Human Impact Presentation Topics

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Human Impact Presentation Topics SB1-11

• Group 1 Acid Rain
• Group 2 Biological Magnification
• Group 3 Overfishing
• Group 4 Loss of Biodiversity
• Group 5 Use of Fossil Fuels
• Group 6 Thermal Pollution/Water Pollution
• Group 7 Alien species/importation of foreign
  organisms
• Group 8 Ozone depletion

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Human Impact Presentation Topics SB1-12

• Group 1 Pesticide Use
• Group 2 Garbage Disposal
• Group 3 Acid Rain
• Group 4 Smog
• Group 5 Thermal Pollution
• Group 6 Sewage and Waste Water Treatment
• Group 7 Habitat Fragmentation
• Group 8 Oil Spills

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Human Impact PresentationRequirements

• Power Point or Poster
• Graded on a scale of 0-100 distributed among
  content, format and delivery
• Content
• defines the problem
• explains its causes, its impact on the
  environment and
• human health
• strategies for minimizing the problem and
  restoring the
• environment
• includes specific data concerning the problem
  and its
• impact must be discussed

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Human Impact PresentationRequirements

• Format
• organization, clarity of slides or poster and
  visual
• interest
  
• title slide with your topic, names and class
• each section must have a heading
• references (bottom of poster or final slide)
• Good sources are the EPA, AMNH, NYT Science
  Times
• slides large font, key phrases in bold and
  not too
• much on any one slide, bullet points
• display data in charts and graphs
• include diagrams and photos

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Human Impact PresentationRequirements

• Delivery
• loud clear speaking
• all group members participate
• ability to answer questions related to your
  topic
• Presentations should be 8 minutes long, plus 2
• minutes for questions.
• Print one copy of presentation or poster to
• hand in
• - Include 3 test questions with the answers
  on your
• topic
• Create presentation in google docs and include
• Ms. Stern