2.4+Destruction+of+Nature

//**Anticipated Length of Subsection**: 5 session of 50 minutes each //

In this section students consider some examples of resource consumption that produce lasting damage. Are there sufficient resources to supply human food, energy, water and construction needs while still leaving sufficient resources to support the health of the ecosystems that provide many of those essential services? In this unit students will consider resource recovery methods and their impacts.


 * 1) Activity: Coal Mining and Mountain Top Removal (will be adapted from current post)[.pdf]
 * 2) Activity: The Dead Zone [.pdf]
 * 3) Activity: The Ozone Hole - Successful Response [MS Word]
 * 4) Reading: A Climate Success Story - New York Times [.pdf]
 * 5)  Activity: Ecological Footprint (will be adapted from current post)[Powerpoint]
 * 6)  Activity: Ecological Footprint and I = PAT(will be adapted from current post) [.pdf]