POLLUTION Steps 1and 2 Ma lea majarocon Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Math
AIM: “POLLUTION” DO NOW: When can we say that water (or air) is polluted?
What is POLLUTION? POLLUTION “the addition of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or any form of energy (such as heat, sound, or radioactivity) to the environment at a rate faster than it can be dispersed, diluted, decomposed, recycled, or stored in some harmless form.”
What makes up our environment? Includes “the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plants live.”
The group (3-4 students) will conduct a thorough research on an environmental issue on pollution with the use of the public policy analyst (PPA) steps.
Public Policy Analyst (PPA) steps: 1. Define the problem 2. Gather the evidence 3. Identify the causes 4. Evaluate an existing policy 5. Develop solutions 6. Select the best solution (feasibility vs effectiveness)
Information in your research include, but not limited to the following: definition and/or description of the problem, its cause(s), its effects, and possible way(s) to minimize, if not to stop it.
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Final product may include, but not limited to term paper, PowerPoint presentation, or poster board presentation.
What is cancer? What is the function of the lungs? Why lung cancer?
How much will it cost to clean this Deepwater Horizon (Gulf of Mexico) oil spill 2010?
Dhaka, Bangladesh is ranked as the world’s most polluted city 2018 and China second. Where do you want to go? Check before you go!
China’s “SMOG” – How will you protect yourself?
What could explain this difference?
Do you think you are safe because you always stay indoor? Think again!
Which borough will be under water first?
What are the economic impacts of these extreme weather conditions What are the economic impacts of these extreme weather conditions? How will these impact YOU!
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