sustainability and the lorax what does it mean to me?
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Sustainability and The Lorax
Sustainability and The Lorax
What does it mean to me?
Sustainability and The Lorax
Explain what is going on in the cartoon below:
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Habitat Destruction
• The destruction of the species in an environment.
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KEY CONCEPT As the human population grows, the demand for Earth’s resources increases.
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The Lorax
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So….what issues did you see?
Work in groups of 2 to develop lists of issues you saw.Be prepared to discuss how these issues take place in the “real world.”
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1. Environment:
2. Conservation:
3. Urbanization:
4. Clear cutting:
5. Deforestation:
6. Refugee:
7. Industrialization:
8. Ecosystem:
9. Anthropocentric:
10. Biocentric:
11. Ecocentric:
12. Population:
13. Restoration:
14. Biodiversity:
15. Stewardship:
The Lorax Vocabulary WorksheetName:____________________________________Date:______________________Using your notes, book, internet, or dictionary look up the meanings of the following words based on their use in the story The Lorax. Use the back of the page for extra space if needed.
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The Lorax1. Environment: The circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded
2. Conservation: A careful preservation and protection of something
3. Urbanization: Characteristics of city or city life
4. Clear cutting: Removal of all trees in a stand of timber
5. Deforestation: The action or process of clearing of forests
6. Refugee: One who flees in search of refuge, or safety
7. Industrialization: To develop industry
8. Ecosystem: The complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
9. Anthropocentric: Considering human beings as most important entity in the universe
10.Biocentric: Having life as its principal fact
11. Ecocentric: Places intrinsic value on all living organisms
12.Population: The whole number of people in a country
13.Restoration: Act of restoring or putting back into use
14.Biodiversity: The number and variety of organisms found in a region
15.Stewardship: A person who acts as the surrogate of another
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Resolve the issues• How do you think the issues you defined could be
solved? • Work with your partner to come up with a way to “fix”
each problem. • Develop a PowerPoint for each issue:
– Explain each issue– Include the definition of each problem– Tell how you would solve each problem– Explain how the community and business could work
together to HELP the environment instead– What do YOU think could be done differently in each
problem
Follow your rubric to get all your points!
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RubricPowerPoint Slides
Contents 25 points each slide
Contents 15 points each slide
Contents 5 points each slide
Slide 1: Explain the issue with picture
Good explanation, no grammatical
Explanation acceptable with
Explanation unacceptable with
Definition of the problem
errors, picture is relevant
less than 5 flaws, picture is relevant
more than 5 flaws, picture not relevant
Slide 2: Your way of solving the problem with picture
Solution is relevant, picture is appropriate
Solution needs improvement, picture is relevant
Solution inappropriate, picture irrelevant
Slide 3: How community and business could work together with picture
Idea is relevant, picture is appropriate
Idea needs improvement, picture is relevant
Idea inappropriate, picture irrelevant
Slide 4: What could be done differently to conserve the environment with picture
Conservation idea is relevant, picture is appropriate
Conservation idea needs improvement, picture is relevant
Conservation idea inappropriate, picture irrelevant
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• Act locally • Reduce usage of natural resources• Recycle at home• Support Environmental Action Groups (Greenpeace, Sierra
Club)
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Definitions: miriam-webster.com accessed 9/9/2013
Pictures: City: Google.com blog.marketplace.myspace.comForest: Google.com eofdreams.comHabitat Destruction: Google.com biodiversity1wordpress.com Windmill/Solar Panels: Google.comAccessed 9/9/2013 www.google.com
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