Air Pollution

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Mr. Joseph Shimonov

Special Education Science Teacher

Marilyn David IVDU High School

Joe.Shimonov@gmail.com

History & Introduction

To Philippus Aurelus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim—Paracelsus (1493–1541), who probably made the single most important contribution to air pollution science by proclaiming:

“All substances are poisons; there is none which is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy.”

(Quote from Gallo, M. A. (2008) in Casarett and Doull’s Toxicology, The Basic Science of Poisons, 7th Edition, Klaassen, C. D., Ed., McGraw–Hill Medical, New York.)

Air Pollution is the contamination of the air by impurities.

These impurities, called pollutants, can occur naturally or they can be produced by human activities. Naturally occurring pollutants include dust, pollen, salt particles, smoke from forest fires, and gases from decaying organisms. Most pollution caused by human activities is directly or indirectly the result of burning of fuels in furnaces or engines. This project is primarily concerned with air pollution caused by human activities.

Task

1) You will be working in groups of 3 and will be using the Public Policy Analyst (PPA) format and will create an 8-10 slide power point that outlines the causes, effects, and fixes for Air pollution.

2) Create a poster to educate your peers on Air Pollution and simple changes to their daily activities help stop polluting air.

Process

1) Your power point MUST include at least one slide for each step of the PPA.  To complete the linked worksheets listed use the resources given in item 5.

Ø Define the Problem - Worksheet 1

Ø Gather the Evidence – Worksheet 2

Ø Identify the Causes – Worksheet 3

Ø Evaluate an Existing Policy – Worksheet 4

Ø Develop Solutions – Worksheet 5

Ø Select the Best Solution (Feasibility vs. Effectiveness) – Worksheet 6

2) The power point should also include a title slide, at least two diagrams, one data chart, and references.

3) Using the one of the Best Solutions from step 6 of the PPA create a poster to educate your peers on global warming and simple changes to their daily activities help stop global warming.

I. The poster MUST be on standard size oak tag 22in x 28in.

II. Nice, large, colored title to get people's attention about your poster.

III. You may use printed graphics or free-hand illustrations.

IV. All group members first and last name, and class code must be written on the back of the board in permanent marker.

4) Resources:

What causes air pollution?

What are the effects of air pollution?

Air Pollution and the effects on environment

Defining Air Pollution

Ways to Reduce Air Pollution

Video: Air Pollution Solution

Evaluation

PowerPoint Rubric

CATEGORY	4 EXCELLENT	3 VERY GOOD	2 SATISFACTORY	1 UNACCEPTABLE
USE OF PPA	INCLUDES ALL STEPS OF THE PPA	INCLUDES MOST STEPS OF THE PPA	INLCUDES ALL STEPS OF THE PPA BUT WITH INACCURACIES	DOES NOT INLCUDE PPA AS A FORMAT OR HAS MANY INACCURACIES
Cooperation	ALL MEMBERS OF THE GROUP TOOK PART IN CONSTRUCTION OF THE POWER POINT (RESEARCH).	ALL MEMBERS TOOK PART IN CONSTRUCTION OF THE POWER POINT BUT NOT EQUALLY.	FOUR OF THE FIVE MEMBERS TOOK PART IN CONSTRUCTION OF THE POWER POINT.	THE POWER POINT HAD LITTLE GROUP COOPERATION AND WAS CONSTRUCTED BY ONE MEMBER
Originality	Presentation shows considerable originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in a unique and interesting way.	Presentation shows some originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in an interesting way.	Presentation shows an attempt at originality and inventiveness on 1-2 cards.	Presentation is a rehash of other people's ideas and/or graphics and shows very little attempt at original thought.
Text – Font Choice & Formatting	Font formats (e.g., color, bold, italic) have been carefully planned to enhance readability and content.	Font formats have been carefully planned to enhance readability.	Font formatting has been carefully planned to complement the content. It may be a little hard to read.	Font formatting makes it very difficult to read the material.
Content - Accuracy	All content throughout the presentation is accurate. There are no factual errors.	Most of the content is accurate but there is one piece of information that might be inaccurate.	The content is generally accurate, but one piece of information is clearly flawed or inaccurate.	Content is typically confusing or contains more than one factual error.
Spelling and Grammar	Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors.	Presentation has 1-2 misspellings, but no grammatical errors.	Presentation has 1-2 grammatical errors but no misspellings.	Presentation has more than 2 grammatical and/or spelling errors.
Sequencing of Information	Information is organized in a clear, logical way. It is easy to anticipate the type of material that might be on the next card.	Most information is organized in a clear, logical way. One card or item of information seems out of place.	Some information is logically sequenced. An occasional card or item of information seems out of place.	There is no clear plan for the organization of information.
Use of Graphics	All graphics are attractive (size and colors) and support the theme/content of the presentation.	A few graphics are not attractive but all support the theme/content of the presentation.	All graphics are attractive but a few do not seem to support the theme/content of the presentation.	Several graphics are unattractive AND detract from the content of the presentation.
Effectiveness	Project includes all material needed to gain a comfortable understanding of the topic. It is a highly effective study guide.	Project includes most material needed to gain a comfortable understanding of the material but is lacking one or two key elements. It is an adequate study guide.	Project is missing more than two key elements. It would make an incomplete study guide.	Project is lacking several key elements and has inaccuracies that make it a poor study guide.

Poster Rubric

CATEGORY	4 EXCELLENT	3 VERY GOOD	2 SATISFACTORY	1 UNSATISFACTORY
PPA Policy Followed	All questions were answered completely and rationales for the answers were clearly stated.	All questions were answered completely, but rationales for the all the answers were not clearly stated.	Not all questions were answered completely, or greater than 2 rationales for the all answers were not clearly stated.	All questions were not answered completely.
Graphics - Relevance	All graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation.	All graphics are related to the topic and most make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation.	All graphics relate to the topic. Most borrowed graphics have a source citation.	Graphics do not relate to the topic OR several borrowed graphics do not have a source citation.
Graphics -Clarity	Graphics are all in focus and the content easily viewed and identified from 6 ft. away.	Most graphics are in focus and the content easily viewed and identified from 6 ft. away.	Most graphics are in focus and the content is easily viewed and identified from 4 ft. away.	Many graphics are not clear or are too small.
Labels	All items of importance on the poster are clearly labeled with labels that can be read from at least 3 ft. away.	Almost all items of importance on the poster are clearly labeled with labels that can be read from at least 3 ft. away.	Several items of importance on the poster are clearly labeled with labels that can be read from at least 3 ft. away.	Labels are too small to view OR no important items were labeled.
Knowledge Gained	Student can accurately answer all questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster.	Student can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster.	Student can accurately answer about 75% of questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster.	Student appears to have insufficient knowledge about the facts or processes used in the poster.

Conclusion

Now that you have completed this web quest, you are now familiar with the Air Pollution, Acid Rain, its causes, its effects, and potential practices to fixing the Air Pollution problem.

Common Core State Standards

S2.1b Conduct an experiment designed by others.

S3.1a Organize results, using appropriate graphs, diagrams, data tables, and other models to show relationships

S3.2c Evaluate the original hypothesis in light of the data

S3.2d Formulate and defend explanations and conclusions as they relate to scientific phenomena

S3.2e Form and defend a logical argument about cause-and-effect relationships in an investigation

S3.2g Suggest improvements and recommendations for further studying