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TOPIC 1: FOUNDATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS AND SOCIETIES
Teaching Hours: 16
1.1: Environmental Value Systems
1.2: Systems and Models
1.3: Energy and Equilibria
1.4: Sustainability
1.5: Humans and Pollution
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TOPIC 2: ECOSYSTEMS AND ECOLOGY
Teaching Hours: 25
2.1: Species and Populations
2.2: Communities and Ecosystems
2.3: Flow of Energy and Matter
2.4: Biomes, Zonation and Succession
2.5: Investigating Ecosystems
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Interactive: Seasons
Interactive: World Temperature Map
Interactive: World Wind Map
Interactive: El Niño and La Niña
Interactive: Raindrop Tracker - River Runner
TOPIC 3: BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
Teaching Hours: 13
3.1: An Introduction to Biodiversity
3.2: Origins of Biodiversity
3.3: Threats to Biodiversity
3.4: Conservation of Biodiversity
Recommended Links
Interactive: Peppered Moths
HHMI BioInteractive: The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection and Adaptation
YouTube: Plate Tectonics Explained
Interactive: Ancient Earth Globe
YouTube: The Threat of Invasive Species
TOPIC 4: WATER AND AQUATIC FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND SOCIETIES
Teaching Hours: 15
4.1: Introduction to Water Systems
4.2: Access to Fresh Water
4.3: Aquatic Food Production Systems
4.4: Water Pollution
Recommended Links
YouTube: The Fish on My Plate | FRONTLINE
TOPIC 5: SOIL SYSTEMS AND TERRESTRIAL FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND SOCIETIES
5.1: Introduction to Soil Systems
5.2: Terrestrial Food Production Systems and Food Choices
5.3: Soil Degradation and Conservation
Teaching Hours: 12
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TOPIC 6: ATMOSPHERIC SYSTEMS AND SOCIETIES
6.1: Introduction to the Atmosphere
6.2: Stratospheric Ozone
6.3: Photochemical Smog
6.4: Acid Deposition
Recommended Links
YouTube: What Ever Happened to Acid Rain?
Interactive: Recycle City
Teaching Hours: 10
TOPIC 7: CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY PRODUCTION
Teaching Hours: 13
7.1: Energy Choices and Security
7.2: Climate Change - Causes and Impacts
7.3: Climate Change - Mitigation and Adaptation
Recommended Links
YouTube: How Whales Change Climate
Video Series: Department of Energy: Energy 101 Videos
Interactive: A Guide to the Energy of the Earth
TOPIC 8: HUMAN SYSTEMS AND RESOURCE USE
Teaching Hours: 16
8.1: Human Population Dynamics
8.2: Resource Use in Society
8.3: Solid Domestic Waste
8.4: Human Population Carrying Capacity
Recommended Links
Interactive: Ecological Footprint Calculator
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