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AP Environmental Science

AP Environmental Science. Tuesday 08/21/2012. Goals for the Day. Get to know each others Names What is sustainability Get excited about Environmental Science! . Question of the Day. What do you think are the top 10 most critical/important environmental issues?.

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AP Environmental Science

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  1. AP Environmental Science Tuesday 08/21/2012

  2. Goals for the Day Get to know each others Names What is sustainability Get excited about Environmental Science! 

  3. Question of the Day What do you think are the top 10 most critical/important environmental issues?

  4. Top 20 Environmental Issues Get into a group of 4 and make a list of 10, then as a class we will work on a list of 20 for the class.

  5. Environmental Science - Interdisciplinary science that uses concepts and information from natural sciences and social sciences to help us understand: • How the earth works • How we are affecting the environment • How to deal with the environmental problems that we face

  6. Major Environmental Issues • Population growth • Increasing resource use • Global climate change • Premature extinction of plants and animals • Pollution (Air, Soil, Water) • Poverty

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