Enviromental Issue

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Identify an environmental issue facing your community.

Imagine that you have been asked to educate the members of your community on this environmental issue.

Create an at least 12-slide presentation about your selected environmental issue. Include the following in your presentation:

· An overview of your selected issue. (2 pts)

· The effects of human activities on your community (2 pts) and the biosphere (2 pts).

· The biotic (1 pts) and abiotic (1 pts) environmental components involved in this issue and how their interaction has affected the diversity of organisms in your environment (2 pts).

· How energy and materials flow in your local ecosystem (include trophic levels) (3 pts) and how this is related to your selected issue (1 pts).

· Some actions those in your community can take to diminish the issue (2 pts).

Remember to include APA references – full and in text. (2 pts)

Format your Powerpoint presentation consistent with APA guidelines. (2 pts) – Reference slide, Title slide, speaker notes, etc.

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POINTS POSSIBLE

POINTS EARNED

Overview

+2 pts Overview of your selected issue with specific details.

Out of 2

Human Activities

The effects of human activities on:

+2 pts your community

+2 pts the biosphere.

Out of 4

Biotic and Abiotic Components

+ 1 pts biotic environmental components involved in this issue

+1 pts abiotic environmental components involved in this issue

+2 pts how their interaction has affected the diversity of organisms in your environment.

Out of 4

Energy Flow

+3 pts How energy and materials flow in your local ecosystem (include trophic levels)

+1 pts how this is related to your selected issue.

Out of 4

Countermeasures

+2 pts Some actions those in your community can take to diminish the issue.

Include truly depressing images

Out of 2

Reference(s)

you all know how much I adore references and prefer multiple

* If you do NOT have in text citations AND full references that match up, your assignment will receive a zero!

+1 pt in text citations

+1 pt full reference citations

0 on whole assignment if in text do not match full references

Out of 2

APA Formatting

12 slides minimum

+2 pts consistent with APA guidelines.– Reference slide(s), Title slide, speaker notes, etc.

No speaker notes = 0 pts for format.

Out of 2

TOTAL

Out of 20