Assignments


Chapter 30 Outline
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Chapter 30 PowerPoint
Coming Soon

E-Waste Assignment
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Tuesday's Class Lecture


Pelagic Sea Birds
Click here

Albatross Necropsy
http://www.oceanslive.org/portal/index.php?module=pagesetter&tid=1&tpl=home-list&filter=top-feature:eq:1&orderby=core.lastUpdated:desc&pubcnt=1

Garbage Island (only watch if not sensitive about language; ask parent permission)
http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id=1485308505


Links


Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum
http://techalive.mtu.edu/meec/module15/title.htm

Cell Phone Life Cycle
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/1119.html

Bottle Bill
http://www.bottlebill.org/

Californians Against Waste
http://www.cawrecycles.org/

How Stuff Works: Landfills
http://science.howstuffworks.com/landfill.htm

BP Recycling
http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9024949&contentId=7046447

EPA: Waste
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/index.htm

Composting - Reuse, Recycle
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/rrr/composting/index.htm

Composting: City of Glendale (+ 2009 workshop schedule)
http://www.ci.glendale.ca.us/public_works/backyard_composting.asp

Company Profile: Clorox Green Works
http://earth911.com/blog/2008/08/04/company-profile-clorox-green-works/ Recycling Information

Nike: Reuse-A-Shoe (get involved…)
http://www.nikereuseashoe.com/

Where to Recycle Motor Oil
http://earth911.com/automotive/motor-oil/

Where to recycle your old medication
http://nodrugsdownthedrain.com/

Recycle you old car air filters
http://earth911.com/automotive/oil-filters/

Hazardous Waste
http://earth911.com/hazardous/how-to-properly-dispose-of-hazardous-products/

More Advanced (for those of you who want to know more)
A comparison of plastics and plankton in the North Pacific gyre (December 2001)
http://www.mindfully.org/Plastic/Moore-North-Pacific-Central-Gyre.htm

Plastics in the Sea and Lakes (more advanced: lots and lots of information)
http://www.mindfully.org/Plastic/Ocean/ocean.htm


Videos


The Story of Stuff
http://www.storyofstuff.com/

Our Synthetic Seas [length: 20 minutes]
http://www.mindfully.org/Plastic/Ocean/Our-Synthetic-Sea2004.htm

Recycled Denim Insulation!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoqe_BncWEE

Delta Energy - could it be possible
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/tire-recycling-could-be-big-breakthrough/1975733362/?icid=VIDURVNWS07

Entech: 2 videos; Rubber Rock and Tire Recycling
http://www.4entech.com/video.php

Tires to powder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FSUmRoftsY&feature=related

Material Recovery Center
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz-K2oaX1_Q&feature=related

Puente Hills Landfill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnAs0MYFPwU




Just for fun


17 ways to Recycle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLUTVsq4lO0&feature=related

Bye-bye Tire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3W0Y46i9Ck&feature=related

How Its Made: Aluminum Cans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSvmk15-3MY&feature=related

Cats taking baths
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_StCFkgUUAE