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Choose one or more of the projects below to make your own connections to the environment.
Each project can be completed by an individual student or by a small group.
Use images from the Internet and the article "New Kinds of Cars" to create a multimedia
presentation about environmentally friendly cars. Find images of cars that don't rely
solely on internal combustion engines. Include a caption describing each technology and
a table showing the advantages and disadvantages of each technology. You may want to
include the following in your descriptions:
- the history of each technology
- specifications and special features of each car
Write a script for a documentary on an animal habitat that is threatened by industry, farming,
or other human activity. You can start your research using information from the article
"Conserving for the Future." Your film script should address the following:
- What human activities are threatening this habitat? How?
- What would be the likely impact, including cultural and environmental affects, if this species were to become extinct?
- What efforts are underway to combat destruction of this habitat? What types of barriers stand in the way?
Include narration and descriptions of locations, sound, and images in your script.
Read the article "Protecting Our History" and use the Web sites listed on the "Links"
page to learn about efforts to protect ancient burial grounds, prehistoric monuments,
and archaeological sites. Then write a short essay explaining what principles should be
applied in deciding how to treat these sites and the relics, artifacts, and human remains
that are found there. Your writing should express a strong opinion. Take a clear position
and support that position with references to details about specific prehistoric sites.
Read the article "Conserving for the Future" and use the Web sites listed on the
"Links" page to learn about the politics of rain forest preservation. Then prepare
an oral presentation in which you propose a set of U.S. policies to combat the
destruction of rain forests in the U.S. and Latin America. Include the following
in your presentation:
- Specific policies the United States government should adopt
- A well-reasoned explanation for each policy
- Data showing the dangers posed by destruction of rain forests
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