Environmental Science
This presentation by Daniel Park explores how we can effectively change the world by addressing pollution and promoting conservation through the three Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. It highlights how U.S. consumption patterns vastly exceed those of developing nations, resulting in significant waste and greenhouse gas emissions. The discussion includes modern solutions such as hybrid cars, ethanol production, and the growing green movement. Ultimately, the presentation encourages critical thinking about past changes and future societal impacts stemming from scientific advancements and technologies.
Environmental Science
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Presentation Transcript
Environmental Science By: Daniel Park LETC 4100-006
How do we change the world? • How much pollution do we create? • What can we do to help the environment? Questions
The three ‘Rs’ • What is conservation? • Environmental Science and our world Objectives
Reduce • Lessen the amount we use • Water, energy, pollution • Reuse • Buy reusable materials • Find creative uses for old things • Recycle • Glass, paper, plastic The Three R’s
Use less! • The US consumes 32 times the amount of oil and metal, and produces that much more wastes and greenhouse gases than developing countries. Conservation
Have you noticed any changes in the past five years? • Hybrid Cars • More Ethanol production • The “Green” Movement • Global Climate Change Environmental Science and Our World
Science, technology and society • Give examples of scientific discoveries and technological innovations, including the roles of scientists and inventors, that have transcended the boundaries of societies and have shaped the world TEKS – 6th Grade
Science, technology and society • Explain how resources, belief systems, economic factors, and political decisions have affected the use of technology from place to place, culture to culture, and society to society • Make predictions about future social, economic, and environmental consequences that may result from future scientific discoveries and technological innovations TEKS – 6th Grade
TEKS - Grade 6 • http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ssc/teks_and_taas/teks/teks6.htm • The New York Times- What’s Your Consumption Factor • http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/02/opinion/02diamond.html References
