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The book titled Rubbish! The Archaeology of Garbage by WilliamRathje and Cullen Murphy was a very interesting read. Created in1973, the archeology of garbage was a program primarily created as an exercise in archeology for students at the University of Arizona-Tucson. The most fascinating aspect of the book is the discoveries of what our garbage … Read more
Grade: _First Grade Lesson Title: Litter Bugs and the Recycling Bin Date & Estimated Time: Approx. 25 min, January 30th Learning Standards: D2.Civ.2.K-2. Explain how all people, not just official leaders, play important roles in a community. D2.Civ.3.K-2. Explain the need for and purposes of rules in various settings inside and outside of school. D2.Civ.7.K-2. … Read more
Learning Standards: D2.Civ.2.K-2. Explain how all people, not just official leaders, play important roles in a community. D2.Civ.3.K-2. Explain the need for and purposes of rules in various settings inside and outside of school. D2.Civ.7.K-2. Apply civic virtues when participating in school settings. CCSS.ELA-Informational.RL.1.2: Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. … Read more
Is Pollution the Death of Us? The world has been faced with many problems and pollution is one of them. Most people living on earth do not fully understand that polluting the earth comes with a lot if consequences. Imagine waking up in a world where garbage mask the streets. Imagine in a world walking … Read more
Have you ever thrown a banana peel out of a car window because it is “bio-degradable”? If so, you have broken the law. Littering is against the law, but the crime is often ignored. There are many reasons why people litter, but in reality there is no excuse that justifies littering. A rebirth of the … Read more
Chloroflourocarbons were discovered in the 1920’s by Thomas Midgley, an organic chemist at General Motors Corporation. He was looking for inert, non- toxic, non-flammable compounds with low boiling points that could be used as refrigerants. He found what he was looking for in the form of two compounds: dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12) and trichloromonoflouromethane (CFC-11). In both … Read more
Many outsiders strive but fail to truly comprehend the haunting incident of World War IIs Holocaust. None but survivors and witnesses succeed to sense and live the timeless pain of the event which repossesses the core of human psyche. Elie Wiesel and Corrie Ten Boom are two of these survivors who, through their personal accounts, … Read more
The relationship between corporations and the environment is a tumultuous one. Corporations have abused and violated the environment for generations. These actions have now become unacceptable in our present society. There is growing concern for our natural resources; the world’s forests, waterways, and air are noticeably tainted. In the last twenty years, the U. S. … Read more
