Human Impact on the Environment : Tri-Fold Brochure Layout

Human Impact on the Environment : Tri-fold Brochure Layout

GPS: SB4.d – Assess and explain human activities that influence and modify the environment such as global warming, population growth, pesticide use, and water and power consumption.

Materials: Sheet of paper folded into equal thirds, colored pencils

Outside page Inside page page 2 Back page Title Page page 3 page 4 page 5

Acid Rain Water Pollution Human Impact Greenhouse Effect/ Introduced Biomagnification on the Global Warming Species Environment

Name, Date, Period

Each page should contain the following:  Cause of the problem  Effect on the environment  A sketch or graphic that represents or summarizes the problem  Possible solutions Rubric:

Exceeds (4 pts.) Meets (3 pts.) Conditional (2 pts.) Not Met (1 pt.)

Title Page Title, Name, Period, & Title, Name & Period Title & Name Title only; no name Date clearly visible on clearly visible on first clearly visible on first page page first page

Acid Rain Includes cause of Includes cause of Includes cause of Includes cause of problem, effect of problem, effect of problem & effect of problem only. problem on the problem on the problem on the environment, a environment, & a environment. sketch/graphic that sketch/graphic that represents/summarizes the represents/summarizes the problem, & proposes problem. possible solutions Water Pollution Includes cause of Includes cause of Includes cause of Includes cause of problem, effect of problem, effect of problem & effect of problem only. problem on the problem on the problem on the environment, a environment, & a environment. sketch/graphic that sketch/graphic that represents/summarizes the represents/summarizes the problem, & proposes problem. possible solutions Greenhouse Includes cause of Includes cause of Includes cause of Includes cause of Effect/Global problem, effect of problem, effect of problem & effect of problem only. Warming problem on the problem on the problem on the environment, a environment, & a environment. sketch/graphic that sketch/graphic that represents/summarizes the represents/summarizes the problem, & proposes problem. possible solutions Introduced Species Includes cause of Includes cause of Includes cause of Includes cause of problem, effect of problem, effect of problem & effect of problem only. problem on the problem on the problem on the environment, a environment, & a environment. sketch/graphic that sketch/graphic that represents/summarizes the represents/summarizes the problem, & proposes problem. possible solutions Biomagnification Includes cause of Includes cause of Includes cause of Includes cause of problem, effect of problem, effect of problem & effect of problem only. problem on the problem on the problem on the environment, a environment, & a environment. sketch/graphic that sketch/graphic that represents/summarizes the represents/summarizes the problem, & proposes problem. possible solutions