Environmental+Issues+Project

Return to Home Environmental Issues Project What is happening in the world around us? = What impact is the human population having on the earth and what impact does the earth have on us? This project gives you the opportunity to investigate an environmental issue to analyse how human activities and natural events affect each another. Are important environmental issues in the world being managed effectively? What else could be done? =

= = = = = Your Project: = = Your project will be used to assess your knowledge and understanding in __Geography__ as well as __Maths!__ = You get to CHOOSE an environmental issue to find out about! You can use from the topics below or come up with your own! You will research your environmental issues topic during class time to consider the following questions: You will use the information organiser provided to you to help you answer the questions about your environmental issues topic.  You will use it to take notes while you are researching, keep your work neat, you will need to hand the organiser in. You will write down the resources that you used on the back or on a page in your humanities book. You will include a bibliography with your project (Check pages 134-135 of your planner to review how to compile a bibliography correctly!) You will collect information in the form of different types of maps, graphs, tables, aerial photographs, satellite images and diagrams. You can choose your own way of presenting your information. You will need to give a formal presentation on your project and review your classmates projects to help practice your speaking and listening skills.
 * Why is it an environmental problem?
 * How is it caused?
 *  What is the affect to the __ natural __ and __ human __ environments?
 * What is being done about it?

=**Things to do: ** =
 * <span style="color: #009600; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 38px;">After you have chosen your topic, go to the discussion forum and select the subject heading for your home group (HG __Environmental issues topic)__. Read my post, follow the instructions by selecting __New Post.__
 * <span style="color: #009600; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 38px;">At the end of your last humanities lesson for the week go to the discussion forum and select the subject heading __W.I.L.T__. Read my post, follow the instructions by selecting __New Post__.

=<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="color: #00ff01; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 38px;">W.I.L.F. ** =
 * Excellent use of class time, this means staying on task and not wasting the time that you have to work on your project

Topics for investigation <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 38px;"> You can choose any of the topics below that you would like to find out more about! __ OR __ you can negotiate a different topic for your investigation with your teacher. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 38px;"> Remember for YOUR CHOSEN TOPIC you will need to consider: <span style="font-family: Chalkboard,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">__ Why is it an environmental issue? How is it caused? What is the affect? And what is being done about it? __<span style="color: #009800; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Remember this is YOUR PROJECT so make sure you choose something that interests YOU!


 * <span style="color: #000000; font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 38px;">** Overpopulation - Parts of the world are becoming over-populated, there are too many people! Why? What is the affect? What is being done?   **
 * ** Ozone depletion - The hole in the ozone layer is getting bigger! Why? What is the affect? What is being done about it? **
 * ** Habitat destruction -Animal homes are being destroyed! Why? What is the affect? What is being done about it?  **
 * ** Invasive species - Introduced (not native) species of plants and animals are invading (spreading)! Why? What is the affect? What is being done about it? **
 * ** Depletion of natural environments -Why are natural environments disappearing? What is the affect? What is being done about it? **
 * ** Deforestation - The worlds forrest are being cut down! Why? What is the affect? What is being done about it? **
 * ** Global Warming -What is global warming? How is it caused? What is the affect on the worlds environments? What is being done about it? **
 * ** Tsunamis -How are they caused? What affect have tsunamis had on the worlds environments? What has been done about it? **
 * ** Drought -Which areas are affected by drought? How does a drought happen? What affect does it have on the natural and human environment ? **
 * ** Floods - <span style="font-family: Times,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Why? Which areas are affected? What impact has this had on the natural and human environment? What has been done? **
 * Earthquakes <span style="font-family: Times,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">How are they caused? Which areas are affected? What impact has this had on the natural and human environment? What has been done?
 * ** Natural disasters -What natural events are considered disasters? Why? When and where do they happen? What is the affect? What has been done? **
 * ** Dying river systems -What causes them to die? which rivers are affected? What is the affect? What is being done? **
 * ** Extinctions -How do they happen? Which species have been affected? What is being done? How are we protecting the worlds endangered species?  **
 * ** Waste management - Why is it a problem? What is the affect? What is being done about it?  **
 * ** Depletion of natural resources -Which resources are being depleted? <span style="font-family: Times,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;"> Why? What is the affect? What is being done about it?  **
 * ** Depletion of fossil fuels -Why is it a problem? How is it happening? What is the affect to the human and natural environment? is anything being done?  **
 * ** Toxic Waste -How is it generated? What affect does it have on the natural and human environment? What is being done?  **
 * **<span style="font-family: Times,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Endangered species **
 * ** Water pollution <span style="font-family: Times,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">-How is it caused? What is the affect to the natural and human environment? What is being done about it? **
 * ** Air Pollution -How is it caused? What is the affect to the natural and human environment? What is being done about it?  **
 * ** Ocean dead zones -Some areas of the worlds oceans are void of life! (Nothing lives there!) Why? What is the affect? What is being done?  **
 * ** Overfishing -Why does it happen? Which areas/ species are affected? What is the impact to the human and natural environment? Is there anything being done?  **

<span style="color: #00ff01; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px; line-height: 38px;">Environmental Issues: Task D ocuments

= Environmental Issue: __ Information organiser __ = Use this document to answer questions about your environmental issues topic. Record information by taking notes during your research. <span style="color: #00ff01; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px; line-height: 38px;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; white-space: pre;">Print this <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; white-space: pre;">document <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; white-space: pre;"> if you lose your first copy!

=<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Environmental Issue: __Assessment rubric__** = Use this document to view the criteria that you will be assessed on. This document will help you to view what you need to do to achieve at the expected level for this project or give you some ideas on how to achieve beyond the expected level!

// You will receive a copy of this document first week back in term 4.//

=<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> Environmental Issue: __REFLECTION document__ = <span style="font-family: Arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Use this document to reflect on your project. This must be completed and submitted to the teacher along with your assessment rubric -self assessment, workbook and good copy of your presentation. After you have presented. <span style="font-family: Arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">

= Environmental Issues: Resources  = = = = =

Library Resources Use this document to help direct you to useful resources located in the library and on the web.

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7 Environmental problems that are worse than we thought -this page also contains useful links to other pages. http://earthfirst.com/7-environmental-problems-that-are-worse-than-we-thought/

World Wildlife Fund -information on overfishing http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/globalmarkets/fishing/

Earth Observatory -Contains some fantastic satellite images of natural hazards (Fires, severe storms, floods, volcanoes, earthquakes, crops and drought & more) http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/

NSW department of education site on environmental issues <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Australian Government Department of Education, has a theme page on environmental issues <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[] How Hurricanes work http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/hurricane.htm

How Stuff Works -Contains videos and articles on different issues and may be of some use to you http://www.howstuffworks.com

Cyclone Tracy, Northern Territory http://www.ntlib.nt.gov.au/tracy/

Bureau of Meteorology -Tsunamis http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami/info/index.shtml

Kids Storm -Weather facts http://skydiary.com/kids/

Web weather for kids http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/index.html

The Age -Waves of destruction (information on tsunamis in Asia) http://www.theage.com.au/issues/asiatsunami/

BBC -Special reports, tsunami disasters http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/world/2004/asia_quake_disaster/default.stm

Department of climate change http://www.climatechange.gov.au/

Australian Bureau of Meterology -Severe weather events http://www.bom.gov.au/announcements/sevwx/

Australian Bureau of Meterology -Bushfire weather http://www.bom.gov.au/weather-services/bushfire/about-bushfire-weather.shtml

Bushfires clearly explained http://clearlyexplained.com/nature/earth/disasters/bushfires.html

Bureau of Meterology (BOM) -Contains useful charts, maps and satellite images on weather related events. http://www.bom.gov.au/

Bureau of Meterology -Rainfall and drought http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/drought/

BBC -Extreme weather information (also contains information about climate change). http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/weatherwise/factfiles/extremes/storms.shtml

Weather education (BOM) -Scroll down to view the weather related webpages to view web links about natural hazard.s http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/weathed.shtml

Extreme weather profiles http://www.heatisonline.org/weather.cfm

World in the balance -The affect of changing populations http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/

Population connection http://www.populationconnection.org/site/PageServer?pagename=issues_main

World population clock (what do you notice?) http://math.berkeley.edu/~galen/popclk.html

Australia population clock (what do you notice?) -Check out the related information for other facts and statistics about Australia http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/1647509ef7e25faaca2568a900154b63?OpenDocument

Australian Bureau of Statistics, for geography students. http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/cashome.nsf/4a256353001af3ed4b2562bb00121564/5b5c2cc2f439a887ca25761b00802228!OpenDocument

Australian Bureau of Statistics, for students about the environment (human and natural) http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/cashome.nsf/4a256353001af3ed4b2562bb00121564/fa8a66d92b498492ca2576170003e07e!OpenDocument

Geo Data Portal -Global Environmental Outlook (includes data and statistics in the form of maps, graphs, and charts about the environment) http://geodata.grid.unep.ch/

Chinas population http://www.iiasa.ac.at/collections/IIASA_Research/SRD/ChinaFood/data/anim/pop_ani.htm

World Food Program http://www.wfp.org/

Drought disaster (information about droughts around the world) http://www.unicef.org/drought/

The Murray Darling Basin -Encyclopedia for kids http://kids.mdbc.gov.au/encyclopedia/

The Murray Darling Basin Environmental issues page -check out the image gallery and useful links. <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">http://www.mdba.gov.au/services/education-resources/environmental-issues <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Rainforrests Action Network <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">http://www.ran.org/ <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Tropical rainforests -why are they important, how do we save them? <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">http://kids.mongabay.com/ <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Learning about rainforrests <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/links.html <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Saving Gorillas <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">http://gorillafund.org/ <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Water conservation and more <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">http://www.southeastwater.com.au/community/forstudents/Pages/Education-Students.aspx <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Our water, our future <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">http://www.ourwater.vic.gov.au/saving/schools/resources <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Melbourne Water <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">http://www.education.melbournewater.com.au/ <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Recycle Now <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">http://www.recyclenow.com/schools/secondary_school_resources/index.html <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Four Corners -Australians urban water crisis <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/special_eds/20050209/default_2.htm <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Water Aid (not everyone has access to clean and safe water! Check it out!) <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">http://www.wateraid.org/ <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Department of Sustainability and Environment -information on Forrests <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/dse/nrenfor.nsf/Home+Page/DSE+Forestry~Home+Page?open <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Department of environment and natural resources - Sustainability education learning center http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/education/index.html

Australian natural resources data library (data and statistics) http://adl.brs.gov.au/anrdl/php/anrdlSearch.html

ABC -Environment page http://www.abc.net.au/environment/

FAQ's about the ozone layer http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/glossary/ozone.shtml

National Geographic -Environment (contains information about a whole range of environmental issues) http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/

National Geographic Kids -Eye in the sky (contains images, videos and information about a range of environmental issues!) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/deforestation/deforestation.html

Tropical twisters, hurricanes http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/hurricane/

Act 4 nature -a celebration of the international year of Biodiversity, aims to help Victorians make a world of difference h ttpwww.act4nature.org.au/

World wildlife foundation -conservation of animals, has a list of priority species. http://wwf.panda.org/

Endangered animals -scroll down. http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-Chapter.aspx?chapter_id=1

WWF on climate change and more (carbon, energy and climate and forrest loss) http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/climate_carbon_energy/

The Greenpeace site for Australia

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The Great Orangutan project http://www.orangutanproject.com/

Amphibian ark -Information about threatened amphibians http://www.amphibianark.org/

Technology and the environment -Information about alternative energy sources http://www.technologystudent.com/energy1/engex.htm

Energy Star -Information on how to save energy http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=kids.kids_index http://www.energystar.gov/

Alternative energy news http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/

Energy sources http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/index.htm

Information on climate change -features webcasts, videos and information http://www.exploratorium.edu/poles/climate.php

Global warming -Kids http://globalwarmingkids.net/

Global Climate Change http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/index.html

Sea level and climate http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs2-00/

Discovery channel -explore by subject http://dsc.discovery.com/

The WWF has a page on environmental issues in Australia. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|http://wwf.panda.org/who we are/wwf offices/australia/environmental problems in australia/]

Information on the Wilderness Society's current campaigns <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[]

CSIRO -Scientific Research Organisation, contains a students page about environmental issues.

[]   Gurdian.co.uk -contains an environment page that looks at a range of issues. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment

Animal information about animals around the world. http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/PhotoGallery/

Animal Facts and illustrations -Information on endangered animals http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/Australia.shtml

More Animal Facts! http://www.ypte.org.uk/animal-facts.php

Red List of threatened species http://www.iucnredlist.org/

Reef education unit http://www.reef.edu.au/default.htm

National Wildlife Federation -Information on a range of environmental issues http://www.nwf.org/

Victorian Coastal Council http://www.vcc.vic.gov.au/

Victorian State Emergency Service (SES) -Information on how to be safe in the event of a natural hazard http://www.ses.vic.gov.au/CA256AEA002F0EC7/HomePage?OpenForm&1=Home~&2=~&3=~

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<span style="color: #00ff01; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 29px;">Want to learn more information about China and Asia, well check out these websites: <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; color: #00ff01; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; padding-right: 10px;">[] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[] [] Find out about the world we live in on the National geographic website. <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[] Online research program - The discovery channel <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[] All you want to know about kids heath and development <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[] [] Kids site for investigating dinosaurs and natural history...i'ts really cool! <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">A fantastic site to investigate and explore other cultures around the world. It's a cool kids web....check it out. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[] A school Wikipedia site to explore the world <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[]