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Name: __________ Hr: ____ Global “Human Population Caused” Environmental Problem Newspaper Article Your task: Write a news article that describes an environmental problem. Explain and discuss a scientific solution to your problem. This discussion should include the good or bad consequence of that scientific solution on one of the following factors: moral, ethical, social, economic, political, cultural, or environmental. Logistics: You are writing for other high school students. Size 12 font (text). Normal print type. Title. Topics: Climate Change Coral reef destruction Overfishing Ozone Depletion Water Supply Deforestation Monarch kill in Mexico Acid rain Smog Invasive species Waste disposal The future of Fossil fuels Sea level rise Ocean acidification Species extinction Pollinator decline Coral bleaching Renewable energy Eutrophication Habitat destruction Air quality Indoor air quality Lead poisoning Sick Building Syndrome Oil Spills Overgrazing Monoculture Land degradation Soil conservation Urban sprawl Habitat fragmentation Habitat destruction Nuclear power High-level radioactive waste management. Water crisis Light pollution Noise pollution Environmental impacts of reservoirs E-waste Landfill Element usage, cellphones Topic of your choice (teacher approval needed) In your article, make certain to use scientific language. Do not simply define them. You should use at least 12 of the following vocabulary terms in the body of your article. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Population Community Autotroph Heterotroph Decomposer food chain food web trophic level evaporation transpiration 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. nutrient nitrogen cycle carbon cycle climate greenhouse effect biotic factor abiotic factor habitat resource 20. predation 21. symbiosis 22. primary succession 23. population density 24. immigration 25. exponential growth 26. logistic growth 27. carrying capacity 28. limiting factor 29. age-structure diagram 30. demographic transition IB Score Criterion D: Reflecting on the impacts of Science Task Descriptor District Score 0 The student is able to, with limited success 1-2 Developing Limited Partial 3-4 Basic Simple Inconsistent Outline the ways in which science in used to address a specific problem or issue Outline the implications of using science to solve a specific problem or issue Apply scientific language to communicate understanding but does so with limited success Document sources with limited success The student is able to: Summarize the ways in which science is used to address a specific problem or issue. Describe the implications of using science and its application to solve a specific problem or issue, interacting with a factor Sometimes apply scientific language to communicate understanding Sometimes document sources correctly The student is able to 5-6 Proficient Consistent Accurate 7-8 Excellent Exceptional Extended Describe the ways in which science is applied and used to a address a specific problem or issue Discuss the implications of using science and its application to solve a specific problem or issue, interacting with a factor Usually apply scientific language to communicate understanding clearly and precisely. Usually document sources correctly The student is able to: Explain the ways in which science is applied and used to address a specific problem or issue Discuss and evaluate the implications of using science and its application to solve a specific problem or issue, interacting with a factor Consistently apply scientific language to communicate understanding clearly and precisely Document sources completely Outline an environmental problem caused by human overpopulation. Outline a scientific application that is used or could be used to solve your environmental problem. The scientific application is applied. The implications of the application are somewhat included how that application interacts with a specific factor listed in the directions. Scientific language is not used consistently or accurately. Fewer than 5 terms from the list below are used accurately. The student cites sources of information but does not use MLA style or only uses one source. 1 Summarize an environmental problem caused by human overpopulation. Summarize a scientific application that is used or could be used to solve your environmental problem. The scientific application is described. The implications of the application are included about how that application interacts with a specific factor listed in the directions. 2 Scientific language is used consistently and accurately. Between 6 and 7 of the vocabulary terms listed below are included using this standard. The student cites at least 2 sources of information using MLA style. Describe and explain an environmental problem caused by human overpopulation. Describe a scientific application that is used or could be used to solve your environmental problem. 3 The scientific application is discussed. The implications of the application are included about how that application interacts with a specific factor listed in the directions. Scientific language is mostly used consistently and accurately. 8 of the following vocabulary terms listed below are included using this standard. The student mostly cites at least 3 sources of information using MLA style. Clearly describe and explain an environmental problem caused by human overpopulation. Explain a scientific application that is used or could be used to solve your environmental problem. The scientific application is discussed and evaluated. The implications of the application are included about how that application interacts with a specific factor listed in the directions. Scientific language is used consistently and accurately. Between 9 and 12 of the following vocabulary terms are included using this standard. Population, community, autotroph, heterotroph, decomposer, food chain, food web, trophic level, evaporation, transpiration, nutrient, nitrogen cycle, carbon cycle, climate, greenhouse effect, biotic factor, abiotic factor, habitat, resource, predation, symbiosis, primary succession; population density, immigration, exponential growth, logistic growth, carrying capacity, limiting factor, agestructure diagram, demographic transition. The student fully cites at least 4 sources of information using MLA style. 4