Learning Objectives: After Reading Section 5.1 You Should Be Able To

Environmental Science Section 5.1Name:

Learning Objectives: After reading section 5.1 you should be able to…

• Define: surface water – watershed – groundwater – aquifer – recharge zone – desalinization
• Explain why fresh water is such a valuable resource.
• Describe our main sources of fresh water.
• State three reasons why fresh water is often in short supply.

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Reflection/Reaction:The average citizen in the United States has become a very wasteful person. Describe at least five ways that people waste fresh water in our country. Next, describe at least three things we could do differently to preserve our supply of fresh water.

Formative assessment:

1. With a world so full of water, why is fresh water considered to be a limited resource?

1. What is groundwater? Why should we take care not to use it too quickly?

1. Why must people be especially careful about pollution in recharge zones?

Use your technology: Use your phone or tablet to research the Ogallala aquifer? Discuss the importance of the aquifer and why it has been in the news in the past few weeks.

Environmental Science Section 5.2Name:

Learning Objectives: After reading section 5.2 you should be able to…

• Define: water pollution – point pollution – nonpoint pollution – bioaccumulation – artificial eutrophication – thermal pollution
• Explainwhy groundwater pollution is hard to clean.
• Differentiatepoint and nonpoint pollution.

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Reflection/Reaction:If the worlds supply of fresh water ran almost completely dry tomorrow how would this affect your life? How would this affect the world?

Write a paragraph in which you describe your vision of a world lacking an adequate water supply.

Formative assessment:

1. Why is point pollution easier to put an end to than nonpoint pollution?

1. What are pathogens? How do they pollute water?

1. What are the main pollutants of groundwater?

1. Why does eutrophication cause fish kills?

Use your technology!Read the article:

*Discuss the contents of the article along with your personal opinions of what is going on.

Environmental Science Section 3.3Name:

Learning Objectives: After reading section 3.3 you should be able to…

• Define: succession – climax community – pioneers - lichens
• Describe primary succession
• Describe secondary succession

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Reflection/Reaction:Think about a huge urban area like New York City. Based upon todays lesson involving succession, predict how the city would look if humans abandoned it and didn’t go back for a thousand years.

Formative assessment:

1. How is primary succession different from secondary succession?

1. Why are forest fires sometimes beneficial for forest ecosystems?

1. What important role do lichens play in primary succession?

Use your technology! Read the article attached to the following link and write a short summary of ways animals cope with forest fires.