Each group shall consist of a Historian, an Interpreter, a Forecaster, and a Captain. The group will select a current athletic game from the list. The Historian will research the history of the game. The Interpreter will study the current status of the game. The Forecaster will read and summarize articles on environmental predictions for the future. The Captain should keep other group members on task and coordinate their activities. The presentation to the class will include a short history, brief list of current rules, and the projected major changes to the sport in the New Millennium, as a result of environmental prediction analysis. The group will then guide the class through a modified future version of this game.

 

 

 

 

 

1. Choose a sport from the following list: Archery, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Football, Golf, Hockey, Skiing, Soccer, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, and Wrestling.

 

2. HISTORIAN: Research the History of your sport using the Sport links in the Resources section or use other sources. (Use Historian / Interpreter Form)

 

3. INTERPRETER: Research your sport in the present day using the Sport links in the Resources section or use other sources. (Use Historian / Interpreter Form)

 

4. FORECASTER: View links on the future of the earth. Forecasters should be concerned with finding information concerning predicted environmental changes. (Use Future Articles Form)

 

5. CAPTAIN: In charge of coordinating all information found by group members, then developing your group's version of this game in the future. (Use Final Group Form)

Choose one of the categories below, and read at least 2 articles. Summarize each article in a paragraph using the "Future Articles Form". Then, briefly explain how this environmental change, should it occur, could affect the way your group's chosen sport can be played in the next millennium.

Atmosphere's Ability to Cleanse Itself Studied

Cleaner Fuels on the Horizon

Think U.S. Cities Are Smoggier? Think Again.

Bleached Coral Could Be Environmental Warning

Disease Takes Toll on Waterfowl Populations

Sick Planet, Sick People

Food Forecast Issued for the Next Century

High CO2 Produces Less Nutritious Plants

Increase Seen in Northern Latitude Plant Growth

Antarctic Ice Reveals Past, May Foretell Future

Climate Expert Sorts Out Uncertainties of Climate Change

Increase Seen in Global Land Precipitation

Bacteria Used to Destroy Groundwater Pollutant

Bleached Coral Could Be Environmental Warning

Forecast Issued for Environment Bright

  The annual meeting of the International Olympic Organization and the directors of Professional and Amateur sports leagues have just concluded that your sport will survive. Your chosen sport has certainly been around for a long time and has undergone many changes throughout its history. Thanks to your group's research and foresight, the game has been successfully changed to meet the new millennium's environmental demands upon it.

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