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Love the Earth? Save Our Trees
Environment · Nature · Eco-Warriors · Captions
About This Video
Everybody loves trees, so why are they so controversial? Patrick Moore untangles the knotty issue of "deforestation" and shows how, from a purely environmental perspective, it is possible and desirable to grow more trees and use more wood products.
Standards Met in Ohio
- 9-12.WG.6Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thThere are costs and benefits of using renewable, non-renewable, and flow resources (e.g., availability, sustainability, environmental impact, expense).
- CWI.9-12.12.cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify a sustainability issue.
- CWI.9-12.12.lp.bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thShow the link/connection between economic, social, and environmental sustainability (e.g. f the environment is rich with resources, then physical needs can be met, and if physical needs are met, then mental health needs can be better met) or (e.g., agricultural practices, energy use, population growth).
- WG.9-12.5.bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thDistinguish between renewable and nonrenewable resources.
- WG.9-12.5.cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify resources that are renewable and nonrenewable.
- WG.9-12.5.lp.eGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thUnderstand that renewable resources can be replenished if not overused (e.g., trees).
- WG.9-12.6Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thThere are costs and benefits of using renewable, non-renewable and flow resources (e.g., availability, sustainability, environmental impact, expense).
- WG.9-12.6.cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify resources that are renewable and nonrenewable.
- WG.9-12.6.lp.bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify renewable and non-renewable resources in the local environment.
- WG.9-12.6.lp.dGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thUnderstand that renewable resources can be replenished if not overused (e.g., trees).