Julian Said:

I need help, is anyone here knowlegeable in the field of environmentally studies?

We Answered:

Your teacher is awesome!! What a great question to work on!!

You are probably shutting down because it seems like a monumental task right now. Environmental Studies is about your surroundings....close and far away...you should be involved in it. It also involves your future...you should pay attention and find something about it that interests you. If you can do that...later on when you are on your own in life you can exercise that lesson when it comes to paying bills, doing your taxes and maintaining your home...all things that are boring but have to be looked at.

Your question...(Maybe you aren't looking hard enough in your community.... at first glance you aren't seeing any problems...look around more closely.)
The Internet has so much material on "sustainability" it's great! Make sure you mention how other countries are attempting to become more sustainable.
One place you could start is http://www.davidsuzuki.org/WOL/Sustainab…
Google "sustainability" and look for a dot org... I'm sure that would help you too, along with the wikipedia.

Good Luck! I wish you interest for this project/essay...hope it's thoroughly enlightening for you.

Frank Said:

Grade 12 report: Barn Owls in Ontario, Canada?

We Answered:

WOW! This question definitely deserves stars! Very interesting question. I wish I had your teacher, sounds like an interesting course. I did not know there were only three breeding pairs left in Ontario.

1. Barn owls tend to nest in sheltered structures (whether man made or deadfalls , burrows etc. and eat small rodents, birds, etc.) They are called barn owls because they are opportunistic and barns are "stable" ;-) places to build a nest (doesn't lose it leaves every winter) plus they help the farmers by keeping the mice population down so they normally encourage the owls to stay.

2. I don't know. Are they protected, on the endangered list? Breeding programs using injured birds????

3. Probably the use of pesticides in growing commercial corn and canola crops along with habitat destruction due to urban sprawl.

4. No I didn't

5. Very important. "Not every 'canary in a coal mine' is a canary!"

6. = #3 + "it's the way nature works". Owls are at or near the top of their food chains. When crops are sprayed and prey animals poisoned it is not long before the effects are concentrated in the hunters ... HAD YOUR BLOOD MERCURY LEVEL CHECKED LATELY? A lot of Ontario polticians got really scared when they found out they were not immune and that there were dozens of industrial poisons present in their blood.

To quote myself (see link): "People don't care about the environment until AFTER it kills PEOPLE. Then they bury it all and move on." Feel free to use it.

Remember the Walkerton Water Scandal?

Keep a close eye on the coming election and keep in mind which party was in charge when that happened. Keep an eye on the proposal for new voting rules too ... best kept secret in the election (you choose your candidate versus the party chooses). A lot of your friends who are seniors are eligible to vote next month. Pass it on.

Bruce Said:

Need a good Environmental textbook?

We Answered:

Do you have a University bookstore close to you? If you do, that would be the best place to look. You might be able to pick one up used for not too much also that would give you an idea of what the universities are using for curriculum. You might also try a website for used college books and used high school books.

Antonio Said:

I have to teach the class for a period!?

We Answered:

Make a gameshow
Ask discussion questions
Ask questions and hand out prizes to the correct answers
Divide the class into teams and make a game
Show videos

Steven Said:

i need study help and tips?

We Answered:

Try study groups... create one and test each other. Make it like a mini-party. Talk to other people in the class and figure out how they study for exams.

Here's an article called "Crunch Time: How to study if you have one week, one day, or one hour": http://www.unigo.com/articles/crunch_tim…

(written by a former student).

Good luck with that.