Student journals, handouts, transparencies, some laboratory items used in elementary science rooms, and kitchen items. Copies of materials available. A guest speaker from industry, optional. The Program Environmental issues such as the greenhouse effect, acid rain, air and water pollution, the ozone layer and waste disposal affect all living and non-living things.
Students get hands-on experience doing scientific exercises related to environmental problems.
Their understanding and awareness of the various problems are enhanced. Students make notes in a journal, which is provided, on each activity. They format their ideas on how problems may be addressed more effectively. In addition, they suggest ways to help reduce some of these problems in their immediate environments. They discuss ethical issues in relation to the environmental issues.