The document discusses environmental destruction and pollution caused by human activities. It defines environment and destruction, and lists some types of environmental destruction like pollution, loss of habitats, and erosion. It encourages students to do a project on environmental destruction by raising awareness about the impact of human activities through various campaign materials like posters, brochures, videos or websites.

1. ARE YOU A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN?! WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION?

2. Encarta Dictionary defines environment as all of the external factors affecting an organism. These factors may be other living organisms (biotic factors) or nonliving variables (abiotic factors), such as temperature, rainfall, day length, wind, and ocean currents. http://encarta.msn.com

3. ▸ noun: an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something OneLook Dictionary defines destruction as http://www.onelook.com/

4. Which of the following are environmental destructions caused by human activities? erosion landslides recycle Flash floods using filters replanting loss of habitats pollution

5. Well done!

6. Right. How about the next one?

7. Sorry, try again. Refer to the definition for freshwater again. What is the nature of the water here?

8. Very good! Let’s continue with our lesson on freshwater habitats.

9. What do we mean when we say, “ interaction among living things ”? © 2006 Environment Victoria

10. Environmental Destruction Let's do a project on this.

11. To encourage our classmates to take part reducing the impact of human activities on the environment To be aware that we are responsible to our ecosystem and the Earth. Why?

12. Find out information on what are environmental destructions and what is pollution. You can surf the internet, read books, and observed your surrounding and take photos related to pollutions. What to do?

13. Using Power Point slides Create a brochure. Create a web site. How to present your project?

14. You will be evaluated on Your creativity - make sure your presentation is interesting and attractive . The language you use- check your spelling and grammar . Use the right words. Organize your ideas well. How will you be evaluated?

16. ecosystem noun : a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment DEFINITION What is the meaning of pollution? Name the types of pollution.

18. TASK (40% of Final Assessment) Work in groups of five. You are a member of your school’s Nature Society. Plan a campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of human activities on the environment. Include any two of the following items in your campaign: Campaign poster Campaign brochure Video show Slide show Photo / Poster Display Website DEADLINE: 30th October 2009 All submissions should be made before or on the date above. Please submit your article to : Pn Siti Rohani Mahbat Pn Farizam Mohd Noor Pn Rohaida Mohd Salleh

19. References BBC Science & Nature http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/wildbritain/habitats/freshwater/ Name of site :Environmental problem URL : http://www.buzzle.com/articles/lists-of-environmental-problems.html List of environmental problem Nama of site : Human activities URL : http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2005/2005-05-19-insltr.asp Human Activities Cause of Current Extinction Crisis Name of site : Sign of global warming caused by human activities URL : http://www.marshall.org/article.php?id=79 Sign of global warming caused by human activities