Overview of what Geo-scientists do,their methods and technology.
NOTE: Study questions will be posted later.

Why Earth Science?

Welcome to AICE Environmental Management

AICE Environmental Management is one of the newest additions to the sciences in the AICE Curriculum at Mandarin High School(MHS). 'This syllabus covers environmental issues and their management, especially the human aspect. Through their studies, students will learn about environmental resources and their human exploitation, and about the goal of sustainable environmental management. Students also consider a range of case study material which can feature local, regional or global examples.'(cie.org)

Here is a video that highlights the topics covered in this course. Please note that the video uses the term "geosphere" whereas Cambridge uses the term "lithosphere". 
Assignment: Create Cornell Notes for the video.

 

AICE Environmental Management(EM)  Links

• Syllabus 2013
• Mandarin HS Groupfusion
• Earth Science Week: This site contains links to all of the ES Videos and Activities

Environmental Management Vocabulary List 1 Study online at quizlet.com/_3d7gq

Quest:There will be a crossword quiz on this on Tuesday, August 28, 2012.

1. Abiotic features

2. Accurate 

3. Adaptation 

4. Albedo 

5. Biome

6. Biotic features

7. Climate

8. Community

9. Convection Current

10. Core

11. Crust

12. Deep Mining

13. Dependent Variable

14. Domestic Waste

15. Ecosystem

16. Fair

17. Fossil Fuels

18. Greenhouse Gases

19. Habitat

20. Igneous Rock

21. Independent Variable

22. Insolation

23. Insulation

24. Leaching

25. Mantle

26. Metamorphic Rock

27. Niche

28. Nuclear Fission

29. Nuclear Waste 

30. Open Cast Mining: Method, used when minerals are closer to the surface. A conical open pit is dug on the top of a kimberlite pipe, the pit increases in size as the mining continues.

31. Organism

32. Photosynthesis: (Water) + (CarbonDioxide) → (Glucose) + (Oxygen)

33. Plate Tectonic

34. Population

35. Precise

36. Reflection

37. Reliable

38. Renewable Resources

39. Respiration: (Glucose) + (Oxygen) →(Water) + (Carbon Dioxide) + 'Energy':

40. Sedimentary Rock
41. Toxic Waste