Holdet IB2 ESS (2025/26) - Undervisningsbeskrivelse

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Undervisningsbeskrivelse

Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
Termin(er) 2024/25 - 2025/26
Institution Esbjerg Gymnasium
Fag og niveau Naturgeografi -
Lærer(e) Clea Schneider, Katharina U. H. Petersen
Hold 2024 IB/ESS (IB1 ESS, IB1 ESS-bi, IB1 ESS-ge, IB2 ESS, IB2 ESS-bi, IB2 ESS-ge)

Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Titel 1 Foundations of ESS
Titel 2 Ecosystems and ecology
Titel 3 Water
Titel 4 Land
Titel 5 Land continued
Titel 6 Atmosphere and climate change
Titel 7 Natural resources

Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)
Titel 1 Foundations of ESS

Foundations of ESS is an overview of three terms related to ESS starting with Perspectives, Systems and finally Sustainability. The foundations of ESS is therefore an introduction to ESS and the three pillars that is the Foundation through the different topics that will be covered in the course.

Practicals:
-Evaluation of the implications of Ecocentric and Technocentric view on the environmental issue of Climate change
-Designing simple surveys to investigate the values underpinning a self-chosen environmental issue
-Investigation of significant historical influences that has affected the environmental movement
-Investigation of their own personal ecological footprint and the ecological footprint of three different countrie
-Human body temperature as an example of a system

ESS biology: chapter 1.2. Systems
Indhold
Kernestof:

Supplerende stof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
History of the environmental movement 16-09-2024
Lake investigation 25-09-2024
Omfang Estimeret: 13,00 moduler
Dækker over: 18 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 2 Ecosystems and ecology

Species and populations, investigating ecosystems, communities and ecosystems, flows of energy and matter and finally biomes, zonation and succession and finally investigating ecosystems

Practicals - field trips:
Stream pollution evaluation


Practicals - theoretical investigations:
Lincoln index
Evaluation of quadrat sampling
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 21 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 3 Water

Water systems, water access, use and security, aquatic food production systems and water pollution.

Practicals - Laboratory work
- Hydrological circle
- Infiltration experiment

Practicals:
-Creating system diagrams
-Investigation of water shortage and water use in different regions
-Investigation of their own water footprint
-Case work: River Flint (US) and Ganges (India) - evaluation
-Investigation of the origin of plastics in the ocean

Practicals:
- Trent biotic index from data
- Case study on whaling.
Indhold
Kernestof:

Supplerende stof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Lab. report Hydrological circle 27-04-2025
Lab. report Infiltration 06-06-2025
Omfang Estimeret: 10,00 moduler
Dækker over: 16 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 4 Land

Soil. Agriculture and food.

Practicals - Laboratory work
-Soil analysis
-Sieve experiment

Practicals:
-Creating system diagrams
-Identification and naming of soil horizons
-Detailed case study of contrasting farming systems
-Evaluating advantages and disadvantages of The Green Revolution
Indhold
Kernestof:

Supplerende stof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Sieve experiment 23-09-2025
Omfang Estimeret: 8,00 moduler
Dækker over: 5 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 5 Land continued

Soil. Agriculture and food.

Practicals - Laboratory work
-Soil analysis
-Sieve experiment

Practicals:
-Creating system diagrams
-Identification and naming of soil horizons
-Detailed case study of contrasting farming systems
-Evaluating advantages and disadvantages of The Green Revolution
Indhold
Kernestof:

Supplerende stof:
Omfang Estimeret: 8,00 moduler
Dækker over: 4 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 6 Atmosphere and climate change

The atmosphere, climate change - causes and impacts & mitigation and adaptation, stratospheric ozone.

Practicals - Field work
-Measuring radiation components (The Radiation balance for different surfaces) and investigating albedo for different surfaces

Practicals:
-Simulating how different concentrations of GHGs affect Earth’s temperature
-Creating climate change feedback loops
-Exploration of mitigation strategies for different countries evaluating their perspectives
-Investigation of the development of the ozonehole through time
Indhold
Kernestof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
IA - Topic selection 02-11-2025
Radiationbalance and albedo 23-11-2025
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 10 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 7 Natural resources

Natural resources - uses and management. Energy sources -uses and management. Solid waste.

Practicals:
-Investigating two contrasting societies that manage food/water security
Indhold
Kernestof:

Supplerende stof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 7 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer