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The Importance of Recycling & Stewardship

The Importance of Recycling & Stewardship. DO NOW: How does this picture connect to what we have been learning? Write 4-5 sentences & include key terms. DO NOW. Urbanization Population Growth Resources Sustainability. The Story of Bottled Water. http://storyofstuff.org/bottledwater /

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The Importance of Recycling & Stewardship

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  1. The Importance of Recycling & Stewardship

  2. DO NOW: How does this picture connect to what we have been learning? Write 4-5 sentences & include key terms.

  3. DO NOW • Urbanization • Population Growth • Resources • Sustainability

  4. The Story of Bottled Water • http://storyofstuff.org/bottledwater/ • On loose-leaf: • What are the costs for us as consumers? • What are the environmental costs? • How have companies used advertising to deceive us (lie to us)? • What can we do to address this issue?

  5. Garbage Island Article • Complete the Anticipation Guide Questions in the chart • Read the article independently • Answer the follow-up questions with a partner • Be ready to share your responses and opinions

  6. Anticipation Questions • Trash flows downstream. All watersheds end up in the ocean, thus trash ends up in the ocean. • Most trash is biodegradable and can be easily turned into nutrients for fish and other marine life • Plastic easily dissolves in the ocean • Most trash that ends up in our water is from the land. • There is a floating island of waste twice the size of Texas in the Pacific Ocean.

  7. Follow-up Questions • What is a gyre? How does the gyre contribute to the amount of trash in the ocean? • Where does the trash that makes up Garbage Island come from? • Are plastic water bottles recyclable? • What happens to the plastic that makes water bottles? • How can we reduce our use of plastic? • How can we reuse our use of plastic?

  8. Station Nation • 1: Recycling • 2: Recycle City • 3: Endangered Species • 4: World Clock • 5: Human Population & Resources

  9. World Clock • http://www.yellow-llama.com/world-clock-world-statistics/ Population: World Population: 6,868,783,698 More males More births Ages 15-64 has highest population China has largest population

  10. World Clock Death: Number one killer-communicable disease: AIDS/HIV/STD Number one killer-non-communicable disease: Cardiovascular Illness: Highest death by injury: Traffic accidents Crimes: Most committed crime: ID Theft

  11. World Clock Environment: CO2 emissions: 24 billion metric tons Extinction: 21 thousand species Forest lost: 10,555,043 acres Energy: Most used nonrenewable: natural gas, oil Least used: ethanol Food: Most farmed/slaughtered: Chicken 1-Cereals, 2-Sugars, 3-Vegetables, 4-Fruits

  12. Exit Ticket • What is the most effective way to reduce waste? • What are three materials that can be recycled? • Are there more births or deaths? • What are two reasons why species become endangered? • Which region of the world consumes the most resources?

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