- Textbook: Environmental Science: Toward a Sustainable Future
- Textbook: Biology through the Eyes of Faith
- File: Workshop Five Post-Reading Questions
Background Information
In Environmental Science: Toward a Sustainable Future, you will read Chapter 16, “Renewable Energy”; and Chapter 23, “Sustainable Communities and Lifestyles.” In Biology through the Eyes of Faith, you will read Chapter 13, “When Earth and Heaven Are One.”
Instructions
- Read Chapters 16 and 23 in Environmental Science: Toward a Sustainable Future.
- Read Chapter 13 in Biology through the Eyes of Faith.
- Choose one question from each chapter, listed in the Workshop Five Post-Reading Questions handout.
- Write a short essay to answer each question you selected. The essays are to be typed, double spaced, and each should be approximately one-half to a full page long. Many of the questions contain several parts, so make sure that you have answered all parts of the question and have done any drawings requested.
- When you have completed your assignment, save a copy for yourself and submit a copy to your instructor using the Dropbox by the end of the workshop.
Workshop Five Post-Reading Questions Pick One from each chapter
Chapter 16: Renewable Energy (Environmental Science)
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Why is it important for renewable energy sources to replace fossil fuels? What are the prospects for getting it done?
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What are some ways of converting biomass to useful energy? What is the potential environmental impact of each?
Chapter 23: Sustainable Communities and Lifestyles (Environmental Science)
- How did the structure of cities begin to change after World War II? What factors were responsible for that change?
- What is smart growth? What are four smart-growth strategies that address urban sprawl?
Chapter 13: When Heaven and Earth Are One (Biology)
- What is kingdom work? What is not kingdom work? Do you think there is anything in between? Explain your answer.
- Select one cultural development and describe the good and evil forms taken by human activity in that area. Apply the concept of shalom to your analysis.
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