YOU MUST ENTER AND EXIT THE SCHOOL THROUGH THE WEST MATHERS ENTRANCE
WE START AT 8:45 - PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE AT THE SCHOOL BEFORE 8:35

Welcome to ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

BRING A DEVICE TO CLASS EACH DAY               AND                        BE PREPARED TO WORK OUTSIDE
All course materials, videos, recorded class lectures, and work will be posted on CLASSROOM. This means that students staying home can keep us, and students in class will need to bring a device to complete their work. 

​Classroom Code: ahmmh7x
Turn It In: Enrollment Key ES2020 Class Id 26257105
Students in Environmental Science Q1 2020/2021 will have the unique experience of designing and construction the WVSS raised garden beds and irrigation system. Be prepared to get outside and use your creative minds and hands in this class collaborative project. 

​Project Management

GENERAL COURSE SET UP

We are together for longer spans of time more frequently in the quarter model so I have structured the course around
​4 Areas of Focus
Content Works
This includes notes, worksheets, quizzes, assignments, and formal assessments
Current Event Articles
Students will each share 3 articles throughout the term with a group of 6-8 peers and submit their work to classroom
Audiobook Reflections
Each day we will listen to 10-20 min of "Inconspicuous Consumption"
Written by: Tatiana Schlossberg
Project Management
Students will manage 2 Projects over the 10 week quarter in teams or individually

ASSESSMENT POLICIY

Mark Allocation:        
​Equally Weighted:
  • Knowledge and Understanding
  • Questioning, Procedures & Evidence
  • Analyzing and Evaluating
  • Communication, Perspectives & Ethics
Beginning = 1 = 50-55% -limited understanding of the concepts and competencies relevant to the expected learning

Developing = 2 = 59-71% - partial understanding of the concepts and competencies relevant to the expected learning

Achieving = 3 = 75-87% - complete understanding of the concepts and competencies relevant to the expected learning

Exemplary = 4 = 91-99%  - sophisticated understanding of the concepts and competencies relevant to the expected learning
Big Ideas to Guide Our Learning
  • Complex roles and relationships contribute to diversity of ecosystems
  • Changing ecosystems are maintained by natural processes
  • Human practices affect the sustainability of ecosystems
  • Humans can play a role in stewardship and restoration of ecosystems
  • Human actions affect the quality of water and its ability to sustain life
  • Human activities cause changes in the global climate system
  • Sustainable land use is essential to meet the needs to a growing population
  • Living sustainably supports the well-being of self, community, and Earth​