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- 6th - 8th
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Students discover all about household hazardous wastes, including what they are and how to properly dispose of them. They look for hazardous waste in their homes, research how to dispose those items, and try to find substitutions for them. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students define technology and relate the definition to the production of electricity using nuclear energy explain how the use of nuclear energy creates radioactive waste Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students discover the different types of hazardous waste. They examine ways to dispose of the hazardous materials safely and without harming the environment. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students discuss the concept of reduce, reuse and recycle. They identify products in their homes that are hazardous and discover alternatives to them. They examine the inventory of other classmates hazardous materials. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students examine the relationship between hazardous substances and hazardous waste. They identify toxic chemicals and how they are disposed of. They work together to answer questions about how they are improperly used. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students work together to research hazardous waste in the news. They discover how large the hazardous waste issue is. They complete an experiment and discuss how the issues affect their community. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify activities that produce hazardous waste. They examine how contaminants are spread in air and water. They work together to create a model to show how the contaminants move through water. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how hazardous wastes are cleaned up. They work together to identify the positives and negatives of cleaning up certain hazardous wastes. They answer questions as part of the activity. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students work together to role play a situation which shows the decision-making process in cleaning up hazardous waste. They identify participates in the Superfund and make judgments about how cleanup would help an area. They share their opinions in a public meeting setting. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students research the difference between hazardous waste and municipal solid waste. Different companies in their community are researched to determine which are contributing waste in their region, what type of waste is generated, the effect it may have on human health, and the environmental effects. Students use researched information to develop a strategy to preserve resources in their town. Full Review »
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