Monday, September 16, 2013

9/16/13

Tonight's homework is to continue to prepare for your upcoming PBAT about sustainability by:

1. making sure that you read and took notes on at least two case studies related to energy resources
2. watching and taking notes on at least one TED talk from "The End of Oil?" playlist
3. summarizing your notes for the day

Just in case:
The Gulf Oil Spill by the Smithsonian
Have We Reached Peak Oil? by How Stuff Works


The How, Why, and How Much of Oil from SciShow

As before, points to include for the assessment of each case study are as follows:


1. Summarize the case study. Include an identification of and description of the environmental problems in the case study, their causes, and the solutions/remediation efforts.
2. To which principle(s) of sustainability (reliance on solar energy, biodiversity, population control, and nutrient cycling) does this case study connect? Support your answer.
3. What lessons that can be learned and applied from the environmental transformation/changes shown/mentioned in this case study?
4. Based on this case study, what is your view of the sustainability of the human race?

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