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Environmental Issues
Environmental Issues
What homework did you have that assessed the way you live in your space?
The home audit
Fill in the blank
___________ is someone who buys and uses goods and services
A consumer
T/F you can recycle plastic grocery bags in your recycling bin at home?
False
But you can recycle them at a local recycling facility or some grocery stores
When gasses get trapped in the atmosphere this is called the ____________ ________
Greenhouse effect
Think about the book One Earth, what are people doing around the planet Earth to help combat climate change?
There are many examples from the book:
- Protecting and restoring forests
- Developing clean energy
- Promoting sustainable agriculture
- Raising awareness
Name 5 of earths natural resources
Water, sun, wind, forests, minerals, soil, fossil fuels, coal, and rock
How can you be a thoughtful consumer?
determine what you want vs need
List 5 things that you can recycle
Paper, cardboard, glass, aluminum cans, and thick plastics
Define extraction in relation to earth friendly living
taking out/removing from the earth
What are some ways you and your group members can help protect our planet?
Anything positive to help the earth works
- Spreading awareness
- Any of the 6 R's of ecology
Name the 5 parts of the "material economy" in order (think back to what you sketched during The Story of Stuff video)
Extraction, production, distribution, consumption, and disposal
Give an example of being a thoughtful consumer
Any example would work that relates:
Reusing your clothes as long as they still fit
Tree's naturally growing back after a forest fire is an example of which R term?
regenerate
Define planned obsolescence or perceived obsolescence
- Planned obsolescence: When products are designed to break or become outdated quickly on purpose.
- Perceived obsolescence: When you feel like you need the newest thing, even if your old stuff still works fine.
Looking back at the you choose reading assignment what inspired your groups thinking towards creating a healthier planet?
Anything positive works
(saying "nothing" doesn't count)
The increasing cycle of consuming and discarding contributes to atmospheric pollution by releasing which 2 types of gases?
carbon dioxide and methane
Industrial
Fill in the blanks:
Ms. Barnes decided to ________ how much water she uses. She ________ her water usage by turning off the water when brushing her teeth.
rethink
reduced
Give an example of planned and perceived obsolescence
Any example that fits with each word works
Planned Obsolescence: A company that makes light bulbs. Instead of making bulbs that last a really long time, they design them to burn out after about a year.
Perceived Obsolescence: think about the latest water bottle that just came out. Your water bottle works perfectly fine, but everyone at school has the new trending one. You start to feel like your water bottle is old and outdated, even though it's not.
What was your groups most challenging and most exciting parts of the No Such Thing as Trash Project?
Anything works!
Name 2 ways American leaders strategized to encourage consumerism after World War ll. (Think back to the Story of Stuff video and discussion)
- Planned and perceived obsolescence
- They related holidays to consumerism
Define ecology (think back to the infographics...)
- The place we live in
- Our environment
- Living things
(or anything related)
Give 2 examples of things you can reuse and repurpose
- reuse: anything that you use again for the same purpose
- repurpose: anything you give a new purpose to
Define the term economy
the economy is the whole system of producing, distributing, and consuming goods and services.
What was your groups favorite thing about this unit?
Anything positive wins!