1. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

2. ENVIRONMENT
the circumstances or conditions that surround an organism or group of organisms.
The Habitable Planet Unit 1 - Many Planets, One Earth

3. WHAT DO WE ALREADY KNOW?
All life uses basic resources to allow cells, tissues, & organisms to survive:
food for body building blocks
food for energy
H2O O2
environmental resources for shelter/habitat

4. All life creates waste products (normal cell processes):
CO2
solids
H2O
used products and technology

5. 3. Living things are connected to ‘neighbours’ in the ecosystem through:
food webs
abiotic (non-living) factors
other community interactions

6. 4. As populations increase:
need for resources increases
waste products increase

7. Environmental Science News
ScienceDaily: Environmental Science News
BBC News - Science Environment
Environment Facts, Environment Science, Global Warming, Natural Disasters, Ecosystems, Green Living - National Geographic
Science News - Environment - The New York Times
Environment and climate change - New Scientist