Our warm up was on the different laws and programs out there that are supporting water quality in the United States like the EPA and Clean Water Act. Title page 96 in your notebook, "Water Protection". Click on the links and answer the following questions using complete sentences. CLEAN WATER ACT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrQdBx-lgNw 1. Why was the Clean Water Act put into place in 1972? 2. What was the goal of the 1972 Clean Water act? 3. Has this law been successful? 4. What are some things that are polluting our water? Identify 3. SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT 1974: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inLZwGZSvSc 1. What did the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 protect? 2. Why are laws like the Safe Drinking Water necessary at the federal level? 3. Where does the Safe Drinking Water Act protect water? 4. How effective is water treatment? ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
Next we finished going over Water Pollution Problems in North Carolina. If you were not here, you will need to get a handout from me, and fill in the blanks from the powerpoint. Title page 97: Ocean Ecosystems. We will be using the blue handouts in the classroom to complete the 4 stations on Ocean Ecosystems. The blue handouts in class, will be in the back of the room. You will need the links below to access what you need for Stations 3 and 4. Station 1: Read the handout and complete the 3 questions on page 97. Station 2: Copy the chart below in your notebooks on page 97. Station 3 Here is the site for station 3, answer the 5 questions on page 97. Station 4 requires an infograph, here is the link to the infograph. Answer the 7 questions on page 97. If you were not here this class (NYC people), Click here for the station handouts. You are only doing pages 1-4.If you were not here this class (NYC people), Click here for the station handouts. You are only doing pages 1-4.
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Our warm up today was a review of water quality from last class. The quality of water is for the organisms living in the water, not for you. (Bio indicators, temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, pH) ACIDS AND BASES...93 Next we took notes on acids, bases and pH on page 92. If you were absent this class, here are the notes. Next,we moved around a little bit a did some pH testing on the back of 93. Lastly, we drew a pH scale and placed the items we tested on the pH scale as well as a few others on page 93. Next we went over some common causes and problems of water pollution in North Carolina. What you will realize is that most of the problems come down to too much excess nutrients we are adding to our water. If you were not here, you will need to get the handout from me and take a look at the powerpoint to fill in the answers. This handout goes on page 94 in your notebook.
Another example of microbiology in the read world. Yikes!
http://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/throw-out-all-your-chopped-romaine-lettuce-it-could-have-e-coli-cdc-says/543252254 Today we read an article for our warm up about the Dangers of DHMO!!! It is shocking how often you come in contact with DHMO!! Next, we reviewed estuaries 91 in our notebooks. If you were in Disney, you will not complete the lab but you need to fill out the chart with us. We will take a little time in class working on the River Basin Questions on page 90. If you do not finish it in class, you will finish it up for homework. Here is the link to the online booklet. If you do not have access to the internet, please swing by my room to borrow one of the booklets. I will check page 91 next class for a grade. Lastly, on page 92 we went over some Water Quality Indicators. Water quality indicators are the 5 things scientists look at when they are trying to determine if the water is safe for the organisms living in it...NOT YOU!! These indicators are pH levels, dissolved oxygen, temperature, turbidity, and bio-indicators. You will read each handout, and answer the questions on page 92. We will do this station style where you will walk around with a partner and answer the questions together. Here is a list of the questions you needed to answer on page 92 If you were not here last class, here are the station handouts you can use.
We spent about 15 mintues working on the the North Carolina's River Basins booklet assignment fom last class, if you did not finish the River Basin Research Assignment, here is the link to the booklet we used in class and here are the questions. Then, we reviewed the River Basin Assignment and reviewed specific questions about aquifers, river basins and estuaries. Next, we participated in an activity that simulated the activity into and out of an estuary. Here are the notes for page 91. Here is some of the posters you guys created last class when we took a look at the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
On a separate sheet of paper, to be turned in, we answered the following questions. •Summarize the situation in Flint. •What did the Governor do to help? •What would you do if you were one of the families living in Flint? •What should be the next steps(from the government), long term plans for Flint? On page 89 in out notebook we added two vocabulary boxes for permeable and impermeable. Water Filter Projects due May 1st (A day) and May 2nd(B day) We will go over the project in class today. Next, we used the North Carolina's River Basins booklet to research some information on the fresh water resources in North Carolina. If you did not finish the River Basin Research Assignment, here is the link to the booklet we used in class and here are the questions.
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