- Understand major sources of pollution.
- Understand and discuss strategies for resource management.
Success Criteria:
- You can describe the causes and effects of acid rain and oil spills.
- You can describe methods for sustainable forestry and hunting.
At this point you should all have selected your local and invasive species that you will study for your assignment. Tomorrow we will have a research period, followed by a guest speaker. Remember, the assignment is due on Tuesday, Dec. 10.
Handouts:
Watch this video about acid rain:
In real life, acid rain does not burn away our clothes, but they can corrode buildings and statues.
Acid rain occurs when sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxides are emitted into the atmosphere. They react with clouds forming acid rain.
Oil spills are another major form of pollution.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill released 4.9 millions barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Oil can harm wildlife and leave lasting effects for decades to come.
Plastics in the oceans form another hazard for animals.
We then discussed resource management. This refers to way we take care of our natural resource, such as forests. We discussed clear-cutting, shelter wood cutting and selective cutting.
Then we discussed hunting. There are many reasons why people hunt: for food, for sport and for population control.
How do you feel when you see this?
Some people are against seal hunting and are trying to ban it.
Many celebrities weigh in on they issue.
Here's a celebrity who is against seal hunting:
Here's one who is in support of it:
Which side are you on? However you feel about it, it is important to make decisions that affect people's lives based on research and scientific evidence.
Homework: Begin your research of invasive and local species.
Acid rain occurs when sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxides are emitted into the atmosphere. They react with clouds forming acid rain.
Oil spills are another major form of pollution.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill released 4.9 millions barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Oil can harm wildlife and leave lasting effects for decades to come.
Plastics in the oceans form another hazard for animals.
We then discussed resource management. This refers to way we take care of our natural resource, such as forests. We discussed clear-cutting, shelter wood cutting and selective cutting.
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| Clear cutting. |
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| Shelter wood cutting. |
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| Selective cutting. |
How do you feel when you see this?
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| Would you feel different if seals looked like the blob fish? |
Others are in support of the seal hunt as a sustainable way of life.
Many celebrities weigh in on they issue.
Here's a celebrity who is against seal hunting:
Here's one who is in support of it:
Which side are you on? However you feel about it, it is important to make decisions that affect people's lives based on research and scientific evidence.
Homework: Begin your research of invasive and local species.
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