Begin Ch. 6: The Environment

-I'm out sick! :( Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving!
I'm grading posters at home and will return them this week

-Begin Ch.6: The Environment
6.1 An Interconnected Planet
6.2 Environmental Issues
6.3 Environmental Solutions

Right now, world leaders are gathered in Paris at the United Nations Climate Conference. Here is a short video about why you should care about the issues they are discussing.
We will follow the Conference in class as it progresses.

6.1 An Interconnected Planet (new right side page)
Learning Objective: I can explain how humans and the environment are interconnected and how population growth and resource availability are contributing factors to environmental issues.

1. Read section 6.1 from the textbook, either hard copy or on your electronic device (www.my.hrw.com, username: biology378 password: biology).
2. Complete 6.1 Active Reading - An Interconnected Planet
3. Glue into notebooks under 6.1 Learning Objective
4. Do left side color processing relating to 6.1 topics

6.2 Environmental Issues (new right side page)
Learning Objective: I can describe examples of how humans can negatively impact the environment.

5. Read section 6.2 from the textbook, either hard copy or on your electronice device. 
6. Complete 6.2 Directed Reading - Environmental Issues
7. Glue into notebooks under 6.2 Learning Objective
8. Do left side color processing relating to 6.2 topics