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DO NOW: Examine the picture below
Write down three things that you notice
Apollo 17 Picture of the Earth What are a few things you notice about the
picture? Upside down from what most are use to seeing.
Technically, anything from space cannot be upside-down.
Did you notice the storms? Africa? Desert? That the Earth is an island?
What is this a picture of
WHAT?
Environmental Science
SO WHAT?
The study of how the natural world works, how our
environment affects us, and how we affect our
environment
NOW WHAT?
Become familiar with our Environment by asking
thought provoking questions
Recent events in the world reminds of how fragile our environment really is.
Also, how nature can cause harm to humans BP Oil spill Tsunami in Japan Nuclear disaster in the making following Japan
the earthquake / Tsunami
Things to think about and recent events
Acid Rain Effects of How it happens
Other impacts still on going
What is this a picture of?
Impact of our actions or inactions
How does this occur?
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Impact of Great Pacific Garbage Patch
How big is the garbage patch?
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch - YouTube
How have we at Hyde reduced trash and waste?
Answer – removed trays in the dining hall. How did this happen? Scientific Method
Some things we have done here
Ask a questionCollect dataDevelop HypothesisTest HypothesisAnalyze resultsHypothesis true or false?Report results
Scientific Method
3 branches of recycling1. Minimize2. Recover 3. Re-useBut there are issues with recycling. Can we just
blindly assume re-cycling is fine?
What can we do to minimize the impact
Not In My Back Yard – typically means someone else has to deal with the dangers. The video demonstrates the problem with e-waste (Electronic Waste)
N.I.M.B.Y.
The Global Problem of Electronic Waste - YouTube
Wiki site Expectations
You are expected to be in class on time with a pen, paper, and environmental science binder
You will have a short quiz everyday over homework
You will have a cumulative quiz over the weeks homework every Thursday or Friday depending on when the class meets
House Keeping!
Read and complete split page notes on vocab (16) Chapter 1: Science and Sustainability: An
introduction to Environmental Science Our Island, Earth The Nature of Environmental Science
E- Wednesday F- Wednesday A- Thursday
Homework
