The Importance of Recycling & Stewardship

DO NOW: How does this picture connect to what we have been learning? Write 4-5

sentences & include key terms.

DO NOW

• Urbanization• Population Growth• Resources• Sustainability

The Story of Bottled Water

• http://storyofstuff.org/bottledwater/

• On loose-leaf:1.What are the costs for us as consumers?2.What are the environmental costs?3.How have companies used advertising to

deceive us (lie to us)?4.What can we do to address this issue?

Garbage Island Article

1. Complete the Anticipation Guide Questions in the chart

2. Read the article independently3. Answer the follow-up questions with a

partner4. Be ready to share your responses and

opinions

Anticipation Questions1. Trash flows downstream. All watersheds end up

in the ocean, thus trash ends up in the ocean. 2. Most trash is biodegradable and can be easily

turned into nutrients for fish and other marine life 3. Plastic easily dissolves in the ocean 4. Most trash that ends up in our water is from the

land. 5. There is a floating island of waste twice the size of

Texas in the Pacific Ocean.

Follow-up Questions1. What is a gyre? How does the gyre

contribute to the amount of trash in the ocean?

2. Where does the trash that makes up Garbage Island come from?

3. Are plastic water bottles recyclable? 4. What happens to the plastic that makes

water bottles? 5. How can we reduce our use of plastic? 6. How can we reuse our use of plastic?

Station Nation

• 1: Recycling• 2: Recycle City• 3: Endangered Species• 4: World Clock• 5: Human Population & Resources

World Clock

• http://www.yellow-llama.com/world-clock-world-statistics/

Population:World Population: 6,868,783,698More malesMore birthsAges 15-64 has highest populationChina has largest population

World Clock

Death:Number one killer-communicable disease:AIDS/HIV/STDNumber one killer-non-communicable disease:

CardiovascularIllness:Highest death by injury: Traffic accidentsCrimes:Most committed crime: ID Theft

World ClockEnvironment:CO2 emissions: 24 billion metric tonsExtinction:21 thousand speciesForest lost:10,555,043 acresEnergy:Most used nonrenewable: natural gas, oilLeast used: ethanolFood: Most farmed/slaughtered: Chicken1-Cereals, 2-Sugars, 3-Vegetables, 4-Fruits

Exit Ticket1. What is the most effective way to reduce

waste?2. What are three materials that can be recycled?3. Are there more births or deaths?4. What are two reasons why species become

endangered?5. Which region of the world consumes the most

resources?