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 and a newslcip about deepfake videos.
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, May 3, 2022
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Unit 14: Sustainability
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.
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Unit 13: Renewable Energy
Textbook Reading
Chapter 16: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Click for the Unit 13 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Energy Efficiency and Conservation.
Click to watch the video "How a Hybrid Engine Works."
Click to watch the National Geographic video "Climate 101: Renewable Energy."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Solar Energy.
Click to watch the video "How Solar Energy Panels Work."
Click to learn about the solar panels at Smithtown High School West.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Hydropower and Wind Power.
Click to watch the video "Hydropower 101."
Click to watch the Khan Academy video "Wind Power."
Click to see the NY Times article "How Windmills as Wide as Jumbo Jets Are Making Clean Energy Mainstream" with incredible photos showing modern wind technology.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biomass.
Click to watch part of the NOVA video "Ethanol Biofuel."
Click to watch the video "Renewable Energy 101: How Does Biomass Energy Work?"
Click to watch the video “How Biomass Works.”
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Geothermal and Hydrogen
Click to watch the video "Geothermal Heat Pumps."
Click to watch the video “Energy 101: Geothermal Energy.”
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on A Sustainable Energy Strategy.
Chapter 16: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Click for the Unit 13 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Energy Efficiency and Conservation.
Click to watch the video "How a Hybrid Engine Works."
Click to watch the National Geographic video "Climate 101: Renewable Energy."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Solar Energy.
Click to watch the video "How Solar Energy Panels Work."
Click to learn about the solar panels at Smithtown High School West.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Hydropower and Wind Power.
Click to watch the video "Hydropower 101."
Click to watch the Khan Academy video "Wind Power."
Click to see the NY Times article "How Windmills as Wide as Jumbo Jets Are Making Clean Energy Mainstream" with incredible photos showing modern wind technology.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biomass.
Click to watch part of the NOVA video "Ethanol Biofuel."
Click to watch the video "Renewable Energy 101: How Does Biomass Energy Work?"
Click to watch the video “How Biomass Works.”
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Geothermal and Hydrogen
Click to watch the video "Geothermal Heat Pumps."
Click to watch the video “Energy 101: Geothermal Energy.”
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on A Sustainable Energy Strategy.
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Unit 12: Nonrewnewable 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."
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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."
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
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.
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Unit 9: Solid and Hazardous Wastes
Textbook Reading
Chapter 21: Solid and Hazardous Waste
Click for the Unit 9 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Wasting Resources.
Click to watch the video "The Story of Stuff."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Types of Solid Waste.
Click to view the video "The Majestic Plastic Bag - A Mockumentary."
Click to view the video "Plastic Soup - The Great Pacific Garbage Patch."
Click to view the video "The Story of Electronics."
Click to view the video "Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground."
Click to read the article "Excessive Product Packaging."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Integrated Waste Management.
Click to watch the video "Dumpster Divers: Preventing Food Waste."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Recycling.
Click to watch the video "Recycled Paper: How Do They Make That Stuff?"
Click to watch the video "How Plastic Bottles Are Recycled Into Polyester."
Click to watch the video "How Stuff Works: Corn Plastic."
Click to go to the first website for the Recycling Webquest. Click to go to the second website.
Click to see a Virtual Tour of a MRF.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Burning and Burying Solid Waste.
Click to watch the video "How Does a Modern Landfill Work?"
Click for a virtual tour of an incinerator.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Hazardous Waste.
Click to view the Love Canal video.
Click to watch the video on "Phytoremediation."
Click to go to EPA's Superfund website to do Superfund Program Research. Click for the second website.
Click to see Newsday's list of environmental cleanup sites on Long Island.
Click for the Hazardous Waste Poster.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Toxic Lead and Mercury.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Achieving a Low Waste Society.
Click to watch the video "Landfill Harmonic."
Chapter 21: Solid and Hazardous Waste
Click for the Unit 9 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Wasting Resources.
Click to watch the video "The Story of Stuff."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Types of Solid Waste.
Click to view the video "The Majestic Plastic Bag - A Mockumentary."
Click to view the video "Plastic Soup - The Great Pacific Garbage Patch."
Click to view the video "The Story of Electronics."
Click to view the video "Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground."
Click to read the article "Excessive Product Packaging."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Integrated Waste Management.
Click to watch the video "Dumpster Divers: Preventing Food Waste."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Recycling.
Click to watch the video "Recycled Paper: How Do They Make That Stuff?"
Click to watch the video "How Plastic Bottles Are Recycled Into Polyester."
Click to watch the video "How Stuff Works: Corn Plastic."
Click to go to the first website for the Recycling Webquest. Click to go to the second website.
Click to see a Virtual Tour of a MRF.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Burning and Burying Solid Waste.
Click to watch the video "How Does a Modern Landfill Work?"
Click for a virtual tour of an incinerator.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Hazardous Waste.
Click to view the Love Canal video.
Click to watch the video on "Phytoremediation."
Click to go to EPA's Superfund website to do Superfund Program Research. Click for the second website.
Click to see Newsday's list of environmental cleanup sites on Long Island.
Click for the Hazardous Waste Poster.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Toxic Lead and Mercury.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Achieving a Low Waste Society.
Click to watch the video "Landfill Harmonic."
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