CHAPTER 10
The Environmental Committee
 
1

Video against Global Warming concept:
Discuss video and argument types

 
2

Global Warming

 

"Is It Just Us, or Is It Hot in Here?"
(Newsweek. 6 Nov. 2000, page 10.)

 

"The Mercury's Rising"
(Begley, Sharon. "The Mercury's Rising." Newsweek. 4 December 2000, page 52)

 

"Water, water Everywhere"
(Worldwatch Institute. Newsweek. 4 December 2000, page 52)

 
3

Presentation on Global Warming:
Assignment and rubric

Speech #2
 
4

Population

 

1. Population Issues Pretest (10)
2. Homework: Online Population Test (print and bring to class)

 

2. Class and Homework: Population Trivia: teams, use your family and internet overnight (14)

Contest
 

3. Read: "Who Really Cares About Population Anyway?"
(Easy version)

 
 

4. Crossword Puzzle for #4 (handout #14)

 

5. Homework: Take The Footprint Quiz and bring in copy of your results

 
 

6. "Watch Your Step" (15)

 

7. Carrying Capacity (40)

 

8. Read: "How Many People Can Earth Support?" (10-14)

 

9. Read: "Tracking the Trends: Where are we heading?" (14-17)

 

10. Read: "Population and the Environment" (18-21)

 

11. Play Mingle (before next reading)

 
 

12. Read: "People, Poverty and Quality of Life" (22-25)

 

13. Read: "Does the USA have a population problem?" (26-28)

 

14. The Great Green Web

game
 

15. Read: "Sustainable Solutions" and write a resolution using one solution in the book from the country of your choice

 
 

16. "Metaphors for the Future"

teams
 
5
2003 Year of Fresh Water  
       
 
6
College-style MUN on population and the environment
MUN #4
 

1. College protocols, rules and procedures from WASMUN Delegate Manual