Science Scope and Sequence Environmental Science

Environmental Science
Laboratory Safety
Environmental Science & Ecology

Quarter 1

Quarter 2

Quarter 3

Quarter 4

X
X

Humans and the Environment

Earths Resources

X
X

Sustainable Future

Laboratory-centered, this course introduces fundamental ecological concepts and explores the interactions
within ecosystems. Students learn about the biosphere, ecosystems, chemical cycles, and the role of living
things in ecosystems. In addition to learning about environmental problems such as pollution,
overpopulation, and habitat destruction, students explore practical alternatives for protecting the
environment and moving toward a sustainable future.

Quarter 1: Environmental Science & Ecology

Ea: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how scientific inquiry and technological design,
including mathematical analysis, can be used appropriately to pose questions, seek answers, and develop
solutions.
Indicators Ea.1- Ea.9
Eb: The student will identify and describe current environmental issues, and considers of the role of beliefs,
attitudes, and values in proposing solutions to environmental problems.
Indicators Eb.1- Eb.6
Ee: The student will explain how geochemical cycles and ecological processes on Earth interact through
time to cycle matter and energy and how human activity can alter the rates of these processes.
Indicators Ee.1- Ee.3
Ef: The student will analyze ecology as interrelationships, explain the transfer of matter and energy within
ecosystems, relate the theory of biological evolution to geologic time and addresses speciation and
biodiversity in the context of the environment.
Indicators Ef.1- Ef.4, Ef.6- Ef.9,

Quarter 2: Humans and the Environment

Ec: The student will identify the effect of human activities on natural processes and interrelationships within
ecosystems.
Indicators Ec.1- Ec.8
Ef: The student will analyze ecology as interrelationships, explain the transfer of matter and energy within
ecosystems, relate the theory of biological evolution to geologic time and addresses speciation and
biodiversity in the context of the environment.
Indicators Ef.1, Ef.2, Ef.4- Ef.8,

Quarter 3: Earths Resources

Ec: The student will identify the effect of human activities on natural processes and interrelationships within
ecosystems.
Indicators Ec.1- Ec.8
Ed: The student will identify a variety of Earths finite natural resources, assess the availability and
sustainability of resources.
Indicators Ed.1- Ed.4
Ef: The student will analyze ecology as interrelationships, explain the transfer of matter and energy within
ecosystems, relate the theory of biological evolution to geologic time and addresses speciation and

Science Scope and Sequence Environmental Science

biodiversity in the context of the environment.
Indicators Ef.5, Ef.8

Quarter 4: Sustainable Future

Eb: The student will identify and describe current environmental issues, and considers of the role of beliefs,
attitudes, and values in proposing solutions to environmental problems.
Indicators Eb.1- Eb.6
Ec: The student will identify the effect of human activities on natural processes and interrelationships within
ecosystems.
Indicators Ec.4, Ec.8
Ed: The student will identify a variety of Earths finite natural resources, assess the availability and
sustainability of resources.
Indicators Ed.1- Ed.9
Ee: The student will explain how geochemical cycles and ecological processes on Earth interact through
time to cycle matter and energy and how human activity can alter the rates of these processes.
Indicators Ee.1, Ee.4
Ef: The student will analyze ecology as interrelationships, explain the transfer of matter and energy within
ecosystems, relate the theory of biological evolution to geologic time and addresses speciation and
biodiversity in the context of the environment.
Indicators Ef.6