Earth Science Environmental Challenge Poster You will create a poster that teaches us about an environmental challenge that you have chosen to study. Guidelines for the poster

You will make the poster on one side of a sheet of 11 x 17 inch paper. You will do research on your challenge, take notes on your research, and turn in your research

notes with the poster. You will use at least five sources for your research. One can be Wikipedia. One must be a book. You will create citations for your sources using easybib.com. List the citations on your poster.

The poster must be written by hand. The complete assignment: The complete poster, and your research notes. Scoring guide for the environmental challenge poster:

Poster Requirements Points Earned Points Possible Name of environmental challenge 5

A brief description of the challenge (1 or 2 sentences) 5

A description of the effects of the problem 5

Actual or proposed solutions to the problem 10

The possible costs of the solutions vs. the costs of the problem

10

Illustrations/graphs/graphics 10

Overall design 10

Citations 5

Research notes 20

Total points earned 80 Due date: Your poster will be due on __________________________ Your name: __________________________________________________________ Your challenge: __________________________________________________________

Earth Science Environmental Challenge List

Clean water/water pollution

Clean air/air pollution

Deforestation

Climate change

Precious metal scarcity

Soil degradation

Solid waste (litter) in the oceans

Solid waste (litter) on land

Medical waste

Availability of food

Extreme weather events

Availability of clean water

Habitat shrinkage

Acid rainfall

Noise pollution

Light pollution

Drug-resistant bacteria

Rapid disease transmission

Invasive species

Helium scarcity

Sand scarcity

Extinction rate

Ocean acidification

Pollution & international politics

Sinkholes