Question 1: What did nature say? What does this mean to you?
How can you make positive change
Conservationist
Actively looks for opportunities to preserve, protect, maintain and develop in environment. Basically a Conservationist asks themselves, "What can I do to make a difference". (Reduce or reuse at home, turn off the lights, reduce my use of water)
Consumer
When we vote with our dollar. Every time we purchase something we are telling society it is ok to have that item produced, transported and sold as it is. So if you are buying toxic items that have been transported far away then in a way you are saying "Its ok for people to produce toxic items that use up a lot of energy and produce a lot of carbon"
Citizen
We are all citizens, but when it comes to Conservation, being a citizen means playing your part in the decision that affect your community and earth. Citizens educate themselves on issues that they care about and help to educate others about those issues. Citizens find themselves rallying people or organizing events to help create better communities and the environment.
Question 2: Pick the role that you feel you are the most and explain why
Food Web Chain - Video Question #1
On a piece of blank paper draw yourself a food web chain with at least 4 items. Next tell us how one of them died and how that will affect the rest of your food chain.
Just some information to help you answer video question #3 and home assignment.
What is a Riparian Zone
Video Question #2
What is a Riparian Zone and why is it important?
Water and Carbon Cycle
A great explanation of the water cycle
Activity #1 On a separate piece of paper, draw out the water cycle. Use this video to Show and label Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, ground water, surface water runoff, snow, rivers, ocean, and evaportranspiration. Underneath explain what is evaportranspiration.
There are 2 ways humans abuse water:
1) We waste it
2) We trash it
Describe 3 examples of wasting water. Then describe 3 examples of trashing the water systems
Carbon Cycle
What is Carbon, how is different from all other elements?
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It is the element of life. All living things even if they are alive or dead have carbon. So if animals have carbon, after the animals have died and buried under the earth still have carbon, those many animals and plants that were under the earth and turned to oil/gas still has carbon.....does that oil and gas spewing out of the exhaust from your car still have carbon? The answer is yes.
Activity #2 - On a separate piece of paper Draw out a carbon cycle.
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1) At the bottom, name 3 ways people stream carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
2) How does carbon dioxide affect global warming.
3) Based on this carbon cycle, explain what is natures carbon dioxide storage boxes. What in nature is the only thing that takes carbon out of the air and stores it...we are so lucky to have them.