Strand B: Scientific solutions to Contemporary environmental Challenges

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the savanna biome.

Learn about the categories, or phylum, of the plant kingdom with examples from each.

Learn about the important plant functions of photosynthesis, respiration and transpiration

Learn about how catalytic converters make vehicle emissions less harmful.

Learn about the wide variety of fuels used in vehicles.

Oceans absorb the greatest amount of solar radiation on Earth. Ocean warming can lead to glaciers melting and ocean acidification.

Explore the greenhouse effect and learn about the impacts it can have on the environment.

Can carbon offsets help you reduce your environmental footprint, practice sustainable living and fight climate change?

This backgrounder explains what greenhouse gases are and how they contribute to climate change.

Biofuels like ethanol might help fight climate change. But they can contribute to food insecurity and greenhouse gases in ways that might surprise you.

These two “point-counterpoint” videos provide arguments for and against using nuclear energy to generate electricity.

The fracking process gets natural gases out of rocks. This process can have effects on freshwater, water quality and even earthquakes!