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Air
Pollution
Subject Area
This activity
is designed for the Grade 11 advanced or General Chemistry curriculum.
It can be specifically applied in Core Unit 3: Gases, Core Unit
4: Chemical Reactions, Core Unit 7: Industry and Society in SCH3AI,
and Core Unit 5: Acids and Bases or Optional Unit: Environmental
Chemistry in the SCA3GI curriculum.
Learning
Outcomes
Teaching,
learning and evaluation will focus on the student's ability to:
- Conduct
independent research into one type of air pollution;
- Interpret
and present information in a poster format;
- Participate
in a group collectively gathering information on several types
of air pollution;
- Extrapolate
concepts from chemistry to issues of air pollution;
- Express
an understanding of the severity of our air pollution problems.
Classroom
Development
- Organize
students into groups of four. Each individual may be responsible
for researching one aspect of Air Pollution. One period should
be spent on individual research, then the members of the group
come together, share their research, and discuss their ideas
for designing their poster. In some instances, it may be desirable
for the teacher to divide responsibilities and provide direction
for the students on the production of the poster. Ideally, the
students should be made aware that their ability to work in
a group is part of the evaluation.
- To facilitate
the research process, materials can be gathered and brought
to the classroom for students' perusal. The material may either
be for research purposes or to help students decide on how best
to present information.
- Students
will present their finished work to the class and provide any
explanation or additional information. All students will be
responsible for gathering the data presented in the poster.
Distribute copies of the attached "Air Pollution Summary
Sheet" to aid in the collection of information.
Timing
- One class
period should be reserved for research.
- One class
period will be required to present posters and gather data from
them on the attached "Air Pollution Summary Sheet."
Cross-disciplinary
Links
Visual Arts
- You may wish to draw upon the services of the Visual Arts instructor
for assistance in the preparation of the posters.
Geography
- In Geography classes, students may wish to also study the effects
of climate and physical geography on air pollution.
Mathematics
- Within the Mathematics curriculum, there is room to address
aspects of this activity through the presentation of statistical
information in graphical form. The Biology curriculum can consider
this activity within the context of the impact of pollutants on
life forms.
Air
Pollution
Student's
Guide
Purpose
The purpose
of this activity is to create a poster which presents information
gathered on an air pollutant.
Topics
Choose one
of the following conditions which impact on the environment:
- Acid
Deposition
- Ozone
Depletion
- Greenhouse
Effect
- Temperature
Inversion
- Photochemical
Smog
Procedure
Using your
own sources, library resources, and material that your teacher
may provide, research your chosen condition, making sure that
you include references to the:
- Cause
of the condition;
- Chemical
compounds involved in the formation or the effect of the condition;
- Reactions
and processes involved in the condition;
- Effect
of the condition on plants, animals, humans, infrastructure;
- Solutions
to the condition.
Format
Your group
will be responsible for the production of a poster which will
contain information you have been able to glean from your research.
The impact of the poster should be visual, but you will have to
make sure that enough information is provided for others gain
a solid understanding of the main mechanisms of the condition.
Use graphs, charts, pictures or cartoons if you can.
After the
posters are completed, your group will present the poster to the
class, and each member of the class will be responsible for gathering
information on all of the topics based on the posters you have
produced.
Air Pollution
Summary Sheet
| Type |
Cause |
Effect |
Solution |
Chemistry |
| Acid Deposition |
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| Ozone Depletion |
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| Greenhouse Effect |
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| Photochemical Smog |
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| Temperature Inversion |
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