Module 4 introduces the challenge of identifying, managing, and remediating garbage and hazardous waste. Students explore real case studies that have led to changes in local and global policy. Students then examine their field site to determine the extent of the issue locally, gather data, and create an action plan for addressing the cause of any found issues.

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Assessment Questions and Answer Key, Center for Urban Resilience

Lesson 1: Garbage and the Impact of Scale

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Lesson Plan - Garbage and the Impact of Scale, Center for Urban Resilience

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PowerPoint - Garbage and Scale, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages - Answer Key, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages - Garbage and Scale, Center for Urban Resilience

Lesson 2: Where Does Our Garbage Go?

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Lesson Plan - Where Does Our Garbage Go?, Center for Urban Resilience

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Municipal Garbage Handout, Center for Urban Resilience

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PowerPoint - Where does Garbage Go in Massachusetts?, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Debate - Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY), Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages - Where does garbage go?, Center for Urban Resilience

Lesson 3: Ecological Impacts of Hazardous Wastes

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Lesson Plan - Ecological Impacts of Hazardous Wastes, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages - Answer Key - Brine Shrimp Toxicity Experiment, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages - Brine Shrimp Toxicity Experiment, Center for Urban Resilience

Lesson 4: Not All Waste is Created Equal

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Lesson Plan - Not All Waste is Created Equal, Center for Urban Resilience

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PowerPoint - What are Hazardous Wastes?, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages - Answer Key - Lethal Dose Table, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages - Lethal Dose Table, Center for Urban Resilience

Lesson 5: Mystery of the Dancing Cat: Biomagnification

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Food Web Cards - Mystery of the Dancing Cat, Center for Urban Resilience

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Lesson Plan - Mystery of the Dancing Cat, Center for Urban Resilience

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Overheads - Autopsy Report, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages - Mercury Case Study: Mystery of the Dancing Cat, Center for Urban Resilience

Lesson 6: The Chemistry of Toxins and How They Affect the Human Body

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Lesson Plan - Understanding Lead Toxicity, Center for Urban Resilience

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PowerPoint - Why and How is Lead Toxic?, Center for Urban Resilience

Lesson 7: Lead Investigation

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PowerPoint - Lead and its impact on humans and the environment, Center for Urban Resilience

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Reading - Lead, a Modern Problem With Ancient Roots, Center for Urban Resilience

Lesson 8: Storm Water Flow and Contamination

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PowerPoint - Watersheds, Center for Urban Resilience

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Reading - Heavy Metal Pollution is More Common than You Think, Center for Urban Resilience

Lesson 9: Solutions for Garbage and Hazardous Wastes

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Lesson Plan - Solutions for Garbage and Hazardous Wastes, Center for Urban Resilience

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PowerPoint - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages - Answer Key - Majora Carter: Greening the Ghetto, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages - Garbage/Waste Action Plan, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages - Majora Carter: Greening the Ghetto, Center for Urban Resilience

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Teacher Background, Center for Urban Resilience