How can we create extraction techniques for fossil fuels that do not negatively affect an ecosystem due to human activity? Investigation 2: An ecosystem’s (the living & non-living) biodiversity can be negatively affected by hydraulic fracking and oil drilling. These practices can be disruptive to the sustainability of humans, plants and animals. Terms: Sustainability, Ecosystem, Hydraulic fracking, Oil Drilling
Concept Map Ecosystem Hydraulic Fracking Oil Drilling Sustainability Biodiversity can be negatively affected by Hydraulic Fracking Oil Drilling Can cause damaging spills that disrupt the Injecting water and other chemicals in to the ground Sustainability The balance of economy, society and the environment
Sustainability
Biological Diversity = Biodiversity
Hydraulic Fracking
Drawings and Labels Figure 1. Ecological biodiversity loss associated with an oil spill into a river habitat. The graph shows that it will take 5 years for the ecosystem to return to normal. Conduction Oil spill
Drawing and Labels The diagram/graph to the right shows the number of oil wells drilled against the cumulative number of violations or oil spills. What trend(s) do you see as time goes on? As time in years progresses, the number of oil wells drilled ____________ and the number of violations __________.
Primary Investigation Write the question and answer in a complete sentence Q1. Why is loss of biodiversity in an ecosystem important to humans? Q2. How does oil drilling affect the ecosystem’s wildlife and habitat? Q3. How does hydraulic fracking negatively impact the sustainability and biodiversity of an ecosystem? Importance of the ozone Sun tan lotion technology What is SPF? The weather: Controlling the weather HAARP
Exit Slip Write the question and answer in a complete sentence How have extraction techniques impacted the ecosystem's biodiversity? Claim (HOW): A1+A2+A3 Evidence (WHY): Diagrams Example (WHAT): Videos and/or Pictures