3. Conclusion: Review the objective of Evolution and Pollution. Darwin is suggested natural selection as • the process of evolution. Our environment drives our need to adapt, • and the peppered moth proves that humans have the ability to change our environment resulting in the extinction of species unable to adapt. Procedure cont. Will humans be adapted in the • future environment that we create? Atmospheric CO2 Demonstration. (See p. • 7) i. What lessons can we learn from Humans, the environment, and • Beijing’s air? ii. Can Active Transportation help create extinction. i. Human pollution can a healthy environment? change the environment. Conclusion: Our activities, as humans, effect Humans changing the environment the planet and the species that we share it may result in extinction. with. It has happened before the moths are – a great visible example and it is happening Notable endangered wildlife. – again, even if the pollutant is invisible. We ii. What environment do humans need to change our energy use habits, and need to survive? most importantly, our fossil fuel combustion, Concerns for Global Climate Change if we want to curtail these effects. Riding a bike is a great place to start. POLLUTION & EVOLUTION
Procedure cont. • Atmospheric CO2 Demonstration. (See p. 7) • Humans, the environment, and extinction. i. Human pollution can change the environment. Humans changing the environment may result in extinction. Notable endangered wildlife. ii. What environment do humans need to survive? Concerns for Global Climate Change POLLUTION & EVOLUTION 3. Conclusion: Review the objective of Evolution and Pollution. • Darwin is suggested natural selection as the process of evolution. • Our environment drives our need to adapt, and the peppered moth proves that humans have the ability to change our environment resulting in the extinction of species unable to adapt. • Will humans be adapted in the future environment that we create? i. What lessons can we learn from Beijing’s air? ii. Can Active Transportation help create a healthy environment? Conclusion: Our activities, as humans, effect the planet and the species that we share it with. It has happened before – the moths are a great visible example – and it is happening again, even if the pollutant is invisible. We need to change our energy use habits, and most importantly, our fossil fuel combustion, if we want to curtail these effects. Riding a bike is a great place to start.
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