Sustainability and The Lorax What does it mean to me?

Sustainability and The Lorax


What does it mean to me?


Explain what is going on in the cartoon below:


Habitat Destruction

• The destruction of the species in an environment.


KEY CONCEPT As the human population grows, the demand for Earth’s resources increases.


The Lorax

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So….what issues did you see?

Work in groups of 2 to develop lists of issues you saw.Be prepared to discuss how these issues take place in the “real world.”


1. Environment:

2. Conservation:

3. Urbanization:

4. Clear cutting:

5. Deforestation:

6. Refugee:

7. Industrialization:

8. Ecosystem:

9. Anthropocentric:

10. Biocentric:

11. Ecocentric:

12. Population:

13. Restoration:

14. Biodiversity:

15. Stewardship:

The Lorax Vocabulary WorksheetName:____________________________________Date:______________________Using your notes, book, internet, or dictionary look up the meanings of the following words based on their use in the story The Lorax. Use the back of the page for extra space if needed.


The Lorax1. Environment: The circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded

2. Conservation: A careful preservation and protection of something

3. Urbanization: Characteristics of city or city life

4. Clear cutting: Removal of all trees in a stand of timber

5. Deforestation: The action or process of clearing of forests

6. Refugee: One who flees in search of refuge, or safety

7. Industrialization: To develop industry

8. Ecosystem: The complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit

9. Anthropocentric: Considering human beings as most important entity in the universe

10.Biocentric: Having life as its principal fact

11. Ecocentric: Places intrinsic value on all living organisms

12.Population: The whole number of people in a country

13.Restoration: Act of restoring or putting back into use

14.Biodiversity: The number and variety of organisms found in a region

15.Stewardship: A person who acts as the surrogate of another


Resolve the issues• How do you think the issues you defined could be

solved? • Work with your partner to come up with a way to “fix”

each problem. • Develop a PowerPoint for each issue:

– Explain each issue– Include the definition of each problem– Tell how you would solve each problem– Explain how the community and business could work

together to HELP the environment instead– What do YOU think could be done differently in each

problem

Follow your rubric to get all your points!


RubricPowerPoint Slides

Contents 25 points each slide



Slide 1: Explain the issue with picture

Good explanation, no grammatical

Explanation acceptable with

Explanation unacceptable with

Definition of the problem

errors, picture is relevant

less than 5 flaws, picture is relevant

more than 5 flaws, picture not relevant

Slide 2: Your way of solving the problem with picture

Solution is relevant, picture is appropriate

Solution needs improvement, picture is relevant

Solution inappropriate, picture irrelevant

Slide 3: How community and business could work together with picture

Idea is relevant, picture is appropriate

Idea needs improvement, picture is relevant

Idea inappropriate, picture irrelevant

Slide 4: What could be done differently to conserve the environment with picture

Conservation idea is relevant, picture is appropriate

Conservation idea needs improvement, picture is relevant

Conservation idea inappropriate, picture irrelevant


• Act locally • Reduce usage of natural resources• Recycle at home• Support Environmental Action Groups (Greenpeace, Sierra

Club)


Definitions: miriam-webster.com accessed 9/9/2013

Pictures: City: Google.com blog.marketplace.myspace.comForest: Google.com eofdreams.comHabitat Destruction: Google.com biodiversity1wordpress.com Windmill/Solar Panels: Google.comAccessed 9/9/2013 www.google.com

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