Lesson 2

Can we replace palm oil with something else?

Lesson Objectives...

Define a pattern of design problems for systems that provide food resources that humans need (cause) but transform the land and the biosphere once occupied by native plants and animals (effect).

Lesson 2 - Science Notebook - Ecosystem Dynamics Unit

7.5 Lesson 2 - Slides

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7.5 - Lesson 2 - Reference - Canola Farms in Canada

7.5 - Lesson 2 - Reference - Soybean Farms in the Midwest

7.5 - Lesson 1 - Reference - Growing Oil Palm in Indonesia

1 hectare (ha) is 100 meters by 100 meters square, about the size of a football field.

Different kinds of oils that we consume in foods and products come from farmed crops.
Native plants are removed to make space for crops.
In comparison to other oils, palm oil requires less land to grow.

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