Water and Water Pollution-Chapters 9 and 18

Dec 7 Begin Chapter 9- Water’s Properties and the Hydrological Cycle

Sources and Uses of Fresh Water-Increasing Supply

Video-Ground Water or California Water Story

HW: Chapter 9 (download from webpage)

Dec 9 Begin Chapter 18-Types and Sources of Water Pollution

Video- The Great Experiment

Water Treatment

HW: Chapter 18 (download from webpage)

Dec 12 Major Water Problems:

Eutrophication, Ocean Pollution, Runoff

Video-Exxon Valdez

Dec 12 Lab-Water Quality Testing

Essay Prompts

Dec 16 Exams- Chapters 9 & 18

Standards:

CUSD 2.2.1 Interdependence on Earth’s Systems: The Cycling of Matter: Discuss, with the use of diagrams, the environmental cycles of water, carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous.

CUSD 5.1.3 Environmental Quality: Discuss the effects of these pollutants on aquatic ecosystems, vegetation, abiotic structures and wildlife.

CUSD 5.1.4 Environmental Quality: Indicate how these pollutants can be reduced or controlled.

AP Outline of Topics:

II. Interdependence of Earth’s Systems: Fundamental Principles and Concepts

B. The Cycling of Matter-Water

IV. Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources: Distribution, Ownership, Use, Degradaton

A. Water

1. fresh: agricultural, industrial, domestic

2. oceans: fisheries

V. Environmental Quality

A. Air/Water/Soil

1. major pollutants

2. effects of pollutants

3. pollution reduction, remediation and control