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.
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Unit 6: Sustaining Biodiversity
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 Mapping the National Parks.
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."
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 Mapping the National Parks.
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."
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
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Tuesday, November 27, 2018
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 NOVA video "World in the Balance - The People Paradox."
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.
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 NOVA video "World in the Balance - The People Paradox."
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.
Thursday, November 8, 2018
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 19, 2018
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 for the first website for the "Predicting El Nino" lab. Click for the second website and for the third website.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Aquatic Environments.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Saltwater Life Zones.
Click for the Scientific American article "Life in the Ocean."
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 "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 for the first website for the "Predicting El Nino" lab. Click for the second website and for the third website.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Aquatic Environments.
Click for the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Saltwater Life Zones.
Click for the Scientific American article "Life in the Ocean."
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 "Wetlands."
Thursday, October 18, 2018
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