Go to crf-usa.org. Scroll over the tab labeled "Free
Lessons" and click on Bill of Rights in Action. Scroll down until you find
the heading, Environmental Issues Summer. Then click on the current issue:
"Are We Headed for a Sixth Mass Extinction?". Read the article and
answer the following questions.
1.
What do you think
are the most important steps the United States should be taking to prevent
species extinction? Why?
2.
The subheading The
Human Impact Today lists some effects that humans have on the environment.
Which one do you believe most greatly affects animals and their habitats? Why?
3.
What are some ways
that people can reduce their impact on the environment? What can you
specifically do?
Go to www.epa.gov and scroll
over the Laws and Regulations tab. Click on Laws and Executive Orders. Then
answer the following question.
4.
Choose one example
of legislation where the primary focus is the protection of animals or their
habitats and cite it with proper MLA format (You can use Noodlebib!). How did
it achieve its goal? What steps did it take to stop the endangerment of the
environment? (Please try to pick a law that not many classmates have written
about)
5.
Read all of your
classmates’ posts and respond to at least one.
