Natural Resources, Pollution, and Sustainability: A Guide to Protecting Our Environment, Summaries of Earth Sciences

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Chapter 6

Managing Your

Environment

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EQ #19: What is sustainability

and how does it impact

housing design?

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1. Get your folder & pick up a laptop  (^) 2) Copy the EQ  (^) 3) Continue working on the elements/ principles photo assignment

Managing your Living Space Managing your Living Space

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EQ #21: What is efficiency

and how does it impact

housing?

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1. Get your folder 2) Copy the EQ 3) Get out your note sheet

Managing your Living Space Managing your Living Space

Section 1

Your Environment

Objectives

• (^) State what you can do to protect and conserve natural resources. © Shestakoff/Shutterstock

EQ- What can I do to protect

and conserve natural

resources?

• (^) Pick up a worksheet from the front table
• (^) Get your folder
• (^) Copy and Date the EQ

Use and Misuse of Natural

Resources

• (^) Natural resources are the substances that are supplied by nature and needed for survival - (^) Include air, water, soil, sun, plants, animals, and fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas)
• (^) Many natural resources are limited in supply and cannot be renewed continued

Use and Misuse of Natural

Resources

• (^) Pollution is the action or process of making natural resources unsafe or unusable - (^) Smoke and exhaust causes the air to become dirty and harmful to breathe - (^) Waste dumped into waterways harms fish and animals - (^) Nuclear waste can pollute air, water, and soil

Protect and Conserve Natural

Resources

• (^) Sustainability – using a natural resource so that it is not depleted or permanently damaged
• (^) Sustainability reduces pollution and helps to keep the environment safe continued

Protect and Conserve Natural

Resources

• (^) Conserve – to save
• (^) Using alternative energy sources helps to conserve limited fossil fuels - (^) Hybrid engines in cars and trucks use much less gas - (^) Wind turbines can produce electric power continued

Protect and Conserve Natural

Resources

• (^) Protect natural resources by following the three Rs Reusing Products Reducing Waste Recycling Products

Reusing Products

Ways to Reuse Products Carry a reusable tote bag when shopping. Reuse wrapping paper, plastic bags, and boxes. Give outgrown clothes to others. Use the back sides of paper for notes. Cut up old sheets and towels for cleaning rags. Donate old items to various organizations. Make art projects out of discarded items.

Recycling Products

• (^) Recycling – turning a used product into a product that can be used
• (^) Recycling is one way to dispose of goods and get the most use from them - (^) Paper - (^) Plastic - (^) Bottles - (^) Cans - (^) Scrap metal continued

Recycling Products

• (^) You can recycle by
  • (^) participating in recycling programs
  • (^) buying products from companies that use recycled materials and practice recycling
  • (^) buying environmentally friendly products
  • (^) contacting companies that generate a lot of waste to ask about their recycling policies