Big Ideas
Name an animal that is a part of the biodiversity of the state of Connecticut
Chipmunk, Squirrel, White-Tailed Deer, Coyote, Raccoon, Groundhog, Timber Rattlesnake, Bats, Opossum, etc...
Hunter-Gatherers
Observation
The study of how HUMANS interact with the environment
Environmental Science
Your guess is as good as mine
Environmental science pulls from many different fields of study (biology, earth science, chemistry, etc.). Because of this, it is known as what kind of science?
Interdisciplinary
This period of time is characterized by sudden high pollution levels and the usage of fossil fuels
The Industrial Revolution
The last step in the scientific method or a scientific experiment
This is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock
Agriculture
This is Cherise's favorite activity in literature and also science
Reading "Ghost"
The total calculation of the amount of land you consume
Your Ecological Footprint
This group led bison into extinction
The Hunter-Gatherers
This is what you collect when you are conducting an experiment
Data
The variety and number of living things in an area
Biodiversity
This student provided images of his debris shelter that he built at home
Jackson
A shared-resource situation where users act in self-interest, ignore common good, and spoil the shared resource
Tragedy of the Commons
This revolution led to a boom in urban development, people moved from farms to cities
The Industrial Revolution
An educated guess on the outcome of an experiment
Hypothesis or prediction
When human needs are met in a way so that they can survive for an unlimited amount of time
Sustainability
This is the state Ms. O'Hara's parents currently live
Confusion
Just kidding...North Carolina
We watched Zac Efron travel to Costa Rica. The community problem solved by using the human waste to create methane gas and use it as a power source. We talked about how this is an example of a ___________ practice.
Sustainable
This period brought on the widespread domestication of plants
The Agricultural Revolution
An experiment
An example of this would be the relationship between the clownfish and a sea anemone
A Mutualistic or Symbiotic Relationship
This is Ms. O'Hara's favorite Kanye West song
"Everything I Am"