Unit+6+-+Pollution

This is going to be a LONG unit and will include the following chapters:

6.1: 21: Water supply, use, and management 22: Water pollution and treatment

6.2: 29: Waste management

6.3 (mid-winter break) 15: Environmental Health, Pollution, and Toxicology

6.4 24: Air Pollution 25: Indoor Air pollution

Here are the documents for this unit:

atrazine, DDT, VOCs, lead (in tap water), ground-level ozonoe, Carbon monoxide, Petroleum products, human and animal waste, fertilizers, inorganic chemicals || 1. What are two possible sources of pollution? 2. What tests indicate that the pollution you state in question 1 is present? 3. What specific data do you have in support of your answer to question 1? ||
 * Document || Assignment Name || Date Assigned || Date Due || Description ||
 * Not Available - copyright reasons. Come to tutorial to use class resources. || Pollution Case Studies Jigsaw || 1/11/10 || in class || Read about methyl mercury in Japan, sulfur dioxide in Ontario, pesticides in Mexico, and bisphenol-A in plastics. Determine the source, health effects, and environmental effects of each and share with your group. ||
 * N/A || Toxins || 1/11/10 || 1/12/10 || Research two of the following (your choice) and determine source, health effects, environmental effects:
 * [|Intro to pollution.pdf] || Intro to pollution slides || 1/12/10 || in class || Intro to terms pollution, point source and non-point source ||
 * [|Major Sources of pollutants and their effects.pdf] || Handout on pollutions ources and effects || 1/12/10 ||  || Just FYI ||
 * [|River of Shame student sheet.pdf] || River of Shame || 1/12/10 || in class ||  ||
 * [|Water quality investigation.pdf] || Water Quality Investigation || 1/13 or 1/14 || in class || Go to [|this website] and try to figure out:
 * [|6.1 Reading Chapters 21 22.pdf] || 6.1 Reading questions (Chapters 21 and 22) || 1/26 || 2/5 || 53 questions total; do about 5 a night to stay on track. ||
 * [|Water quality investigation.pdf] || Water Quality Index || 1/26 || 1/27 || Done in class as a stations lab. Use the handouts to determine the data. ||
 * [|Lake Erie Article.pdf] || Lake Erie Article from SeaGrant || 1/27 or 1/28 || -- || Read this article, then answer the questions on the case study worksheet ||
 * [|Lake Erie case study.pdf] || Lake Erie case study worksheet || 1/27 or 1/28 || 1/29 || Answer these questions while reading the article, then make a suggestion of what could be done to solve the problem. ||
 * [|Pollution Management Model.pdf] || Pollution Management Model || 1/28 || -- || Use this model to help determine what can be done to help manage pollution. *NOTE* this is especially important if you are planning on taking the IB exam in May! ||
 * Water Quality || Water quality Webquest || 2/3 or 2/4 || 2/5 || Links to the NY Times water articles ||
 * [|6.2 Reading Chapter 29.pdf] || 6.2 Reading questions (Chapter 29) || 2/5 || 2/12 || 28 questions, 7 days. That means 4 a day on average. ||
 * [|Waste management lecture.part 1.pdf] || Intro to Waste Management lecture || 2/9 || 2/9 || Terms to do with waste management, intro to waste stream ||
 * [|Municipal Solid Waste Calculations.pdf] || Municipal Solid Waste Calculations || 2/9 || 2/12 || Graphs and calculations to do with MSW. ||
 * [|Garbage Patch Video][|Story of Stuff] || Videos || 2/9 || 2/9 ||  ||
 * [|6.3 Reading Chapter 15.pdf] || 6.3 Reading questions (Chapter 15) || 2/12 || 2/22 || 25 questions, some with several parts. Slate at least 2 hours for this. ||
 * [|Municipal Solid Waste at home.pdf] || MSW at home - Mid Winter Break assignment || 2/12 || 2/22 || You'll have to dig through your trash just once. Do it at the end of the day rather than the moment after you take your MSW out to the curb. ||
 * [|Waste management.pdf] || Waste management lecture || 2/12 and 2/22 ||  ||   ||