Environmental Science
By: Daniel Park
LETC 4100-006
Questions
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How do we change the world?
◦ How much pollution do we create?
◦ What can we do to help the environment?
Objectives
The three ‘Rs’
 What is conservation?
 Environmental Science and our world
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The Three R’s
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Reduce
◦ Lessen the amount we use
◦ Water, energy, pollution
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Reuse
◦ Buy reusable materials
◦ Find creative uses for old things
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Recycle
◦ Glass, paper, plastic
Conservation
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Use less!
◦ The US consumes 32 times the amount of
oil and metal, and produces that much
more wastes and greenhouse gases than
developing countries.
Environmental Science
and Our World
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Have you noticed any changes in the past
five years?
◦ Hybrid Cars
◦ More Ethanol production
◦ The “Green” Movement
◦ Global Climate Change
TEKS – 6th Grade
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Science, technology and society
◦ Give examples of scientific discoveries and
technological innovations, including the roles of
scientists and inventors, that have transcended
the boundaries of societies and have shaped
the world
TEKS – 6th Grade

Science, technology and society
◦ Explain how resources, belief systems,
economic factors, and political decisions have
affected the use of technology from place to
place, culture to culture, and society to society
◦ Make predictions about future social, economic,
and environmental consequences that may
result from future scientific discoveries and
technological innovations
References
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TEKS - Grade 6
◦ http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ssc/teks_and_taas/
teks/teks6.htm
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The New York Times- What’s Your
Consumption Factor
◦ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/02/opinion/
02diamond.html