Analyze geographic changes brought about by human activity using appropriate maps and other geographic data.

Our concept is to explain what the Earth future would look like if we keep using fossil fuels and keep destroying the atmosphere. Also it would show what the Earth future would look like if we become more sustainable and use more renewable resources from a satellite view.

Inhabitants of Earth created a mess called “Global Warming”. It was natural for the Earth to change temperatures until humans started to increase the amount of carbon dioxide emissions let     off into the atmosphere. According to auduborn.org it started to become a global issue around the 19th century. With the contributions of everyone in any place has contributed in one way or another. Whether is trying to help decrease global warming or increasing it by throwing trash on the ground. Humans created this mess and needs to become more aware of their consequences.

This is a global issue and actions need to be put in place. This box will demonstrate both sides of what the future of the Earth will look like. The box will instill fear and awareness of everyone actions toward the Earth. It shows what happened when people lied about trying to help the Earth and the people who really took action. Hopefully it will effect peoples decisions from now on and change the world in a positive way.This benchmark relates to the project because it (Global Warming) explains geographic change brought about by human activities.

-S.S Benchmark Brainstorm

Complete

-Develop Topic and Project Idea

Complete

-Historical Research & Pre-write

Complete

-Conceptual Solution (Sketch #1) / Feasabilty Assessment

Complete

-Preliminary Design (Draw #2) / Gap Analysis

Complete

-Start Project Portfolio

Complete

-Descriptive Essay & Poem Pre-write

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-Build Phase

Complete

Everyone says “We’re trying to be eco-friendly,” but in reality they aren’t taking any action. “About 75% of the annual increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide is due to the burning of fossil fuels” according to Global-warming-statistics.org. You can’t be sustainable if you keep emitting CO2 in the atmosphere. Every human on Earth needs a better awareness of what the future could look like if this keeps up.

“Earth 3000” is a box that is constructed of a wooden frame and has a circular collage of sustainable and unsustainable pictures. It’s located around the middle with LEDs (light emitting diodes) that are placed through the pictures to illuminate the eco-friendly and non-eco-friendly. Blue LEDs are used to show the positive and red LEDs are used to show the negative. On the bottom of the box you will see a CO2 meter with a car on top. The car represents the emissions that are let out into the atmosphere. Global-warming-statistics.org states “In 2007, it is estimated that there are over 800 million motor vehicles on Earth. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses, and scooters) account for 80% of all transport-related energy use.” The car is originally placed in the center of the meter, which shows the earth today with some blue and red LEDs illuminating the pictures under it. The further to the right you place the car will show you what the future will look like if you are not sustainable. Also you will see more of the red LEDs. The further to the left the car is placed, it will show what the earth will look like if we become more sustainable. Also it will show mostly blue LEDs. This will show both sides of the future and what needs to be done if you want future generations to have a healthy Earth.

This box will instill fear and awareness of everyone’s actions toward the Earth. Climate change didn’t become a global issue until around the 19th century. This was a time of major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, production, and transportation. The automobile had a take off as well which caused geographic change brought about by human activity. Around that time they drove a lot. In comparison to today, we are still driving a lot but at least we now have some bio-fueled cars. It shows what happens when people lie about trying to help the Earth and the people who really took action. For example The Natural Resources Defense Council stated “America's dependence on fossil fuels is a major contributor to global warming, toxic air pollution and dependence on some of the world's most oppressive regimes”. The benchmark relates to the project because it (Global Warming) explains geographic change brought about by human activities. Hopefully it will affect people’s decisions from now on and change the world in a positive way.

It’s 2009 and everyone is committing a crime

By picking up dog poop and then in the garbage it droops

When you try and to be sustainable

But then you want a wooden table

You are cutting down trees

And leaving no where for leaves

It’s 2020 and the streets are dirty and crummy

That’s how it’s going to look if make a 1000 page book

Trying to live right but always putting up a fight

With the Earth by making a sunny skirt

It’s 2020 and the streets are clean as day

We can walk outside and breathe the clean way

It’s now 3000 there’s barely any human life

People are dead or living in strife

Point blank stop treating the earth like dirt!

March 20, 2009

1) My group is progressing more then I thought we would. We work well together and we have not had any conflict between each other.

2) Personally I am not where I want to be on the project but by Monday we should start building phase

3) I need to have Mr. Johnson sign off then I will be finished with week one

4) The project is a good idea and the way the groups was pick I think were fare. Although I wouldn't have picked the group lm in. Its a good experience. Also because we don't have a set schedule you work at your own pace.

5) 4 only because I have to wait for Mr.Johnson to review my work.