Group+5+conservation

=Conservation = **There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country. Just as we must conserve our men, women and children, so we must conserve the resources of the land on which they live. We must conserve the soil so that our children shall have a land that is more and not less fertile than our fathers dwelt in. We must conserve the forests, not by disuse, but by use, making them more valuable at the same time that we use them. We must conserve the mines. Moreover, we must insure so far as possible the use of certain types of great natural resources for the benefit of the people as a whole. //Theodore Roosevelt//**


 * [[image:http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/50416_123591146997_4183760_q.jpg width="49" height="49"]]If we did not take action to solve this [environmental] crisis, it could indeed threaten the future of human civilization. That sounds shrill. It sounds hard to accept. I believe it's deadly accurate. But again, we can solve it. //Al Gore// **

The group will research Theodore Roosevelt's and Al Gore's views on the environment. The group will present its research in the form of a debate between Roosevelt and Gore. One student will be Roosevelt, one Gore, and the third will moderate (ask the questions).

 The group is responsible for the following:
 * 7 to 10 minute debate
 * Works Cited

Sources:
Video: Al Gore on Climate Crisis  Al Gore Wesite  Video: Al Gore new thinking on climate crisis  Al Gore on Environment

Notes:

 * Consider the following topics:
 * 1) land conservation
 * 2) natural resources
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">wildlife
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">water and air.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Look for Teddy's and Al's views on these topics.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Develop questions for debate from research. Mr Hano thinks 4-5 questions for each should do it.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Rubric (to be designed by students)
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Create a rubric with a <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">3 point scale <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> to be used to evaluate your project. Below are the areas to concentrate on and some ideas to get you started. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Group 5:** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//**Conservation Debate**// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> To be evaluated in the following areas:
 * 1) **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">working in a group **
 * 2) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">cooperation
 * 3) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">contribution
 * 4) **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">debate **
 * 5) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">accuracy of portrayal
 * 6) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">accuracy of information
 * 7) **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">research **
 * 8) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">sources
 * 9) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Works Cited