The Importance of Recycling & Stewardship

DO NOW: How does this picture connect to what we have been learning? Write 4-5 sentences & include key terms.

DO NOW Urbanization Population Growth Resources Sustainability

Agenda Do Now Bottled Water Video Garbage Island Article Station Nation Review Unit 4 Quiz Exit Ticket *Unit 4 Test on Wednesday *Midterm Exam next Wednesday, March 28th

The Story of Bottled Water On loose-leaf: 1.What are the costs for us as consumers? 2.What are the environmental costs? 3.How have companies used advertising to deceive us (lie to us)? 4.What can we do to address this issue?

Garbage Island Article 1.Complete the Anticipation Guide Questions in the chart 2.Read the article independently 3.Answer the follow-up questions with a partner 4.Be ready to share your responses and opinions

Anticipation Questions 1.Trash flows downstream. All watersheds end up in the ocean, thus trash ends up in the ocean. 2.Most trash is biodegradable and can be easily turned into nutrients for fish and other marine life 3.Plastic easily dissolves in the ocean 4.Most trash that ends up in our water is from the land. 5.There is a floating island of waste twice the size of Texas in the Pacific Ocean.

Follow-up Questions 1.What is a gyre? How does the gyre contribute to the amount of trash in the ocean? 2.Where does the trash that makes up Garbage Island come from? 3.Are plastic water bottles recyclable? 4.What happens to the plastic that makes water bottles? 5.How can we reduce our use of plastic? 6.How can we reuse our use of plastic?

Station Nation 1: Recycling 2: Recycle City (on your own-no reading) 3: Endangered Species 4: World Clock (as a class) 5: Human Population & Resources (article w/ graph)

World Clock world-statistics/ world-statistics/ Population: World Population: 6,868,783,698 More males More births Ages has highest population China has largest population

World Clock Death: Number one killer-communicable disease: AIDS/HIV/STD Number one killer-non-communicable disease: Cardiovascular Illness: Highest death by injury: Traffic accidents Crimes: Most committed crime: ID Theft

World Clock Environment: CO2 emissions: 24 billion metric tons Extinction: 21 thousand species Forest lost: 10,555,043 acres Energy: Most used nonrenewable: natural gas, oil Least used: ethanol Food: Most farmed/slaughtered: Chicken 1-Cereals, 2-Sugars, 3-Vegetables, 4-Fruits

Review Unit 4 Quiz!

PEOPLE BOMB 1.Find ONE partner 2.With your partner, you are going to answer the questions for each scenario 3.Read the information for each scenario out loud with your partner-switch off who reads for each scenario 4.Answer the questions on a separate sheet of paper 5.THIS IS A PAIR GRADE… you must each turn in an assignment!

Exit Ticket 1.What is the most effective way to reduce waste? 2.What are three materials that can be recycled? 3.Are there more births or deaths? 4.What are two reasons why species become endangered? 5.Which region of the world consumes the most resources?