Planet Protectors 2016

Format of test

Each team must bring something to write with, no other resources are allowed

Likely to be a station test

Emphasis on application of knowledge, lots of graphs, diagrams, reading energy labels, giving suggestions for best practices

The Rules

Part 1 – Helpful interactions with the Earth

- Reduce

- Reuse

- Repurpose

- Recycle

- Compost

The Rules

Part 2 – Problems results from human impact on the quality of our environment

Desertification Deforestation Soil Pollution Waste Disposal Mining Bycatching

• Population Growth Issues• Habitat Destruction• Farming Practices• Fertilizers &

Pesticides

i.e. We are really good at messing things up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining

https://texasstateaquarium.org/tag/deforestation/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2012/11/13/dust-bowl-drought/1691507/

https://www.thinglink.com/scene/619177187341238272

Resource

http://concord.org/ Online modeling

Build a Landfill

http://your.kingcounty.gov/dnr/kidsweb/images/landfill_diagram.gif

https://www.teachengineering.org/view_activity.php?url=collection/cub_/activities/cub_enveng/cub_enveng_lesson05_activity2.xml

The Rules

Coal

Petroleum

Nuclear

Solar

Wind

Wave

Geothermal

Biomass

Hydroelectric

Part 3: Renewable vs Nonrenewable resources

Energy Sourceshttp://energyquest.ca.gov/index.html

A little cheeseball on the graphics and sound effects, but lots of great resources. The energy story has a chapter on each kind of energy that sums it up well.

The Rules

Air

Water

Groundwater

Light

Part 4: Point / Nonpoint Pollution & Prevention

Definition, Take 1: Sustainability is to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Source: http://sustainability.about.com/od/Sustainability/a/What-Is-Sustainability.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YToSKu2ECmc

Your landscaping company had been hired to redesign the front courtyard at the Governor’s

Mansion in Raleigh to include more xeriscaping. Which of the following layouts best fits the new

design requirements?

Your landscaping company had been hired to redesign the front courtyard at the Governor’s

Mansion in Raleigh to include more xeriscaping. Which of the following layouts best fits the new

design requirements?

Xeriscaping uses native plants and landscaping techniques that require low water maintenance

Great data sourcehttp://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/climatescience.html

Other Resources

http://Mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov

www.NEED.org

http://www.epa.gov/students/teachers.html