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Welcome To Environmental Systems and Societies

1. The document provides an overview and introduction to the Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS) course for the 2020-2021 school year. It outlines the course aims, expectations, and various tools that will be used. 2. The document discusses that ESS is an interdisciplinary subject that combines aspects of both the sciences and humanities. It aims to develop students' understanding of environmental issues from various perspectives and at different scales. 3. Some of the key tools that will be used in the course include ManageBac for resources, assignments, and communication, as well as Miro boards, Padlet, Kahoot, and Google platforms. Academic honesty, participation, and meeting deadlines are among the

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Welcome To Environmental Systems and Societies

1. The document provides an overview and introduction to the Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS) course for the 2020-2021 school year. It outlines the course aims, expectations, and various tools that will be used. 2. The document discusses that ESS is an interdisciplinary subject that combines aspects of both the sciences and humanities. It aims to develop students' understanding of environmental issues from various perspectives and at different scales. 3. Some of the key tools that will be used in the course include ManageBac for resources, assignments, and communication, as well as Miro boards, Padlet, Kahoot, and Google platforms. Academic honesty, participation, and meeting deadlines are among the

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Welcome to

Environment
al Systems
and Societies
YEAR 1 IB DP

AY 2 0 2 0 - 2 0 2 1
1. Intro to ESS
2. Subject Overview (handbook)
3. ManageBac Class
4. Learner Data (Google Form)
Today’s Plan 5. Lorax Clip (padlet)
6. Tools
What is ESS? (Group 3 –
individuals and societies/ Group 4
Sciences)
research investigate discuss solve problems think holistically personal  community
 global

ethics cultural political socialeconomic


interactions of societies with environment
“impact of our complex system of societies on the natural world”

 refer to course aims


ESS AIMS
1. acquire the knowledge and understandings of environmental systems and issues at a variety of scales
2. apply the knowledge, methodologies and skills to analyse environmental systems and issues at a variety of scales
3. appreciate the dynamic interconnectedness between environmental systems and societies
4. value the combination of personal, local and global perspectives in making informed decisions and taking responsible
actions on environmental issues
5. be critically aware that resources are finite, that these could be inequitably distributed and exploited, and that management
of these inequities is the key to sustainability
6. develop awareness of the diversity of environmental value systems

7. develop critical awareness that environmental problems are caused and solved by decisions made by individuals and
societies that are based on different areas of knowledge

8. engage with the controversies that surround a variety of environmental issues


9. create innovative solutions to environmental issues by engaging actively in local and global contexts

(from Subject Guide)


Communicate!

• in live lessons daily


• by e-mail, MB message and if urgent, by WA

Aim for the IB Learner Profile


Expectations
• self-management (organized, conscious of
for the new year approaching deadlines, prioritize)
• principled (academic honesty in written work and
exams)
• knowledgeable (read about environmental topics
outside of the textbook)
• inquirers (ask questions and be curious about the
systems we discuss)
Support
• each other
• from the school/your teachers
Expectations • linked to communication!
for the new year
Academic Honesty
• reference, reference, reference
• MLA format
• Turnitin similarity index
Virtual School Conduct
Students Teacher

- attend all live sessions on time - attend all live sessions on time

- participate (speak and be on camera – - give ample opportunity for participation


volunteer and when requested) (limit lectures)
- wear uniform 
- wear uniform
- prepare lessons and upload helpful
- submit assignments thoroughly & on
resources
time
- provide feedback/grades in a timely manner
- inform teacher if you are absent, inquire
about missed work (be proactive!)
Virtual School Tools
ManageBac – communication, resources, assignments, feedback and grades
Miro Boards – online collaborative whiteboard
Padlet
Kahoot! – online quizzes
Quizziz
Google Docs/Forms/Slides
Excel/Sheets
How can I be successful in ESS?
(My advice)
Understand (and correctly use!) vocabulary
Read the textbook/ other provided resources (regularly, before the lesson)
Take your own HANDWRITTEN notes
Practice short answer and essay questions without your notes/book
How can I be successful in ESS?
(My advice)
Evaluate issues from multiple perspectives (ex. SEEP)
SOCIAL
ECOLOGICAL
ECONOMIC
POLITICAL
Resource
Oxford Course Book (2015 ed.)
Today
1. Big Questions STARTER – describe your 1st day in IB
yesterday in 1 word or phrase 
2. TOK in ESS
3. What is a Systems Approach?
Big Questions in ESS
1. Which strengths and weaknesses of the systems approach and of the use of models have been
revealed through this topic?
2. To what extent have the solutions emerging from this topic been directed at preventing environmental
impacts, limiting the extent of the environmental impacts or restoring systems in which environmental
impacts have already occurred?
3. What value systems are at play in the causes and approaches to resolving the issues addressed in this topic?
4. How does your personal value system compare with the others you have encountered in the context of issues
raised in this topic?
5. How are the issues addressed in this topic relevant to sustainability or sustainable development?
6. In which ways might the solutions explored in this topic alter your predictions for the state of human societies
and the biosphere decades from now?
Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
ESS as a natural and human science – 2 Areas of
Knowledge or AOKs
Interdisciplinary so understanding requires
multiple Ways of Knowing or WOKs
Models are simplified
TOK in ESS constructions of reality
—in the construction of
Knowledge a
Question model, how can we
Example know which aspects of
the world to include
from 1.2 and which
to ignore?
How-to for TOK in ESS?
- keep a separate notebook section for TOK (ex. back of your lecture
notes)
- maintain a list of knowledge questions for each topic that we
discuss
- raise knowledge questions we discuss in ESS in your TOK class
(LINKS)
INTERNATIO
NAL
MINDEDNESS
Local  Global
Solutions to
environmental issues
often require a global
approach and
international agreements
Can you give an
example?
HW
Complete 1.2 Vocabulary Sheet

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