Mimoza Hasanbelliu
Walton High School
A Web
Quest for Biology New Curriculum in High School
(Adapted for Spec. Ed. Students)
Pollution is a change to the
environment that has a harmful effect on humans and other living things.
Pollution can come from a single smokestack or from many different sources all
over the world. As you study this chapter, your project is to help communicate
the importance of preventing pollution and protecting air or water quality.
You are member of NYC Citizens
Committee. Your
mission is to create a project such as a report, experiment as a game or power
point presentation that can educate younger students about air or water quality
in New York City after the terrorist attack of WTC in September 11. Members of
group one will write a written report of two pages, group three will elaborate
an experiment, and group two will prepare a 7 slides power presentation. Your
products should
q Present facts about the
causes and effects of a form of pollution
q Engage your audience while
informing them about the topic
q Include steps that your
audience can take to be part of your investigation and “pollution solution”
q What effects does the
pollution have on the environment
q Survey the chapter to see
what types of pollution are discussed
q Research internet for links
that you can use during the investigation and preparation of your product.
For this project you are to present the six steps of public policy
1.
Define and describe the problem
2.
Gather evidence for this problem
3.
Identify causes for this problem
4.
Describe and evaluate the existing policy
5.
Develop solutions of the existing policy
6.
Select the best policy for the problem
You will work in groups of
five. Each group will refer to the
following
guidelines to complete the project that has been chosen.
Guidelines
1.
research
the internet sources listed in this web-quest
2.
as
a public analyst use the worksheets of the six steps of PPA before completing
your project
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS.html
3.
after
completing the worksheets start to create the first draft of your project
(report, power point presentation, experiment as a game)
4.
Present
your project to the class showing the problem as a real danger to the
environment and your policies to solve the existing problem
Research
Questions
1.
What
causes photochemical smog?
2.
How
is the ozone layer important?
3.
What
are climate predictions based on?
4.
What
happens during a temperature inversion?
5.
Observe
how many sources of pollution can you spot in your house.
6.
How
many in your neighborhood?
7.
How many in the Bronx?
8.
Why
is it important to install carbon monoxide detectors in homes?
9.
What
was to blame for the lost ozone in the ozone layer?
10.What happens when the free oxygen atom collides
with an oxygen molecule?
11. what gases in the atmosphere trap heat near Earth’s
surface?
12. One possible result of global warming is that
melting ice could cause ocean levels to rise. What effects might this have?
13. How do pollutants affect plant and animal
growth?
14. What about us?
15. Why is fresh water a limited resource?
16. What are the major sources of water pollution?
17. How might pesticides sprayed on a field affect
fish that live in nearby pond?
18. Identify human activities that can be sources of
water pollution.
19. Explain why finding the source of water pollution
can be difficult.
20. In what way can heat pollute a body of water?
21. How can technology help control air pollution?
22. How can technology help water pollution?
23. Explain how laws can play a part in reducing
pollution.
I. Textbook
1. Environmental
Science - Prentice Hall Science Explorer
Chapter 5
II. Computer Software
1.
Prentice
Hall - Science Explorer
III. Web Sites:
Air Pollution
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/emissions/
http://www.capita.wustl.edu/CAPITA/
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming
Water
Pollution
http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/waterpollution.html
You will be evaluated based
on the individual projects that you
have
completed in your groups.
Group 1 - Written Report
Introduction - Presentation
of the general concept by highlighting your
(25 pts) research
problem and a review
of the studies done previously.
Task
- Including evidence that problem
exists, the causes and effects
(35 pts) of the problem scientific
data found during your research
Discussion
- This will include explanation of the existing policies about
(30pts) the problem
Your proposal to change the
existing policy
Bibliography and web sites
Group 2 - Power Point Presentation
Guidelines
·
presentation
must contain 7 slides
·
six
slide are to focus on six steps of PPA, one is to be credit slide
·
each
one of the six slides must contain one picture from Clip Art or Internet that
you downloaded
·
each
slide must contain template as background
·
each
one of the six slides must contain the analysis of the problem based on PPA
·
you
will have an oral presentation of the PPP which has to be dynamic
·
the
seventh slide has to contain your name, class, and the list source used in your
research
·
print
power point slides boards
Rubric for PPP
Score 1 2 3 4
-shows no - little - show - superior knowledge
knowledge knowledge an of
PP
of PP of PP acceptable -presents an
- minimum -few knowledge
exceptional
amount
of sources of PP amount of data
data
to of data - enough to support the
support to data in policy
the analysis support logical -
excellent use
of PPA the PPA and of a
variety
- too few -enough organized of references
references
references format to relevant to
- does not
relevant support
support the
use the
to PPA PPA
policy
textbook
- uses few - many - uses
many
specific references specific
references supporting references
from the from the
textbook policy text
-
uses some
specific
references
from
text
Your
group will be graded based on the rubric numbers:
1.
= 60
points
2.
= 70
points
3.
= 80 points
4.
= 90
points
Group 3 -Experiment
(game)
Guidelines
·
choose the problem based
on the topic of the chapter
·
gather the information
·
start the experiment
·
collect information by
observing, begin putting it in logical order
·
base your experiment on
the scientific method
·
using an outline or a
storyboard can help you organize your thoughts
·
your bibliography and
internet research
·
your conclusion
·
present your project.
·
Bring in the product
·
Share your finished
project with a group of younger students, ask them what they like and didn’t
like about the project.
·
Keep notes about the
remarks done by them
·
In your project
notebook, write a short evaluation of your project:
What
parts of the projects do you feel worked best?
Which
ones were more difficult?
What challenges
did you face in communicating information to the younger students? (100 words)
·
prepare a summary of
your findings (50 words)
Experiment - 35 pts
Present
product - 20 pts
Evaluation
- 15 pts
Summary
- 10 pts
Oral
presentation - 10 pts
N.B. Each student in each group will receive the
extra ten points towards an average score based on the participation in the group
work, participation and originality.