News Presentation

Question description

watch these videos an give me your intake.

https://youtu.be/RFPj9frhKuo =A

Here is a set of articles about the extraction of natural resources and subsequent environmental consequences and changes in water quality. Take a look at both of these articles, and then see what comparisons you can make between what happened in Colorado in the 1800’s-1900’s to what is happening in Pennsylvania today. What are your thoughts? (Ignore the responses you see at the end of the articles.)

http://sacredland.org/poison-in-the-rockies/

http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,…

ENVIRONMENT IN THENEWS PRESENTATIONS

• Research a recent news item on the environment in the print media (local paper or major newspaper e.g. Houston Chronicles, New York Times, Washington Post), on television, or on the internet

. • Identify the problem e.g. The 2016 floods in Houston, the Gulf coast oil spill, The Paris Climate Accord etc

. • The geographic region (state, region, country, continent)

• Possible cause(s) of the problem

• Effects on the surrounding environment

• Propose solution(s) to the problem

• Include the news source(s), dates, and references in your presentation.

Grading rubric for environments in the news Presentation

Adherence to rules (including news sources, geographic location, references etc)

• Content including depth of research and analysis of data and use of visual aid (graphics) in presentation

• Proposed solution to the environmental issue addressed

• Presentation style (engaging).