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3. Unsolved Problems: Potential
Consequences
The world’s population is increasing at a rapid rate
and is outpacing the ability of the earth’s natural
resources to sustain a safe and secure life for all
people on our planet. As competition for resources
increases, wars will break out between groups and
countries. The strongest will prevail and the weakest
will die.
4. Consequences and Effects
If we have too many people on our planet, water, food,
energy, and livable space will become scarce.
Children will die in huge numbers. Countries will take
up arms against those who try to control valuable
resources. As a result, wars will kill millions upon
millions of people.
5. Research the Consequences
• Use the consequences identified by your small
group.
• Select credible sources from sites that use filters
(google news.com, bing news.com)
• Conduct a brief scan of 10-15 articles and choose 5-7
that seem to provide the best information about
possible negative consequences of the
unsolved problem
• Take 3 or 4 pages of notes
• Write a “Findings Report” by providing 1 or 2
paragraphs describing each consequence. Number
the consequences and title the paper “The Consequences
of not Addressing the Problem of ________”
6. The Problem
Without improved education and health
services to poor countries, those countries
are likely to be unable to get their people to
take measures to control the over
expansion of their populations. With over
population, many will starve to death.
7. Clarifying the Problem
• Meet in a small group and discuss the
problem. Agree on a statement that clearly
defines the problem.
• After your group has agreed on an acceptable
definition of the problem, brainstorm
possible solutions without evaluating
the ideas(that will be done later).
• Select the three most feasible
solutions for future study
9. Unintended Consequences
Sometimes a solution to a problem creates new problems
that were not anticipated when the preferred solution was
chosen. For example, spraying insecticide in neighborhoods
to stop the Zika Virus may also endanger human health.
Rounding up undocumented immigrants to enforce
immigration laws may result in broken families or a serious
labor shortage. The consequences of an action that seeks
to solve a problem sometimes creates more serious
problems than it solves. These types of unintended
consequences must be determined before solutions
to complex problems are implemented. Creating more
problems when trying to solve a problem is
dysfunctional.
10. Identifying Unintended Consequences
Meet in a small group and identify
several negative unintended
consequences of implementing the
two top solutions to this problem.
What is the downside, if any, to your
agreed upon solution?
11. Asking Essential Questions
• Consider each possible solution separately
• Think about what you need to know about the
potential solution and how it might help solve the
problem
• Prepare a minimum of three questions that
you will use to guide your research for each
possible solution
• Conduct your research using credible sources(see
google news.com or bing news.com)
• Collect several pages of notes on the
problem and your preferred solutions
12. Prepare to Make Your Argument
• Once you have completed your research, you will settle on
the solutions that were supported by clear evidence
and logical arguments.
• As you argue in favor of a particular solution, you will make
several claims related to the solution.
• Each claim you make must be supported by
evidence such as research studies, statements by
established experts, data presented in charts and graphs,
reasons clearly supported by logic, or other forms of
dependable evidence.
13. Present to Your Group
• Meet with your group and present your
solutions and claims with supporting
evidence.
• Claim:_____________________________
• Evidence___________________________
• Evidence/argument__________________
• Claim:_____________________________
• Evidence___________________________
• Evidence/argument___________________
14. Write your Argumentative Paper
• Introduce your topic with background
information and the negative consequences of
not addressing the problem. Make a claim about
what needs to be done to solve the problem.
• Compose the body of your essay and
include your major points supported by claims
and evidence(details, data, examples, logical
arguments).
• Add your concluding remarks that
summarize your key points and stress the
importance of solving the problem before the
negative consequences become more severe.
15. Over Population in a Nutshell
6 min Illustrated Excellent
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsBT5EQ
t348
16. Census Data Reviewed Through
History Good for note Taking 3 min
https://www.census.gov/library/video/2015/22
5-yrs-stats.html
