Unit 1: Introduction to APES
The Lost Gods of Easter Island (David Attenborough) Video Segment
Love Canal - Part 1 (Modern Marvels: Engineering Disasters) Video
Love Canal - Part 2 (Modern Marvels: Engineering Disasters) Video
The Return of the Cuyahoga Video
Cuyahoga River Tour 2009 Video
Key Terms
Love Canal - Part 1 (Modern Marvels: Engineering Disasters) Video
Love Canal - Part 2 (Modern Marvels: Engineering Disasters) Video
The Return of the Cuyahoga Video
Cuyahoga River Tour 2009 Video
Key Terms
Wednesday, August 11
In-Class: APES questionnaire; review syllabus; "End of Easter Island" video
Assignment: finish questionnaire; read "Forests and Water" from The Cartoon
Guide to the Environment; read "The Lessons of Easter Island" (Clive Ponting)
In-Class: APES questionnaire; review syllabus; "End of Easter Island" video
Assignment: finish questionnaire; read "Forests and Water" from The Cartoon
Guide to the Environment; read "The Lessons of Easter Island" (Clive Ponting)
Thursday, August 12
In-Class: reading quiz; The Environment: Past, Present, and Future; discuss
Easter Island and Love Canal; videos
Assignment: read The Habitable Planet, Chapter 4, "Ecosystems"
In-Class: reading quiz; The Environment: Past, Present, and Future; discuss
Easter Island and Love Canal; videos
Assignment: read The Habitable Planet, Chapter 4, "Ecosystems"
Friday, August 13
In-Class: reading quiz; Cuyahoga River videos; calculate ecological footprint using
the Global Footprint Network website
Assignment: create a visual (any kind) showing your current ecological
footprint and one way you can reduce your footprint
In-Class: reading quiz; Cuyahoga River videos; calculate ecological footprint using
the Global Footprint Network website
Assignment: create a visual (any kind) showing your current ecological
footprint and one way you can reduce your footprint