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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

Module 04: Hazardous Waste

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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

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

Module 04: Hazardous Waste

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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

Module 04: Hazardous Waste

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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

Module 04: Hazardous Waste

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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

Module 04: Hazardous Waste

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"Rev." Donald Trump And The Christian Right — A Secular Transformation Of The Great Awakening Heritage, John Francis Burke

Political Science Faculty Research

Over the past five years, the curious relationship between Donald Trump and many conservative evangelicals has been at the intersection of US religion and politics. Explanations for this curious linkage include:

• John Fea’s accent on the historical fear of evangelicals of the other.

• Ben Howe’s claim that evangelicals have chosen power over values.

• Whitehead and Perry’s articulation of a U.S. Christian nationalism.

• Kristin Kobes Du Mez’s feminist critique of U.S. Christian masculinity.

• Timothy Carney’s connection between social collapse and Trumpism.

This paper argues that each of these arguments capture important parts of the Trump-evangelical nexus, …

Strength Under Pressure: Superwoman Schema (Sws) And Intimate Partner Violence (Ipv) Among Black Women, Jasmin Washington, Jill C. Hoxmeier

Student Published Works

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a prominent public health issue in the U.S., and evidence suggests that IPV disproportionately affects Black women. Additionally, Black women who are victimized may be reluctant to report and/or seek supportive services. Given these disparities, it is important to understand the context of IPV in the Black community. Although the Superwoman Schema (SWS) conceptual framework’s utility for explaining other health-related outcomes, such as mental health issues, among Black women is emerging, its use to understand the experiences of Black women and IPV in the Black community is limited. In this paper, we provide an overview …

Racism Is Still Alive And Well In The Usa, Gregg Lee Carter

History and Social Sciences Faculty Journal Articles

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Introduction To Special Topic: Rural Education Finance And Policy, Christiana Stoddard, Eugenia F. Toma

Public Policy and Administration Faculty Publications

This special topic takes stock of the current state of rural education finance and policy research. Taken together the articles in this special topic highlight a major point. Rural districts and schools not only differ from those in urban areas but also differ from one another. This is perhaps not surprising given the heterogeneity of school size, community size, demographics, and the degree of rurality of schools across the United States. The articles pose a challenge for policymakers. Policies that serve one state or one rural community may not be relevant or helpful to another. Policy solutions must recognize the …

What Do They Know? Police Experiences With Hate Crime In Arkansas, Randi Marie Latiolais

Theses and Dissertations

Hate crimes are likely underreported due to victim’s understanding and reluctance to reporting hate crimes. Few studies have looked at how police attitudes and experiences can affect the way officers report incidents, especially for hate crimes. This Thesis explored police definitions and perceptions of hate crime to ascertain the degree to which these experiences might affect police responses to hate crime (e.g., reporting, investigation, protective actions for victims) and their interactions with victims. A thematic content analysis identified patterns in the definitions and experiences police officers from Pulaski County (AR) have regarding hate crimes. A snowball sampling technique resulted in …

Lesson Plan - Cities As Systems, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

This lesson is designed to elicit student preconceptions about cities, introduce the idea of cities as systems, and introduce the driving question for the entire year. The lesson begins with a brainstorm where the teacher leads a “word splash” about the word city. Then in order to encourage students to start thinking of cities as systems, student groups draw up plans (or construct models) of city neighborhoods and work to fit these neighborhoods into a city. To understand the time aspect of systems (and cities), these student groups are provided with imaginary (but possible) events that happen to their constructed …

Contingency Cards, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

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Field Studies Safety Contract, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

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Lesson Plan - Ecosystem Structure, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

This lesson was designed to complement instruction about the different categories of elements that make up an ecosystem: biotic, abiotic and man-made. Students will first categorize the things they pass on their way to and from school. Next, students will visit the field study site for the first time to familiarize themselves with the site, to understand that “nature” exists everywhere, and to experience the idea that humans—and their activities—are embedded in the environment and ecosystems.

Lesson Plan - Ecosystems And Change, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

Students gain a deeper understanding of the process of change for an urban ecosystem in this lesson, including the aspect of time, what processes drive this change, and the ways in which scientists study change over time. The idea of sustainability is introduced in this lesson, and students are given the opportunity to learn about the sustainable practices of their own city, and to compare the sustainability of their field study site to the sustainability of their city as a whole.

Powerpoint - Ecosystem Structure: The Pieces Of The Urban Ecosystem, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

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Circle Graphic, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

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Reading - What Is An Ecosystem?, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

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Powerpoint - Seasons Snapshots, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

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Aerial Photos - Ecosystems And Change, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

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Student Handout - How Unique Are Human Cities?, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

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Reading - What Is Urban Ecology?, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

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Assessment Bank, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

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Introduction To Urban Ecology - Teacher Resources, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

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