Thursday, May 11, 2017

Friday May 12th

Please read the following articles and respond to the questions below.

Can Planting Trees Make Up For Warming River Water


Cleaner Bluefish Suggest Coal Rules Work


What do you think of the information presented in each of these articles? What questions do you have about each?

When you have finished with the above questions for each article, grab an evaluation sheet. Please go online and find 4 different games or interactive online activities that deal with any material we have covered in this class. Please find/provide 4 that you feel are worth while.

Turn the evaluation form in by the end of class today.

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Chasing Ice Documentary

Please answer the following questions:

1) Is a documentary like this effective in getting across environmental points to the public? Why or why not?

2) a. Why do you think that the issue of global climate change is so difficult for people to grasp/understand?

b. There is a plethora of evidence for climate change, yet people keep finding ways to try to de-validate the scientific evidence. Some people even attempt to state that human actions have no influence or do not contribute to climate change. Why is it so easy for people to be dissuaded about the facts that are present?

3) What do you feel/think about climate change?

4) What do you feel is society's responsibility when it comes to pollution and climate change? How do we act upon this?


The above questions must be answered no later than Friday midnight