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= Unit 2: The Environment﻿  =



=Useful Websites: = [|Chesapeake Bay Information] The Chesapeake Bay Program website. Has tons of information on the multide of species that call the day home. This website also describes various issues affecting the quality of life in the Bay; these include land use, overpopulation and invasive species. [|Eyes on the Bay] A great website where you can check on water quality data from various monitoring stations in the Chesapeake Bay watershed area. [|Horn Point Laboratory] Information on Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge, Maryland. Some of the programs they are currently studying include oyster restoration, bay grass restoration and the affects of climate change. [|The Sierra Club Kids Newsletter] A kid-friendly newsletter designed to introduce today's young environmental activist with current issues. THIS IS A GREAT RESOURCE FOR SCIENCE IN THE NEWS!!!!! [|2010 Earth Day Poster Contest Winners] [|MD Department of the Environment] [|MD Department of Natural Resouces]- Games and other fun things

= Unit Vocabulary: = Pollution Nonrenewable Resources Biodiversity Recycling Biodegradable Renewable Resources Over Population Conservation Natural Resources

= Unit Objectives: = In this unit we will recognize the impact of a changing population on the use of natural resouces and environmental quality. We will also recognize that environmental changes can have local, regional and global consequences. By the end of the unit, you will be able to: 1. Identify and descrbe both the positive and negative impacts that an increasing human population has on the use of natural resouces. 2. Idenitfy and describe local, regional and global environmental issues. 3. Identify and describe how various groups of people are impacted by these issues.

Homeworks: Science Journal #2 (due on 9/28/10): [|Science Journal Entry_2.docx] Graphing Practice (worked on in class on 10.8-10.14.10): Science in the News article summary (assigned in class on 10.20.10) handout and article:

Labs/Activites: The Lorax Video Q/A (due 10/1/10): [|Earth Day_Movie QandA.docx] Environmental Issues Investigation (Periods 2/5 only): [|PBL_Student product handout.docx] 3 level study guide for readings pages 78-91: [|3 level study guide.docx] Animals Down Under Q/A (due 10.21.10):