BES: New Unit!! Environmental Health How can we use plants and other living things to remove toxins from our environment.

DNA Unit Test Results Period Average (45 points) 1 82.7% 3 78.3% 4 81.7% Skyward has been updated. There are no retakes on this test as it was open notes.

Make new heading pages in your journal now! Use color! Environmental Health Unit Warm Ups Environmental Health Unit Notes 11/15/2019 Add a footer

Success Criteria: What will I be able to do? Learning Target: I can explain what the following terms mean: Superfund, PCB’s, VOC, and Heavy Metals (no not rock bands!) 11/15/2019 Add a footer

Did you know we have something sinister right in our back yard Did you know we have something sinister right in our back yard??? It’s here in Maple Valley. 11/15/2019 Add a footer

What is a Superfund cleanup site? Warm Up 3/26/19 What is a Superfund cleanup site? Give your best guess if you don’t know! Community • Commitment • Character • Courage

Warm Up Review What is a Superfund cleanup site? Superfund sites are polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. Such as abandoned mining, factory operations, disposal sites with asbestos, etc. Community • Commitment • Character • Courage

Biology and Earth Systems Environmental Health Today… Intro to Environmental Health Launch into Problem Login to Canvas Pre-assessment Community • Commitment • Character • Courage

We’ll find out during this unit!!! Environmental Health What do sunflowers have to do with the worst nuclear accident on Earth at Chernobyl? We’ll find out during this unit!!!

Launch 3/26/19 PCB’s VOC’s Heavy Metals Dig Deeper On a scale of 1-10, how serious of a problem do you think PCBs are in Maple Valley? How do you think they get into the environment? VOC’s On a scale of 1-10, how serious of a problem do you think VOCs are in Maple Valley? Heavy Metals On a scale of 1-10, how serious of a problem do you think Heavy Metals are in Maple Valley? Dig Deeper What are two things that surprised or interested you? Was Boeing the only the culprit? What solutions should Maple Valley consider? What’s in my Neighborhood What sites did you find within 1 to 5 miles of your home? If none, what’s the closest? Should you be concerted? What can you do about it?

Environmental Health Launch What do you know about Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and how do they impact our health? On a scale of 1-10, how serious of a problem do you think PCB’s are in Maple Valley? How do you think they get into the environment? Video: What are PCB’s? https://youtu.be/qZNlBm_gRdU Answer in your journal

Environmental Health Launch What do you know about Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and how do they impact our health? Polychlorinated biphenyls are a group of 209 different chemicals which share a common structure but vary in the number of attached chlorine atoms. Once PCBs enter a person´s (or animal´s) body, they tend to be absorbed into fat tissue and remain there.

Environmental Health Launch What do you know about Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)? On a scale of 1-10, how serious of a problem do you think VOC’s are in Maple Valley? How do you think they get into the environment? Video: What are VOC’s? https://youtu.be/n4beTVw9yKk Answer in your journal

Environmental Health Launch What do you know about Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)? Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are compounds that easily become vapors or gases. VOCs are released from burning fuel such as gasoline, wood, coal, or natural gas. They are also released from many consumer products: Cleaners and disinfectants Moth repellants Air fresheners Building materials and furnishings Copy machines and printers Pesticides

Environmental Health Launch What do you know about heavy metals and how do they impact our health? On a scale of 1-10, how serious of a problem do you think Heavy Metals are in Maple Valley? How do you think they get into the environment? Answer in your journal

Environmental Health Launch What are heavy metals and how do they impact our health?

Queen City Farms: Superfund Site in Maple Valley

Environmental Health Launch “Boeing dumped wastes at the two sites from 1957 to 1977. In its verdict, the jury said Boeing did not know about contamination at Queen City Farms until 1968, the last year Boeing dumped industrial wastes there.” What questions does this raise for you?

Launch 3/26/19 PCB’s VOC’s Heavy Metals Dig Deeper On a scale of 1-10, how serious of a problem do you think PCBs are in Maple Valley? How do you think they get into the environment? VOC’s On a scale of 1-10, how serious of a problem do you think VOCs are in Maple Valley? Heavy Metals On a scale of 1-10, how serious of a problem do you think Heavy Metals are in Maple Valley? Dig Deeper What are two things that surprised or interested you? Was Boeing the only the culprit? What solutions should Maple Valley consider? What’s in my Neighborhood What sites did you find within 1 to 5 miles of your home? If none, what’s the closest? Should you be concerted? What can you do about it?

Environmental Health Launch Let’s dig deeper! Visit the Toxic Sites Website (Read over the brief overview, look over the data and answer the questions below. What are two things that surprised or interested you? Was Boeing the only the culprit? What solutions should Maple Valley consider? Be ready to share!

Launch 3/26/19 PCB’s VOC’s Heavy Metals Dig Deeper On a scale of 1-10, how serious of a problem do you think PCBs are in Maple Valley? How do you think they get into the environment? VOC’s On a scale of 1-10, how serious of a problem do you think VOCs are in Maple Valley? Heavy Metals On a scale of 1-10, how serious of a problem do you think Heavy Metals are in Maple Valley? Dig Deeper What are two things that surprised or interested you? Was Boeing the only the culprit? What solutions should Maple Valley consider? What’s in my Neighborhood What sites did you find within 1 to 5 miles of your home? If none, what’s the closest? Should you be concerted? What can you do about it?

Environmental Health Launch What’s In My Neighborhood Visit the Dept of Ecology Sites Website Search for hazardous site near your home. What sites did you find within 1 to 5 miles of your home? If none, what’s the closest? Should you be concerned? What can you do about it? Be ready to share!

Biology and Earth Systems Environmental Health Login to Educurious https://educurious.instructure.com Username: school email Password: “educurious” or student number Once logged-in go to: Account -> Edit settings -> Change Password (tiny box)

Biology and Earth Systems Environmental Health Pre-assessment While logged in to Canvas; Select “Quizzes” and take the “Unit Pre-Test”. This is not “graded” but I do want to see what you already know.