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How To Think...
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| Paper Towels | ||
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( http://www.tappi.org/paperu/hot_topics/index.htm ) |
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| http://courses.ncssm.edu/math/Stat_Inst/PDFS/PaperTow.pdf#search=%22how%20are%20paper%20t... | ||
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( http://courses.ncssm.edu/math/Stat_Inst/PDFS/PaperTow.pdf#search=%22how%20are%20paper%20t... ) |
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| Historical Facts | ||
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( http://www.toiletpaperworld.com/tpw/encyclopedia/navigation/funfacts.htm ) |
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| Don't Buy It | ||
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( http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/advertisingtricks/ ) |
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| Your Health: Energy Drinks | ||
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( http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/health/redbull/ingredients.html ) |
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| Energy Drinks | ||
| Note: Please check commercial web sites for inappropriate images or links to inappropriate web sites. ( http://www.redbullusa.com/ ) |
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| http://www.monsterenergy.com/ | ||
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( http://www.monsterenergy.com/ ) |
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| Safe Use of Energy Drinks | ||
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( http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/prod/energy-energie_e.html ) |
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| Peak Performance Energy Drinks | ||
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( http://www.peakperformance.on.ca/cjohtv/2005/energy_drinks_oct.htm ) |
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Unit A
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| Everyday Chemistry – Hair Chemistry | ||
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( http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/hair/index.html ) |
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| http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/hair/hair_3.html | ||
| This page in particular will come in handy with the hair dye piece later in the unit. ( http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/hair/hair_3.html ) |
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| Everyday Chemistry – FAQ | ||
| Includes how chemical heat packs work, what are eggshells made of, and what's in soda pop. ( http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/consumer/faq.shtml ) |
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| Everyday Chemistry – Chem of cosmetics | ||
| Lip balm and nail polish. ( http://www.chemistry.nus.edu.sg/2500/cosmetics.htm ) |
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| Everyday Chemistry – Chem of cooking | ||
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( http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/chemistryfood.htm ) |
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Chapter 1: Everyday Chemistry
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| DHMO | ||
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( http://www.dhmo.org ) |
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| Chemical Names | ||
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( http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/sci__tech/chemistry.html ) |
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| http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/SciTech/Common-Names-For-Everyday-Chemicals-30799.ht... | ||
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( http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/SciTech/Common-Names-For-Everyday-Chemicals-30799.ht... ) |
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| http://www.csudh.edu/oliver/chemdata/com_name.htm | ||
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( http://www.csudh.edu/oliver/chemdata/com_name.htm ) |
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| The Elements | ||
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( http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html ) |
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| Secrets of Chemicals | ||
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( http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/motm.htm ) |
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| Periodic Table of Comic Books | ||
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( http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/ ) |
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| Alternative Fuels | ||
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( http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/webquest/content/altfuels.shtml ) |
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| Oxidizing Materials | ||
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( http://safety.science.tamu.edu/oxidizers.html ) |
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Chapter 2: Physical and Chemical Changes Every Day
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| Chemical Reactions | ||
| Dramatic reaction of diet coke and Mentos, artistically designed to mimic a water fountain pattern and set to music. ( http://eepybird.com/dcm1.html ) |
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| http://www.popsci.com/popsci/how20/3a9a75733cf0e010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html | ||
| Dramatic reaction of sodium and chlorine and a very good example of why table salt is mined and not made in a lab "Making Salt the Hard Way" from Popular Science. This video is also posted on YouTube.com ( http://www.popsci.com/popsci/how20/3a9a75733cf0e010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html ) |
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Chapter 3: Rates of Change
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| Acid Rain | ||
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( http://www.ec.gc.ca/acidrain/ ) |
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| It's All in the Catalyst | ||
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( http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/summerresearch/003266.shtml ) |
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| Dust Explosions | ||
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( http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/matter/sciber/grain.htm ) |
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| http://www.meigsmagnet.org/~franklint/Tennessean%20article.html | ||
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( http://www.meigsmagnet.org/~franklint/Tennessean%20article.html ) |
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| http://www.rain.org/~mkummel/stumpers/10nov00.html | ||
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( http://www.rain.org/~mkummel/stumpers/10nov00.html ) |
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| http://www.osha-slc.gov/as/opa/foia/hot_6.html | ||
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( http://www.osha-slc.gov/as/opa/foia/hot_6.html ) |
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| http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/16/content_4838896.htm | ||
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( http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/16/content_4838896.htm ) |
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| Flammable Solids | ||
| Click on animation. ( http://www.chem.leeds.ac.uk/delights/texts/expt_6.html ) |
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| Peat – Lindow Man | ||
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( http://www.wilmslow.org.uk/wilmslow/warealindowmoss.html ) |
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| Peat Mining in Canada | ||
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( http://www.peatresources.com/History_Of_Peat.pdf ) |
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| Peat as an Alternative Fuel | ||
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( http://www.peatresources.com/index.html ) |
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| The Tanning Process | ||
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( http://www.leathertown.com/info_mk_leather.htm ) |
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| Catalyst | ||
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( http://www.schoolscience.co.uk/content/5/chemistry/catalysis/catsch6pg5.html ) |
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| Experiments | ||
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( http://www.thecatalyst.org/m05demos.html ) |
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| Learn How Your Lungs Work | ||
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( http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=40743 ) |
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| Autocatalysis | ||
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( http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/CCA/CCA3/MAIN/AUTOCAT/PAGE1.HTM ) |
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Chapter 4: Reacting to Issues
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| Health Effects | ||
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( http://www.caw.ca/whatwedo/health&safety/factsheet/hsfssubstanceno13.asp ) |
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| http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/444255/446867/255244/255281/259459/529829/?... | ||
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( http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/444255/446867/255244/255281/259459/529829/?... ) |
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| Fluorocarbons | ||
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( http://www.fluorocarbons.org/ ) |
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| Soaps and Detergents | ||
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( http://www.tristatecouncil.org/pages/phos.htm ) |
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| http://www.cleaning101.com/ | ||
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( http://www.cleaning101.com/ ) |
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| Hidden Hazards of Plastics | ||
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( http://www.amwu.asn.au/images/hidden_hazards_of_plastics2.pdf#search=%22plastics%20hazard... ) |
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| Toys | ||
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( http://www.cfc-efc.ca/healthy-spaces/hs_bytopic_en.php?TID=80 ) |
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| E-Waste | ||
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( http://www.greenpeace.org/international/photosvideos/slideshows/electronincs-dirty-secret ) |
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| Deodorant Decisions | ||
| This Canadian program includes decision-making skills in some episodes. ( http://www.cbc.ca/streetcents/ ) |
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| http://www.cbc.ca/streetcents/guide/2004/07/ | ||
| Click on the Guide in the menu bar and select episode 7 in the 2004-2005 season. ( http://www.cbc.ca/streetcents/guide/2004/07/ ) |
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| Dry Cleaning | ||
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( http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/83/8346specialtychem2.html ) |
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| http://www.eurochlor.org/index.asp?page=204 | ||
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( http://www.eurochlor.org/index.asp?page=204 ) |
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| PERC | ||
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( http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/chemical.php?name=perchloroethylene ) |
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| http://www.turi.org/content/content/view/full/2513/ | ||
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( http://www.turi.org/content/content/view/full/2513/ ) |
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| http://www-nehc.med.navy.mil/downloads/ep/Posters/PERCsml.pdf#search=%22what%20is%20perch... | ||
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( http://www-nehc.med.navy.mil/downloads/ep/Posters/PERCsml.pdf#search=%22what%20is%20perch... ) |
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| Where It Goes | ||
| The site also explains that new landfills are designed not to biodegrade. ( http://dispose.plasticsresource.com/ ) |
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| Life Cycle of a Plastic Product | ||
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( http://lifecycle.plasticsresource.com ) |
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| Plastics and the 5 Rs | ||
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( http://www.plastics.ca/epic/ ) |
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| http://www.nzic.org.nz/ChemProcesses/environment/14E.pdf | ||
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( http://www.nzic.org.nz/ChemProcesses/environment/14E.pdf ) |
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| Plastics Myth Buster | ||
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( http://www.plasticsmythbuster.org/ ) |
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| Microwaving Plastic | ||
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( http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MED/content/MED_6_1x_Microwaving_Plastic.asp?sitearea=MED ) |
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| Plastics and Food Storage Safety | ||
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( http://www.americanplasticscouncil.org/s_apc/sec.asp?CID=291&DID=887 ) |
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| http://www.oss.mcgill.ca/everyday/dioxin.pdf | ||
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( http://www.oss.mcgill.ca/everyday/dioxin.pdf ) |
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| Polystyrene | ||
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( http://www.polystyrene.org/polystyrene_facts/facts.html ) |
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| Types of Plastic | ||
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( http://www.cpia.ca/files/files/resincode.pdf ) |
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| http://www.reducerubbish.govt.nz/recycle/plastic-id.html | ||
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( http://www.reducerubbish.govt.nz/recycle/plastic-id.html ) |
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| http://www.polyplastics.com/en/pavilion/life/word.html | ||
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( http://www.polyplastics.com/en/pavilion/life/word.html ) |
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| http://www.cpia.ca/teachers/?lang=EN | ||
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( http://www.cpia.ca/teachers/?lang=EN ) |
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| Plastic-Producing Plants | ||
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( http://www.exn.ca/dailyplanet/view.asp?date=4/21/2005 ) |
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| The Power's Out | ||
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( http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/poweroutage/ ) |
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| http://www.eurekalert.org/features/doe/2004-06/dnl-csi061404.php | ||
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( http://www.eurekalert.org/features/doe/2004-06/dnl-csi061404.php ) |
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| http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/media/newsreleases/2006/200632a_e.htm | ||
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( http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/media/newsreleases/2006/200632a_e.htm ) |
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| http://ogov.newswire.ca/ontario/GPOE/2003/08/15/c0819.html?lmatch=&lang=_e.html | ||
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( http://ogov.newswire.ca/ontario/GPOE/2003/08/15/c0819.html?lmatch=&lang=_e.html ) |
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Chapter 5: Electricity and You
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| Learning About Electricity | ||
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( http://ippex.pppl.gov/interactive/electricity/ ) |
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| Electric Energy Activities | ||
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( http://www.internet4classrooms.com/science_elem_electricity.htm ) |
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| http://www.uce.uk/education/research/cript/electricity%20book/electricity.htm | ||
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( http://www.uce.uk/education/research/cript/electricity%20book/electricity.htm ) |
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| http://www.hrw.com/science/si-science/chemistry/careers/innovative_lives/led.html | ||
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( http://www.hrw.com/science/si-science/chemistry/careers/innovative_lives/led.html ) |
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| http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz | ||
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( http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz ) |
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| http://www.theledlight.com/ledcircuits.html | ||
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( http://www.theledlight.com/ledcircuits.html ) |
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| LEDs Are Lighting Up the World | ||
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( http://www.lutw.org/ ) |
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Chapter 6: Batteries and Power
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| How a Battery Works | ||
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( http://www.rayovac.com/wizard/battery_howwork.htm ) |
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| Battery Types | ||
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( http://www.pureenergybattery.com/press/batterytypes.pdf ) |
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| Alkaline Drain Chart | ||
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( http://www.greenbatteries.com/chart.html ) |
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| Mercury-Battery Toys | ||
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( http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2004/07/15/mercury040715.html ) |
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| Recycle | ||
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( http://www.rbrc.org/call2recycle/ ) |
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| Who Needs Batteries? | ||
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( http://www.aladdinpower.com/ ) |
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| Battery | ||
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( http://www.rayovac.com/wizard/battery_howwork.htm ) |
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Chapter 7: Generating Electric Energy
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| How an Electric Generator Works | ||
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( http://www.wvic.com/how-gen-works.htm ) |
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| World of Wires | ||
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( http://www.pge.com/microsite/PGE_dgz/wires/resist.html ) |
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| Renewable Energy | ||
| The site also features information about building working models of each energy source. ( http://www.re-energy.ca/index.htm ) |
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| Map | ||
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( http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/economic/generatingstations/allbyfuel ) |
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| Wind Power Generation | ||
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( http://www.energy.gov.on.ca ) |
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| http://www.powerauthority.on.ca | ||
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( http://www.powerauthority.on.ca ) |
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| About Electricity and Natural Gas | ||
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( http://www.pge.com/microsite/PGE_dgz/more/index.html ) |
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| Poop Power | ||
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( http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/engineer/facts/video_pooppower.htm ) |
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| Clean Energy | ||
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( http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/renewable_energy_basics/environmental-impacts-of-renew... ) |
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| Ontario's Energy Future | ||
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( http://www.ontario.ca/energy ) |
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Chapter 8: Reducing Energy Consumption
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| EnerGuide Ratings | ||
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( http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/equipment/english/index.cfm?Text=N&PrintView=N ) |
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| http://www.regulation.gc.ca/default.asp@language=e&page=instrument&doc=selfregulation_2fw... | ||
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( http://www.regulation.gc.ca/default.asp@language=e&page=instrument&doc=selfregulation_2fw... ) |
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| http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/publications/infosource/pub/appliances/2006/page11.cfm?attr=0 | ||
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( http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/publications/infosource/pub/appliances/2006/page11.cfm?attr=0 ) |
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| Reading an Electric Meter | ||
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( http://whyfiles.larc.nasa.gov/text/kids/Problem_Board/problems/electricity/meter2.html ) |
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| http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/wcee/keep/Mod1/test/meter.asp | ||
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( http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/wcee/keep/Mod1/test/meter.asp ) |
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| http://tva.apogee.net/res/refrmtr.asp | ||
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( http://tva.apogee.net/res/refrmtr.asp ) |
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| Energy Calculator | ||
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( http://www.infinitepower.org/calc_pv.htm ) |
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| Electricity Cost Calculator | ||
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( http://www.energy.gov.on.ca/index.cfm?fuseaction=electricity.calculators ) |
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| EnerGuide Appliance Directory | ||
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( http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/Publications/infosource/Pub/appliances/ ) |
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| Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation | ||
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( http://www.powerwise.ca/what_athome.shtml ) |
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| http://www.revelle.net/LAKESIDE/lakeside.new/steps.html | ||
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( http://www.revelle.net/LAKESIDE/lakeside.new/steps.html ) |
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| http://www.energy.gov.on.ca/index.cfm?fuseaction=english.conservation | ||
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( http://www.energy.gov.on.ca/index.cfm?fuseaction=english.conservation ) |
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| http://www.nrdc.org/air/energy/genergy.asp | ||
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( http://www.nrdc.org/air/energy/genergy.asp ) |
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| http://www.cityofmesa.org/utilities/electric/energyconservation.asp | ||
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( http://www.cityofmesa.org/utilities/electric/energyconservation.asp ) |
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| http://www.uaf.edu/energyin/webpage/webpagewithframes/efficiencyconservation/efficiency.h... | ||
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( http://www.uaf.edu/energyin/webpage/webpagewithframes/efficiencyconservation/efficiency.h... ) |
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| http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/ | ||
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( http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/ ) |
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| EnerGuide Appliance Directory | ||
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( http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/Publications/infosource/Pub/appliances/ ) |
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| Batteries and Environmental Issues | ||
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( http://www.rbrc.org/call2recycle/ ) |
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| Batteries In the Garbage | ||
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( http://www.epa.gov/msw/battery.htm ) |
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| Invasive Alien Species | ||
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( http://www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?id=220 ) |
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| Stop the Downpour | ||
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( http://www.ospca.org/downpour.html ) |
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| Why You Should Spay or Neuter Your Pet | ||
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( http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/why_you_should_spay_or_neuter_your_pet.html ) |
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| Pet Overpopulation | ||
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( http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-2722653399709935997&q=spay+and+neuter+pets ) |
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| http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=6837974143269346866&q=humane+society | ||
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( http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=6837974143269346866&q=humane+society ) |
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Chapter 9: Populations
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| Salmon | ||
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( http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/colville/waterfest/salmon.htm ) |
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| Brine Shrimp Project | ||
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( http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/lessons/brine.html ) |
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| Population Dynamics | ||
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( http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEPC/WWC/1991/population.html ) |
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Chapter 10: Communities
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| Ant Behaviour | ||
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( http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/antbehaviour1.html ) |
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| Termite Social Structure | ||
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( http://www.pestworldforkids.org/lesson_termitology_procedure.html ) |
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| Anatomy of a Hive | ||
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( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bees/hive.html ) |
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| Flamingo Social Structure | ||
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( http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Flamingos/fbehavior.html ) |
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| Chimpanzee Behaviour | ||
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( http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/mammals/up_close/chimp_social.shtml ) |
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| Emperor Penguins | ||
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( http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0101/penguins.html ) |
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| Protists | ||
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( http://www.uga.edu/protozoa/education/students/for_students_sop_web_ora.doc ) |
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| Social Structure | ||
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( http://anthro.palomar.edu/behavior/behave_2.htm ) |
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| Ant Hill | ||
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( http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/anthill.html ) |
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| March of the Penguins Game | ||
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( http://www.nationalgeographic.com/marchofthepenguins/game/ ) |
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| Animal Handlers | ||
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( http://www.osha.gov/dsg/guidance/avian-flu.html ) |
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Chapter 11: Interactions Among Communities
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| Build a Prairie | ||
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( http://www.bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/prairie/build/ ) |
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| Canadian Biodiversity | ||
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( http://www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/index.htm ) |
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| The Food Cycle | ||
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( http://suzyred.com/foodsong.html ) |
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| Science Songs for Teaching | ||
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( http://www.songsforteaching.com/sciencesongs.htm ) |
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| How Composting Works | ||
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( http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/compostfacility/compost8.htm ) |
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| Composting With Worms | ||
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( http://www.earth911.org/master.asp?s=lib&a=organics/composting/wormcompost.asp#Bedding ) |
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| Yellowstone Food Web | ||
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( http://www.pbs.org/edens/yellowstone/teach3.html ) |
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| Stoop and Scoop | ||
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( http://www.ottawa.ca/city_services/bylaws/violation/animal_care/cats_dogs/dogs/stoop/1_2_... ) |
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| http://www.ottawa.ca/city_services/bylaws/violation/animal_care/cats_dogs/dogs/stoop/inde... | ||
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( http://www.ottawa.ca/city_services/bylaws/violation/animal_care/cats_dogs/dogs/stoop/inde... ) |
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| What's My Job? | ||
| There are three levels. In level 1, go to Food Chain Solitaire. In level 2, go to Friend, Freeloader, or Foe? and What Happens Next? In level 3, go to The Unbroken Web. ( http://www.lpzoo.com/education/zebra/student/a.html ) |
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Chapter 12: Human Impact on Communities
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| Get Your Garden Off Chemicals | ||
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( http://www.davidsuzuki.org/WOL/Challenge/Newsletter/Five.asp#get ) |
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| Green Communities Canada | ||
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( http://www.gca.ca/indexcms/index.php?pfn ) |
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| 10 Steps to Non-Toxic Lawn Care | ||
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( http://www.sierraclub.ca/national/programs/health-environment/pesticides/non-toxic-lawn-c... ) |
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| The Marmot: Canada's Most Endangered Mammal | ||
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( http://www.ec.gc.ca/EnviroZine/english/issues/02/feature3_e.cfm ) |
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| Boreal Forest | ||
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( http://www.peacefulparks.org/ppc/campaigns_forest_wl.htm ) |
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| http://cpaws.org/files/report-caribou-2006.pdf | ||
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( http://cpaws.org/files/report-caribou-2006.pdf ) |
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| WebQuest | ||
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( http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests/endangeredanimals/endangered.htm ) |
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| Green Directory | ||
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( http://www.greenontario.org/direct/groups.html ) |
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| Toxic Free | ||
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( http://www.greenontario.org/caction/toxicfree.pdf ) |
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| Yellow Fish Road | ||
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( http://www.yellowfishroad.org/ ) |
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| Stupid Map | ||
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( http://www.stupid.ca/ ) |
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| Toronto Recycles | ||
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( http://www.toronto.ca/garbage/single/calendars/pdf/info.pdf ) |
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| Action on Waste | ||
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( http://www3.gov.ab.ca/env/waste/aow/factsheets/Other/ReducingPackagingWaste.pdf ) |
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| Waste | ||
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( http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/community/classroom/c7-intro-e.html ) |
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| http://www.toronto.ca/garbage/facts.htm | ||
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( http://www.toronto.ca/garbage/facts.htm ) |
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| http://www.greenontario.org/strategy/solid_waste.html#Quick%20Facts | ||
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( http://www.greenontario.org/strategy/solid_waste.html#Quick%20Facts ) |
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| Recycle | ||
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( http://www.toronto.ca/garbage/pdf/recycle_magic.pdf ) |
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| Garbage-free Future | ||
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( http://www.guelphmercury.com/state_of_waste/state_of_waste_1326596.html ) |
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| Burn It | ||
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( http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/saving/recycling/solidwaste/wastetoenergy.html ) |
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| Product Placement | ||
| How Things Work: Product Placement is an interesting web site for students. They could count the number and types of advertisements that are displayed in this web site. ( http://money.howstuffworks.com/product-placement.htm ) |
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| http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p1886.htm | ||
| Product Placement in Movies and Television (Kidzworld) is designed for students but, as a teaching tool, you could have a field day counting the number of ads and analysing the different advertising techniques used by the designers of this web site. ( http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p1886.htm ) |
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| http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/productplacement.ars | ||
| Product Placement in the DVD Era includes some of the monetary values associated with this advertising technique. ( http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/productplacement.ars ) |
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| http://www.productplacement.biz/video-games/200609060340/21st-century-video-game-product-... | ||
| Product Placement in Video Games is a text-based web site that focuses on how video game manufacturers use product placement. ( http://www.productplacement.biz/video-games/200609060340/21st-century-video-game-product-... ) |
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Chapter 13: Media and Food Products
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| Food Composition | ||
| This web site can help students find nutrient levels in foods that do not have Nutrition Facts labels. ( http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/nutrition/fiche-nutri-data/index_e.html ) |
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| Calorie Count | ||
| These sites give students an idea of how much "bad fat" people take in everyday. Please note that these are commercial web sites and students will be bombarded by advertisements. ( http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/browse/1000.html ) |
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| http://www.foodfacts.info/ | ||
| These sites give students an idea of how much "bad fat" people take in everyday. Please note that these are commercial web sites and students will be bombarded by advertisements. ( http://www.foodfacts.info/ ) |
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| Food Guide | ||
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( http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index_e.html ) |
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| CFIA | ||
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( http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/food-supply/index.html ) |
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| Nutrition Facts Labels | ||
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( http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/nutrition/reg/regulations-reglements-faqs_e.ht... ) |
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| Low-Fat Claims Don't Fly | ||
| The web site looks at the amount of fat in KFC foods. ( http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/ftc_kfc.html ) |
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| Sugar Surprise | ||
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( http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/food/sugar/ ) |
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| Soft Drinks and Sugar | ||
| Prompt students to note the bias on this web site. ( http://www.ghchealth.com/soft-drinks-america.html ) |
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| http://www.westonaprice.org/modernfood/soft.html | ||
| Prompt students to note the bias on this web site. ( http://www.westonaprice.org/modernfood/soft.html ) |
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| Aspartame | ||
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( http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/facts-faits/aspartame/aspartame01_e.html ) |
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| http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/facts-faits/aspartame/aspartame_statement_e.html | ||
|
( http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/facts-faits/aspartame/aspartame_statement_e.html ) |
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| http://www.aspartame.org/aspartame_vpk.html | ||
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( http://www.aspartame.org/aspartame_vpk.html ) |
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| Media Awareness | ||
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( http://www.media-awareness.ca/ ) |
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| Antacid Experiment | ||
| In the experiment, students measure the rate of change in pH of a dilute hydrochloric acid (HCl) solution when antacid tablets are added to it. Students also compare the neutralization ability of a solid antacid tablet to a crushed tablet. Use this web site if your school is equipped with a Pasco™ pH probe and computer interface software. ( http://www.pasco.com/experiments/chemistry/april_2002/home.html ) |
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| GERD | ||
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( http://www.gerd.com/intro/noframe/gena_shk.htm ) |
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| http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gerd/#4 | ||
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( http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gerd/#4 ) |
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| pH | ||
|
( http://staff.jccc.net/PDECELL/chemistry/phscale.html ) |
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| http://www.chem4kids.com/files/react_acidbase.html | ||
|
( http://www.chem4kids.com/files/react_acidbase.html ) |
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| pH Indicators | ||
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( http://dev.nsta.org/ssc/pdf/v4-0960s.pdf ) |
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Chapter 14: Media and Care Products
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| Laundry Alternative | ||
| Students should notice the bias in this web site that is selling alternative products. Ask them if the information is based on scientific facts. ( http://www.laundry-alternative.com/detergentsinfo.htm ) |
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| Family Homestead | ||
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( http://www.thefamilyhomestead.com/laundrysoap.htm ) |
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| The Dollar Stretcher | ||
| The web site provides recipes for a number of personal care products. Caution students about potential allergic reactions when making any homemade personal care product. ( http://www.stretcher.com/stories/05/05jul18d.cfm ) |
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| Environmental Working Group | ||
| Please note that this is a very biased web site but does provide information on the chemicals in products. ( http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep2/search.php?main_cat=HAIR+CARE ) |
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| Health Canada Guidelines | ||
| This web site provides a list of acceptable and unacceptable claims that can be made on cosmetics. Please note that this web site also lists Intimate Products. Caution is advised if you decide to print and distribute this information to students. ( http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/alt_formats/hecs-sesc/pdf/legislation/pol/cosmet/guideline... ) |
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| http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index_e.html | ||
|
( http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index_e.html ) |
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| It's Your Health | ||
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( http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/prod/cosmet_e.html ) |
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| http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pubs/cons/cosmetics-cosmetiques_e.html | ||
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( http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pubs/cons/cosmetics-cosmetiques_e.html ) |
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| Inside Walkerton | ||
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( http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/walkerton/ ) |
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| http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1103559265883_98968465/ | ||
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( http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1103559265883_98968465/ ) |
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| Plant Nutrients | ||
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( http://www.ncagr.com/cyber/kidswrld/plant/nutrient.htm#Nitrogen ) |
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| Fertilizer | ||
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( http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2003/issue3/0303p62.asp ) |
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| http://home.howstuffworks.com/question181.htm | ||
|
( http://home.howstuffworks.com/question181.htm ) |
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| Sewage Sludge | ||
|
( http://www.anarac.com/fertilizersewage_sludge.htm ) |
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| Building a Bloom | ||
| This web site discusses algal blooms and provides a hands-on activity for students. ( http://www.bigelow.org/edhab/building_bloom.html ) |
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| Canadian Lung Association | ||
| This is the introduction to the area on smoking and tobacco. Links are provided to topics such as What Is in a Cigarette? and Teens and Smoking. ( http://www.lung.ca/protect-protegez/tobacco-tabagisme/facts-faits/index_e.php ) |
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| PowerPointTM in the Classroom | ||
|
( http://www.actden.com/pp/print.htm ) |
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| Creating Classroom Presentations | ||
|
( http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech013.shtml ) |
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|
Chapter 4.3 | ||
| Erase Plastics from Your Life | ||
|
( http://www.polyplastics.com/en/pavilion/life/index_t.html ) |
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