|
|
|
|
Land Use Module
Introduction:
Every environmental problem has a history; that history usually involves several interacting systems that were once functional but have become dysfunctional as a result of one or more events. In order to propose a workable solution to the problem it is critical to know what the actions were, and are, that make and keep the systems dysfunctional. Sustainable correction for a problem can only really occur when the root causes, rather than surface symptoms, of the problem are addressed. It needs to become a basic habit of mind to search for root causes whenever an environmental problem is being addressed.
Framework ties:
S18: Given a choice of environmental problems (preferably
local ones), learners can determine the historical development of the
problem and the issues that have been generated around the problem. They can further
indicate how the historical development of the problem shaped the current
problem and can then distinguish root causes from current symptoms.
I. Land Use
A. Snapshots of change/ A Historical perspective
1. A Wet
History of
2. Case
Study: The Town of
B. Growing a Population/Analysis of change
1. To be created
C. Think Pair Share/ essay activity
1. Categorization of Land Uses, Developing an Essay from a Prompt.
D. Land Use and Contaminates
1. Up or Down the Watershed
2. Soil & Water Contamination
E. Ground water and surface water contamination.
1. Seepage & Weepage
2. Road Salting
. 3. Additional Activities
F. Contamination of Water; Cradle to Grave
1. Poster Activity
Resources:
http://www.epa.gov/owow/lakes/
http://www1.ldc.lu.se/iiiee/EMISSIONS/NITROPHOS/NITROPHOS.HTML
http://www.nearctica.com/environ/water/pollute.htm#anchor18389