INTEGRATION ofCONTENT ENHANCEMENTS:

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67 1. Why is pollution a problem?2. How are renewable and non-renewable resources

alike and different?3. How does burning a tropical rain forest

affect our environment?4. How do effects of useful products cause

problems for the ozone layer and for humans?

Biosphere Environmental Solutions

Investigating Problems & Solutions

12-1 Our Environmentp. 635

The effects of human use of

natural resources on the earth’s environment

p. 64112-2 Pollution

12-3 Resourcesp. 646

12-4 Problemsp. 650

12-7 Project Due

12-8 Test

Comparison

Analogy

Cause-Effect

Problem-Solution

must be understood

by

that can result inOur

environment

Environmental

problems

based on Understanding of

Pollution

RenewableNon-renewable

AirLandWater

Types of resources

in

Organization Critical Relationships

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

Pollution

Always Present Sometimes Present Never Present

TIE DOWN A DEFINITION

Key Words

PRACTICE WITH NEW EXAMPLE

CONVEY CONCEPT

NOTE KEY WORDS

OFFER OVERALL CONCEPT

CLASSIFYCHARACTERISTICS

Contamination

Waste

Acid rain

In the air

Causes harm

Smog

Wastewater

Dumps

Recycled by nature

Examples: Nonexamples:EXPLORE EXAMPLESSmog

Acid rain

Non-decomposed dumps

Greenhouse

gases?

Clouds

Treated wastewater

Recycled plastics

Pollution is a form of contamination in which harm is caused by the presence of wastes that are too great to be recycled by nature.

HarmPresence of wastesWastes are too great tobe recycled by

nature

In air

In waterOn land

DecompositionRecycled by nature

AnalysisConceptsPriorKnowledge

3 CollectKnown Information

4 HighlightCharacteristics ofKnown Concept

5 ObserveCharacteristics

of New Concept

6 RevealCharacteristics

Shared

7 StateUnderstanding of

New Concept

KnownInformation

Name: Hannah B Date:Anchoring Table

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Roof on a house(from outer to inner)

Layers of the Atmosphere(from outer to inner)

third layer

second layer

The four layers of the atmosphere have different locations and components.

insulation

tarpaper

Analogy &Comparison Summarization

fourth and lastlayer before spaceshingles or tiles

tarpaper

shingles

tileswood

plywood & insulation

wood supports & rafters

thermospheremesosphere

stratosphere (contains the ozone layer)

tropospherefirst layer closest to where we live

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Concept

Comparison Table2 Overall Concept

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3 Characteristics3 Characteristics

9 Extensions 4 Like Characteristics

6 Unlike Characteristics

8 Summary

5 Like Categories

7 Unlike Categories

1 Concept

C Communicate targeted conceptsO Obtain the Overall ConceptM Make lists of known characteristicsP Pin down Like CharacteristicsA Assemble Like CategoriesR Record Unlike CharacteristicsI Identify Unlike CategoriesN Nail down a summaryG Go beyond the basics

Resources

Renewable resources(Oxygen, water, sunlight)

Non-renewable resources(Metals, minerals, fossil fuels)

Part of natural environment

Used by humans

Replaced or recycled by nature

Unlimited

Part of natural environment

Used by humans

Not replaced or recycled by nature

Limited Where found

Who uses

UnlimitedLimited

Replaced by nature Not replaced by

nature

Renewable and non-renewable resources are both part of the natural

environment on earth used by humans. They differ in availability

and nature’s ability to replace them.

Part of natural environment

Used by humansAvailability

Replacement

Evaluate

the success

of

recycling

efforts on

two non-

renewable

resources

Prompts for Strategic Thinking

Evaluation

Comparison &Categorization

Name: Cole D._________________ Date:12.3.06_______ Unit: 12_________________ Lesson/Topic:_Environmental Problems __

Cause and Effect Table

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How does burning in a rain forest affect our environment?

Atmosphere - gaseous mass surrounding the earthrain forest-dense evergreen forest in rainy, usually hot, areascarbon dioxide-gas formed in respiration, combustion & decomposition

Before 20th century during the 20th centuryToday

Tropical rain

forests remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and create oxygen to keep the atmosphere

in balance.

Farmers cut rain forest to grow crops to feed more people.

Burning the forest releases carbon dioxide into air.Fewer trees means less carbon dioxide is removed from the air.

Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere traps heat energy and makes the earth hotter.

The entire earth is

becoming

warmer, even though the rain forest is

being destroyed in the

tropics

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What happens in one part of the world can affect everyone.

VocabularySequence &Causation

Question Generation

Application, Generalization &Problem SolvingQuestion Exploration Guide

Date: TitleCritical

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Name: Text ReferenceCourse

LessonUnit

How can we use the main idea?5 Is there an Overall Idea? Is there a real-world use?6

1 What is the Critical Question?

What is the main Idea answer?4

2 What are the Key Terms and explanations?

3 What are the Supporting Questions and answers?

How do effects of useful products cause problems for the ozone layer and for humans ?

Environment = Ozone layer =Ultraviolet (UV) rays =

All the things surrounding us - air, land, water, living thingsInvisible layer of gas that shields us from ultraviolet rays harmful rays from the sun.What happens to the ozone

layer?How do products cause problems?What happens when chemicals are released?Why is it a problem if ozone is not formed?What do UV rays of the sun cause?

The ozone layer is being hurt by household products we use on earth.Products like hair spray contain chemicals that are released into the air.When chemicals like chlorine are released into they air, they keep ozone from being formed in the stratosphere.This is a problem because ozone protects us from UV rays of the sun.UV rays cause skin cancer and disrupt weather and crop production.

How can an individual who thinks there is a problem with ozone respond at home?

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Our Environment

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How can we explore the effects of chemicals for ourselves?

Useful products that contain chemicals can disrupt the formation of ozone with bad effects on living things, the weather and crops.

Main IdeaSummarization

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Argumentation & Evaluation Guide

C Bulgren revised 2/15/2008

Name: TeacherDate: _____________________________________

Topic/Title A Little Lead is Too MuchSource Environmental Health

7 Conclusion: Accept/reject/withhold judgment. Present and summarize your reasoning. I accept the claim that lead level standards in children should be lowered based on the arguments in the article. The research cited is an excellent source and earlier changes as a result of removing lead from gasoline seem to support theClaim.

1 What is the Claim, including any Qualifiers)? (underline qualifiers) If the CDC cut the current acceptable lead level in the blood in half for children up to age 6 and enforced it, they would perform better on intelligence testing.

2 What Evidence is presented? Identify each as data, fact, theory or opinion.

A published study followed 200 children from 6 months to 6 years testing a total of 8 times and found that children with lead concentrations from 5 to 9.9 micrograms per deciliter preformed an average of 4.9 points lower on their IQ tests. (data)

In 2001, the head of the CDC said the acceptable level would probably be changed from 10 to 5 micrometers per deciliter of blood, but a change in committee changed that decision. (opinion)

Lower rates were requested by the Independent Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee. (fact)

Eliminating lead in gasoline resulted in a sizeable increase in IQ levels in children throughout the country. (fact)

Evaluate the evidence as poor, average or excellent and explain(Use reliability, validity, objectivity, well designed experiment).

The published study was valid and well designed. (Excellent)The other evidence is not well supported by facts, but I have heard of the CASAC (average)

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What are concerns about (sources of error, counterarguments, questions)? Note if concerns are from source or reader. Some members of the CDC Advisory Committee are from the lead industry. EPA does not want to enforce lower standards.

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5 Evaluate the source’s reasoning as poor, average or excellent and explain.(Use logic, accepted ways of thinking, false assumptions)

I think the sources reasoning is excellent. It was based a good source and was logical.

What type of reasoning proves the evidence supports the claim? (Identify as authority ,analogy, correlation, cause and effect, theory, principles or generalization)

The published study was well designed and cited. (authority)

The assumption was made that what was true for the sample group of 200 children is true for all children. (generalization)

Higher lead levels in the blood reduce IQ performance. (cause and effect)

Identify type of reasoning used

Identify type Of evidence used

Evaluate