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12/11

12/11/2013

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1.  Get your Exponential Growth cups and line them up. 
2.  On Page 6 create a data table that has 3 columns. 
3.  Name the columns: Time, Population, & % of Empty Volume.
Agenda
Exponential Growth Lab
Learning Targets:
1.  Investigate Exponential Growth of Humans
and factors that affect the rate of change.
Picture
7 billion and counting
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12/10

12/9/2013

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GQ Page 5.......
1.  What is the estimated Earth's Carrying Capacity Range? 
2.  In your own words what is the definition of Carrying Capacity?
 
Pre-Lab Questions Page 6
3.  How long have Humans been on Earth?
4.  How do you think the early rate of human population compares with the population growth rate today?
 

5.  Why did this rate change?
Agenda
GQ
HW Review
Exponential Growth Activity
Learning Targets:
1.  Investigate Exponential Growth of Humans and factors that affect the rate of change.
 
Picture
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12/9

12/9/2013

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1.  List the 4 spheres that we interact with. 
2.  Of the 4 which is the most vulnerable and why?
Agenda
GQ
Footprints
Carrying Capacity Article
1.  Investigate the carrying capacity of the Earth and
calculate your own ecological footprint.

Population Clock
carrying capacity activity
Picture
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12/4 wacky wednesday

12/3/2013

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GQ.....
Make a list of everything you have bought or someone has bought for you in the last week.  Must be at least 10 items long.  
Agenda
Inconvenient Truth Questions
Carrying Capacity
Ecological Footprint 
1.  Investigate the carrying capacity of the Earth and calculate your own ecological footprint. 
2.  Calculate the ecological footprint for a particular item.  
Ecological Footprint Calculator with Adult
Ecological footprint for kids
Picture
Picture
My ecological footprint:  5 planet Earths, 22.4 global acres
Carrying Capacity of the Earth Article
Eco Footprints/Carrying Capacity Assignment
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