1. IMPACT SAMR Cover Sheet
Teacher: Clophus
1. Evaluate whether a resource is renewable by analyzing its relative regeneration time (SE-H-B1)
2. Analyze data to determine the effect of preservation practices compared to conservation practices for a sample species (SE-H-B2)
3. Identify the factors that cause the inequitable distribution of Earth’s resources (e.g., politics, economics, climate) (SE-H-B3)
4. Evaluate the effectiveness of natural resource management in Louisiana (SE-HB4) (SE-H-B5)
5. Analyze data to determine when reuse, recycling, and recovery are applicable (SE-H-B5)
6. Identify the factors that affect sustainable development (SE-H-B6) Environmental Awareness and Protection
Task Overview
Learning Objective(s)
Suggested Technology
Learn and relay information on another country’s resources.
The students will be able to identify the challenges that are faced for everyday survival in different regions of the globe.
laptops
Review Chapter review and take quiz on review using Kahoot.
Students will have a better understanding of what environmental science is all about.
Promethean board
Kahoot
iPads
Create a PowerPoint with pictures and solutions of waste issues. Provide feedback to other students.
Students will see the effects pollution can have on a specific area. They will also see the importance of properly disposing wastes.
PowerPoint
Watch the video and answer questions afterwards.
identify the challenges that are faced for everyday survival in different regions of the globe.
headphones
REDEFINITION
Technology allows for the creation of new tasks that were previously not conceivable.
transformation
MODIFICATION
Technology allows for significant task redesign..
AUGMENTATION
Technology acts as a direct tool for substitution with some functional improvement.
enhancement
SUBSTITUTION
Technology acts as a direct tool for substitution with no real change.

2. Technology acts a direct substitute, with no functional improvement
Challenges of Life
Watch the video and answer questions afterwards.
SUBSTITUTION
Technology acts a direct substitute,
with no functional improvement
1. Load the DVD “Life” and select the section called “Challenges of Life”. 2. Answer questions on the worksheet provided by the teacher and be ready to provide feedback on survival methods.
This task uses:
Laptops
Headphones
Life DVD
Learning Objective(s)
The students will be able to identify the challenges that are faced for everyday survival in different regions of the globe.
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/ Phillip
School: Sulphur High (main campus)
Louisiana State Standard:
Analyze data to determine the effect of preservation practices compared to conservation practices for a sample species (SE-H-B2)
Identify the factors that cause the inequitable distribution of Earth’s resources (e.g., politics, economics, climate) (SE-H-B3) )
Grade Level/Subject: High School Environmental Science
Special Directions/Considerations:
Activity Evaluation:
Prerequisites for students:

3. What is environmental science?
Take notes and review for Kahoot.
AUGMENTATION
Technology acts as a direct tool
for substitution with some
functional improvement.
Take notes from Ch. 1 PowerPoint displayed on the Promethean board.
Quiz your shoulder partner using your notes (5 minutes)
Pick up an iPad and click the Kahoot app. Enter code
Play Kahoot to review key concepts from Ch. 1
This task uses:
Promethean Board
Chapter 1 flipchart
iPads
Kahoot
Learning Objective(s)
Students will have a better understanding of what environmental science is all about.
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/ Phillip
School: Sulphur High (main campus)
Louisiana State Standard:
Evaluate whether a resource is renewable by analyzing its relative regeneration time (SE-H-B1)
Analyze data to determine the effect of preservation practices compared to conservation practices for a sample species (SE-H-B2)
Identify the factors that cause the inequitable distribution of Earth’s resources (e.g., politics, economics, climate) (SE-H-B3)
Evaluate the effectiveness of natural resource management in Louisiana (SE-HB4) (SE-H-B5)
Analyze data to determine when reuse, recycling, and recovery are applicable (SE-H-B5)
Identify the factors that affect sustainable development (SE-H-B6) Environmental Awareness and Protection
Grade Level/Subject: High School Environmental Science
Special Directions/Considerations:
Activity Evaluation:
Prerequisites for students:

4. significant task redesign.M
Preventing pollution
Read this article and see what happens when no one cares where they dump their trash.
MODIFICATION
Technology allows for
significant task redesign.
Read this article
Using an iPad, find litter concerns in your assigned area on campus . Take at least five pictures that reflect the litter concern.
Create a PowerPoint presentation that includes your pictures that you took from your assigned area.
Provide at least two solutions on each slide of how we can eliminate the waste as well as prevent this from happening.
In a Gallery Walk, review at least presentations. Use a post-it note to provide support or make suggestions for the two presentations you have reviewed.
This task uses: Computer iPad Phones PowerPoint
Learning Objective(s):
Students will see the effects pollution can have on a specific area. They will also see the importance of properly disposing wastes.
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/ Phillip
School: Sulphur High (main campus)
Louisiana State Standard:
Analyze data to determine when reuse, recycling, and recovery are applicable (SE-H-B5)
Identify the factors that affect sustainable development (SE-H-B6) Environmental Awareness and Protection
Grade Level/Subject: high school environmental science
Special Directions/Considerations:
Activity Evaluation:
Prerequisites for students:

5. R
World news
Learn and relay information on another country’s resources.
REDEFINITION
Technology allows for the
creation of new tasks that were
previously not conceivable.
Join your assigned groups of 3 (2 news anchors and 1 cameraman)
Choose a country and gather information on their resources and how they are used.
Compare this country to the USA
Film a 1 minute news report with an iPad of dialogue between the 2 news anchors about the similarities and differences between the 2 countries.
Each group will post their video on the assigned Padlet.
Review at least two videos posted by another class.
Each group will leave a comment or suggestion to provide feedback on the video they reviewed.
This task uses: iPad Apple tv to stream to board Padlet
Learning Objective(s):
Students will have another prospective to using the resources available to them and also how to preserve them.
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/ Phillip
School: Sulphur High (main campus)
Louisiana State Standard:
Analyze data to determine when reuse, recycling, and recovery are applicable (SE-H-B5)
Identify the factors that affect sustainable development (SE-H-B6)
Grade Level/Subject: High School Environmental Science
Special Directions/Considerations: Activity Evaluation:
Prerequisites for students: