1. Monday October 26th In Notebook: What is the difference between an invasive species and a non-native species? ** If you were absent Friday please let me know as I stamp your notebook - I have a sheet for you to fill out ASAP **

2. Today’s Learning Targets Agenda: 1.Turn in Populations Practice Packet 2.Conservation Funding Activity 3.Heads Up: (GRADED) Quiz on Wednesday! IF YOU HAVE NOT TAKEN THE TEST OR TURNED IN PREDATOR PREY LAB… DO SO ASAP!

3. Conservation Funding Activity You are a part of a committee for an Environmental Organization, GCEAO (granite City Environmental Action Organization). The GCEAO has $20,000 dollars to allot to environmental programs. Groups have submitted their applications to receive your money. It is YOUR job to determine how the $20,000 should be spent.

4. Conservation Funding Activity: Step 1 INDIVIDUALLY fill out the table with your “ranking” 1 = NOT IMPORTANT TO ME 5 = SUPER IMPORTANT TO ME then determine where to spend your $20,000 and fill out “Funding? Reason” ** You will likely need a spare sheet of paper and a calculator for math (you may use your phone) **

5. Conservation Funding Activity: Step 2 Come to a group agreement on which programs to fund. Circle this program name on your sheet! Answer the questions INDIVIDUALLY. Expectation: Everyone should be involved… each group will be sharing their discussion with the class.

6. Conservation Funding Activity: Step 3: Pick a representative from your group to share with the class: The organizations you decided to fund How hard/easy it was to reach an agreement

8. Tuesday October 27th In Notebook: Compare the population growth between these 2 countries:

9. Today’s Learning Targets Agenda: 1.Conservation Notes 2.TED Talk 3.Reminder: (GRADED) Quiz Tomorrow! ALL LATE WORK DUE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3rd!

10. Why conserve? A growing human population means a growing need for natural resources Natural Resources - materials and organisms found in the biosphere Developed countries use more resources than developing countries

12. Natural Resources Renewable Resources - resources that are replaced by natural processes faster than consumed Examples: solar energy, clean water, clean air, agricultural plants, species Supply vs. Demand Non-Renewable - resources found on Earth in limited amounts that are replaced naturally over LONG periods of time Examples: fossil fuels, mineral deposits

13. Sustainable Use Using resources at a rate which they can be replaced/recycled while preserving the long-term environmental health of the biosphere Reduce amount of resources being consumed. Recycle resources that can be recycled. Preserving ecosystems.

14. How do we conserve biodiversity? GOAL: Protect areas where biodiversity can flourish! Protect Specific Areas: – National Parks - 1st park was Yellowstone National Park (1872) – State Parks – International Protected areas Large reserves protected by buffer zone (area only for sustainable use of resources) Legally Protect Endangered Species Act (1973) - legally protects species becoming extinct Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flaura (CITES) (1975) - outlawed trade of endangered species and animal parts

15. Relevant Example: Microbeads - plastic found in cleansers end up in the water in lakes Trying to pass a ban on microbeads!

16. Biodiversity Hot Spots 2 criteria for a region: at least 1500 species of ENDEMIC vascular plants Endemic species - species that are only found in a specific geographic area region must have lost at least 70% of its original habitat

17. Check-In: The red areas highlight the 34 biodiversity hot spots… according to notes today what are we likely to see in affect in those areas?

18. Ways to conserve biodiversity Corridors Pros: improve survival of biodiversity, allows organisms to move safely from one area to another Cons: easily passes disease

19. What if biodiversity is destroyed? When an area can no longer provide the abiotic and biotic factors for a healthy ecosystem... time to restore it! Determining factors for recovery time: size of area affected type of disturbance

20. How can we help restore ecosystems? 2 methods to help the recovery time: bioremediation - using living organisms to detoxify an area Example: 80,000 gallons of kerosene-based jet fuel leaked on SC beach & contaminated water table. Scientists added nutrients to the soil so that microorganisms broke down the fuels faster biological augmentation - adding natural predators to a degraded ecosystem Example: Farmers use ladybugs to control the Aphid population (aphids eat plants and transmit diseases)

21. TED Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/george_monbiot_for_more_won der_rewild_the_world/transcript?language=en#t-248531 https://www.ted.com/talks/george_monbiot_for_more_won der_rewild_the_world/transcript?language=en#t-248531 On a sheet of paper: 3 facts you learned 2 questions you have 1 topic you’d like to learn more about