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The Importance of Recycling & Stewardship. DO NOW: How does this picture connect to what we have been learning? Write 4-5 sentences & include key terms. DO NOW. Urbanization Population Growth Resources Sustainability. The Story of Bottled Water. http://storyofstuff.org/bottledwater / - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Importance of Recycling & Stewardship
DO NOW: How does this picture connect to what we have been learning? Write 4-5
sentences & include key terms.
DO NOW
• Urbanization• Population Growth• Resources• Sustainability
The Story of Bottled Water
• http://storyofstuff.org/bottledwater/
• On loose-leaf:1.What are the costs for us as consumers?2.What are the environmental costs?3.How have companies used advertising to
deceive us (lie to us)?4.What can we do to address this issue?
Garbage Island Article
1. Complete the Anticipation Guide Questions in the chart
2. Read the article independently3. Answer the follow-up questions with a
partner4. Be ready to share your responses and
opinions
Anticipation Questions1. Trash flows downstream. All watersheds end up
in the ocean, thus trash ends up in the ocean. 2. Most trash is biodegradable and can be easily
turned into nutrients for fish and other marine life 3. Plastic easily dissolves in the ocean 4. Most trash that ends up in our water is from the
land. 5. There is a floating island of waste twice the size of
Texas in the Pacific Ocean.
Follow-up Questions1. What is a gyre? How does the gyre
contribute to the amount of trash in the ocean?
2. Where does the trash that makes up Garbage Island come from?
3. Are plastic water bottles recyclable? 4. What happens to the plastic that makes
water bottles? 5. How can we reduce our use of plastic? 6. How can we reuse our use of plastic?
Station Nation
• 1: Recycling• 2: Recycle City• 3: Endangered Species• 4: World Clock• 5: Human Population & Resources
World Clock
• http://www.yellow-llama.com/world-clock-world-statistics/
Population:World Population: 6,868,783,698More malesMore birthsAges 15-64 has highest populationChina has largest population
World Clock
Death:Number one killer-communicable disease:AIDS/HIV/STDNumber one killer-non-communicable disease:
CardiovascularIllness:Highest death by injury: Traffic accidentsCrimes:Most committed crime: ID Theft
World ClockEnvironment:CO2 emissions: 24 billion metric tonsExtinction:21 thousand speciesForest lost:10,555,043 acresEnergy:Most used nonrenewable: natural gas, oilLeast used: ethanolFood: Most farmed/slaughtered: Chicken1-Cereals, 2-Sugars, 3-Vegetables, 4-Fruits
Exit Ticket1. What is the most effective way to reduce
waste?2. What are three materials that can be recycled?3. Are there more births or deaths?4. What are two reasons why species become
endangered?5. Which region of the world consumes the most
resources?