Outcomes

1. Know the definition of environment and your place in it.
   
2. Develop a heightened awareness and a sense of responsibility for conserving and cleaning the environment.
   
3. Identify local, national, and international agencies working for the goals of ecology.
   
4. Identify ways the environment has been abused or neglected specifically the soil, water, and air).
   
5. Study the impact of ecological breakdown on people:
   
   • Air pollution: health
   • Shortened food chain: increased toxicity
   • Deforestation: air pollution, extinct species
   • Technology: biodegradable plastics
   • Waste management: trash, radioactive materials, sludge
6. Identify local, national, and international agencies working on behalf of ecology.
   
7. Learn about renewable and non-renewable resources used as energy.
   
8. Evaluate our present lifestyle and determine how it can be changed to become more kind to the environment.
   
9. Study how water use and soil use in Maryland affects the Chesapeake Bay by visiting the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
   
10. Analyze the impact of land development and development laws on the environment.