Watching the movie Dirt made me realize how important it really is. So many people all around the earth love and worship for many different reasons. Dirt is what makes up everything that surrounds us the trees, plants, grass etc. In some places in the world dirt is very important to people because it's the reason why there still living. Dirt for them is required for the vegetables and fruit to grow. Dirt is a huge impact on people lives and is essential for living organisms. One thing that interest me was the part where this one guy who travels a lot said that he always eats dirt when he travels to somewhere new. In the movie he traveled to a wine-making place. At the wine-making place he showed all the grapes that were used to make certain types of wine and explained that it isn't the grapes that make the flavor of wine, it's the dirt used to grow it. One thing that surprised me in the movie was the part where a man fell off from a latter and ended up in the hospital for a couple weeks while his truck filled with trash was still left behind at the site where he fell. The weeks he was at the hospital a beautiful garden started to grow on its own from the dirt left behind in the truck with the help of the rain and sunshine.
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- Chapter #5 Guided Reading
- Borneo Reflection
- Natural Selection
- Keystone Species
- Ecosystem Services Infogram
- Biology Essentials- Exponential Growth
- Biology Essentials- Logistic Growth
- Galapagos Island Case Study
- Chapter #8 Guided Reading
- APES: Something’s Fishy – Population Study Lab
- Biodiversity Hotspot
- How Big is My Population?
- APES-Comparing Biodiversity: Spiders, Spiders Everywhere!-
- Gorillas in the Mist
- Endangered Species Newsletter
- Wanted poster
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Unit #4
- Threats to Biodiversity: An Overview Guided Viewing
- APES in a box: Endangered Species
- Fish Harvesting Techniques
- Which Species Will Live?
- On the Terminatation of Species
- Can Sustainable Management Help Save Tropical Forests?
- Bushmeat Assignment
- Saving the Honeybee
- Conservation for the People
- Rangelands, Grasslands, and Parks
- Mapping the National Parks
- Corridors Case Study
- Endangered Species Graphic Organizer
- Invasive Species Graphic Organizer
- The Omnivore's Dilemma
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Unit #6
- Human Population Growth and Carrying Capacity
- Chapter Four Guided Viewing
- Human Population Guided Viewing
- Four Stages of Demographic Changes
- Chapter 27 Guided Viewing
- Population, Poverty and the Local Environment Article
- Economics in a Full World Article
- Urban Heat Island Effect Guided Viewing
- Urban Heat Islands Activity
- How Green is My City Article
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Unit #7
- Kermit or Kermette? Case Study
- Ch. 10 Guided Reading
- Lung Toxicology Problem Set
- Toxicology Problem Set
- Home toxins audit
- Toxics in your neighborhood
- The story of cosmetics/electronics
- Biomagnification activity
- Tuna for lunch case study
- Everyday exposure to toxic pollutants
- Radioactive smoke article review
- Risk Survey
- Lead Shot Toxicity
- Solid & Hazardous Waste
- Arsenic in Drinking Water
- Omnivores Dilemma Ch. #2
- Ch. 23 Guided Reading
- Fast food project
- Excessive packaging article
- Recycle city
- Landfill-Notes
- Addicted to Plastic Newsletter
- LD-50 Lab Report
- Rescue Worker's Dilemma
- Radon Guided Viewing
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Unit #8
- Fracking Article
- Ch. 19 Guided Reading
- Gasland
- Water Contamination #1
- Water Contamination #2
- Water Contamination #3
- Wading in Waste article
- Water Pollution Notes
- Bioremediation Assignment
- Mountain top Removal webquest
- WQI Testing
- Article clean energy from filthy water
- Home water audit
- Ch. 18 guided viewing
- Water division webquest
- Blue gold reflection
- NG water footprint calculator
- Go down the dams
- facing the freshwater crisis
- Wading in the waste article
- Poison in the rockies summary
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Unit #10
- Ch. 11 Guided Viewing
- Phosphorus- A Looming Crisis
- APES in a box: soil profile
- Dirt summary
- APES in a box: Soil Pyramid
- Food Inc. summary
- Omnivores dilemma ch. #4
- Harvest of fear guided reading
- Persuasive essay
- Guess whos coming to dinner? notes
- Should we grow GM crops? arguments
- Engineer a crop
- Integrated pest management & biological pest control
- Michael Pollan notes
- CAFO case study questions
- Could food shortages bring down civilization? article
- Soil Lab
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