ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES



Topic Suggestions for Citizen Composers Core AssessmentAir pollutionAlternate forms of energyAnimal rightsBiodiversity: the importance of not driving many plant and animal species into extinctionCell phone use: in school, while drivingChildhood obesity and adult responsibilityClimate changeConservation of resourcesCurrent events: Check the newspaper, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report)CyberbullyingDress codesDriving laws for teensEnergy: the impact of fossil fuel use (oil, gasoline, coal) and the development of renewable energy sources (wind, solar, geothermal, etc.)ExerciseFish farming and related health issuesFresh water crisisGlobal warmingHabitat destruction: tropical rain forest destruction (Amazon, Costa Rica); coral reef destruction; desertification of landHealthy food choicesHomeworkMilitaryMining: overmining, poor mining practices, acid mine drainage, depletion of natural resourcesNuclear powerOverfishing: illegal fishing, blast fishing, cyanide fishing, bottom trawling, ghost netsOzone depletionPesticides and fertilizers in agricultureRecyclingRenewable and non-renewable energySleepSocial networkingSports: traditional and nontraditional sports (skateboarding)Standardized testingSteroid useWaste management: the impact of plastic on society; toxic wastes-DDT, Dioxin, heavy metals, lead, biomedical, etc.; the collection and disposal of household wastes and recycling.Wetland destructionWhy study artSuggested Audiences for Citizen Composers Core AssessmentBusiness leaders: Bill Gates Government leaders: President, Senators, Congress people, mayors, borough council members, township supervisorsEducation leaders: superintendent, school board, principal, teachers, librariansNewspapers: Letters to specific section editorsAuthorsEnvironmental specialists /organizationsPeers Student CouncilCafeteria vendorAthletic directorsCommunity leadersProfessional organizations (Red Cross, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, YMCA, ASPCA, 4H, Knights of Columbus, Shriners, Humane Society, Daughters of American Revolution, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion)Medical leaders: Hospital administrators, insurance companies, pharmaceutical Federal Communication CommissionLocal television stations ................
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