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Read or listen to this great conversation on CBC's Quirks and Quarks about "forever chemicals", or "PFAS". Science journalist Sonya Buyting, talks about the health effects of a grease and fire-resistant chemical that is in our food wrappers and fabrics. This article is a great model of what you can consider and evaluate when you research your own chemical for this project.
Recommended Websites: Government and Academic
Recommended Websites: Government and Academic
Substances Info
Health & Environment
Household Products
Environmental Health
Hazards Info
Toxic Substances
PASSWORD to use Britannica.
COOL FEATURE! Students can toggle between 3 reading levels on each article, have articles read aloud, and use Merriam-Webster's double click dictionary to hear words pronounced and read their definitions. Each article can also be translated into over 80 languages.
Recommended Websites: NGO's
Recommended Websites: NGO's
Cosmetic Ingredients Database
Almost all the topics
See "Act at Home"
Toxic Chemicals
Sierra Club Toxics
Chemicals of Concern
Short, animated documentary movies about the impacts of material goods. Topics such as extraction, chemicals, disposal, and others are explored. See videos on "stuff", plastics, cosmetics, water and more.
Useful Databases
Useful Databases
Science Reference Center: a searchable collection of magazine articles about effects and solutions.
Greenfile: an excellent database of articles about the environment.
Creating an Infographic
Creating an Infographic
You can use tools like Canva and Adobe Creative Cloud (formerly "Spark") to easily create and share amazing graphic products. These premium versions are both available to you with your school account.
You can use tools like Canva and Adobe Creative Cloud (formerly "Spark") to easily create and share amazing graphic products. These premium versions are both available to you with your school account.
Other Final Product Help
Other Final Product Help
General Research and Writing Help
General Research and Writing Help
Logins to Resources
How to Research & Use Online Databases
JMSS Research and Writing Help
How to make a Works Cited in Docs
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