1. Do Now The Quad The Baseball Field Ms. Lin’s Classroom P-14 100 ants
16 trees
13 daisies
8 squirrels
1000 grass
5 pigeons
2 humans
0 rabbits
34 humans
1 cactus
0 fish
0 hippos
5 spores of mold
2 skunks
3 humans
0 elephants
Habitat Loss
Pollution
Overexploitation
Global Warming
Invasive Species

2. Environmental Consultant for Santa Clara County
Job Description
Environmental consultants provide public and private sector clients with advice on environmental issues such as soil contamination, water pollution, air quality, environmental impact assessments, environmental audits, waste management and the development of environmental policies.

3. Your Task
You’ve recently been tasked by the county government to identify a way the humans have impacted species in Santa Clara County.
You will need to:
Prepare a research brief (Tuesday)
Identify a potential issue you can solve (Tuesday  Block)
Create a solution which can be implemented (Break)

4. Tuesday- Research Brief
Pick one of the 5 issues.
Do more background research to learn even more about the issue. You must take notes while you do research!
Example: // Alternative Energy
What other types of alternative energy are there?
(google search: “Types of alternative energy”)
Wind energy, biomass, geothermal, solar
Then, I would look up facts specific to Santa Clara County:
In this county, how much of each alternative energy source?

5. Tuesday- Research Brief
After you’ve done your research, create a research brief (summary of the main points of your research you could give to your client).
It should include:
Text describing the issue
Data describing the issue (you could find this off a reputable research source)
It should fill a whole page (back of your page, or typed)

6. Tuesday  Block
After you complete your research brief, you need to identify one concise question (issue) about Santa Clara County that you have discovered.
Pose a question about this issue.
Specific
Solvable (with not too many constraints)