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4/10 Warm Up in Notebook
1. Draw you own pyramid – include:1. Organisms2. Energy in kcal3. Numbers4. Biomass (kg)
MON TUES WEDS THURS FRI SAT SUN
8 9 10Web Quest Due
11Wear sneakers
12Quiz
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15 16 17CRT (Chem)REVIEWS
18CRT (Phys)REVIEWS
19CRT (Rock) REVIEWS
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22CRT
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1. Borneo & Malaria Issue: People are dying from
Malaria in Borneo. It’s a disease carried by mosquitoes.
What would you do?
2. Wetlands & Ducks in 1966Issue:Ducks and other species are disappearing.1. How is this affecting the
food web?2. What could be done?
• http://www.noble.org/ag/wildlife/ducknestboxes/index.htm
3. Toxic Water
• Toxic Mines• What organisms may be influenced?• What can we do now to help?• What can we do to prevent it from happening
again?• 1952: Hinkley Groundwater contamination/
Erin Brockovich
4. Acid Rain
• Issue: Rain that has high amounts of chemicals that are harmful to the environment and society.
• acid rain• ACID RAIN 2• What does it come from?• What abiotic and biotic factors are influenced?• What has been done to help?
5. Suburban Sprawl & Deer
• What is it: When people build communities right on the
edge of a natural habitat for a species – then many species will start to come into the developed land
• Issue:• What to do?
• http://ur.umich.edu/9596/May07_96/artcl18.htm, http://www.rpaforall.org/RPA%20Factsheet%205.pdf
What are some others cases when humans have influenced the
ecosystem?• Come up with 2 other cases– Write the issue– Propose/write 2 solutions