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UNIT B – CHEMISTRY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Hazardous Chemicals in your Neighborhood

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/science/pollution_10-3.html

• Background information and activities that help students understand hazardous chemicals, their effect on human health and the environment.
• General Outcome 1: Students will analyze the sources of acids and bases and their effects on the environment.
• General Outcome 2: Students will analyze the sources of organic compounds and their effects on the environment.
• General Outcome 3: Students will analyze, from a variety of perspectives, the risks and benefits of using chemical processes in meeting human needs and assess technologies for reducing the impact of chemical compounds on the environment.
  

DDT (Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) - Teacher's Guide

http://www.sciences.gc.ca/default.asp?Lang=En&n=BD18D10F-1

• A video presentation and guide on the effects of DDT on the environment.
• General Outcome 3: Students will analyze, from a variety of perspectives, the risks and benefits of using chemical processes in meeting human needs and assess technologies for reducing the impact of chemical compounds on the environment.
  

Experimental Lakes

http://www.sciences.gc.ca/default.asp?Lang=En&n=2DBACF28-1

• A video presentation and guide on environmental risks (i.e. acidification) and the effects they have on man made lakes.
• General Outcome 3: Students will analyze, from a variety of perspectives, the risks and benefits of using chemical processes in meeting human needs and assess technologies for reducing the impact of chemical compounds on the environment
  

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