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Why Environmental Science?

Why Environmental Science?. Current events. What is happening this summer?. Containers fall from the deck of the damaged cargo ship into the Arabian Sea. Salvage teams worked to right the ship and retrieve or submerge the containers, some of which were carrying hazardous chemicals. .

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Why Environmental Science?

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  1. Why Environmental Science? Current events

  2. What is happening this summer?

  3. Containers fall from the deck of the damaged cargo ship into the Arabian Sea. Salvage teams worked to right the ship and retrieve or submerge the containers, some of which were carrying hazardous chemicals.

  4. Poisonous smog returns to Moscow Russia was struggling to contain the worst wildfires in its modern history. Carbon monoxide level 5 times more than normal

  5. Floods ravage Pakistan

  6. Floods and Mudslides in China

  7. What role, if any, did humans play in these disasters?

  8. China passes Japan as second-largest economy (Good or Bad?) But while Japan’s economy is mature and its population quickly aging, China is in the throes of urbanization and is far from developed, analysts say, meaning it has a much lower standard of living, as well as a lot more room to grow.

  9. And off the Gulf Coast…

  10. Tracking the world's largest fish in the oil leak zone Why are whale shark important to the health of the ecosystem? With millions of gallons of oil remaining in Gulf waters, scientists believe whale sharks could be the key to understanding if the entire ecosystem is in jeopardy.

  11. Massive coral die-off seen in 93-degree watersArea off Indonesia is 7 degrees warmer than usual Should we care?

  12. Traffic Jams China 60 miles long Lasting days Why? At what cost?

  13. One and one-half acres of rainforest are lost every second with tragic consequences for both developing and industrial countries. Burning the Amazon Why does it matter? Won’t is grow back? Do we have the right to tell others to what they can do with their land?

  14. All pictures relate to the Earth’s Environment All illustrate how life is affected by the environment

  15. Environmental Science Seeks a way to: • Describe and understand how the Earth’s Environment operates • Describe and understand our role in its health • Develop solution to problems a) That have many factors (not all of which we can control) b) That exist on a non-human scale in time and space c) Whose solutions challenge our fundamental beliefs and values

  16. Goals Introduction to the science Exposure Awareness

  17. Envirothon Teams of 6 • Environmental Science competition • The Envirothon is a hands-on environmental problem-solving competition for high school-aged students in the United States and Canada. • Participating teams complete training and testing in five natural resource categories: i.e., soils and land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife, and a current environmental issue.

  18. Class Website • http://teachers.redclay.k12.de.us/william.baker • Also Connect through library site • Source for the class Work in progess (if you have something to add, send it to me)

  19. What is on the site • Notes-Power Points-labs • Concept lists • Homework Assignments • Challenge questions • Answer Keys • Rubrics (lab report, comp book) Most of the material involved with 1st MP already listed

  20. Most importantly… • A virtual copy of the textbook can be accessed from The main page for Environmental Science • In PDF file form…need Adobe reader on your computer…free download if you need it • Textbooks ordered, but have not arrived

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