Big Idea 2 - LS2: Ecosystems, Interactions, Energy and Dynamics
Human Impact on the Earth Systems (Chapter 44)
Reading Assignments
Refer to Ch. 44 of the textbook
PowerPoint Presentations
Ch. 44 Textbook Powerpoint (pptx)
Global Climate Change (pptx)
EGHS Climate Change Presentation - NOAA (pptx)
Graphs & Climate Data (pptx)
Activities
Global Symposium on Climate Change (Google Doc)
Country Listing for Climate Change Symposium (pdf)
Climate Change Cereal Box Project (Google Doc.)
Carbon - Trends & Oscillations (pdf)
The Black Rhino Project (pdf)
Laboratory Investigations
Coming soon.
PBL Task
Bees & Colony Collapse Disorder
The Impact of Honeybee Populations (pdf)
Bee Colony Collapse Disorder - CER Task (Google Doc)
Making Lip Balm (website link)
Save the Bees (website link)
Data Analysis
Data Analysis: Fertilizing biofuel crops may cause release of greenhouse gases (pdf)
Videos
Biodiversity in the Age of Humans (HHMI)
Climate change Introduction - Robert Redford & NRDC (YouTube, 1:48 min.)
The Greenhouse Effect (Bozeman Science, 8:28 min.)
Global Climate Change (Bozeman Science, 7:05 min.)
Biodiversity in the Age of Humans (HHMI)
Interesting Links
Climate Change - How a 2 degree celsius temperature increase could change the planet
Climate change & drought (pdf)
Microdocs - Short Attention Span Ecology Videos
Water Footprint - an assortment of water resources
The Roof is Growing - Exploring Green Roofs from the American Society of Landscape Architects
'A Liter of Lite' (Isang Litrong Liwanag) - How Did a Plastic Bottle Change the World?
The Earth Day Challenge!
'Uncontacted Tribes' - A rare and unusual perspective of the world's last tribes
Earth's Endangered Species List
Surging seas - Risk Zone Map
'Overfishing & Whole Foods Decision' (NPR radio story)
Joel Sartore - Ark Project