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Assessment Questions And Answer Key, Center For Urban Resilience
Assessment Questions And Answer Key, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Lesson Plan - Garbage And The Impact Of Scale, Center For Urban Resilience
Lesson Plan - Garbage And The Impact Of Scale, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
The main purpose of this lesson is to introduce garbage by way of exploring the concept of scale. The lesson begins by having students define garbage. Students will then think about their own garbage production. Their individual production will then be used to estimate garbage production at different spatial scales. In an optional activity, students can also explore how garbage and its management have changed over time.
Powerpoint - Garbage And Scale, Center For Urban Resilience
Powerpoint - Garbage And Scale, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Student Pages - Garbage And Scale, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Garbage And Scale, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Student Pages - Answer Key, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Answer Key, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Lesson Plan - Where Does Our Garbage Go?, Center For Urban Resilience
Lesson Plan - Where Does Our Garbage Go?, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
In this lesson, students will explore what happens to garbage after it is thrown away. The first activity looks at the garbage itself. Garbage will be classified as either biodegradable or not, and connected to the principle of the conservation of matter. The second activity concerns garbage disposal methods. Students will participate in a jigsaw activity where they learn about one garbage disposal system, and then will teach their peers about the different systems. The focus will be on the advantages and disadvantages of each method. The third activity is a debate which shows that garbage disposal issues can disproportionately …
Powerpoint - Where Does Garbage Go In Massachusetts?, Center For Urban Resilience
Powerpoint - Where Does Garbage Go In Massachusetts?, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Municipal Garbage Handout, Center For Urban Resilience
Municipal Garbage Handout, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Student Debate - Not In My Back Yard (Nimby), Center For Urban Resilience
Student Debate - Not In My Back Yard (Nimby), Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Student Pages - Where Does Garbage Go?, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Where Does Garbage Go?, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Lesson Plan - Ecological Impacts Of Hazardous Wastes, Center For Urban Resilience
Lesson Plan - Ecological Impacts Of Hazardous Wastes, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
The main purpose of this lesson is to demonstrate the idea that the things we throw away may harm other organisms. This lesson uses a brainstorming activity, and a lab experiment testing the effect of toxins on brine shrimp. This lesson also introduces the major pathways through which hazardous waste enter aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and provides an overview of the impacts of wastes such as heavy metal ions, strong acids or bases, and persistent organic compounds on plants and animals.
Student Pages - Brine Shrimp Toxicity Experiment, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Brine Shrimp Toxicity Experiment, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Student Pages - Answer Key - Brine Shrimp Toxicity Experiment, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Answer Key - Brine Shrimp Toxicity Experiment, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Lesson Plan - Not All Waste Is Created Equal, Center For Urban Resilience
Lesson Plan - Not All Waste Is Created Equal, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
In this lesson, students will learn about the distinction between hazardous waste and other forms of waste as well as discuss the current challenges we face in finding ways to safely dispose of this waste. First, students will discuss their own conceptions of hazardous waste. Then, they will view a teacher-directed PowerPoint which provides additional information about hazardous waste. The lesson then concludes with the viewing of videos that relate to e-waste management issues.
Powerpoint - What Are Hazardous Wastes?, Center For Urban Resilience
Powerpoint - What Are Hazardous Wastes?, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Student Pages - Lethal Dose Table, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Lethal Dose Table, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Student Pages - Answer Key - Lethal Dose Table, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Answer Key - Lethal Dose Table, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Lesson Plan - Mystery Of The Dancing Cat, Center For Urban Resilience
Lesson Plan - Mystery Of The Dancing Cat, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
This lesson continues on the topic of ecological impacts of hazardous waste and focuses specifically on the process of biomagnification. Students will read a case study about mercury poisoning in Minimata, Japan. Students will construct a food web diagram of a Minimata Bay ecosystem and then they will create a graph of mercury concentrations versus food chain position. This lesson also incorporates the idea of environmental justice.
Overheads - Autopsy Report, Center For Urban Resilience
Overheads - Autopsy Report, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Food Web Cards - Mystery Of The Dancing Cat, Center For Urban Resilience
Food Web Cards - Mystery Of The Dancing Cat, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Student Pages - Mercury Case Study: Mystery Of The Dancing Cat, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Mercury Case Study: Mystery Of The Dancing Cat, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Lesson Plan - Understanding Lead Toxicity, Center For Urban Resilience
Lesson Plan - Understanding Lead Toxicity, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Powerpoint - Why And How Is Lead Toxic?, Center For Urban Resilience
Powerpoint - Why And How Is Lead Toxic?, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Powerpoint - Lead And Its Impact On Humans And The Environment, Center For Urban Resilience
Powerpoint - Lead And Its Impact On Humans And The Environment, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Reading - Lead, A Modern Problem With Ancient Roots, Center For Urban Resilience
Reading - Lead, A Modern Problem With Ancient Roots, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Powerpoint - Watersheds, Center For Urban Resilience
Powerpoint - Watersheds, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Reading - Heavy Metal Pollution Is More Common Than You Think, Center For Urban Resilience
Reading - Heavy Metal Pollution Is More Common Than You Think, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Lesson Plan - Solutions For Garbage And Hazardous Wastes, Center For Urban Resilience
Lesson Plan - Solutions For Garbage And Hazardous Wastes, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
The purpose of this activity is to encourage students to develop a sense of duty and possibility that garbage and hazardous wastes can be successfully addressed, even if at a local scale. Students will learn about the Three-R’s (and composting), and then develop an action plan to deal with garbage at a local level, such as in the school offices or cafeteria, or through the local community or neighborhood. Students will explore and discuss traditional and innovative approaches to hazardous and material waste problems, learn to think about presenting information appropriately for their audience, and develop and action plan to …
Teacher Background, Center For Urban Resilience
Teacher Background, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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Powerpoint - Reduce, Reuse And Recycle, Center For Urban Resilience
Powerpoint - Reduce, Reuse And Recycle, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
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