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Endangered Planet

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High schoolers view a television program detailing illnesses caused by environmental pollution. It includes information on Japan's Minamata Bay. They participate in a discussion that explores the perspectives of both the corporations that pollute and the people that are affected by the pollution.

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9th - 12th
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Science
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