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Electronic Devices Survey
Part 1.
Working in pairs and discuss the following questions, then copy these questions to a Google Doc, answer them individually and share the doc with zhuangteacher@gmail.com and insert the doc into your E-Waste Page(title the doc: your name, elx devices survey)
What kind of electronic devices do you own?
What electronic devices do you find essential in your life?
How long do you usually keep electronic devices?
How do people dispose of obsolete electronic devices?
What happens to the discarded electronic devices?
What are some government policies regarding disposal of electronic devices?
Part 2.
Complete the following survey
What is E-Waste?
Part 1.
listen to this interview on National National Public Radio (NPR) entitled “Environmentalists Teach Dos and Don’ts of E-Waste” and answer the following questions using Google Doc:
What happens to the electronic waste produced by the United States?
What happens to e-waste after it arrives in developing countries?
Why does so much e-waste get shipped to Asia?
What are the negative effects of dumping e-waste?
How do the toxins in e-waste return to the United States?
What can concerned citizens do about e-waste?
Part 2.
Watch the video below and think about these questions after watching the movie:
How is the slum outside Ghana’s biggest city described?
Why did the news correspondent and graduate students go to Ghana?
What is the “shadowy industry” that is causing global problems?
What does the introduction reveal about Alex and his life in the slum?
What happens to the tons of e-waste produced by the West?
What are some of the other countries that are involved with the e-waste we produce?
What is the human and environmental impact of e-waste?
Create another Google Doc and share the answers with zhuangteacher@gmail.com
E-Waste Project
Research
Research
Through web research find out where in the Tri-Cities area you would recycle the following items.
Through web research find out where in the Tri-Cities area you would recycle the following items.
Here are some starting points for your investigation:
Your Task
Using Google Maps and having our school as a starting point - calculate how far you need to travel to properly dispose of all of the preceding items.
Create a custom Google Map to identify all of the electronic recycling facilities in our local communities (Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam)
Identify and outline each facility within your map. Draw lines on your map to indicate the direction to travel and the total distance from our school.
How to create a custom Google Map
Sign in to Google Maps.
Click My Places at the top left panel.
Click Create Map.
Google Maps will open Maps Engine Lite in a new tab.
Read: How to Create a Custom Google Map
Watch:
Finally, create a new page titled "E-Waste" in your website and embed your custom map into your page. In addition, on your "E-Waste" page, please include the following:
definition of E-Waste
list some of its human and environmental impact
list some proposed solutions
list some of the actions you as an individual can make to help minimizing the negative impact
embed min. 3 graphics/images about e-waste (describe briefly what we're seeing)
embed min. 2 youtube videos about e-waste
create and embed a google survey about e-waste (do not copy mr. zhuang's)
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