Natural Resources: Deforestation

QUICK VIEW

• CW/HW: Deforestation Presentation Slideshow

• DN: What is deforestations?

• Reminders: Upcycling Projects need photo documentation.

RESOURCES

LESSON OUTLINE

5min Students complete the Do Now.

10min Updates & Reminders on: [1] how to take pictures of your plants that’ll be sprouting soon; [2] taking photo documentation for ReUse project; and[3] how to make good slideshows for presentations (Bad Example, Good Example 1, & Good Example 2).

5min Deforestation Presentation Slideshow Instructions.

Slide 1: Title & Your Name
Slide 2-3: Benefits of Trees
Slide 4: Define Deforestation (In your own words.)
Slide 5: Where is deforestation happening? 
Slide 6-7: Why is deforestation happening? (NUMBERS and it isn't because we want the trees.)
Slide 8: How much land is being used for meat? How is this inefficient use of our resources?
Slide 9: More facts. (NUMBERS)
Slide 10-11: How can people help prevent deforestation and why does it matter?

15-20min Deforestation Presentation Slideshow Completions. Students research deforestation using the provided video resources then complete the slideshow.

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

Natural Resources: Wasteful Practices

QUICK VIEW

• CW/HW: Trucks 7 Slides Presentation.

• DN: What is an SUV? What did it replace?

• Reminders: Quiz on Wednesday.

LESSON OUTLINE

5min Students complete the Do Now.

10min Examine & Discuss Cyanotype Results (from day prior).

5min Brief History Account of CAFE rules and impact on car manufacturing.

20min Trucks 7 Slides Presentation. Students use resources to address questions following the simplified quick presentation slide style (Bad Example, Good Example 1, & Good Example 2). Each question must be answered using numbers except the first slide (title) and the last slide (which is an opinion).

The following questions need to be answered in your presentation/slideshow. Make sure to follow the rules for a presentation.

Leading Questions:
1. How have trucks changed?*
2. What are they mostly used for?*
3. How are they inefficient?*
4. How do they increase fatalities and endanger people?*
5. How did they impact traffic?*
6. How do they impact parking?*
7. [Last Slide] What's your solution? (This is an opinion it doesn't need to be backed up with numbers.)

* Requires numbers.

Resources:
https://www.axios.com/ford-pickup-trucks-history
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FS0dGLXXEAQM7WD?format=jpg&name=large
https://diminishedvalueofgeorgia.com/wp-content/uploads/How-the-Ford-F-150s-design-has-changed-over-the-years.png
https://www.thedrive.com/news/26907/you-dont-need-a-full-size-pickup-truck-you-need-a-cowboy-costume
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauriewinkless/2025/05/07/suvs-make-traffic-worse-and-are-more-dangerous-than-cars/
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/the-us-might-need-bigger-parking-spaces-starting-next-year-study-says-208921.html
https://cleancitiescampaign.org/1-million-cars-sold-every-year-too-big-to-park
https://www.carscoops.com/2023/04/japanese-mini-trucks-are-becoming-increasingly-popular-among-rural-americans/
https://jalopnik.com/here-is-the-organization-behind-the-many-states-banning-1848104429
https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/opinion/opinion-cars-have-a-weight-problem-and-its-damaging-more-than-the-environment/
https://www.distilled.earth/p/the-loophole-that-made-cars-in-america

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

Natural Resources: (Ground)Water

QUICK VIEW

• CW: Water video notes p84.

• DN: List ways to save water?

• Reminders: Work on Project. Don’t forget photo documentation.

RESOURCES

Upcycle Project Handout

LESSON OUTLINE

5min Students complete the Do Now.

15min Save Water Pitch. MiniPoster with an illustration and a slogan.

10min Flashcards. Students turn INGO sheet into 16 flashcards with definitions on the back. (Fossil Fuel, Soil, Groundwater, Ore, Nonrenewable, Renewable, 500-1000 years, 100 Million years, Lichen, Aquifer, Energy, Subduction Zones, 1000 years, Million years, Swamp/Marsh, Cattle/Cows, Tilling, Natural Resources, Tools/Shelter, Food/Air)

10min Water Video Notes. Take notes (main points, facts, etc.) on each water video on p84.

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

Natural Resources: Soil

QUICK VIEW

• CW: Video notes on p84.

• DN: What is lichen?

• Reminder: Work on project. Don’t forget photo documentation.

RESOURCES

Upcycle Project Handout

LESSON OUTLINE

5min Students complete the Do Now.

15min Generational Resource Use Modeling. A new resource has been discovered. How will that resource be used across generations?

5min Discussion on resource use.

15min Video Notes on p84.

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

Natural Resources: Notes

QUICK VIEW

• CW/HW: [1] Completed Foldy-Thing (p82). [2] Paragraph summary and 2 margin questions (p83) in notebook.

• DN: Make Foldy-Thing.

• Reminders: Work on your projects.

RESOURCES

Upcycle Project Handout

LESSON OUTLINE

5min Students complete the Do Now.

5min Make Foldy-Thing for Natural Resource Notes.

25min Natural Resource Notes on p83. Foldy-Thingy notes on p82.

10min Paragraph summaries and margin questions on p83.

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.