Grayce P. Storey
Performance objective
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The students will be able to describe the cause of hypozia and relate it to problems in the Long Island Sound.
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The students will be able to list two chemical contaminants in the Long iIsland Sound.
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The Students will be able to list physical conditions related to water contamination.
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Questions
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How do you define water pollution?
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Where does the pollutants come from?
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What can be done to stop pollution?
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What happens when you eat from polluted water?
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WATER POLLUTION
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How pollutants get into water
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Eutrophication
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Tributaries
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C.
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Microscopic Plants (Photoplankton)
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IV.
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PATHOGEN CONTAMINATION
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B.
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Source of Contamination
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Activity
Building a Garden Ecosystem
Select an area around the school. Section the area off with some type of marking. Observe any organic and inorganic matter. Be sure to include organisms above, on, and inside the ecosystem. Using a diary make interval recordings of your findings. Use the ecosystem year round. Do not remove any objects from your ecosystem.
Things to do...
measure growth of vegetation, check for small animals (butterflies, flies, gnats, bees, etc.); check for trees, leaves, seeds, bugs, ants, worms, birds (feathers), rocks, new plants, grass, streams (life in the stream microscopic or otherwise), etc.