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Pollution Lesson Plan

Pollution Lesson Plan. Sasha Makohon-Moore With assistance by Andrew George. Learning Objectives. Gain knowledge of pollution reduction efforts on campus Understand impact of pollution Be able to support claim with evidence Work with data. Instructional Objectives. Critically analyze data

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Pollution Lesson Plan

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  1. Pollution Lesson Plan Sasha Makohon-Moore With assistance by Andrew George

  2. Learning Objectives • Gain knowledge of pollution reduction efforts on campus • Understand impact of pollution • Be able to support claim with evidence • Work with data

  3. Instructional Objectives • Critically analyze data • Make observations and gather data • Use data as support for opinion • Collaborate with others/share data • Understand local impact

  4. Pre Lab Preparation • Come to class with three forms of pollution you witnessed on campus • Look online/in newspapers/etc. to find two initiatives locally to prevent pollution.

  5. Activity • Evaluate data presented. Graph and analyze. • Is pollution a problem • What are some negative effects? • Have students propose (in groups/as a class) a way to gather data on campus • Recycling efforts (trash cans/recycling) • Student poll • Amounts of litter • Emissions

  6. Activity continued • Gather data • Report back to group/class • Did you get the results that you expected? • Is your data representative of all pollution on campus? Of pollution nationally? • Did you data differ from classmates/groupmates?

  7. Assessment • Write a letter to MSU official/city council/etc. individually or with group • Take a stand (is pollution a problem at MSU) • Support with real data (including figures/photographs) • Are current efforts working/sufficient? • Propose possible solutions • Discuss consequences

  8. Possible Local Resources • Air Emissions • http://www.deq.state.mi.us/maers/emissions_query_results.asp?SRN=k3249&Facility_Name=michigan+state+university&EI_Year=&City=&County=&AQD_District=&cmdSubmit=Submit+Query • Recycling Reduction: GIS • https://prod.gis.msu.edu/viewer/ • Sampling “Black Carbon Air Pollution” • http://www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/pollution-main.html • Classroom activities; third activity “soot analysis experiment”

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