1. Tuesday, March 13 Get the chrome book with the same # as your desk #.
We are starting our research project today on “How Humans Impact the Ecosystem”.
I will give you details when class begins.

2. Humans impact the ecosystem in positive and negative ways.
Watch the following short video to learn some of the ways humans affect the ecosystem.

4. NegativeHuman Influences on Ecosystems
Habitat Destruction
Human development
Deforestation
Land Loss/Desertification
Invasive Species (non-native species)
Competition for Resources
Over Harvesting
fishing/hunting
5. Pollution/Global Warming
Air and Water

5. Positive Human Impacts on the Ecosystem
Making wildlife animal refuges to increase the population of endangered species.
Planting trees to reduce the impact of deforestation.
Cleaning up the pollution of rivers and oceans.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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6. Research Project: How do humans impact the ecosystem (positively or negatively)? Some ideas: Specific event: meltdown of fukushima in Japan Broad/general event: Global warming (coral reef, plants, permafrost) Deforestation Pollution (atmospheric, water, land, pesticides) Introduction of an Invasive species: Australia Extinction of species