Kumari Johal
Acid rain is responsible for
many of the serious environmental problems facing us today. It affects large parts of the
The trees have become leafless and dead because of
their being exposed to acid rain
.
The first picture is the original sculpture, and the
second one is how it looks on exposure to acid rain
The task is to
PART 1: Look
at the following web sites to gather information on acid rain.
http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/kids/acidrain.html
http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/index.html
http://www.ec.gc.ca/acidrain/acidfact.html
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/acidrain/2.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215471/acid_rain.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Environmental_Problems/acid_rain.html
PART 2: After collecting the necessary information in
part 1 of the process, follow the links below to complete work sheets to
develop your PPA. Your public policy analysis must include the different
steps:
1. Define the
problem
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/select.html
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet1.doc
2. Gather evidence
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/gather.html
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet2.doc
3. Identify causes
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/identify.html
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet3.doc
4. Evaluate a
policy
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/existing.html
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet4.doc
5. Develop
solutions
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/solutions.html
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet5.doc
6. Select best
solution
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/bestsol.html
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet6.doc
PART 3: Use your PPA
worksheets to answer the questions in the Task Step and prepare PowerPoint and
present it to the class
Your project will be evaluated on the basis of
following
Criteria
|
Beginning 1 |
Developing 2 |
Accomplished 3 |
Exemplary 4 |
PPA Worksheets and Content in the PowerPoint
|
Incomplete
work sheets and limited information on causes effects and solutions to
acid rain problem. |
PPA
worksheets mostly completed, includes information on causes and effects
of acid rain but limited emphasis on solutions. |
All
six worksheets completed and includes information on causes and effects
of acid rain but not enough emphasis on solutions to this problem |
All
six worksheets completed and detailed information on causes effects and
solutions to acid rain problem |
Presentation |
Delivery
not smooth and audience attention often lost. |
Delivery
not smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time. |
Rehearsed
with fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time. |
Well
rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention. |
Attractiveness |
Use
of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentation
content. |
Makes
use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these distract
from the presentation content. |
Makes
good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation. |
Makes
excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the
presentation. |
Mechanics
|
More
than 4 errors in spelling or grammar. |
Four
misspellings and/or grammatical errors. |
Three
or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors. |
No
misspellings or grammatical errors. |
By the end of this project, you will have learned about what is acid rain, its causes, effects, solutions, and existing policies to control it. Also you would be able to make a contribution to find more effective ways to deal with this problem. I hope you enjoyed this web quest and appreciated this new way of learning. This project satisfies NY State learning standards in science. http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/sciencestand/scistand.html