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Humans and the Environment. How does human consumption of resources impact the environment and our health?. 7 th grade project. You will create an infomercial to sell a greenhouse or other systemic product that teaches humans about their interaction with the environment.
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Humans and the Environment How does human consumption of resources impact the environment and our health?
7th grade project • You will create an infomercial to sell a greenhouse or other systemic product that teaches humans about their interaction with the environment.
Infomercial Brochure • You will need to include information on: • Natural Resources and Energy (• Energy needs, • Renewable and non- renewable sources of energy, • Material needs, • Renewable and non- renewable sources of materials • •Environmental concerns: Acquisition and depletion of resources; Waste disposal; Land use and urban growth; Overpopulation; Global Warming; Ozone depletion; Acid rain; Air pollution; Water pollution; Impact on other organisms • •Energy conservation
Infomercial Brochure • Nutrition and Food Choices: Impact on the Environment and on our Health • Environment: •Environmental Toxins: pesticides and herbicides; fertilizers; organic waste • Endangered species: Habitat destruction, over fishing • •Packaging and solid waste • • Water issues: depletion; pollution
Infomercial Brochure • Homeostasis and Health: • •Analyzing nutritional value • Food-borne illness: Infectious disease and the immune system (bacteria, parasites) • •System failures: heart disease; high blood pressure; colon cancer; epidemics of childhood obesity and diabetes; osteoporosis
What Next? • How will you start? • How will you work best? • What do you need to learn in order to produce your infomercial and accompanying brochure? • What do you need from me in order to produce your infomercial and publish your brochure?
Exit Card • What should I know about you? (interests, strengths, weaknesses, personality traits, etc.) • Write as much as you want me to know about you on a notecard and give it to me as you leave