Introduction to Environmental Chemistry
This is the video we watched on the first day of this unit to introduce some of the problems of global warming as well as some of the causes and solutions the people are working on.
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Research Task
You will be researching either the effects of Acid Rain, or the effects of Climate Change as a result of green house emissions.
You will then be making an A3 size poster that displays your research. See your task booklet for more specific instructions. Below are some of the task resources that you have been given in class but may need more copies. There are also some examples.
Note: when using google slides to make a poster, custom format your page to be the size of an A3 sheet.
For landscape: 42cm x 29.7cm For portrait: 29.7cm x 42cm |
Ways to submit your poster electronically:Option 1: Google Classroom
Code for 10GR ozxu7p Code for 10BE npy7mk8 Option 2: email or share your poster (Remember my teacher code is BE) Option 3: Print your poster or bring in a hand-made poster to class on or before your due date |
Videos and other resources that may be helpful in your research.
Wikipedia Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_rain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_acidification Pacific Islands being covered by water Polar bears swim for days as sea ice retreats Global warming and the greenhouse effect |
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How to write a bibliography
Step 1) Gather the following information about the resource as you fill out your dot-jot sheet:
Author, Title, Publisher, Type of source, Date of Publication, Title of publication, URL Example: Source: Online news paper Title: What is Carbon Dioxide Author: John Doe Publisher: Acme Publishing Date of publication: Jan 29, 1984 Title of Publication: Science for People URL: www.sciencepeople.co2.com |
Step 2: Use the information about your resource and place them in the format shown below:
Authors Last name, first Initial., (Date of Publication) Title of article: Title of publication, [type of source], Publisher, URL Example: Doe, J., (Jan 29, 1984) What is Carbon Dioxide: Science for People [Online newspaper] Acme Publishing, www.sciencepeople.co2.com |
Step 3: Take all of your sources and place them in alphabetical order by the authors last name.
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