miss as a result of the field trip. We will likely go on field trips even if it is raining, except in severe circumstances. If there is inclement weather on the day of a field trip, please listen for announcements, look for a Remind text, or contact Mr. Strieb. If a field trip is cancelled you are still responsible for any work, for any of your classes, that is due that day.
Filled-out, signed permission slips must be handed in by the date requested by Mr. Strieb.
Mr. Strieb reserves the right to exclude a student from a field trip because of behavioral or academic issues in his or another teacher's class.
For most field trips, please bring lunch, water and sunscreen. Do not bring inappropriate materials. On all trips you must wear close-toed, comfortable shoes (i.e., sneakers) that can get dirty and wet. There may be other clothing requirements for specific field trips. You will not be allowed to go in inappropriate clothing, including sandals and flip flops. You must bring some form of identification - school ID or driver's license is best.
These are the tentative dates for all of Mr. Strieb's APES field trips for 2019-20:
Friday, September 13, 2019 (7:20 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.) – Canoeing the Nissequogue River to investigate estuarine water quality parameters
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 (7:20 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.) – Sunken Meadow State Park to investigate salt marsh ecology
Monday October 7, 2019 (7:20 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) - Canoeing the Nissequogue River to investigate estuarine water quality parameters
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 (7:20 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.) – Long Island Pine Barrens to investigate ecological succession
Winter/Spring 2020 - TBD – Port Jefferson Waste Water Treatment Plant to investigate sewage treatment plant operations
Winter/Spring 2020 – TBD – Covanta Resource Recovery Facility in East Northport to investigate incineration of Smithtown/Huntington solid waste and generation of energy
Monday, May 13, 2019
News Literacy
Click to listen to NPR's On the Media segment "On the Anti-Vax Non-troversy."
Click to read the Washington Post article "Here’s How Scientific Misinformation, Such as Climate Doubt, Spreads Through Social Media."
Click to watch the Damaon Brown TED Ed video "How To Choose Your News."
Click to watch the video "#CancelGlovenadBoots."
Click to examine blurred lines - photos during hurricane Sandy.
Click to go to The Onion.
Click to examine native advertising and see "How to Get Great Buns."
Click for John Oliver's discussion of native advertising on Last Week Tonight.
Click to read the Time article "Oreos May Be As Addictive As Cocaine."
Click to view the graph to see who trusts the media from NPR.
Click the links to get to fact checking websites:
snopes
politifact
factcheck
truth or fiction
Click to see a man who seems to die in every terrorist attack.
Click to read the World Economic Forum article "How Does Misinformation Spread Online?"
Click to go to the Nieman Lab website where you can see "How do you tell when the news is biased? It depends on how you see yourself."
Click to test your own implicit bias with science.
Click to watch John Oliver's demonstration of fairness in the media when discussing climate change on This Week Tonight.
Click to go to the Columbia Journalism Review's discussion of The New York Post's disgrace.
Click to go to the Verification Handbook's "Educator’s Guide: Types of Online Fakes."
Click to look at the tables in First Draft News' "Fake News. It's Complicated."
Click for the Washington Post article "For The ‘New Yellow Journalist,’ Opportunity Comes in Clicks and Bucks."
Click to see Newsday's "7 Ways to Spot and Debunk Fake News."
Click to watch the CNN video "Triple Check Before You Share."
Click to see On the Media's table "Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook, Fake News Edition."
Click to see Spurious Correlations.
Click to see Ben Goldacre's TED Talk video "Battling Bad Science."
Click to learn about the importance of the "First Follower: Leadership Lesson from Dancing Guy."
Click to watch the Neil deGrasse Tyson "Science in America."
Click to read the Washington Post article "Here’s How Scientific Misinformation, Such as Climate Doubt, Spreads Through Social Media."
Click to watch the Damaon Brown TED Ed video "How To Choose Your News."
Click to watch the video "#CancelGlovenadBoots."
Click to examine blurred lines - photos during hurricane Sandy.
Click to go to The Onion.
Click to examine native advertising and see "How to Get Great Buns."
Click for John Oliver's discussion of native advertising on Last Week Tonight.
Click to read the Time article "Oreos May Be As Addictive As Cocaine."
Click to view the graph to see who trusts the media from NPR.
Click the links to get to fact checking websites:
snopes
politifact
factcheck
truth or fiction
Click to see a man who seems to die in every terrorist attack.
Click to read the World Economic Forum article "How Does Misinformation Spread Online?"
Click to go to the Nieman Lab website where you can see "How do you tell when the news is biased? It depends on how you see yourself."
Click to test your own implicit bias with science.
Click to watch John Oliver's demonstration of fairness in the media when discussing climate change on This Week Tonight.
Click to go to the Columbia Journalism Review's discussion of The New York Post's disgrace.
Click to go to the Verification Handbook's "Educator’s Guide: Types of Online Fakes."
Click to look at the tables in First Draft News' "Fake News. It's Complicated."
Click for the Washington Post article "For The ‘New Yellow Journalist,’ Opportunity Comes in Clicks and Bucks."
Click to see Newsday's "7 Ways to Spot and Debunk Fake News."
Click to watch the CNN video "Triple Check Before You Share."
Click to see On the Media's table "Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook, Fake News Edition."
Click to see Spurious Correlations.
Click to see Ben Goldacre's TED Talk video "Battling Bad Science."
Click to learn about the importance of the "First Follower: Leadership Lesson from Dancing Guy."
Click to watch the Neil deGrasse Tyson "Science in America."
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Unit 14: Sustainibility
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.
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.
Monday, April 15, 2019
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 see the new Toyota Mirai, a hydrogen fuel cell-powered car.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Solar Energy.
Click to watch the video "How Solar Energy Panels Work."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Hydropower and 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 view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Geothermal and Hydrogen.
Click to watch the video "Geothermal Heat Pumps."
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 see the new Toyota Mirai, a hydrogen fuel cell-powered car.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Solar Energy.
Click to watch the video "How Solar Energy Panels Work."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Hydropower and 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 view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Geothermal and Hydrogen.
Click to watch the video "Geothermal Heat Pumps."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on A Sustainable Energy Strategy.
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
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."
AP Environmental Science Exam Review
The AP Environmental Science Exam is Monday May 6th in the afternoon.
The following links are here for you to use as you see fit. Some are fairly general, while others are pretty specific. You probably cannot use them all, so pick and choose those on topics with which you need more of a review. We will not be using these in class and they will not be required assignments; they are for you to use on your own.
If you find other useful resources that would help other students, please send the link to me (mstrieb@smithtown.k12.ny.us) and I will post them here.
APES Year in Review PowerPoint
Click for the Calculations Without Calculators PowerPoint.
Click for the APES FRQ tips.
VIDEOS
APES in a Box - A series of lots of videos on many topics covered on the APES Exam. Visit their Vimeo channel and browse.
Bozeman Science - Another series of many video lectures on many topics covered on the APES Exam.
Crash Course has videos on lots of topics for lots of courses. While there is not an Environmental Science course on its own, you can find some useful videos under Ecology, Biology and Chemistry.
This video provides an APES Legislation Review.
These videos provide a clear and concise APES Math review. Click for Part 1 and Part 2.
WEBSITES
Albert.io is a comprehensive series of questions, with explanations covering all topics on the Environmental Science AP Exam. Please check your school email for an invitation from me to sign up.
The College Board's APES Course Home Page provides important information that will help you prepare for the exam. Also use this website for exam practice info.
This NY Times interactive website "Timeline: 70 Years of Environmental Change" is an excellent review of major events in environmental science.
Use this website to play Legislative Jeopardy. It provides a fun APES law review.
The College Board provides this useful Energy Primer for the APES Student.
This Quizlet study set 140 Ways to Go APES gives 140 quick words and facts that you need to know for the APES Exam. You can put them in flash card form
This website gives 145 Ways to Go APE - repetitive with the Quizlet above, but with some additions.
Click to view the NATE Chart study guide for Environmental Science and the Bar Chart Quick Study Guide for Environmental Science.
Energy Primer Practice Problems - Answer Videos
Problem 1
Problem 2
Problem 3 parts a and b
Problem 3 part c
Problem 4
Problem 5
Problem 6
Problem 7
Problem 8
Problem 9
The following links are here for you to use as you see fit. Some are fairly general, while others are pretty specific. You probably cannot use them all, so pick and choose those on topics with which you need more of a review. We will not be using these in class and they will not be required assignments; they are for you to use on your own.
If you find other useful resources that would help other students, please send the link to me (mstrieb@smithtown.k12.ny.us) and I will post them here.
APES Year in Review PowerPoint
Click for the Calculations Without Calculators PowerPoint.
Click for the APES FRQ tips.
VIDEOS
APES in a Box - A series of lots of videos on many topics covered on the APES Exam. Visit their Vimeo channel and browse.
Bozeman Science - Another series of many video lectures on many topics covered on the APES Exam.
Crash Course has videos on lots of topics for lots of courses. While there is not an Environmental Science course on its own, you can find some useful videos under Ecology, Biology and Chemistry.
This video provides an APES Legislation Review.
These videos provide a clear and concise APES Math review. Click for Part 1 and Part 2.
WEBSITES
Albert.io is a comprehensive series of questions, with explanations covering all topics on the Environmental Science AP Exam. Please check your school email for an invitation from me to sign up.
The College Board's APES Course Home Page provides important information that will help you prepare for the exam. Also use this website for exam practice info.
This NY Times interactive website "Timeline: 70 Years of Environmental Change" is an excellent review of major events in environmental science.
Use this website to play Legislative Jeopardy. It provides a fun APES law review.
The College Board provides this useful Energy Primer for the APES Student.
This Quizlet study set 140 Ways to Go APES gives 140 quick words and facts that you need to know for the APES Exam. You can put them in flash card form
This website gives 145 Ways to Go APE - repetitive with the Quizlet above, but with some additions.
Click to view the NATE Chart study guide for Environmental Science and the Bar Chart Quick Study Guide for Environmental Science.
Energy Primer Practice Problems - Answer Videos
Problem 1
Problem 2
Problem 3 parts a and b
Problem 3 part c
Problem 4
Problem 5
Problem 6
Problem 7
Problem 8
Problem 9
Friday, March 22, 2019
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."
Monday, March 11, 2019
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, February 27, 2019
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 view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Burning and Burying Solid Waste.
Click to watch the video "How Does a Modern Landfill Work?"
Click to go to the website for the "Recycle City Game Webquest."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Hazardous Waste.
Click to view the video "Love Canal Part 1 Modern Marvels Engineering Disasters."
Click to view the video "Love Canal Part 2 Modern Marvels Engineering Disasters."
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 "Environmental Justice, Explained."
Click to watch the video "Environmental Racism Explained."
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 view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Burning and Burying Solid Waste.
Click to watch the video "How Does a Modern Landfill Work?"
Click to go to the website for the "Recycle City Game Webquest."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Hazardous Waste.
Click to view the video "Love Canal Part 1 Modern Marvels Engineering Disasters."
Click to view the video "Love Canal Part 2 Modern Marvels Engineering Disasters."
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 "Environmental Justice, Explained."
Click to watch the video "Environmental Racism Explained."
Click to watch the video "Landfill Harmonic."
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
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 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 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 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 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."
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Unit 7: Atmospheric Issues
Textbook Reading
Chapter 18: Air Pollution
Chapter 19: Climate Disruption
Click for the Unit 7 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Structure and Science of the Atmosphere.
Click to view the video "Reviewing the Structure of the Atmosphere."
Click to watch the NPR video "Poisoned Places: Tonawanda, N.Y."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Air Pollution and Major Air Pollutants.
Click to see the short video "Air Pollution."
Click to go to the EPA Air Resources website to help fill out the Major Air Pollutants table.
Click to go to the EPA Particulate Matter website to answer questions for the Detecting Airborne Particulates lab.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Urban Outdoor Air Pollution.
Click to view the videos "The Health Effects of Smog" Part 1 and Part 2, and Clearing California Skies.
Click to view the CBS News video "China's Pollution Problems."
Click to go to the Smog City website.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Acid Deposition.
Click to view the video "ADK" about acid deposition in the Adirondacks.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Indoor Air Pollution and Health Effects.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Preventing and Reducing Air Pollution.
Click to view the short video on electrostatic precipitators.
Click to view the short video showing one kind of wet scrubber.
Click to view the video "Catalytic Converter Deconstructed."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Ozone Depletion in the Stratosphere.
Click to watch the video "Antarctic Ozone Hole."
Click to watch the video "NASA: Why Is The Ozone Hole Getting Smaller?"
Click for the first website for the Ozone Depletion Webquest. Click for the second website, the third website, the fourth website and 1993 Antarctic Ozone Data and 2016 Antarctic Ozone Data.
Click to see the final report outline for the UV Detecting Bead Lab.
Click for the Scientific American Observation piece "29 Bullet Points Tell All About Climate Challenge."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Greenhouse Effect.
Click to view the NASA video "A Year in the Life of Earth's CO2."
Click to view the Timeline of the Earth's Average Temperature.
Click to view the animation explaining the Greenhouse Effect.
Click to view National Geographic's video Global Warming 101.
Click to go to the NOAA website for the Carbon Cycle and Greenhouse Effect webquest.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Climate Change and Human Activities.
Click to view the video "Hot Years, Long Odds."
Click to view the animation showing "135 Years of Global Warming in 30 Seconds."
Click to read the Scientific American article "Why Climate Skeptics are Wrong."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Factors Affecting Earth's Temperature.
Click to view the video "Oceans of Climate Change."
Click to read the Scientific American article "The Greenhouse Hamburger."
Click to watch a short video on "The Diet That Helps Fight Climate Change."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on the Effects of Global Warming.
Click to watch the CNN video "2016: The Hottest Year on Record."
Click to watch the video "Ocean Acidification Explained in Two Minutes."
Click to watch the National Geographic video "Climate Change: State of the Earth."
Click to watch the video "Mapping Choices: Sea Level Rise Around the Globe."
Click to watch the National Geographic videos "One Degree Warmer," "Two Degrees Warmer," "Three Degrees Warmer," "Four Degrees Warmer," "Five Degrees Warmer" and "Six Degrees Warmer."
Click to watch the NRDC video "Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Dealing With Climate Change.
Click to watch the video "The Paris Climate Negotiations, Explained."
Click to watch the video "COP21 Gets and A for Effort."
Click for the first website for the CO2 Capture and Storage and Sequestration webquest. Click for the second website.
Click here to see ideas about how start ups may be able to develop new carbon sequestration technologies.
Click to read an Outside article about hearing the sound of climate changing. You can also listen to some of the sounds.
Chapter 18: Air Pollution
Chapter 19: Climate Disruption
Click for the Unit 7 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Structure and Science of the Atmosphere.
Click to view the video "Reviewing the Structure of the Atmosphere."
Click to watch the NPR video "Poisoned Places: Tonawanda, N.Y."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Air Pollution and Major Air Pollutants.
Click to see the short video "Air Pollution."
Click to go to the EPA Air Resources website to help fill out the Major Air Pollutants table.
Click to go to the EPA Particulate Matter website to answer questions for the Detecting Airborne Particulates lab.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Urban Outdoor Air Pollution.
Click to view the videos "The Health Effects of Smog" Part 1 and Part 2, and Clearing California Skies.
Click to view the CBS News video "China's Pollution Problems."
Click to go to the Smog City website.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Acid Deposition.
Click to view the video "ADK" about acid deposition in the Adirondacks.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Indoor Air Pollution and Health Effects.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Preventing and Reducing Air Pollution.
Click to view the short video on electrostatic precipitators.
Click to view the short video showing one kind of wet scrubber.
Click to view the video "Catalytic Converter Deconstructed."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Ozone Depletion in the Stratosphere.
Click to watch the video "Antarctic Ozone Hole."
Click to watch the video "NASA: Why Is The Ozone Hole Getting Smaller?"
Click for the first website for the Ozone Depletion Webquest. Click for the second website, the third website, the fourth website and 1993 Antarctic Ozone Data and 2016 Antarctic Ozone Data.
Click to see the final report outline for the UV Detecting Bead Lab.
Click for the Scientific American Observation piece "29 Bullet Points Tell All About Climate Challenge."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on The Greenhouse Effect.
Click to view the NASA video "A Year in the Life of Earth's CO2."
Click to view the Timeline of the Earth's Average Temperature.
Click to view the animation explaining the Greenhouse Effect.
Click to view National Geographic's video Global Warming 101.
Click to go to the NOAA website for the Carbon Cycle and Greenhouse Effect webquest.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Climate Change and Human Activities.
Click to view the video "Hot Years, Long Odds."
Click to view the animation showing "135 Years of Global Warming in 30 Seconds."
Click to read the Scientific American article "Why Climate Skeptics are Wrong."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Factors Affecting Earth's Temperature.
Click to view the video "Oceans of Climate Change."
Click to read the Scientific American article "The Greenhouse Hamburger."
Click to watch a short video on "The Diet That Helps Fight Climate Change."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on the Effects of Global Warming.
Click to watch the CNN video "2016: The Hottest Year on Record."
Click to watch the video "Ocean Acidification Explained in Two Minutes."
Click to watch the National Geographic video "Climate Change: State of the Earth."
Click to watch the video "Mapping Choices: Sea Level Rise Around the Globe."
Click to watch the National Geographic videos "One Degree Warmer," "Two Degrees Warmer," "Three Degrees Warmer," "Four Degrees Warmer," "Five Degrees Warmer" and "Six Degrees Warmer."
Click to watch the NRDC video "Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Dealing With Climate Change.
Click to watch the video "The Paris Climate Negotiations, Explained."
Click to watch the video "COP21 Gets and A for Effort."
Click for the first website for the CO2 Capture and Storage and Sequestration webquest. Click for the second website.
Click here to see ideas about how start ups may be able to develop new carbon sequestration technologies.
Click to read an Outside article about hearing the sound of climate changing. You can also listen to some of the sounds.
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