TOPIC : Population Growth

Discuss:

1. carrying capacity

2. developed vs. undeveloped countries (cultures, ethos, etc.)

3. US demographics

4. Problems resulting from overpopulation

5. What are we (global summits) doing about it?

6. Include food resources (aquaculture, irradiation of food, genetic engineering, vegan diets, green revolution, etc)

7. Amount of resources used per person (dev. vs undev. countries, urban vs. rural, rich vs poor

8. 10 Largest cities in the world

9. housing, debt, economy, poverty

10. effects of technology

11. discuss population growth in Maine

12. include graphs, pictures, examples, diagrams, charts, and other statistics

TOPIC : Water

Discuss:

1. pollution (acid rain, industries, agriculture, regular living, etc)

2. conservation ideas (xeriscaping, gray water usage, etc.)

3. uses of water (industry, agriculture, private homes, etc.)

4. statistics on water use per person (dev vs undev areas)

5. discuss water pollution in Maine (aquatic plants, acid rain, agriculture, industry, etc)

6. include maps, charts, graphs, diagrams, pictures, examples, and other statistics

7. water cycle in nature

TOPIC : RECYCLING AND CONSERVATION

Discuss:

1. renewable vs nonrenewable resources (define nonrenewable and idscuss some for background). Concentrate mainly on renewable ones 

2. biomass

3. Maine plasma arc incinerator

4. Wind power

5. Solar power

6. Geothermal power

7. Hydropower

8. Tides and waves

9. Alternative energy sources - what is the hold-up?

10. Hazardous wastes

11. Cycles of matter-carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, oxygen, etc

12. Mineral and soil depletion

13. Conservation ideas

14. How Maine is affected

15. Include graphs, charts, pictures, diagrams, examples, and/or other statistics

16. Why don't people recycle more? How can we make them do more recycling? Survey, etc

TOPIC : BIODIVERSITY

Discuss:

1. Why need organisms?

2. Use of living things (medicine, industry, agriculture, etc)

3. Benefits of biodiversity

4. How conserving biodiversity (genetic reserves, conservation practices, education around the world, etc.)

5. Aesthetics vs ethical (could include religious)

6. Biodiversity in Maine, now it has and is changing

7. Include graphs, charts, diagrams, pictures, examples, and other statistics

8. What is endangered and what does endangered mean?

9. Should we save all of the organisms (think evolution of our past organisms)

10. How are we conserving or counteracting biodiversity

TOPIC : NUCLEAR ENERGY

Discuss:

1. pros vs cons

2. waste disposal

3. controversies

4. how many reactors in the world, the USA, Maine?

5. Wiscassett, Maine reactor

6. Include charts, graphs, pictures, diagrams, examples, and/or other statistics

TOPIC : AIR

Discuss:

1. What contributes to air pollution

2. What is being done to offset/prevent it

3. Types

4. Climate

5. Health problems

6. Indoor pollution (sick buildings)

7. Global warnings

8. How it affects the earth(different countries, poor vs rich, developed vs undeveloped, etc)

9. Maine's air quality and how it affects us all

10. Include charts, graphs, pictures, diagrams, examples, and other statistics

11. Cycles - CO2, N, O

TOPIC : ENERGY FLOW

Discuss:

1. food chains

2. food webs

3. trophic levels

4. ecological pyramids

5. biomass pyramids

6. primary production

7. limiting factos

8. use Maine examples

9. include any pictures, diagrams, charts, graphs, and/or other statistics

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333.7 EGE
Egendorf, Laura K., ed. Conserving the environment. paper. San Diego, CA:
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333.79 PAC
Pack, Janet. Fueling the future. Chicago: Childrens Press, [1992].

333.792 DAL
Daley, Michael. Nuclear power : Promise or peril? Minneapolis: Lerner
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333.8 SIB
Siblerud, Robert. Our future is hydrogen : Energy, environment and economy.
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333.91 WAT
Wekesser, Carol. Water : opposing viewpoints. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press,
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363.72 GAR
Cothran, Helen. Garbage and recycling : opposing viewpoints. paper. San Diego,
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363.72 NUC
Streissguth, Thomas. Nuclear and toxic waste. paper. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven
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363.73 GAY
Gay, Kathleen. Air pollution. New York: Watts, [1991].

363.73 POL
Haley, James. Pollution. paper. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, [2003].

363.9 BLA
Blashfield, Jean F. Too many people? Chicago: Childrens Press, [1992].

539.764 HER
Herman, Robin. Fusion; the search for endless energy. New York: Cambridge Univ.
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621.042 WAL
Walisiewicz, Marek. Alternative Energy : A Beginner's Guide to the Future of
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621.47 KAU
Kaufman, Allan. Exploring solar energy; principles & projects. Ann Arbor, Mich:
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