LAND USE ISSUES
by Julie Koshaba
WHERE DO I GO TO RECYCLE? (THE COORDINATE PLANE)
Lesson 1
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this lesson is to learn the locations of the Chicago
Recycling Drop Boxes, also to learn the map of Chicago in relation
to its latitude and longitude.
OBJECTIVES:
- The students will be able to:
- Relate math with real life situation.
- Read the map of Chicago.
- Identify and plot the points.
- Identify and locate the Drop Box Sites.
MATERIALS:
Copies of maps of the city of Chicago
Copies of the lists of the Drop Box Recycling Sites
TIME ALLOTMENT:
One class period 50 minutes
SETTING:
Indoor
ADVANCE PREPARATION:
Students would have studied about coordinates, axis, and plotting points
ACTIVITY:
- Distribute copies of the Chicago City maps and lists of the Drop Boxes.
- Discuss where the origin of Chicago is.
- Have students draw X and Y axis through the origin on the map of Chicago.
- Have students identify the four coordinates.
- Have students locate their homes and school on the map.
- Have students locate and mark the locations of each Drop Box on the map.
- Find out which ones are closest to the school.
EVALUATION:
Students should bring to school the next day a list of various items thatthey could bring to the Drop Box Site.
LESSON 2
PEOPLE AND PLANET (GRAPHS)
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this lesson is to use the graph to show students the increasein human population which is a big threat to the environment and to thebalance of nature.
OBJECTIVES:
The students will be able to:
- Relate math with real life situation
- See one of the most urgent problem of the world
- Use information presented in graphs
MATERIALS:
Copies of world population graphs
Copies of population density graphs
Copies of world maps
TIME ALLOTMENT:
One class period-50 minutes
SETING:
Indoor
ADVANCED PREPARATION:
Students would have learned about using data from graphs
DISCUSSION:
- The price of gasoline in one year went up from $1 to $1.35.
- Name the items that have gone up in price recently.
- Compare the new prices to the old and find the percent increase.
- Distribute the maps.
- When was the world population one billion?
- What will the population of the world in the year 2100?
- Which country has almost no problem with its population?
- Which countries have the most problems? Why?
- Why is population increase a problem?
EVALUATION:
Students will use the given information and calculate the percentage increasefor the given time.
LESSON 3
MEASURING TREE HEIGHTS (RATIO AND PROPORTION)
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this activity is to learn how to measure tall structure ortrees.
OBJECTIVES:
The students will be able to:
- Relate math with real life situation.
- See the simple way of measuring tall objects.
- Learn to use accurate measurement.
MATERIALS:
Rulers
Strips of paper
Pins
Paper and pencil
TIME ALLOTMENT:
One class period -50 minutes
SETTING:
Outdoor
ADVANCED PREPARATION:
Students would have learned Ratio and Proportion. Students would have knownhow to write ratio and how to calculate proportion.
ACTIVITY:
- Students will be given a brief information on using simple tools to measure tall trees.
- Students will get in groups of 6 or 7.
- Rulers and a strip of paper will be distributed to each group.
- Each group will cut the strip of paper to the height of one of the students in the group.
- Students will pin the paper to the tree of their choice.
- Students, as a group, will walk away from their tree holding the ruler at arms length until the strip of paper is level with one inch mark. Now they can count how many inches the tree is. They will multiply that number with the height of the strip.
EVALUATION:
Groups will compare their findings, and will write the ratio of their ownheight to the tree.
THE NATURAL BALANCE (EQUATION - BALANCE)
Lesson4
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this lesson is to learn about different types of cycles andtheir importance to the cycle of life
OBJECTIVES:
The students will be able to:
- Relate math with real life situation
- See how humans affect Natural Cycles
- Learn how they can help in balancing natural balance
- Review different characteristics of cycles
MATERIALS:
- Pictures of different types of cycles
- Water
- Carbon
- Oxygen
- Nitrogen
- Minerals
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TIME ALLOTMENT:
One class period- 50 minutes
SETTING:
Indoor
ADVANCE PREPARATION:
- Students would be studying about equations and balance.
- Students would be given a brief information on cycles.
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DISCUSSIONS:
- First distribute the copies of the different types of cycles. Give students time to study them.
- Have students write the answers to the following questions on their paper.
- What do we breathe?
- Does this gas have a cycle?
- What do we drink?
- Does this liquid have a natural cycle?
- What percentage of the atmosphere is oxygen?
- What reduces the amount of oxygen?
- What do plants and animals need to live?
- How is acid rain produced?
- What effects does acid rain have on the environment?
- What can we do to help the earth keep its natural balance?
EVALUATION:
Students should be able to write an equation for natural balance.
LESSON 5
FOOD WEBS (DIFFERENT GEOMETRIC SHAPES - POLYGONS)
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this lesson is to show students how complex and importanta food chain is, also how polygons can be formed.
OBJECTIVES:
The students will be able to:
- Relate math with real life situation.
- Improve their abilities to form geometric shapes.
- Improve their abilities in cooperative learning.
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MATERIALS:
- Colored yarn
- Scissors
- 3 x 5 file cards
- List of plants and animals
TIME ALLOTMENT:
One class period - 50 minutes
SETTING:
Outdoor
ADVANCED PREPARATION:
- Students would have studied about polygons and their names, shapes, form, and properties.
- Students will be given brief information on group types, food chain, and dependability of each group on each other.
ACTIVITY:
- Students will make a name tag for themselves with the 3x5 file cards. (Names will be picked from the list)
- Students will get in groups of 6 or 7. Each group will pick a leader.
- Students will stand in forms of circles and the leader will be given the yarn.
- Leader will hold on to the tip of the yarn and will throw the yarn to the
- person that is holding the card that he/she depends on for food.
- This proceeder will continue until the food web is formed. Geometric shapes also will be formed.
EVALUATION:
Students will list the food chain in their group and they will make a listof geometric shapes that are formed.
SOLID WASTE PACKAGING ITEMIZING - ADDING - PERCENT
Lesson 6
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this lesson is to have students be aware of packaging.
OBJECTIVES:
The students will be able to:
- Relate math with real life situation.
- Itemize different types of packaging.
- Add grocery list.
- Find the percent of the tax on different types of products.
- Be aware of types of packaging, its purpose, and techniques to promote.
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MATERIALS:
- Survey sheet
- Cash register receipts from three different types of stores (grocery, drugstore, hardware, etc.).
- Three types of packaging:
- Nature's packaging: banana
- Older types of packaging: paper bags, bottles
- Modern packaging: plastic wrap, juice containers
TIME ALLOTMENT:
One class period-50 minutes.
SETTING:
Indoor
ADVANCED PREPARATION:
Students would have learned how to itemize, add, and calculate percentages.
PROCEDURE:
- Distribute copies of survey sheets.
- Have students list names of some of the products on the survey sheet and complete each row for that product. Allow time for the students to complete at least three rows.
- Compare their charts for similarities and differences.
- Discussion:
- Which techniques are used most often?
- Are there any other techniques?
- Which type of packaging do you see more often?
- What are some of the shapes of the packaging?
- If we want to itemize products how many different categories will we have? Example: food, medicine, clothing, etc.
- Do all or some of these categories come in packages?
- Do we pay more for packaging?
- What are taxes on these categories?
- Which packages can be reduced?
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EVALUATION:
Students will bring to class the next day three types of cash register receiptsto indicate that they learned the percent of tax on different types of categories.
SOLID WASTE CHICAGO - STYLE GARBAGE PIZZA FRACTIONS
Lesson 7
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this lesson is to learn and be aware of the amount and typesof garbage that is thrown away by people.
OBJECTIVES:
The students will be able to:
Relate math with real life situation.
Identify types of garbage.
Become aware of the things that are thrown away becomes a lot of trash.
MATERIALS:
TIME ALLOTMENT:
One class period - 50 minutes
SETTING:
Indoor
ADVANCED PREPARATION:
Students would have learn fractions and percents.
- ACTIVITY:
- Distribute construction paper, compass, ruler.
- Have students draw a circle with a radius of 2.5 inches.
- Have students divide the circle into 100 equal parts using a protractor.
- Have students draw lines from the center of the circle to the marks on the circle making 100 equal sections.
- Using the list students will make the appropriate sections on the circle.
- Students will answer the following questions:
- What makes the largest section of the circle?
- What can it be done to reduce this section?
- Can any of these sections be recycled?
- Which one of these sections can be compost?
- What makes the smallest section of the circle?
EVALUATION:
Students will write the numbers in fractions and percents in a form of descendingand ascending.
What makes our Garbage
FOOD=========== 13%
GLASS=========== 6%
PLASTIC========= 9%
METAL========== 7%
WOOD=========== 4%
BULKY========== 7%
OTHER============ 10%
YARD WASTE====== 18%
SOLID WASTE TRASH TO ASH AN INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY RECOVERY VOLUME,AREA, PERIMETER
Lesson 8
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this lesson is to learn about energy we get from burningour trash. What happens to the volume of the trash after burning? What kindof gases do we get from burning the trash?
OBJECTIVES:
The students will be able to:
MATERIALS:
TIME ALLOTMENT:
One class period - 50 minutes.
SETTING:
Indoor
ADVANCED PREPARATION:
Students would have studied and learned area, perimeter, and volume. Theywould know how to calculate each for a given geometric shape.
- ACTIVITY:
- Distribute the handout on household garbage burning.
- Have students read the handout (give a few minutes for reading).
- Have students keep a data chart.
- Have two students measure the dimensions of the coffee can.
- Students will calculate the volume of the can.
- Have two students weight the can of coffee ( students will record the information).
- Have two students place the garbage to be burned in the can and then weigh the and record the information.
- Teacher will set the can on fire. Cover the can with the screen to avoid ashes from flying.)
- Ask the following questions and have students write the answers on their data sheet.
- What happened during the burning?
- What is released while the burning is taking place?
- What changes took place?
- What was left after the burning?
- After cooling off have two students weigh the can again and record.
- What was the difference in weight of the garbage after it was burned?
EVALUATION:
Students will use their data sheet to calculate volume reduction for 5 pound,20 pound, 50 pound, pounds, and 4 billion ton garbage.
SOLID WASTE WHAT IS A LANDFILL? AREA, PERIMETER, AND VOLUME
Lesson 9
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this lesson is to help students understand landfills andbe aware of its size, volume, and structure.
OBJECTIVE:
The students will be able to:
MATERIALS:
TIME ALLOTMENT:
One class period-50 minutes
SETTING:
Indoor
ADVANCED PREPARATION:
Students would have learned how to calculate area, perimeter, and volume.
- ACTIVITY:
- Distribute copies of landfill diagrams, CID environmental Complex, rulers.
- Students will calculate the perimeter of all four disposal areas using the given scale on the map.
- Using the measurements found, students will calculate the area.
- Students will find the volume of the landfill from the given diagram (height will be given to the students).
- Discussion on the landfill diagram (comparing students answers)
- What is the total area of all four areas?
- What is the total perimeter of all four areas?
- What is the total volume of all four
- What goes in the landfill?
- Can we reduce what goes in the landfill?
- What is a leachate?
- What is a cell?
EVALUATION:
Students will work on the activity sheets two and four.
SOLID WASTE WHAT IS A LANDFILL? RATIOS AND MEASUREMENTS
Lesson 10
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this lesson is to show the structure of the landfill andthe use of measurements.
OBJECTIVE:
The students will be able to:
MATERIALS:
TIME ALLOTMENT:
One class period-50 minutes
SETTING:
Indoor
ADVANCED PREPARATION:
Students would have learned about the structure, purpose, shape, and sizeof landfills.
- PROCEDURE:
- Choose two students and have one of them pour the vanilla pudding in one bowl and have the other pour the chocolate pudding in the other.
- Have the students measure two cups of milk and pour it into the bowls and mix it with the wire wisk.
- Have two students mix the raisins, peanuts, and chocolate chips with the vanilla pudding. Let both of the puddings sit undisturbed for about ten minutes (at this time point out the measuring tool and discuss the capacity and weight).
8 oz = 1 cup
2 c = 1 pt
2 pt = 1 qt
4 qt = 1 gal
Abbreviations
fluid ounce = fl oz
cup = c
point = pt
quart = qt
gallon = gal
pound = lb
ton = t
- Have a student unwrap the pie crust and have one student divide the graham cracker crumbs into one big and small pile.
- Have one student place the licorice across the pie crust representing liquid collection tubes.
- Have one student press the big pile of graham cracker crumbs around and over the licorice and on the sides of the pie. This represents the sand gravel.
- Have one student spread a thin layer of vanilla pudding on the bottom, this represents garbage.
- Have one student spread a thin layer of chocolate pudding over the vanilla pudding to represent dirt.
- Have different students repeat layers and end it with a chocolate layer. Sprinkle it with green coconut shreds on top of the chocolate pudding. Divide it into pieces and pass it to the students to eat it.
EVALUATION:
Have the students write a recipe and indicate the measurements used in therecipe.