Activity
1. Use the following question to reflect on the previous
lesson (have students write the question in their
notes):
With increased production comes increased industrial
waste, how does that alter the landscape and where does
it go?
All industries and homes have waste byproducts that need
to be dealt with. Pose supportive questions to students:
- What
happens to your waste after you flush the toilet?
- What
happens to the waste that goes into garbage bins?
2.
Possible student answers:
- sewers/sewage
systems
- landfills
3.
New Questions:
- What
exactly are those things?
- How
do they work?
4.
Group students in three and have them devise a description
of the two words. In the description they
must give the following information:
a.
Definition from dictionary
b. Definition in their own words
c. How do they work?
d. What goes into them?
e. Where are they located?
f. In your opinion, do they stop water and soil
from being polluted?
g. In your opinion, are they necessary?
Why?
5.
Review the cycles of waste disposal for trash and water.
Show students Overhead
1a
that illustrates
the
water waste cycles. Ask them if you
were to take out one step in the safety process
would
you
compromise your
environment? How about your health?
6.
Repeat for Overhead 1b.
7.
Have students write the following scenarios in their
notes:
- Water
cycle: Take out the following and you have the Industrial
Revolution:
- “far away location for dumping” \
- “filtering
process that makes it safe for human consumption”
- Garbage
cycle: Take out the following and you have the
Industrial Revolution:
- “garbage collection”,
- “far-away location”
- ”recycling component”
- “dry soil layers in a landfill”
8.
Have students list these items in their notes. Next to
each
item ask
them to write
down the
reason omission
of this step in the waste cycles
compromises human health.
Items
for students’ notes |
Reasons
of importance |
| a.
far away location for dumping sewer waste |
It
increases the distance from smells and gases. |
| b.
a water filtering process that makes water safe for
human consumption |
It
eliminates infected water that carries diseases. |
| c.
city provided garbage collection |
It
provides consistently clean streets, curbs, and alleys. |
| d.
a far-away location for landfills |
It
increase the distance from smells and gases. |
| e.
a recycling component for trash |
It
eliminates the amount of trash to throw away so helps
to minimize landfill burden. |
| f.
dry soil layers in a landfill |
It
helps to prevent materials from getting wet avoiding
it filtering into our soil and eventually our water
supply. (aquifers) |
9. Discuss answers and make any connections to terms they
not understood (ex. aquifers). Closure
10. Ponder this:
- Household
waste has been around since humans started settling.
With the advent of Industry at the level it is now and heavy
consumer consumption, the hazardous
waste byproducts have over-burdened the landfill and sewer system.
With the Industrial Revolution came chemical byproducts,
hard metal by-products, and
extensive burning of fossil fuels and wood to speed production.
- What
would the air and water quality been like
if humans never settled?
- What
are the implications to our health and
environmental health?
- Would
it be safe to say that the Industrial Revolution
could
be illustrated by pollution
that affected health?
Homework
If necessary. |
