Lesson Plan- EVS -

Lesson Plan

Name of the Faculty : Dr.KAILASH NARAYAN
Discipline : B.Tech
Semester :2^ND
Subject : EVS
Course Code :HAS-107C
Lesson Plan Duration :15 Weeks
Work Load (Lecture/ Practical) per week (in hours) : Lecure-03, Practical-00
week	Theory
	Lecture Day	Topic (including assignment/test)
1^st	1^st	The Multidisciplinary Nature of Environmental Studies:
	2^nd	Definition, scope and importance. Need for public awareness.
	3^rd	Assignment/Unit test
2^nd	1^st	Natural Resources: Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources: Natural
		resources and associated problems:
		· Forest resources: Use and over-exploitation, deforestation, case studies.
		Timber extraction, mining, dams and their effects on forests and tribal
		people.
	2^nd	Water resources: Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water,
		floods, drought, conflicts over water, dams-benefits and problems.
	3^rd	Mineral resources: Use and exploitation, environmental effects of extracting
		and mineral resources, case studies. Food resources: World food problems, changes caused by agriculture and
		overgrazing, effects of modern agriculture, fertilizer-pesticide problems,
		water logging, salinity, case studies.
3rd	1^st	Energy resources: Growing energy needs, renewable and non- renewable
		energy sources, use of alternate energy sources. Case studies.
	2^nd	Land resources: Land as a resource, land degradation, man induced
		landslides, soil erosion and desertification.
	3^rd	Role of an individual in conservation of natural resources. Equitable use of
		resources for sustainable lifestyles.
4^th	1^st	Ecosystems:
		· Concept of an ecosystem. Structure and function of an ecosystem. Producers,
		consumers and decomposers.
	2^nd
		Energy flow in the ecosystem. Ecological succession. Food chains, food
		webs and ecological pyramids.
	3^rd	Introduction, types, characteristic features, structure and function of the
		following ecosystem:
		a) Forest ecosystem b) Grassland ecosystem c) Desert ecosystem d) Aquatic
		ecosystems (ponds, streams, lakes, rivers, oceans, estuaries).
5^th	1^st	Assignment/Unit test
	2^nd	Biodiversity and its Conservation:
		· Introduction – Definition: genetic, species and ecosystem diversity.
	3^rd	Biogeographical classification of India. Value of biodiversity: consumptive
		use, productive use, social, ethical, aesthetic and option values. Biodiversity at
		global, National and local levels.
6^th	1^st	India as a mega-diversity nation. Hot-spots of biodiversity. Threats to
		biodiversity: habitat loss, poaching of wildlife, man-wildlife conflicts.
		Endangered and endemic species of India. Conservation of biodiversity: in-
		situ and ex-situ conservation of biodiversity.
	2^nd	Assignment/Unit test
	3^rd	Environmental Pollution: Definition.
		· Causes, effects and control measures of: Air pollution
7^th	1^st	b) Water pollution c)
		Soil pollution d) Marine pollution e) Noise pollution f) Thermal pollution g)
		Nuclear hazards
	2^nd	Solid waste Management: Causes, effects and control measures of urban and
		industrial wastes. Role of an individual in prevention of pollution. Pollution
		case studies
	3^rd	Disaster management: floods, earthquake, cyclone and landslides.
8^th	1^st	Assignment/Unit test
	2^nd	Social Issues and the Environment:
		· From Unsustainable to Sustainable development Urban problems related to
		energy.
	3^rd	Water conservation, rain water harvesting, watershed management.
		Resettlement and rehabilitation of people; its problems and concerns. Case
		studies.
9^th	1^st	Environmental ethics: Issues and possible solutions. Climate change, global
		warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, nuclear accidents and holocaust.
		Case studies. Wasteland reclamation. Consumerism and waste products.
	2^nd	Environment Protection Act. Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act.
		Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act
	3^rd	Wildlife Protection Act. Forest Conservation Act. Issues involved in
		enforcement of environmental legislation
10^th	1^st	Public awareness.
	2^nd	Assignment/Unit test
	3^rd	Human Population and the Environment:
11^th	1^sts	Population growth, variation
		among nations.
	2^nd	Population explosion – Family Welfare Programme.
	3^rd	Environment and human health
12^th	1^st	Human Rights. Value Education. HIV/AIDS.
		Women and Child Welfare
	2^nd	Role of Information Technology in Environment
		and human health. Case Studies.
	3^rd	Assignment/Unit test
13^th	1^st	Field Work
	2^nd	Visit to a local area to document environmental assets-river / forest / grassland
		/ hill / mountain.
	3^rd	Visit to a local polluted site – Urban / Rural / Industrial / Agricultural.
14^th	1^st	Study of common plants, insects, birds.
	2^nd	Study of simple ecosystems – pond, river, hill slopes, etc.
	3^rd	Assignment/Unit test
15^th	1^st	Revision
	2^nd	Revision
	3^rd	Revision