Textbook Reading
9: Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Species and Ecosystem Services
10: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: Saving Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services
11: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Click for the Unit 6 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Species Extinction.
Click to view the video "The IUCN Red List: Guiding Conservation for 50 Years" and the video "The IUCN Red List: A Barometer of Life."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Habitat Loss, Degradation and Fragmentation.
Click for the U.S. list of endangered and threatened species for the Endangered Species Newsletter.
Click for the video "Restoring Balance - Santa Cruz Island."
Click for the video "Return Flight - Restoring the Bald Eagle to the Channel Islands."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Invasive Species.
Click to watch the video "The Threat of Invasive Species."
Click to watch the video "Cane Toads: An Unnatural History."
Click to find examples of invasive species for the Invasive Species Investigation: The Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, The Nature Conservancy, NYS DEC, and the Long Island Sound Study.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Overexploitation, Population Growth, Pollution and Climate Change.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Protecting Species.
Click to watch the video "The Endangered Species Act: 40 Years at the Forefront of Wildlife Conservation."
Click for ESA Basics.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Major Threats to Forest Ecosystems.
Click for the "CNN Explains: Deforestation" video.
Click to view deforestation pictures.
Click to view the "Timber in the Northeast - Timber is a Crop" video.
Click to view the "Sustainable Forestry: How Does It Work? What Are the Benefits?" video.
Click for the first website for the Sustainable Forestry Webquest. Click for the second website.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Tropical Deforestation.
Click for the short video clip "Timelapse: Devastating Deforestation."
Click to view a short video on tropical deforestation.
Click to view the video on sustainably harvesting Brazil nuts.
Click to watch the video "Why Does Fair Trade Mean Sustainability?"
Click to watch the video "Know Your Stuff - What is Shade Grown Coffee?"
Click for the first website for the Rainforest Report Card activity. Click for the second and third websites.
Click for the link to the Scientific American article "Stop Burning Rainforests for Palm Oil."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Managing and Sustaining Grasslands.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on National Parks and Nature Reserves.
Click for the trailer to the video "The National Parks: America's Best Idea".
Click for the U.S. National Park Service website and Long Island Nature Conservancy preserves for the National Park and Nature Conservancy Preserve Profile activity.
Click to read the Sierra Club Magazine Land Lingo quick guide to wildlands.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Ecological Restoration.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Human Impacts on Aquatic Biodiversity.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Protecting and Sustaining Marine Biodiversity.
Click to watch the "Ending Overfishing" video.
Click to watch the "What Happened to the Grand Banks Cod?" video.
Click to see the website to learn about fish harvesting techniques.
Click to watch the video "Making Better Seafood Choices - Seafood Watch." Click to see the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch recommendations.
Click for the New York Times article "When Humans Declared War on Fish."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Protecting, Sustaining and Restoring Wetlands.
Click to watch the "River of Renewal" trailer.
Click for links for background information for the Columbia River Damming Debate - the Washington State Department of Ecology, National Geographic, The Columbia Experience, Dam History, US Army Corps of Engineers.
Click to watch the Lian Pin Koh's TED talk "A Drone's-eye View of Conservation."
Friday, December 16, 2022
Friday, December 2, 2022
Unit 5: Human Populations
Textbook Reading:
Chapter 6: Human Population and Its Impact
Chapter 22: Urbanization and Sustainability
Click for the Unit 5 Activity Sheet.
Click for the U.S. Census Bureau world and United States population clocks.
Click to view the "World Population" video.
Click for the NPR video "7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast?"
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Factors Affecting Human Population Size.
Click to view the video "World Population by the Billion."
Click for the wall poster "A Quick Trip to 7 Billion" for the activity "A Report Card for the Planet."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Population Age Structure.
Click to watch the Miniature World Project video "Mad World."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Influencing Population Size.
Click for the video "Measuring Up – Population Data and Women’s Empowerment."
Click for "The Girl Effect" video and "The Girl Effect: The Clock is Ticking" video.
Click for the video "Overpopulation - The Human Explosion Explained."
Click for the first website for the Population Webquest to find world population at the time of your birth. Click for the second website to find the current world population. Click for the third website - the CIA World Factbook. Click for the fourth website - the U.S. Census Bureau. Click for the fifth website - to take the Global Trends Quiz and Be a Demographer. Click for the sixth website - Worldometers.
Click for the Hans Rosling TED Talk on Religions and Babies.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Urbanization.
Click to go to the website for the Cost of Sprawl activity.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Urban Resources and Environmental Problems.
Click to go to the first website for the Urban Heat Islands webquest. Click to go to the second and third websites.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Transportation and Urban Development.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Urban Land-use Planning and Control.
Click for the link to Vision Long Island, an organization trying to create smart growth communities on Long Island.
Click for the video "Portland: Quest for the Livable City."
Click for the video "Bogota: Building a Sustainable City" part 1, part 2 and part 3.">
Click for the NOVA video "World in the Balance - The People Paradox."
Chapter 6: Human Population and Its Impact
Chapter 22: Urbanization and Sustainability
Click for the Unit 5 Activity Sheet.
Click for the U.S. Census Bureau world and United States population clocks.
Click to view the "World Population" video.
Click for the NPR video "7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast?"
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Factors Affecting Human Population Size.
Click to view the video "World Population by the Billion."
Click for the wall poster "A Quick Trip to 7 Billion" for the activity "A Report Card for the Planet."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Population Age Structure.
Click to watch the Miniature World Project video "Mad World."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Influencing Population Size.
Click for the video "Measuring Up – Population Data and Women’s Empowerment."
Click for "The Girl Effect" video and "The Girl Effect: The Clock is Ticking" video.
Click for the video "Overpopulation - The Human Explosion Explained."
Click for the first website for the Population Webquest to find world population at the time of your birth. Click for the second website to find the current world population. Click for the third website - the CIA World Factbook. Click for the fourth website - the U.S. Census Bureau. Click for the fifth website - to take the Global Trends Quiz and Be a Demographer. Click for the sixth website - Worldometers.
Click for the Hans Rosling TED Talk on Religions and Babies.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Urbanization.
Click to go to the website for the Cost of Sprawl activity.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Urban Resources and Environmental Problems.
Click to go to the first website for the Urban Heat Islands webquest. Click to go to the second and third websites.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Transportation and Urban Development.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Urban Land-use Planning and Control.
Click for the link to Vision Long Island, an organization trying to create smart growth communities on Long Island.
Click for the video "Portland: Quest for the Livable City."
Click for the video "Bogota: Building a Sustainable City" part 1, part 2 and part 3.">
Click for the NOVA video "World in the Balance - The People Paradox."
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