"LEAD POLLUTION IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES"

 

Lead poisoning

 

CREATED BY JOYCE HENDERSON

Jhen1004@aol.com

 

For the TIPS Program

http://www.Maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/tips.html

Howard Krieger, T.I.P.S Staff Developer

 

INTRODUCTION

 

 

How lead gets into your body.

 

 

 

Dust from old paint

Paint chips

Lead contaminated water from old sinks or old pipes

Bowls or dishes containing lead.

Lead contaminated soil from your yard.

Eye makeup, cans, and home remedies from other countries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If there is lead in your house, in the dust, in paint chips, in the water, in bowls or other dishes, or in your yard, there is a possible exposure to lead. 

 

Children eating lead base paint chips can ingest lead into their bodies. It's easy for toddlers to be exposure because children put everything in their mouths.

 

If children get lead in their bodies, it is very dangerous because lead affects their immature brains.

 

Lead dust can get into your lungs when you breathe contaminated air. 

 

Lead poisoning is not a large problem for adults. Adult brains are not growing and they don't put strange things in their mouth.  

 

However, adults should still be careful about lead in the water, utensils and in the air.

 

 

For years, children in disadvantaged neighborhoods have been overly exposure to lead pollution.

 

·       Lead poisoning is one of the environment health problems that threaten disadvantaged minority neighborhoods.

 

 

 

 

 

BLOOD LEAD CONCENTRATION (UG/DL) 

 


 

                                               

 

THE TASK

 

 

        In disadvantaged neighborhoods children are screen for lead poisoning.  They get their fingers pricked for a blood lead test. 

 

The blood tests are the first step in preventing what could be terrible consequences for many of these children later in their lives.

 

·       Does Lead poisoning causes learning disabilities, developmental delays and brain damage? 

 

·        To find the answer, you will research lead poisoning; submit 5 PowerPoint slides and a research paper.

 

 

 

You will be doing the following:

·       Research lead poisoning.

·        5 PowerPoint slides, on lead poisoning.

·       Write a 3-5 pages condensed report of your findings.

·       Present your group’s slide show to the class. 

·       Use the Public Policy Analyst worksheets to conduct your research.

 

THE PROCESS

 

1.    You will use the Public Policy steps for your worksheets:

http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/tips/welcome.html

2.   You will be assigned to a group of 3 students.

3.    Each group will elect a group leader, reporter and secretary.  Note: these titles will be rotated within the group.

4.   Every group will investigate five of the websites listed below.

5.   Each group is responsible for 5 PowerPoint slides.

6.     Each group is to select a website from the resources page for their group work. 

 

 

RESOURCES

             

http://www.drgreene.com/21_291.html

http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/toxicagents/lead/lead.html

http://www2.wgbh.org/mbcweis/ltc/leadpois/leadpois.htm

http://www-ed.fnal.gov/lincon/w99/projects/leaditbe/students.html

http://www.aacap.org/publications/policy/ps32.htm

http://www.drgreene.com/21_153.html

http://mi.essortment.com/leadpoisoningc_rttr.htm

http://www.umr.edu/~umrshs/selfcare/pencil_puncture.html

http://www.med.yale.edu/newhavenhealth/statistics/environmental/lead/cases.html

http://www.med.yale.edu/newhavenhealth/statistics/environmental/lead/cases.html

 

 

Rubric

 

 

4

3

2

1

UNDERSTANDING THE TASK and PowerPoint

COMPLETES THE ENTIRE TASK. Plus 5 slides

COMPLETES MOST OF THE TASK plus 4 slide

COMPLETES PART OF THE TASK plus 3 slides

COMPLETES LITTLE OF THE TASK.

No slides

DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATION

VERY WELL DEVELOPED AND ORGANIZED

MOSTLY DEVELOPED AND ORGANIZED

PARTLY DEVELOPED AND ORGANIZED

HARDLY DEVELOPED

AND ORGANIZED

VOCABULARY

EXCELLENT VOCABULARY USE (APPROPRIATE ANDS CORRECT)

GOOD VOCABULARY USE.

WEAK VOCABULARY USE.

POOR VOCABULARY USE.

GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATIOIN

EXCELLENT GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION WITH FEW ERRORS

GOOD GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION WITH SOME ERRORS

WEAK GRAMMAR ANDS PUNCTUATION WITH MANY ERRORS

POOR GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION WITH MULTIPLE ERRORS.

 

 

CONCLUSION:

 

 

As results of your research, you are now a public advocate on lead poisoning and are aware of an important community problem, facing many babies and toddlers in disadvantaged neighborhoods.

Is there evidence that lead pollution from various sources causes learning disabilities, developmental delays and brain damage in exposed individuals?

 

How can lead poisoning be prevented?

 

 

SCIENCESTANDARDS

S4b   demonstrates an understanding of the designed world.

 

S5a   Frames questions to distinguish cause ands effect, and identifies or controls variable.

 

S5d   Proposes, recognizes, analyzes, consider, and critiques alternative explanations; and distinguishes between Fact and opinion.

 

S5e   Identifies problems; proposes and implement solutions; evaluation the accuracy, design, and outcome of investigations.

 

S5f   Work individually and in teams to collect and share information and ideas.

 

S7b Argues from evidence.

 

S7c Critiques published material

 

English

 

E1c Read and comprehend informational material.

 

E2a Produce a report of information.

 

E3b Participate in-group meetings.

E3c Prepare and deliver individual presentation (only this will be a group presentation).