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Daily Agenda: 1. Warm up - 15 minutes 2. Notes: Environmental Problems - 30 minutes 3. Silent Spring - 20 minutes 4. Video: Humans in the Environment - 25 minutes

Objective: 5.03 Assess human population and its impact on local ecosystems and global environments: • Historic and potential changes in population. • Factors associated with those changes. • Climate change. • Resource use. • Sustainable practices/stewardship.

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Silent Spring - Read the following information about Rachel Carson and the first chapter of her book, __Silent Spring__ before completing the writing assignment.

[|Rachel Carson.pdf]

Video: People and the Environment

1. The sun is an example of a ... resource.

2. Oil is an example of a ... resource.

3. Resource ... is a process of wisely using natural resources.

4. Driving less is an example of ... resource consumption.

5. Glass, plastic, and paper may all be ... .

6. ... is the process of contaminating the environment.

7. A plant is responsible for treating ... .

8. A factory is an example of ... sourse pollution.

9. ... destruction is a major cause of species extinction.

10. The Florida panther is an ... species.