Environmental+Health

=Unit: Environmental Health= =Course: Modern Consumer Science= =Teacher: Cinda Murray=

=PA E & E Standards:= 4.3.10.A Describe environmental health issues.

=Learning Objectives / Indicators= · Students will identify the effects on human health of air, water, and soil pollution and some of the economic costs to society. · Students will explain how human practices affect the quality of the water and soil. · Students will describe how indoor pollutants might affect human health, how common household cleaning products are manufactured, and how to dispose of those products after use. · Students will explain the costs and benefits of cleaning up contaminants. · Students will identify some environmental regulations and their impacts on environmental health.

=Essential Vocabulary= Effluent Sewage Microbes Pandemic Allergy Asthma

=Performance tasks:= Graded notebooks Participation points Lab activities Worksheets Lab practicals Homework Quia Quizzes Tests – written and oral Presentations / Projects Web-based Activities

=Writing:= Note-taking Summarizing / reflections Essays Forums Creative writing Descriptive writing Lab reports Chats online

=Thinking:= Analyzing Evaluating Compare / Contrast Synthesizing

=Speaking:= Small group discussions Class discussions Oral Presentations Oral Assessments

=Reading:= Graphic organizers Outlining / note taking Foldables Popcorn read Reading software

=Teaching strategies:= Lecture & discussion Lab Activities Field trips / Outdoor labs Computer simulations VCR/DVD Smart board Guided practice Bell ringers

=Adaptations:= Differentiated materials & as per IEPs

=Open ended Question:=

What affects an ecosystem?

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