by msander | Apr 22, 2018 | All Science Teachers
This site describes an impressive large scale attempt to clean up the plastics accumulating in the Pacific. The process is a passive ocean cleanup system, utilizing the ocean currents to their advantage. Read more about our drifting systems here. Source: The Ocean...
by msander | Dec 7, 2017 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
Critical Inquiry Question: How do different compounds contribute to water pollution? Critical Challenge: Taking the role of a water safety advocate, prepare a presentation to city council that will rank the pollution threat of a poultry farm, a textiles plant and a...
by msander | Sep 28, 2017 | Gr 9-10 Science
Chemical products are useful, but have negative effects on our health and the environment. There are many environmentally friendly alternatives to chemical products that can reduce the exposure of toxins.Our homes and communities are filled with hidden chemical...
by msander | Sep 7, 2017 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science
Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy 2 billion t-shirts globally, making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average t-shirt made, and what’s its environmental impact? Angel Chang traces the life cycle of...
by msander | Sep 7, 2017 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
On July 26, 1943, Los Angeles was blanketed by a thick gas that stung people’s eyes and blocked out the Sun. Panicked residents believed their city had been attacked using chemical warfare. But the cloud wasn’t an act of war. It was smog. So what is this thick gray...
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