Green GenerationB/C 2016

Format of test

Each TEAM may bring 1 piece of 8.5”x11” paper with notes in any form and 2 non-graphing calculators

Likely to be a station test

Emphasis on application of knowledge, lots of graphs, diagrams, calculating carbon footprints, reading energy labels, interpreting food webs

The Rules

Part 1 – Principles of Ecology

- Food webs

- Trophic Pyramids

- Nutrient Cycling

- Population Dynamics

- Species Diversity

Resource

http://concord.org/ Online modeling

Imagine this ecosystem is balanced. Fill out the following chart if:

Species Population

Cricket decreases

Duck

Grass

Snake

Imagine this ecosystem is balanced. Fill out the following chart if:

Species Population

Cricket decreases

Duck decreases

Grass increases

Snake decreases

Nutrient Cycle

• Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Water• Diagrams of these should be on your note sheet

What cycle is shown below?What process does #2 show?What process does #3 show?Does process #1 increase or decrease the amount of this nutrient in the atmosphere?What is another source not shown in the picture that adds this nutrient to the atmosphere?

Nutrient Cycle

• Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Water• Diagrams of these should be on your note sheet

What process does #2 show? RespirationWhat process does #3 show? decompositionDoes process #1 increase or decrease the amount of this nutrient in the atmosphere? decreaseWhat is another source not shown in the picture that adds this nutrient to the atmosphere? Fossil fuel combustion

Terrestrial Biomes

Forests, grasslands, deserts, tundra

Know climates and general species interactions in these biomes

http://www.geog.nau.edu/courses/alew/gsp220/text/chapters/ch2.html

http://www.nptel.ac.in/courses/119102007/

The Rules

Part 2 – Problems results from human impact on the quality of our environment

Terrestrial Systems Desertification Deforestation Soil Pollution Waste Disposal Mining

• Population Growth Issues• Habitat Destruction• Farming Practices• Fertilizers &

Pesticides

i.e. We are really good at messing things up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining

https://texasstateaquarium.org/tag/deforestation/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2012/11/13/dust-bowl-drought/1691507/

https://www.thinglink.com/scene/619177187341238272

Build a Landfill

http://your.kingcounty.gov/dnr/kidsweb/images/landfill_diagram.gif

https://www.teachengineering.org/view_activity.php?url=collection/cub_/activities/cub_enveng/cub_enveng_lesson05_activity2.xml

The Rules

Part 3: Solutions to reversing/reducing human impacts that harm our environment

Sustainability Strategies

Bioremediation Strategies

Renewable, nonrenewable & alternate energy sources

Waste Management

Legislation/Economic Opportunity (Div C only)

Definition, Take 1: Sustainability is to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Source: http://sustainability.about.com/od/Sustainability/a/What-Is-Sustainability.htm

Sustainability

What percentage of the Earth is used for farming?

Sustainability

What percentage of the Earth is used for farming?

About 12%

FootprintsHow Many Gallons of Water is in a . . .

CarIt takes an estimated 39,090 gallons of water to make a car. It's unclear if that includes the more 2,000 gallons used to make its tires--each tire takes 518 gallons to make.

Pair of JeansIt takes around 1,800 gallons of water to grow enough cotton to produce just one pair of regular ol' blue jeans.

Single Board of Lumber5.4 gallons of water are used to grow enough wood for one lumber board.

Barrel of BeerIn order to process a single barrel of beer (32 gallons), 1,500 gallons of water are sucked down.

Source: http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/how-many-gallons-of-water-does-it-take-to-make.html

Example Question: Your landscaping company had been hired

to redesign the front courtyard at the Governor’s Mansion in Raleigh to include more xeriscaping. Which of the following

layouts best fits the new design requirements?

Energy Sourceshttp://energyquest.ca.gov/index.html

A little cheeseball on the graphics and sound effects, but lots of great resources. The energy story has a chapter on each kind of energy that sums it up well.

Great data sourcehttp://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/climatescience.html

Division C only – Legislation & Economic Opportunity

Will often come from what is happening in the news

Example: United Nations Climate Change Summit in November

Rob Kendrick: Life in India’s coal mines

“Coal is a paradox. It’s a cheap and plentiful energy source that created and continues to power our modern world, yet our continued reliance on coal threatens the very world it helped create.”

http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2014/03/28/robb-kendrick-life-in-indias-coal-mines/

Other Resources

http://Mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov

National SO website – ecology overview

www.NEED.org

http://www.epa.gov/students/teachers.html