APES- Chapters 21 & 22: Atmosphere, Climate Change, Air Pollution

 

Feb 22             Solar Lab Weather Permitting:  Bring Your Materials!!!

The atmosphere and Climate-Chapter 21

                        Video: El Nino

 

Feb 24             Global Climate Change

                        Video-Greenhouse Effect

                       

Feb 27             Ozone Depletion

                        Video-Hole in the ozone layer

 

Mar 1               Ozone Depletion Cont’d                      

                        Kyoto Agreement-“Precautionary Principle”-Computer Lab

                       

Mar 3               Assignment: Air Pollution and Climate Change

                        HW: Chapter 21 Due

                       

Mar 6               Quiz-Chapter 21

                       

Mar 8               Atmospheric Pollution-Chapter 22

                        Sources and Impacts

Acid Deposition

                        Video- Acid Rain +/or Search for Clean Air

                       

Mar 10             Lab- Acid Rain

                        HW: Chapter 22 Due

 

Mar 13             Quiz: Chapter 22

 

AP Course Outline

 

V. Environmental Quality

A.       Air/Wate/Soil

1.        Major pollutants

2.        Effects of Pollutants

3.        Pollution reduction, remediation and control

 

VI. Global Changes and Their Consequences

A.       First-Order Effects

1.        atmosphere: carbon dioxide, methane and ozone

2.        oceans: surface temperatures, currents, sea level

3.        biota: habitat destruction