Introduction
The Lorax By Dr. Seuss
The Lorax by Dr.Seuss tells the story of how the overuse of natural resources because of just one person's greed and wastefulness drastically changes the environment.
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Task
You will work together with your team to determine how the natural resource, the truffula tree, was overused and what the effects of this were. Then, individually you will find a North Carolina resource of your own to determine the effects of that resources depletion.
Process
Task 1:
In groups of 3 to 4, create an informative poster about how the overuse of the the truffula tree impacted the environment in the story. Be sure to include examples from the text as well as pictures/ drawings.
Task 2:
Individually, choose one of the following North Carolina natural resources to research more in-depth. Fill out the graphic organizer with the information found in the source for your natural resource. Then you will write a summary explaining how over usage of the resource impacts the availability of the resource as well as the environment. Be sure to reference the rubric when writing your paragraph.
- Trees: http://www.kidsface.org/pages/resource.html
- Fish: https://www.olliesworld.com/planet/aus/info/info/sr_fi05.htm
- Coal: http://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/coal.html
Evaluation
Rubric:
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1 point |
3 points |
5 points |
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Selection of Natural Resource: |
Student does not choose an NC natural resource |
Student chooses a random NC natural resource |
Student chooses 1 of the provided NC natural resources |
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Supporting Argument: |
Student uses no details in their reasoning |
Student uses 1-2 detail in their reasoning |
Student uses 3 details in their reasoning |
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Description: |
Student gives no description of the natural resource |
Student gives a partially correct description of the natural resource |
Student gives an accurate description of the natural resource |
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Grammar, punctuation, spelling: |
Student has 5-6 errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling |
Student has 3-4 errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling |
Student has 1-2 errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling |
Conclusion
Over using natural resources can have a negative impact on the availability of the resource, as well as, the environment.