Unit+Plan

Title: One Man's Trash is Another's Man Treasure!
===Summary: Students will learn about the concepts of global warming, deforestation, and desertification. They will research the uses of the rainforest; the amount of trees cleared annually, and create problem/solution charts pertaining to the issues. They will discuss the availability of resources, the effects of pollution, and the environment impact of deforestation and global warming. ===

Curriculum Framing Questions:
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 * ===Essential: Is the world in jeopardy? ===
 * ===Unit: How does deforestation contribute to global warming? ===
 * ===Content: What are the types of pollution? What causes pollution? How are renewable and nonrenewable resources different? Why is it important to save the rainforest? ===