Environmental Science Lesson 1 page 4

Our Environment  Includes all living and non-living things on the earth.

Environmental Science  Is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment.

VS. Environmentalism VS. Social movement Extreme views Environmental Science Research based Unbiased, objective approach

Natural Resources Non-renewable Oil Natural Gas Petroleum products – Plastics Minerals Coal Renewable Sunlight (Solar) Water Plants Wind Geothermal energy

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINTS

WHAT IS A HECTARE?

1 HECTARE = M 2

From your printout of the textbook

Ecological Footprint Activity Sheet Math directions on overhead.

Sharing Resources

“The size of the parcel of land matters less than the relationship of the people to it” What do you think the following statement means?

“The Tragedy of the Commons” A parable developed by Garrett Hardin to show that if resources aren’t regulated then we will eventually be left with nothing.

“The Tragedy of the Commons” Main difficulty in solving environmental problems is: Short-term interests of individuals vs. long-term interests of society

The point  Someone needs to take responsibility for maintaining our natural resources. If not – it can be overused & become depleted.

Activity: #3 on Page 11 of your book 1 st – Read through #3 on page 11 2 nd - You will write down your solution on the post-it note I gave you. (5 min)

3 rd – You will move to work in groups based on the color of your post-it 4 th – As a group, combine and/or improve your answers to come up with your group’s answer. 5 th – Write your group’s answer on the large paper with the sharpie (10 min) 6 th – We will share at the front of the room. (10 min)