WARM-UP 08/23 O-managers- Keep groups on task. Make sure desk are straight and no trash on the floor!! Supply managers- Inventory supplies. Beginning and end of class!!! Collectors - N/A Attendance - Who’s out? Retrievers - Not today!?! 1.Describe what you see. 2. What happened to the forest in this photo?

WARM-UP 08/23 CONT… 1. Describe what you physically see in this image (objects). 2. What do you think took place here? 3. How does this image make you feel (emotions)

VOCAB TERMS ADD TO YOUR GLOSSARY Acid rain- mainly caused by burning fossil fuels. Pollution - introducing harmful substances into the environment. nuclear radiation- extremely dangerous substances emitted by nuclear fusion (used for energy). Emissions- exhaust(smoke) from factories and cars Global Warming- the rapid warming of our planet caused by human actions. Carbon Footprint- A person/things impact on the environment. Climate- average weather over a 30 year period. Fossil Fuels- organic energy sources. Ex- oil, coal

Chernobyl, Ukraine 1986

NUCLEAR DISASTER AT CHERNOBYL Radioactive fire burned for 10 days, releasing 190 tons of toxic chemicals. 100x the amount of radiation that was released at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hiroshima, Japan August 1945

CHERNOBYL- FACTS Millions were and still are exposed to massive levels of radiation. Hundreds of thousands have died from exposure related diseases. Over 400,000 were forced to leave their homes and never return.

Abandoned schoolhouse- Belarus 20 years later

Air Pollution and Acid Rain

Effects of Acid rain

Air pollution in London, England

Effect CAUSES