Student Pages - Garbage And Scale,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Student Pages - Garbage And Scale, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - Answer Key,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Student Pages - Answer Key, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
No abstract provided.
Lesson Plan - Where Does Our Garbage Go?,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
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?,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Powerpoint - Where Does Garbage Go In Massachusetts?, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
No abstract provided.
Municipal Garbage Handout,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Municipal Garbage Handout, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
No abstract provided.
Student Debate - Not In My Back Yard (Nimby),
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Student Debate - Not In My Back Yard (Nimby), Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - Where Does Garbage Go?,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Student Pages - Where Does Garbage Go?, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
No abstract provided.
Lesson Plan - Ecological Impacts Of Hazardous Wastes,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
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,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Student Pages - Brine Shrimp Toxicity Experiment, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - Answer Key - Brine Shrimp Toxicity Experiment,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Student Pages - Answer Key - Brine Shrimp Toxicity Experiment, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
No abstract provided.
Lesson Plan - Not All Waste Is Created Equal,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
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?,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Powerpoint - What Are Hazardous Wastes?, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - Lethal Dose Table,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Student Pages - Lethal Dose Table, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - Answer Key - Lethal Dose Table,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Student Pages - Answer Key - Lethal Dose Table, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
No abstract provided.
Lesson Plan - Mystery Of The Dancing Cat,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
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,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Overheads - Autopsy Report, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
No abstract provided.
Food Web Cards - Mystery Of The Dancing Cat,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Food Web Cards - Mystery Of The Dancing Cat, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - Mercury Case Study: Mystery Of The Dancing Cat,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Student Pages - Mercury Case Study: Mystery Of The Dancing Cat, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 04: Hazardous Waste
No abstract provided.
Lesson Plan - Cities As Systems,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
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,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Contingency Cards, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology
No abstract provided.
