1. 1. The Question Essential Question: What are we doing to change our environment? Unit Question: How can we keep the environment healthy? Content Questions: 1. What are the causes and effects of acid precipitation? 2. What can we do to prevent acid precipitation? 3. What is the greenhouse effect? 4. What is global warming? 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Next These materials are © 2005 NAME, SCHOOL, all rights reserved.

2. 2. Information Sources 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Next These materials are © 2005 NAME, SCHOOL, all rights reserved. What is happening in our environment and how is it affecting us worldwide? Many people don’t give our environmental problems such as acid rain and global warming much thought. We all need to be educated on environmental issues. INFORMATION SITES: http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/educatio n/site_students/whatcauses.html http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kid s/index.html

3. 3. The Student Activity 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Next These materials are © 2005 NAME, SCHOOL, all rights reserved. 1. Students will brainstorm environmental terms using Wordle. http://www.wordle.net/create 2. Students will research acids and bases and draw a diagram of the pH scale 3. Students will research and outline the causes and effects of acid precipitation and global warming. (Use Penzu) 4. Students will document how we can prevent acid rain and global warming. Environmental Problems: acid precipitation global warming

4. 4. The Assessment Activity 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Next These materials are © 2005 NAME, SCHOOL, all rights reserved. Students will create a video about either acid precipitation or global warming using animoto. Students will write a 10 question quiz using the environmental terms that they generated using wordle. (Students may then exchange quizzes.)

5. 5. Enrichment Activities Internet sites: http://www.nationalgeogr aphic.com/xpeditions/less ons/14/g68/SixDegrees.p dfhttp://www.nationalgeogr aphic.com/xpeditions/less ons/14/g68/SixDegrees.p df http://www.homeworkspot.com/features/globalwarm ing.htmhttp://www.homeworkspot.com/features/globalwarm ing.htm http://environment.nation algeographic.com/global- warming/acid-rain- overview/http://environment.nation algeographic.com/global- warming/acid-rain- overview/ 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Next These materials are © 2005 NAME, SCHOOL, all rights reserved. Read more about it!

6. 6. Teacher Support Materials STUDENT LEARNING EXPECTATIONS 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 These materials are © 2005 NAME, SCHOOL, all rights reserved. ESS 8.7.8 Identify the causes and effects of weather-related phenomena. ESS 8.7.13 Identify and explain the effects that human activities have on the weather and the atmosphere ESS 8.7.20 Research how human activities may contribute to global warming.