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
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