1. Hazardous Materials

2. Basic Vocab Hazardous waste
A waste with properties that make it dangerous or capable of having harmful effect on human health or the environment.
Household Hazardous waste
Waste generated by individuals in the home rather then by businesses or institutions.
Example of Household products
Cleaners, paints, pesticides, solvents, adhesives, motor oil
Why important?
When thrown away, these products become household hazards waste.

3. Reading Labels 1. MUST appear on front label Poison – highly toxic
Danger – highly toxic, corrosive, flammable, or reactive
Caution – slightly toxic, irritating, flammable or reactive
Warning – same as caution

4. Reading Labels 2. Toxic/Poisonous
Capable of causing injury or death of swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin
Brake fluid, brass polish, rat poison, pesticides

5. Reading Labels 3. Corrosive
Can eat away materials and burn living tissue
Oven cleaner, car battery, Pool and Spa cleaners, drain clog remover

6. Reading Labels 4. Reactive
Can react with air, water, or other substances and result in fire, explosions or toxic gases.
Bleach, dish washing detergent, Chlorine (pool/spa)

7. Reading Labels 5. Flammable/Combustible
Can catch fire at relatively low temperatures
Paint thinner, Spray paint, rubber cement, pesticides, hair spray

8. How do you know? Signal Words
Poison: HIGHLY toxic
Danger: HIGHLY toxic, corrosive, flammable or reactive
Caution/Warning: Slightly toxic, irritating, flammable, or reactive

9. Think of it this way…
Highest Hazardous: Danger, Poison – Avoid products
Moderate Hazard: Caution/Warning
Safest: Does not use any of the other words – good.

10. Reading Labels Activity
Product
Hazard
Justification
Clorox Regular Bleach
Red – highest hazard
Danger, Corrosive

11. Review of levels…. 10 minutes to familiarize yourself with a board
Will teach to 1-2 other teams
Will have a “secret” grader

12. Individual susceptibility
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
Level of Hazard
Amount of Exposure
Individual susceptibility

13. Risk Factors 1. Levels of Hazard – see notes 2. Amount of Exposure
Route: Skin, Lungs, Stomach
Frequency: number of times you are exposed + time between exposure
Duration: length of time you are exposed

14. Risk Factors 3. Individual Susceptibility:
More sensitive  greater effects
Less sensitive  less effects
Related to factors: age, gender, health, genetics

15. Risk Factors Level of Hazard Red: High Hazardous
Yellow: Moderate Hazardous
Green: Not hazardous
Amount of Exposure
Route
Frequency
Duration
Individual susceptibility
More or less sensitive
Based on factors
Age
Gender
Heath
Genetics

16. My Life With chemicals Get out sheet from yesterday
What is your Toxic level? Add at bottom
Listen/Read answers
Answer discussion questions
Discussion Questions: - separate piece of paper  USE vocab.
Which actions do you think would be easy to do? Which would be hard?
What are the trade-offs?
Why is it important to reduce your exposure to these products?

17. Alternatives (Toxic-free Bingo!)
Lets try playing – what do you think?
Look at answer key – replay
Add answer key to notes.

18. Lets try some alternatives
Product
Job
Pro
Con
Vinegar and Baking Soda

19. Consumption
Sustainability Unit

20. Sustainability
3 Needs
Hazardous Products
Consumption
Your Choices

21. Basic Consumption Vocabulary
Resource:
anything useful
Renewable Resource:
any natural resource that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time
Non-renewable Resource:
any natural resource from the Earth that exists in limited supply and cannot be replaced if it is used up; also, any natural resource that cannot be replenished by natural means at the same rates that it is consumed

22. Consumption intro Ecological Footprint Story of Stuff, Segment - intro
Lifecycle of stuff
Pick 3 objects
Read card
List the renewable and non- renewable resources that are used in making that object.

23. #1. Extraction Pick a card Read your card
Fill in Is it Sustainable worksheet (might be some blanks
Share with teammates
Fill in teammate’s information on worksheet
Watch Story of Stuff Take notes

24. #2 Production Watch Story of Stuff, Take notes
Follow along with reading – add to notes
You’re the Boss

25. #3 Distribution
Watch Story of Stuff,
Take notes
Listen

26. #4 Consumption Watch Story of Stuff Take notes Advertising Activity
A better way reading/questions
Happy?  reflective questions

27. #5 Disposal Watch Story of Stuff 2. Garbage: Take notes
Scenarios – underline main ideas
Share with teammates - Add to notes
Decided as a team which would you like to do
2. Garbage:
5 most shocking things you learned
5 things my family buys that we could do without
5 things you can do to make a positive impact on the environment.

28. Redesign the system
Watch Story of Stuff
Take notes
Reflection sheet