Population to hit 7 million people

The world population has hit 7 Billion people. Will this have a great impact in the environment? What about resource consumption?


How Women Defused Population Bomb

7 billion people

Food for thought:
How is increasing population connected to the process of photosynthesis?

Energy Flows, Photosynthesis, and Cellular Respiration- Oh My!

Here is the powerpoint we covered today in class about photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Memorize those formulas as they may come in handy later! Don't forget to check back for articles that may appear on your quizzes as bonus questions!

Photosynthesis tune- They might be giants
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgYPeeABoUs

Photosynthesis and respiration in ecosystems

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Food for thought:
Why is the process of photosynthesis so important?

Food Chain Scramble

Who knew a house mouse could cause so much chaos? Check out this article about how the house mouse has greatly affected the food chain on a unique island in California.


Voracious Mice Scramble Food Chain on California's Farallon Islands

Discussion questions
How are these mice causing chaos on the Farallon Islands?
What are some advantages and disadvantages to the eradication plan they are proposing?

Ecosystems-Chapter 3

The topic we are covering now is Ecosystems. To backtrack a little, the following is what we covered in our first lesson.
Food for thought: What are ecosystems and how are they structured?
Presentations from class:
Introduction to Ecosystems

Chapter 2: Ecosystems on Prezi

Ecosystems Part II

Ecosystems 2.1

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Welcome to the ESS Blog!

Welcome to the new ESS blog for AKAM! This blog will be used as a great resource for class materials and further class discussion about happenings in the world of environmental issues. Any powerpoints used during class will be posted here along with articles and links to other websites that will help enhance the breadth of your ESS knowledge. Current events and videos will also be posted here, and if you keep an eye on it- these current events may show up as bonus questions on the next test! Please feel free to comment, discuss, and use this as a form to discuss environmental issues in the world.
Thanks,
Ms. Jetha