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Environmental Science Grades 6 & 7
LINKS: Environmental Science Pictures	INTRODUCTION The environmental science program is a 2-year program for 6th and 7th graders. Students in the program learn the high school environmental science curriculum, yet it is begun at a middle school level. As, they go, students gain computer skills and lab skillls. With computers, students will focus on internet research, data collection and analysis, and microsoft applications for communicating work. Lab work starts with an emphasis on observation skills and builds lab skills through thoughtful investigations. Students will work on projects individually and in small groups. At the end of the 6th grade year, students will take the environmental science midterm, which covers all the material learned in 6th grade environmental science. At the end of the 7th grade year, student will take the Baltimore County high school exam in Environmental Science. Students will earn a high school credit for passing the exam and satisfactory performance in coursework.
	UNITS GRADE 6 ECOLOGY animal investigations organization within ecosystems nonliving factors in ecosystems food chains and food webs energy flow photosynthesis and cellular respiration nutrient cycles interactions among organisms biomes climatograms exploration of individual ecosystems AIR AND ENERGY air pollutants global warming ozone depletion renewable and nonrenewable energy sources AQUATICS 1: CHESAPEAKE BAY geography and natural history water treatment and purification water quality introduction bay organisms Maryland fish identification *ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE MIDTERM* GRADE 7 AQUATICS 2: STREAM STUDIES water quality testing indicator species stream comparison human impact on aquatic systems aquatic habitats SOIL soil particle size, soil profile porosity, and permeability organic matter in soil suspended and dissolved solids buffer zones erosion controls soil testing WILDLIFE identification of species adaptations endangered species extinction habitat management hunting regulations FORESTRY identification of trees silviculture rainforest investigations succession forest density benefits of forests deforestation *ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE FINAL EXAM*

Environmental Science Grades 6 & 7

LINKS:

INTRODUCTION

The environmental science program is a 2-year program for 6th and 7th graders. Students in the program learn the high school environmental science curriculum, yet it is begun at a middle school level. As, they go, students gain computer skills and lab skillls. With computers, students will focus on internet research, data collection and analysis, and microsoft applications for communicating work. Lab work starts with an emphasis on observation skills and builds lab skills through thoughtful investigations. Students will work on projects individually and in small groups.

At the end of the 6th grade year, students will take the environmental science midterm, which covers all the material learned in 6th grade environmental science. At the end of the 7th grade year, student will take the Baltimore County high school exam in Environmental Science. Students will earn a high school credit for passing the exam and satisfactory performance in coursework.

UNITS

GRADE 6

ECOLOGY

animal investigations
organization within ecosystems
nonliving factors in ecosystems
food chains and food webs
energy flow
photosynthesis and cellular respiration
nutrient cycles
interactions among organisms
biomes
climatograms
exploration of individual ecosystems

AIR AND ENERGY

air pollutants
global warming
ozone depletion
renewable and nonrenewable energy sources

AQUATICS 1: CHESAPEAKE BAY

geography and natural history
water treatment and purification
water quality introduction
bay organisms
Maryland fish identification

***ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE MIDTERM***

GRADE 7

AQUATICS 2: STREAM STUDIES

water quality testing
indicator species
stream comparison
human impact on aquatic systems
aquatic habitats

SOIL

soil particle size, soil profile porosity, and permeability
organic matter in soil
suspended and dissolved solids
buffer zones
erosion controls
soil testing

WILDLIFE

identification of species
adaptations
endangered species
extinction
habitat management
hunting regulations

FORESTRY

identification of trees
silviculture
rainforest investigations
succession
forest density
benefits of forests
deforestation

***ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE FINAL EXAM***