Wednesday, 29 November 2017

Forests Threats & Class Pet

Reminders
Friday is our field trip.
Social Study research is due tomorrow (you will have a couple of work period choices to complete this).
Literature Circles is due tomorrow, first thing in the morning!
Tree Study is due next Thursday.

Today, we discussed forests threats. We made a list of potential threats and then categorized them by human, environmental or both. We then narrowed down our list to those that are threats in Alberta.
Here is the list we came up with: 
Forests Threats – Alberta

Human Threats
Environmental Threats
Both
City development

Ice storms
(freezing rain)
Mud slides

Pollution

Freezing temperatures

Rock slides


Deforestation (cutting trees)

Animals – birds like the sapsucker

Avalanches

Illegal logging
Snowstorms

Fire

Plantations/ Farming
Rainstorms

Floods

Mining
Hail

Insects


Lightening
Erosion

Tornadoes

Climate Change

Droughts


 At home with your parents, discuss your choices for the following questions, and why: 

1.) The most impactful human threat to ALBERTA forests
2.) The most impactful environmental threat to Alberta forests.


Today we finished filling up our marble jar! We have discussed potential new class pets, and have narrowed it down to 1 hamster or 2 gerbils. 
At home with your parents, discuss the pros and cons of each. Tomorrow we will vote and decide on our new class pet! 

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