ESS3.3 Day 2 Explain-Evaluate

​​Standard: 6.ESS3.3
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the impacts of human activities on the biosphere, including conservation, habitat management, species endangerment, and extinction.

​ Based off of what you learned yesterday, what do you think ouare the key words?

​How do human activities impact conservation, habitat management, species endangerment, and extinction in the biosphere?

​Your focus is to know the key words and how humans play a part in those key words.


As we go in depth with the key words, fill in your notes page.

Explain

​Human Impacts on the Biosphere

What is the Biosphere?

The biosphere is all living things on

Earth and the places where they live
(land, water, and air).

​Conservation

Cause: Humans use natural resources
Effect: Resources can run out or habitats can be damaged
Solution:

• Recycling

• Using renewable energy

• Protecting national parks

📌 Conservation means using resources wisely so they last.

​Habitat Management

Cause: Humans change land for farming, roads, or cities
Effect: Plants and animals may lose safe places to live
Solution:

• Replanting trees

• Controlled burns

• Wildlife corridors

📌 Habitat management helps ecosystems stay healthy.

​Endangered Species

Cause: Pollution, over hunting, habitat loss
Effect: Some species have very few members left
Solution:

• Laws to protect animals

• Cleaning pollution

• Protecting habitats

📌 Endangered species are at risk of disappearing.

​Extinction

Cause: Long-term harm from human activities or natural events
Effect: A species disappears forever
Solution:

• Conservation efforts

• Protecting endangered species early

📌 Extinction cannot be reversed.

​ Cause → Effect → Solution Summary

Cause (Human Activity)	Effect on Biosphere	Solution (Human Action)
Cutting down forests	Animals lose habitats	Reforestation
Pollution	Plants and animals get sick	Reduce waste
Overhunting	Species become endangered	Wildlife protection laws
Conservation efforts	Healthier ecosystems	Renewable energy & parks

​Let's Complete together

​Elaborate:

With your 1 2 partner, complete page 270 in your book.



You will have 10 minutes to complete.

​Evaluate:


You will now take a 5 question quiz to check for your understanding from today's lesson.

Multiple Choice

1. What is the biosphere?

• A. Only the animals on Earth

• B. All living things and the places they live

• C. Only forests and oceans

• D. The part of Earth made of rocks

Multiple Choice

2. Which human activity is an example of conservation?

• A. Cutting down trees for roads

• B. Throwing trash in rivers

• C. Recycling and using renewable energy

• D. Overhunting animals

Multiple Choice

3. Why do species become endangered?

• A. They reproduce too quickly

• B. Humans protect them too much

• C. Pollution, hunting, and habitat loss

• D. Natural disasters never affect them

Multiple Choice

4. Which action best helps with habitat management?

• A. Building more cities

• B. Using controlled burns and planting trees

• C. Polluting water sources

• D. Removing wildlife protection laws

Multiple Choice

5. What does extinction mean?

• C. A species disappears forever

• A. A species moves to a new habitat

• B. A species has few members left

• D. A species becomes endangered

​When you finish:


1. Complete the ESS3.3 Study Island


2. Work on your vocab.com ESS3.3 and ESS2.6 List #2