MONDAY, 3/13
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TUESDAY, 3/14
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WEDNESDAY, 3/15
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FRIDAY, 3/17
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No School! Go for a Hike!
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- Meditative Moment
- 5 minutes of mindfulness
- Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
- Mini biographies DUE
- Read Chapters 2- "The Obligation to Endure" from "Silent Spring"
- Crash Course in Ecology (if necessary)
- Investigate Organophosphates. Read the following articles linked below in addition to your own fact-checking:
- National Geographic: A Common But Deadly Pesticide
- PBS: Trade Secrets
- Consider the information compiled in your mini bios to reflect and respond on the following constructive response (include response with mini bio):
- What would Rachel Carson think of the use of Organophosphates? What concerns might she have? Why?
- DUE tomorrow, 3/14
- What would Rachel Carson think of the use of Organophosphates? What concerns might she have? Why?
TUESDAY, 3/14
Bell Work
- Meditative Moment
- 5 minutes of mindfulness
- The Various Impacts of Chemical Exposure
- The use of pesticides is just one example of how chemicals impact the environment. The remainder of this unit will focus on the impacts various chemicals have on us.
- Read the Science Daily article: Exposure to Toxic Chemicals Threatening Human Reproduction and Health
- Begin watching the documentary "The Human Experiment"
- Maintain a viewing guide that lists various forms of exposure (how are we exposed) and the effects of this exposure (impacts/effects)
WEDNESDAY, 3/15
Bell Work
- Meditative Moment
- 5 minutes of mindfulness
- The Human Experiment
- Continue watching the documentary: The Human Experiment
- Maintain a viewing guide that lists various forms of exposure (how are we exposed) and the effects of this exposure (impacts/effects)
- Continue watching the documentary: The Human Experiment
Bell Work
- Meditative Moment
- 5 minutes of mindfulness
- The Human Experiment
- Finish the documentary: The Human Experiment
- Maintain a viewing guide that lists various forms of exposure (how are we exposed) and the effects of this exposure (impacts/effects)
- Additional resources for your consideration
- Times: Johnson and Johnson Just Tip of the Iceberg
- STLPostDispatch: St. Louis Jury Order Johnson and Johnson to Pay
- US News: Warning Label on Round-up
- New York Times: Lawsuit Seeks to Force Disclosure of Cleaning Product Ingredients
- Reflection: What connection do the above articles have to the documentary we watched? Reference examples from text and/or video.
- Finish the documentary: The Human Experiment
FRIDAY, 3/17
Bell Work
- Meditative Moment
- 5 minutes of mindfulness
No School! Go for a Hike!