Assignment: you and your group will explore one of the topics below. Find pertinent information and information to answer the questions below. (Remember that not all websites provide accurate information, so find more than one source for everything you plan to present.) You will present your information in an educational web page that explains your topic.

Be sure to answer the following questions about your issue:

What is it?
What are the pros?  What are the cons?
What are some solutions?
What impact does it have on daily life?
What impact does it have on the ecosystem?
What impact does it have on the earth?
What impact does it have on the future?
What political, social, economical, and personal issues are associated with it?

Everyone in the group is responsible for researching the topic. To compile the information, you will be assigned to one of the following roles:

Content Editor: determines what information should be included, what links will be made to other sites, etc.

Layout Editor: decides what information will be put where, what graphics will be used, etc.

Web Master: put all the information into html format, either by writing the code or using web page editor such as Front Page, Netscape Composer, Claris HomePage, etc.

Environmental Assessment Division

SEDAC: socio-economic data appliacations center

Human Impact on the Environment: various sites collected by a teacher

Human Impact on the Environment Module

biology page