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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine Leopold's Land Ethic involving illegal river dumping. They consider the dilemmas of the case study and share their ideas for a solution using group discussion and individual answers. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read articles and research issues concerning the dumping of city sewage in other states and/or low-income regions. They examine alternative methods to waste dumping and compare waste systems to a forest's natural recycling system. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students research the ordinance about dumping snow in their community. They interview city officials and the city web site. Students conduct research to find out what other cities like theirs have. They write an informative article about the results of their research. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the ordinances about dumping snow in your community. Check with city officials and even a city Web site. They find out what other cities like yours have. Is yours typical? Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students explain how pollution affects ground water. They participate in a simulation to discover the location of an illegal dump. Students explore the monetary benefits, risk and environmental concerns are factors in business decisions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students determine which types of garbage are biodegradable and which are nonbiodegradable. They practice measuring skills, hypothesizing, taking data, and writing a lab report. Students observe the relative biodegradability of metal, plastic, and paper products. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students recreate landfills in petri dishes, observe relative biodegradability in a year-long project, and isolate a cellulose degrading bacteria while discovering the need for recycling and the serious problem waste management has become for land-scarce communities. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research facts about illegal dumping sites and write an editorial exposing the effects of the site from their point of view and persuades readers to take action. Students brainstorm ideas that could be included in the editorial, and assist each other in proof reading before making the final draft. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students design and print an educative pamphlet addressing Wildcat Dumping in their community by conducting research. They conduct a survey by investigating local occurrences of Wildcat Dumping and collecting data to share with the community about this illegal activity. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students weigh the opportunity cost of dumping trash and waste from the city into a large hole in the ground instead of dumping the trash into a landfill that has been properly prepared according to EPA standards. Students be divided into groups of four and each group be given different scenarios to base their choices off of. Full Review »
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