Thursday, May 1, 2008

Week 33, Environmental Science, Mr. Vaught April 21th – April 25th, 2008


Objectives:

  1. HFACEnvironmentalScience.blogspot.com

  2. Chapter 20, The environment and human health

  3. Extra credit: field guide and community garden and news articles.

  4. Continue labs, Winogradsky column, look at water samples with microscopes



Monday: 042108

Hormones and the endocrine system

Handouts/homework:


Tuesday: 042208

Industrial chemicals and waste disposal

Handout/Homework:


Wednesday: 042308

Toxicology and epidemiology

Homework/handout: quiz 20.1



Thursday: 04-24-08

Biological hazards, pathogens,

Handout/homework: quiz 20.2


Friday: 04-25-08

Chapter 20 concept review

Turn in journals

Handout: active reading worksheet, due Monday



Environmental Journal Topics

042108 What is the difference between a hormone disruptor and a hormone mimic?

042208 What is the difference between a toxicologist and an epidmiologist?

042308 Name 3 pollutants, where they come from, and their possible effects.

042408 What is the difference between a pathogen and a vector?

042508 How do the actions of humans contribute to water bourn disease?


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