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- 9th - 12th
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Students study cosmetic safety issues and concerns raised by advocacy groups. They create a cosmetic safety brochure designed for the average consumer, to create awareness about cosmetic safety concerns. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students determine the normal behavior of California blackworms. They determine how various concentrations of assigned toxicants affect the worm's behavior. Students are introduced to testing of potential toxicants, an important component in environmental health science. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students brainstorm sources of water pollution, identify effects of water pollution on human health and possible economic costs to society, work in groups to complete Project WET activity, Poison Pumps, and create storyboards on waterborne epidemic. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students define several vocabulary terms related to chemicals and toxicology. Students calculate chemical concentrations in water and explain the toxicological principles that govern safety of substances. Students conduct an environmental study and create a graph to represent their inferences. Students compare and contrast different fertilizers, the relationship between moles and mass, and the relationship between temperature, energy, and heat. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore some of the environmental health risks involved with both the mining and burning of coal. They read articles on coal in the Balkan Peninsula, view the photographs, and then discuss what feelings and thoughts they have regarding consumption of coal. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss why research skills are important to have as a skill in life. As a class, they identify their prior knowledge when it comes to researching a topic and discuss why it is important to be an independent learner. In analyze an environmental health issue which is controversial. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students identify current public health issues and interview professionals in health careers as the conclusion to the semester. During this nine-week unit, they investigate waterborne diseases, pathogens, vaccines, and related public health issues. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students examine the decisions that lawmakers and regulators have to make on the severity of penalties for violation of environmental laws. They recognize the costs of pollution abatement and why pollution is regulated. They determine how the government determines the severity of penalties. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students demonstrate how water quality and environmental health issues can be analyzed together, how hydrologic information can be built up, and how decisions can be made using GIS. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students assume the roles of health inspectors and determine what elements are in various water samples. Using test kits, they conduct several different tests on water samples from different areas. They conduct research on the local water supply to determine whether or not pollution plays a role in their results. Groups graph their results and present them to the remainder of the class in a discussion format. Full Review »

