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You have been working for the city's Department of Sustainability

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You have been working for the city's Department of Sustainability. In your job, you teach the city's residents to adopt a "greener" lifestyle—one that is environmentally friendly. Your task this week is to present information to high-school students to let them know what they can do to help.

DIRECTIONS

Step One: Do some research on the Internet for information about plants and animals that have become extinct or endangered because of loss of habitat. In addition, research habitats have changed radically over the last few decades. Take notes. You may also want to search for photos of plants and animals that have become extinct and for habitats that have changed.

Step Two: Create an outline for your presentation. You will want to include the following information in your presentation:

• information about plants and animals that have become extinct or endangered because of a loss of habitat
• information about habitats that have changed radically over the last few decades
• ways students can lead a "greener" lifestyle
  • Recycle. There are many things you use each day that can be recycled. Some of these include paper, plastics, glass, and aluminum cans.
  • Conserve water. Take shorter showers. Turn off the water when brushing your teeth. This will reduce the amount of water that you use.
  • Don't pollute. Hold on to that helium balloon. Balloons that are released into the air can kill wildlife. Animals swallow the balloons, causing them to suffocate or starve.
  • Use energy wisely. Replace your incandescent light bulbs with fluorescent bulbs. They are more efficient than regular light bulbs. Turn off the lights, computers, and music when you're not using them.
  • Reduce consumption. Use both sides of the paper when taking notes in class. If your printer has a feature that lets you print on both sides of a sheet of paper, use it.

Step Three: Create the slides for the presentation. Include text, graphics, and special effects such as animation and transitions. Optionally, you may also include other multimedia such as audio and video if appropriate. Be sure to apply presentation guidelines. Save your work as yourname_presentation_project (Replace "your name" with your name. If your name were John Doe, you would save your project as john_doe_presentation_project). When the presentation is complete, upload your file using the Upload button below.