Oakridge Sixth Grade Class of 2010

This week, we will spend time learning about living systems and biodiversity. Here is a definition for biodiversity:
the variety of different types of plant and animal life in a particular region
- MacMillan dictionary
Here are some sites we will be using to learn more:

OLogy: Biodiversity
Living Things and Their Environments
FOSSweb – Environments

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Look at these sites, and tell me what you’ve learned about the state of the environment from what you saw:

How Long Will It Last: The New Scientist
Worldometers – real time world statisticsgo down the page to where it says, “Environment”

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Photo Credit: Buffalo and Newborn
Think about what we saw about how cattle are raised, then read one of these links on buffalo:

BUFFALO / BISON

Buffalo Hunt, 1846

and, look at these graphics on the waste and use of energy from modern animal production:

The New York Times > Livestock’s High Energy Costs

The New York Times >The Huge Flow [...]

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