Week 30, Environmental Science, Mr. Vaught Mar 31^st – April 4^th, 2008

Objectives:

1. HFACEnvironmentalScience.blogspot.com

2. Chapter 12, Learn the causes and solutions to Air pollution.

3. Extra credit: field guide and community garden and news articles.

4. Continue labs, Winogradsky column, look at water samples with microscopes

6. Please bring 20oz plastic bottles and 16oz glass jars before Wednesday

Monday: 033108

Discuss lab on Acids and bases

Make up quizzes and work from last week

Handouts/homework: See handout on acids and bases.

Research paper making, what resources are used and what pollutants are released in making paper? Write answer in paragraph form, 100-200 words.

Due Wednesday, April 2^nd.

Tuesday: 040108

Quiz on 12.3 Acid rain

Concept review or Critical thinking worksheet.

Handout/Homework: Chapter 12 review, due Thursday

Wednesday: 040208

Making paper from recycled paper, dryer lint, leaves, flowers.

Turn in: paper on paper making

Homework/handout: Chapter 12 review

Bring plastic bottles (20oz) and glass jars(16oz).

Thursday: 04-03-08

In class review

More paper making

Handout/homework:

Homework/handout:

Friday: 04-04-08

Exam on chapter 12.

Turn in journals and review

After completing exam, begin outline for chapter 13 on Atmosphere and climate change

Environmental Journal Topics

033108 If each whole number on the pH scale represents a tenfold change in acidity, with the lower numbers being more acidic, how much more acidic is lemon juice with a pH of 2 than tomato juice with a pH of 4?

040108 Describe a building that is most likely to have poor air quality.

040208 What steps have the EPA, the State of California and the automobile industry taken to reduce air pollution?

040308 What are five ways individuals can reduce air pollution?

040408 What heavy metals are leached out of the soil when the precipitation is acidic?