Biology
Human Impact Activity
As you watch The Lorax answer the following questions:
Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5jnJdnQPr8
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzYRkGIQpOs&feature=related
1. Name 2 populations in the movie.
Name _________________
Date __________________
2. Who does the Lorax speak for?
3. How long does it take for a Truffula seed to germinate?
4. What did the Onecler make using the Truffula trees?
5. Why did the Barbaloots have to leave?
6. Why could the Swame Swans no longer sing?
7. Why could the humming fish no longer hum?
8. What is an “unless”?
9. What did the Onecler give the small boy and what was his advice?
10. What was the Lorax trying to say?
11. What could have been done that would allow the Onecler and the Lorax to coexist?
The Lorax: Human impact on the environment. Work in pairs (pairs only- no 3’s or 4’s)
Use the book (pages 405-420) to gather information and make a chart to address the following 2 topics:
a. Acid Rain
b. Human Population Growth
Make sure you answer the questions for each of the following on your chart:
a. What is the problem?
b. What causes the problem?
c. What factors contribute to the problem?
d. What are the possible solutions to the problem?
Sample below:
Information Problem
Topic
Acid Rain
Human Population
Growth
Cause
Factors
Solutions