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Wonderfully Inquisitive Biology Students!!!!!

Today we are beginning our unit on Ecology, a branch of Biology devoted to the study of the interactions among living organisms and their environment. While in the computer lab you will investigate how your daily decisions affect other living organisms and the collective environments you share.

Begin the day by watching STORY OF STUFF a 20 minute video clip design to educate us about the where the stuff we buy comes from and where it goes once we are done using it. Be prepared to write a response to the information presented to you in this video. I invite and challenge you to employ the characteristics of scientific thinking (openness, skepticism and rationality) while watching. Your response should be at least one page include a discussion of the following questions: What new factors would you consider when purchasing, or forgoing the purchase of, the next new gadget? How do you impact the environment? What are you willing to do to change your impact for the better? Outside of these questions please include a personal response in which address whether or not you believe the information presented and why; the why part is the most important!!!!

http://www.storyofstuff.com/index.html

After watching the video and working on your responses you will chose from the list below and become an "expert" on a specific topic. My goal is for you to make a poster that can be posted in the hall ways to educated your fellow peers about an environmental issue that affected the human population. Ask me questions if the description of this assignment is too vague.

__**Landfill Information**__
__//**Barrow County Landfill**//__

http://www.unitedwaste.com/Landfills/oak_grove.htm#Site%20Overview

__//**Various Landfill Websites **//__ http://www.howstuffworks.com/landfill.htm

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/municipal/landfill.htm

http://www.epa.gov/outreach/lmop/overview.htm

http://www.epa.gov/highschool/

//__**Municipal Solid Waste**__//
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/municipal/pubs/msw06.pdf

**__Plastic Bottle Recycling__ **
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