1. Do Now – Finish and/or Review over your mind map. Be prepared to show and tell. How people impact resources Renewable Non-Renewable

2. Homework and Announcements Due Today Homework Worksheet Pages 66-68 Study for Chapter 5 & 6 Exam (Review questions and vocabulary posted online) USA TestPrep

3. Title: Ecological Footprint SW discuss ways to reduce their ecological footprint. (Solutions to the problems)

4. Bill Nye - Biodiversity

5. Meeting Ecological Challenges 6.4 Ecological Footprint: describes the total area of functioning land and water ecosystems needed to provide resources for an individual/population and to absorb harmless wastes from that individual/population

6. Meeting Ecological Challenges Ecological footprints help us determine what the carrying capacity is for humans and our own impact on the world No exact way to calculate it It is estimated that Americans footprints are four times larger than the global average – we use too much!!

7. Meeting Ecological Challenges Steps to take action: 1. Recognize the problem in the environment 2. Research the problem to determine its cause 3. Use scientific understanding to change our behavior to have a positive impact on the global environment

8. Let’s Meet A Challenge! Sustainable Housing Sustainable / Ecological Diversity - Commercial Sustainable Farming Reduce Waste Reuse Products Recycle

9. Solutions – 15 min. Be prepared to show and tell!

10. How can we motivate change? Table Groups Work on a campaign and come up with and advertisement for conservation. What is the problem, how can we fix it, create a slogan. Presentations will be made at the end of class.