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Build Up Your Knowledge
Build Up Your Knowledge
Before you can make a difference in your community, you want to make sure you have all the facts. Let's build up your knowledge of natural and human impacts on the environment. Take some notes using this Note Organizer.
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Humans and the Environment
Humans and the Environment
In this BrainPOP movie, you'll learn how the everyday things we do can affect our environment. But don't worry as Tim and Moby will give you some concrete suggestions about how you can do your part to protect the environment.
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Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters
Hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, tornadoes — the world is full of natural hazards. In this BrainPOP movie on such disasters, Tim and Moby teach you about the factors that bring about these events, as well as how much devastation they can cause.
Check out these articles from National Geographic on the different impacts on environment. Use your Note Organizer to collect your notes.
Check out these articles from National Geographic on the different impacts on environment. Use your Note Organizer to collect your notes.
Air Pollution
Wildfires
Noise Pollution
Light Pollution
Controlled Burning
Point and Non-Point Sources
Runoff
Smog
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At this point, you should have a really good idea of how humans and natural disasters can affect our environment. Do you find yourself wanting to know more about one specific topic? Or do you find yourself wanting more information about all of it? Both are great places to be in right now! Just remember your essential questions:
At this point, you should have a really good idea of how humans and natural disasters can affect our environment. Do you find yourself wanting to know more about one specific topic? Or do you find yourself wanting more information about all of it? Both are great places to be in right now! Just remember your essential questions:
How have natural and human caused changes impacted our world and what action can you take to create change?
Now get yourself motivated and look below to see what other research you might need before you start organizing it all!
Now get yourself motivated and look below to see what other research you might need before you start organizing it all!
Discovery Education
Discovery Education
Click on the link to the right to connect to more videos. Once there you can watch them all or start to pick and choose the ones that interest you. You can still use the Note Organizer to support you.
The page includes helpful research videos on the following topics:
Natural Disasters-including information about effects of recent ones
More on general human impact on environment
Plastic Pollution in Oceans
People Taking Social Action
Note: You must be logged in with your Kyrene account to watch DE videos.
"Future Visions" Video Series from WWF (World Wildlife Fund)
"Future Visions" Video Series from WWF (World Wildlife Fund)
The following are short videos that highlight the specific problem within that environment and what should be done to stop the harm.
Freshwater
Forests
Grasslands
Jungle
Oceans
Nice job on the research! At this point, you should be ready to narrow down what specific topic you want to highlight in your Public Service Announcement and action to change. The Knowledge Organizing section will help you get all of your thoughts together.
Nice job on the research! At this point, you should be ready to narrow down what specific topic you want to highlight in your Public Service Announcement and action to change. The Knowledge Organizing section will help you get all of your thoughts together.
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