Module 2 Intro

Module 2—Biosphere Equilibrium and the Impact of Humans

 

Lab

 

Lab: Too Much of a Good Thing

 

Increasing ultraviolet radiation (UVR) can have an impact on ecosystems. In "Thought Lab 2.3: Too Much of a Good Thing," you will be analyzing information from readings and a chart in order to form conclusions about the impact of UVR.

 

Go to Module 2: Lesson 1 Assignment for directions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Going Beyond

 

Do a web search using the keywords “biomass energy.” It is an interesting topic and may be a more widely used alternative energy source in your future.

 

Reflect and Connect

 

Answer these questions by working your answers into a concise paragraph. How are energy, matter, and ecosystem productivity interrelated? Where do you (humans) fit into this picture? Save your responses to your course folder. Answering these questions will give you some ideas that will be discussed in the unit assessment and module project.

 

Reflect on the Big Picture

 

How would ecosystem productivity be affected in the Arctic as a result of climate change?

 

This is the first of three Big Picture questions that you will answer. The ideas synthesized here will be stored in your course folder for later use in your module project. Your module project will require you to prepare a PowerPoint or multimedia presentation, essay, speech, or storyboard exploring a specific example of how global warming is affecting the Arctic ecosystem in terms of energy and matter. These questions will help you to explore how human influences (science and technology) can have unintended consequences.

You may want to do some research.

 

Remember to submit the Assignment answers to your teacher as part of your Module 2: Lesson 1 Assignment.

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