Emerald Ash Borer Paper | Workbook Activities

Activities Workbook Topics

UNIT 1

Topic 1 - Ecological Footprints - Exam #1 (3 points)

  • Do the following sections:
    • Causes and Consequences (page 1)
    • Interpreting Graphs and Data (pages 1-2)
      • The 2 graphs on page 2 are the same graph but have a different scale. A logarithmic scale is also referred to as a geometric scale. If you are unfamiliar with the kind of graph on the right then try to answer most of your questions based on the graph on the left.
    • Calculating Ecological Footprints (pages 3-5)
      • The table is initially confusing. First take each number found in the ecological footprint column and divide them by 2.23 to get the numbers for the column labeled 'proportion relative to world average footprint'. Next take the numbers found in the first column and divided them by 1.78 to get the values you need in the last column. The first column should be self explanatory.  The second column, 'proportion relative to world average footprint', is simply getting to see how big your footprint is to other countries. The last column is a percentage number that is supposed to indicate how much of the earth a country is using to sustain their lifestyle. You can see that the row that is labeled 'world average' uses 1.25 of the world area or 125%. It is saying that we use more of the earth's resources than the earth is producing.
      • You do not need to do #3 under this section since you have already done it in class.
    • Questions (page 7)

Topic 2 - The Economy and the Environment - Exam #1 (3 points)

  • Do the following sections:
    • Interpreting Graphs and Data (pages 9-10)
      • The graph on page 9 will take some time for you to get the hang of. There is nothing hidden in this graph it is just a little confusing at first.
    • Calculating Ecological Footprints (pages 11-12)
      • This table is not intuitive since they don't tell you how to get the numbers. Estimate the first and third colums from the graph on page 9 and then the numbers for colums 2 and 4 are calculated by dividing the numbers by their prospective population numbers ('per capita' translates into 'per person'). For instance the numbers they give you at the top of the table are as follows:
        • 1.2 - they estimated the GDP from the graph on page 9 in 1952 from the brown part of that graph
        • 7.6 - they divided 1.2 trillion (which is 1,200,000,000) by 157,552,740 (which is the population size of the US in 1952)
        • 6.6 - estimated from the graph on page 9 from the 2002 numbers
        • 22.9 - they divided 6.6 trillion (6,600,000,000) by 288,368,698 (the population size of the US in 2002)
    • Questions (page 14)

Topic 3 - Environmental Policy - Exam #1 (3 points)

Do the folowing sections:

  • Interpreting Graphs and Data (pages 15-16)
    • This graph is actually easier to interpret than those of the previous 2 topics
  • Calculation Ecological Footprints (pages 17-18)
    • This table is based off of the 1,430 gallons per day used by each person (not just used in your home)
    • The paragraph above the table gives you percentages of use so you use 1,430 gallons and 48% of that is used for electricity so when you multiply 1430 x .48 you get 686 gallons. Now multiply 1,430 by the other percentages listed in the paragraph to fill out the table.
    • For the rest of the table you multiply your answers in the first row by the number of people represented in your class, hometown and the US as a whole.
    • For purposes of this table use the following values:
      • Class = 30 people
      • Hometown (Ankeny) = 40,000
      • United States = 300,000,000
  • Questions (page 20)

UNIT 2

Topic 5 - Evolution and Biodiversity - Exam #2 (2 points)

Do the following sections:

  • Interpreting Graphs and Data (pages 27-28)
  • Calculating Ecological Footprings (pages 29-30)
    • For purposes of this table use the following values:
      • Class = 30 people
      • Hometown (Ankeny) = 40,000
      • Your State = 3,000,000 (it is actually around 2,976,000 but close enough)
      • United States = 300,000,000
  • Questions (page 32)

Topic 6 - Community Ecology - Exam #2 (2 points)

Do the following sections:

  • Causes and Consequences (page 33)
  • Interpreting Graphs and Data (pages 33-34)
  • Calculating Ecological Footprints (pages 35-37)
    • Use the percentages given to you in the tables and the figures given in the paragraph description to figure out the blank spaces in the table.
  • Questions (Page 39)

Topic 7 - Ecosystem Ecology - Exam #2 (2 points)

Do the following sections:

  • Causes and Consequences (page 41)
  • Interpreting Graphs and Data (pages 41-43)
  • DO NOT DO Calculating Ecological Footprints (pages 43-44)
    • There is an error in the table on the bottom of page 43 (it is the wrong table) making it so that you cannot complete this exercise.
  • Questions (page 46)

Topic 8 - Human Population - Exam #2 (2 points)

  • Do the following sections:

    • Interpreting Graphs and Data (pages 47-48)
    • Calculating Ecological Footprints (pages 48-50)
    • Questions (Page 52)

UNIT 3

Topic 9 - Soils - Exam 3 (2 points)

  • Do the following sections:
    • Causes and Consequences (pg 53)
    • Interpretating Graphs and Data (pg 53-55)
      • The graph on page 54 can be confusing. Use the left side of the graph to read the values for the rust colored bar and use the right side of the graph to read the yellow and blue bar values.
      • #1 - to calculate the percentage of saved soil, organic carbon and nitrogen you use the following formula:
        • ((conventional tillage value - reduced tillage value)/conventional tillage value)x100
    • Calculating Ecological Footprints (pg 55-56)
      • Use the following population values when calculating the rest of the cells in the table:
        • Your Class = 30
        • Your State = 3,000,000 (it is actually around 2,976,000 but close enough)
        • United States = 300,000,000

Topic 10 - Agriculture and the Food We Eat - Exam 3 (2 points)

  • Do the following sections:
    • Interpretating Graphs and Data (pg 59-60)
      • #1 - to calculate the percentage of the change in indices use the following forula:
        • ((2003 value - 1960 value)/1960 value)x100 [you should get numbers larger than 100% in 3 of the values]
    • Calculating Ecological Footprints (pg 60-62)
      • Use the following population values when calculating the rest of the cells in the table:
        • Your Class = 30
        • Your Town (Ankeny) = 40,000
        • Your State = 3,000,000 (it is actually around 2,976,000 but close enough)
        • United States = 300,000,000

Topic 11 - The Importance of Protecting Biodiversity - Exam 3 (2 points)

  • Do the following sections:
    • Interpretating Graphs and Data (pg 65-66)
      • There is an error in the legend for the graph. The two colored bars in the graph both describe organic farming. The description of the graph in the paragraph above it is correct while the legend below the graph is incorrect.
    • Calculating Ecological Footprints (pg 60-62)
      • Use the following population values when calculating the rest of the cells in the table:
        • Your Class = 30
        • Your State = 3,000,000 (it is actually around 2,976,000 but close enough)
        • United States = 300,000,000

Topic 14 - Environmental Health and Toxicology - Exam 3 (2 points)

  • Do the following sections:
    • Causes and Consequences (pg 83)
    • Interpretating Graphs and Data (pg 83-85)
    • Calculating Ecological Footprints (pg 85-86)
      • Use the following population values when calculating the rest of the cells in the table:
        • Your Class = 30
        • Your State = 3,000,000 (it is actually around 2,976,000 but close enough)
        • United States = 300,000,000
        • World = 6,700,000,000