The Fruitvale Story
Project Overview:
This is a long-term assignment
worth 200 points. Students are expected to complete all work as it is assigned.
The entire unit is to be compiled into a booklet, which will be
collected at the end of the unit.
Due dates for the packet are TO BE ANNOUNCED.
Objectives:
- Students will
investigate an environmental problem through simulation and identify the
cause and possible solutions.
- Students will be able
to see a real-world application of previously learned chemistry concepts.
- Students will become
familiar with factors affecting groundwater, chemical toxicity, pollutant
concentration, and threshold limits of chemicals and methods of dealing
with contamination.
Checklist:
Use the checklist below to guide you.
As you complete or receive a part of the packet check it off. Be sure you are keeping up as we will have
one spot-check mid-way through for a grade.
Use the checklist to put your packet in order and to develop your table
of contents.
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Creative, neat colorful cover
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Table of contents with page numbers
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Value
Statements Survey
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Survey data (results) – for you and 2 adults
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Graphs of Survey Results
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Newspaper
Activity
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Denver Post article on Fruitvale problem
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Fruitvale Epidemic (Story)
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Player analysis grid page
1 and page
2
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List of 5-10 possible reasons for the illness in Fruitvale.
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Graphic of causes
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Clinic Patient Interviews – tally sheet /
additional pages if needed.
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List of 5-10 questions to ask patients in interview.
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Short essay summarizing information from patient interviews.
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Map of clinic patient homes and Topographic
map of Fruitvale
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Student sheets 1:1 and
1:2
“Solids and Liquids” and “Groundwater Movement”
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Students sheets 2:1 and 2:1 (continued)
“Parts per Million” + Extra Credit Opportunity: Experiment to remove water from
a solution.
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Student sheets 3:2 and
3:3.
“Predicting Distributions” and “What is your drilling plan?”
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Fruitvale Water testing data sheets (Front/back of one page) and follow
up question from notes.
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Student sheets 4:1, 4:2, 4:3,
and follow
up question from notes.
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Student sheet 5:1
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Possible Solutions
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Remediation Techniques
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Reflective essay on the entire unit. (Five paragraphs or more)
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Extra Credit Opportunity – Write a 1-2 page report on an environmental problem
you research and find information on.
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Glossary – should include ALL vocabulary words for the entire unit in
alphabetical order.
Scoring:
- Packet
complete – 150 points (Based on 5-10 points / required page)
- Accuracy,
neatness and quality of work – 50 points
- Extra
Credit – worth up to 50 points.
NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED!!! NO
EXCEPTIONS!!!
IF YOU ARE ABSENT GET YOUR PROJECT HERE ON TIME!!!
Copyright Ó 2001, Pat Hayhurst
Home URL: http://www.lnhs.org/hayhurst
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 18, 2001
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