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#57 Bellwork (4/18 – 4/23/10) #56 4 th Period

#57 Bellwork (4/18 – 4/23/10) #56 4 th Period. 4/19/10 What negative effects do humans have on the environment? Pollution – water, air, land Use too many natural resources Not enough recycling, reusing. #57 Bellwork (4/18 – 4/23/10) #56 4 th Period. 4/20/10

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#57 Bellwork (4/18 – 4/23/10) #56 4 th Period

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  1. #57 Bellwork (4/18 – 4/23/10)#56 4th Period 4/19/10 • What negative effects do humans have on the environment? • Pollution – water, air, land • Use too many natural resources • Not enough recycling, reusing

  2. #57 Bellwork (4/18 – 4/23/10)#56 4th Period 4/20/10 • Take out your Chapter 15.1 Environmental Problems Survey and complete the second column on the last page, “Answers to Questions after Reading” • Use your notes if you have to • Ask your question or look in the book if the notes were not able to help you • When finished, write one of your questions AND the answer to the question in today’s bellwork

  3. #57 Bellwork (4/18 – 4/23/10)#56 4th Period 4/21/10 • List some of your possible solutions for the environmental problem of “garbage”. • Reduce the amount of trash we throw away by reusing and recycle things that can be recycled • Start a recycling program at school, in your community, at home • Campaign for more products to be biodegradable • Use a compost bin for kitchen and yard scraps

  4. #57 Bellwork (4/18 – 4/23/10)#56 4th Period 4/22/10 Water Word Scramble • All living things need water to live. • When water evaporates, it travels into the air and becomes part of a cloud. • About 2.8% of all the water on the earth is fresh water. • We drink water in the liquid form. • Check for leaks and save hundreds of gallons of water a day. • You’ll save water by taking a quick shower. • Wash bikes and cars with a bucket and sponge instead of a running hose. • Ask your family to look for ways to save water.

  5. #57 Bellwork (4/18 – 4/23/10)#56 4th Period 4/23/10 Matching – How much water? • Taking a shower: 15-30 gallons • Watering the lawn: 180 gallons • Washing the dishes: 9-20 gallons • Washing clothes: 30 gallons • Flushing the toilet: 4-7 gallons • Brushing teeth: 1 gallon • Drinking: ½ gallon • Needed to produce one ton of steel: 62,600 gallons • Needed to process one can of fruit or vegetables: 9.3 gallons • Needed to manufacture a new car and its four tires: 39,090 gallons

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