1. Environmental Protection Agency

2. Post it note… 1: What was your green survey score?
2: Who should protect our environment (US citizens or the US government)?
3: What problems do we have in our environment/ecosystem? (Example: water pollution, deforestation)
*Post your stick note on the whiteboard
Post it note…

3. Air-water pollution

4. Deforestation

5. Waste Management

6. Climate change

7. Toxic waste

8. Over consumption

9. Think-pair-share (60 sec)
What is our worst environmental problem? How can we fix it?
Think-pair-share (60 sec)

10. Is an agency of the U.S. federal government which was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress.
The EPA was proposed by President Richard Nixon and began operation on December 2, 1970
The E.P.A.

11. Whip around Do we need the EPA? (Yes/No)
It protects our environment for future generations.
Or is it a waste of government resources and a hassle for big businesses.
Whip around

12. Video clip

13. Please go to each corner and review the organizations listed.
Complete your organizer as you move around the room.
4 Corners