How are birds, hotel construction, and coral reefs all linked together?
https://e360.yale.edu/features/the_vital_chain_connecting_the_ecosystems_of_land_and_sea
Write a CER on your google doc from the summer assignment. One sentence Claim over something from the article. Evidence (numbers, other data) that support the claim. Reasoning- where you explain why your claim is accurate and how the data supports the claim.
What is precision agriculture? It's already here!
Watch (>4 minutes) https://youtu.be/581Kx8wzTMcPermafrost, Tundra, and Methane
2 short articles
1- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ticking-timebomb-siberia-thawing-permafrost-releases-more-methane-180978381/
2-https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/01/methane-time-bomb-isnt-actually-a-bomb/
Read both, then give a 3-2-1 response that covers both articles (ie, just 1 3-2-1)
The cost of air pollution
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2020/8/12/21361498/climate-change-air-pollution-us-india-china-deaths
3-2-1 response on your google doc
Farms and water pollution
https://e360.yale.edu/features/in-the-heart-of-the-corn-belt-an-uphill-battle-for-clean-water-iowa
3-2-1 response on your google doc
South Africa and their water crisis
Watch the 4 min video, then read the article (a 7 min read)
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/partner-content-south-africa-danger-of-running-out-of-water
a single 3-2-1 response for this
Water issues in the US
https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2019/09/23/climate-change-impacts-water/
3-2-1 (3 sentence summary, 2 things you learned, 1 question you have)
Geothermal Power!
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2020/10/21/21515461/renewable-energy-geothermal-egs-ags-supercritical
Read from the beginning to the "Four basic types of geothermal energy technology", skip the 4 basic types portion (its good info but a lot of stuff), and continue reading from the "The extraordinary promise of geothermal energy" section to the end.
3 sentence summary, 2 things you learned, 1 question you still have
2 short articles:
The cost of going 100% renewable: https://e360.yale.edu/digest/the-global-price-tag-for-100-percent-renewable-energy-73-trillion
The current state of US electrical production: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=50918
3-2-1 replies on your google doc. 3 sentence summary of both, 2 things you learned, 1 question you still have
Methane leaks and new solutions
https://e360.yale.edu/features/methane-detectives-can-a-wave-of-new-technology-slash-natural-gas-leaks
3-2-1 response (3 sentence summary, 2 things you learned, 1 question you have
1st blog post of 2022! Linking environmental issues with coal mining and coal as an energy source.
Short read, but also watch the 10 minute video embedded in the article. Video link is also
here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwQfR_fNruE
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/duke-energy-agrees-to-remove-coal-ash-in-north-carolina
Just do a 3-2-1 response on your google doc; 3 sentence summary, 2 things you learned, 1 question you have.
Want more data? https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/coal-and-air-pollution
