Period 3 Films
"King Corn," "Hunt for the Great Supertwister," "The Chances of the World Changing"

Period 4 Films
"A Crude Awakening," "The Unexplained: Hauntings," "King Corn"

Assignment:

1) Find 3 written film reviews and 3 video clips of film reviews that you feel are well-done.
2) Create a word document that contains the following:
    a) the source/link and the movie title being reviewed
    b) What did the critic do/write that you enjoyed
    c) What did the critic discuss about the film

**please make sure to find 6 different film critics

http://www.ucopenaccess.org/course/view.php?id=13

Please select a lab, read the description, then "run lab". Answer any questions and write a 2 paragraph summary (including the titles of the labs you completed) along with how you feel about the effectiveness of "virtual labs".

 Environmental Disasters

Individual Research Project-Due Friday, October 9, 2009. Presentations to follow during the week of October 13-16.
Rough Drafts Due Wednesday, October 7th at the beginning of class.

Take a deeper look at some of the most offensive things people have done to the planet. Final paper should be a minimum of two to three pages.
Another goal is to teach the class about the disaster you were researching. A presentation/lesson of 10-20 minutes will take place at the completion of the research project. Your presentation may include video made by others documenting the event and/or hands-on activities.

Each paper must address the following:
1.    What happened? Describe the problem.
2.     When? Include not only the date(s) but how long this event occurred. Is it still a problem?
3.    How could this have been prevented? How do we keep this from happening again.
4.    Who…who were the people who discovered the problem? Who fought to raise awareness? Were there any “heroes”?
5.    Is this event still having an impact on people or wildlife?

First, spend one class period looking over some of the following links to find a disaster that is most interesting for you to research. Each person will cover a different topic. Feel free to find an issue that is not listed below.
1.    Bhopal: the Union Carbide gas leak
2.    Cherbobyl: The Russian nuclear power plant explosion Rikin, Brian Fitz
3.    Seveso: Italian Dioxin Crisis Michaela
4.    The 1953 London Smog Disaster Jordan, Heidi
5.    The Love Canal Chemical Waste Dump Kandace, Rosey, Saprea
6.    The Baia Mare Cyanide Spill Gustav
7.    The European BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) Crisis
8.    Spanish Waste Water Spill Brice
9.    The Three Mile Island Near Nuclear Disaster Chantelle, Andy
10.    Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Amanda, Devinne
11.    Great Pacific Garbage Patch Kassy
12.    West Kentucky Coal Sludge Spill
13. Anniston, Alabama PCB Poisoning Danielle
14.    Picher, Oklahoma Lead Contamination.
15.    Libby, Montana Asbestos Contamination Thomas
16.    Exxon-Valdez Oil Spill Sully
17.    Tennessee Coal Ash Spill

Other Choices:
Agent Orange, Michelle
Environmental Impact of Wars/Oil, Natasha
Kobe Earthquake Environmental Impacts, Greg
Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Bombs/Hiroshima, Eric


Read more:
http://www.lenntech.com/environmental-disasters.htm#1._Bhopal:_the_Union_Carbide_gas_leak#ixzz0SQRoYkJ6

http://www.scribd.com/doc/19587/Top-10-Worst-Environmental-Disasters


Please be sure to turn in rubric with your research paper!!

Work Habits includes: participation, appropriate behavior, work turned in by due date, and wise use of class time. 30 pts       
   
Background Research on environmental issue-full credit given when above questions are completely addressed, information is clearly expressed, and sources are sited. 30 pts        
  
Presentation: professional, organized, informative, creative 40 pts           

Total out of 100 pts_______


  

If you wish to watch this online: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/poisonedwaters/view/

Due September 17th!!

Name:________________________________

 

Water Quality Unit-September 2009

For full credit, please turn this paper in with your poster!!!!  Due September_________

 

To begin taking a closer look at water health, we will explore the pond on campus.

1. Aquatic Critter Key-explore the pond and take a closer look at the small creatures that form the base of aquatic food webs.

**What would happen if most of the “bugs” in bodies of water disappeared?

 

 

 

1. “Larger Than Life” informational poster-choose one of the organisms found in the pond. One class period will be given to research interesting facts, two periods will be given to draw/create a large poster to highlight the importance of your organism.

**What are biological indicator species?

 

 

 

**After the pond lab, select a plant or animal to research and present____________________________

 

**Research: Can this organism be considered an indicator species? Explain and include this information on poster. (Information you gather should be presented in a typed document and submitted with poster)

 

1. Watch Poisoned Waters to learn more about water quality issues.

 

	Does not meet class expectations <70% of available points	Meets class expectations 80% of available points	Excels 100% of available points
Work Habits includes: participation, appropriate behavior, work turned in by due date, and wise use of class time. 20 pts
Background Research on organism-full credit given when above questions are completely addressed, information is clearly expressed, and sources are sited. 15 pts
Poster/Display: professional, neat, informative, creative 15 pts

Total out of 50 pts_______