Interactions Everywhere!
Students learn about environmental interactionsCopyright http://www.epa.gov
Students learn about both natural and human-made environments and explore interactions within them through written and hands-on webbing associated activities. They also learn about environmental engineering careers and the roles of these engineers in our society.
Environmental engineers design and build a range of projects and systems in our natural and human-made surroundings. For example, projects that re-direct a river's natural flow or restore contaminated rivers are types of environmental challenges that engineers take on. They also solve environmental problems that involve air pollution, public health, waste disposal, toxic materials control or land protection, among many others.
After this lesson, students should be able to:
- Describe an environment.
- Identify interactions taking place in an environment.
- Appreciate the degree to which living and non-living things depend on one another.
- Classify parts of the environment as either biotic or abiotic.
- Identify and understand the roles of environmental engineers in our society.