Objective: To develop a new community on 100 acres of land. The land is zoned for mix use of residential and light commercial properties. As a developer you have approve to make a community that does not harm your present environment. The location of your land is in the Northeast and it has a fresh water stream running north to south, down the center. Ten acres on the northwest portion of the stream is an osprey nesting area. Your community can not disturb them. Reminder to consider power, water, commercial and residential property, as well as open space.
Your community should include houses, businesses, church, school, land fill, transportation system, water, police, fire department, hospitals, and other items you want to include. Keep in mind your resources and the Clean Air Acts. Be creative and make it interesting using the information charts, graphs, organizers and research developed in class and independently.
Develop: A map of your town with buildings, open space, stream and osprey habitat. The scale of the map is one square equals one mile. You must determine how many miles are in an acre or vise versa. You will need to convert acres to feet, then find miles in feet or vice versa. Determine the ration and apply to your project. A circle graph representing the open space, and each use of the community, compared to the whole.
Rubric: * items must be included in the project
______ pts * Clear stamen of the Task
______ pts Each environmentally friendly decision
______ pts * clear explanation that address osprey
______ pts clear statement of community choice
______ pts * location and labeling of buildings on map
______ pts * map of community
______ pts community's affect on resources, environment, waste production and technology impact
______ pts * circle graph community land use
______ pts use of cardinal directions on map
______ pts * 5-7 paragraphs addressing Why your community's development is set in the manner it is. How it helps the environment and humans.
______ pts * make a timeline of the Clean Air Act and its amendments
______ pts * graphic organizers, Venn diagram, two column notes, web
______ pts neatness
______ pts parent comment
______ pts student statement of what they learned from doing this project
Grading System A+ = 110%, A = 95-109% etc. Class can assign points and grades or teacher can. The grading is flexible and allows for student ownership.
It's in the Air
CONNECTICUT'S
FIVE STATIONS
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HAZARDOUS POLLUTANTS
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EMISSIONS
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(unit of measurement pounds)
Bridgeport Harbor
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Hydrochloric acid
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|
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340,000
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(637 megawatts)
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Sulfuric acid
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|
|
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179,000
|
|
|
|
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Total
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|
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519,000
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Haven Harbor
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Nickel compounds
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|
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1,400
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(447 megawatts)
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Sulfuric acid
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|
|
|
198,000
|
|
|
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Total
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|
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199,400
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Norwalk Harbor
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Ammonia
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|
|
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17,000
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(330 megawatts)
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Hydrochloric acid
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|
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34,000
|
|
|
|
Sulfuric acid
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|
|
|
94,000
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
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148,700
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Middletown
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Hydrochloric acid
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|
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68,000
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(819 megawatts)
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Sulfuric acid
|
|
|
|
45,000
|
|
|
|
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Total
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|
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113,000
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Montville
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|
Hydrochloric acid
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|
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31,000
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(483 megawatts)
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Nickel compounds
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|
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15,000
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|
|
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Sulfuric acid
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|
|
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83,000
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|
|
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Totals
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129,000
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|
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FIVE PLANT TOTAL
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1,109,100
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SOURCES: The Toxics Action Center; federal Environmental Protection Agency