Q3 Benchmark

Unit Essential Questions: Our resources are very valuable because we utilize them as much as possible. We depend on them so much that they are now considered necessities. Biodiversity is also needed to live sustainably because it stabilizes our ecosystems. We depend on different places and things to survive.

We affect the earth in more ways than we think. The atmosphere can be affected by the fossil fuels we burn, deforestation, and carbon emissions. We mess with the geosphere through deforestation, infrastructure, and more. The hydrosphere are its organisms are affected by our pollution, littering, overfishing, etc.

Better transportation options/decisions, no fast fashion, more consideration for the environment in homes, and food transparency (morally).

Reflection Questions: For my topic (clothing) it made me realize more of the dangers of fast fashion and fashion as a whole. I knew fast fashion because of sweatshops and things like that but the fact that it is one of the leading reasons for pollution is another reason to slow it down if not for morality but for the environment. I also learned that if leaders and business owners sat down like us to come up with plans to make these businesses more sustainable, big changes could be made.

When I was doing research I was surprised at how many effects fast fashion had. I made a pros and cons list and the difference in length was disappointing. I didn’t know they used so many fossil fuels and oils just for clothes.

I did the slides and helped with the checkpoints. Unfortunately, I didn’t communicate with my group much but despite that, I think we did a solid job. I’m happy to have learned about this so I can make changes to my shopping habits.