Thursday 8/9 & Friday 8/10

DO NOW: What do you think the following quote means In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same. Albert Einstein HOMEWORK: Photograph of Justice due Monday/Tuesday with 3-5 sentence explanation on how it defines or demonstrates justice.

GOALS:

IWBAT research and present an environmental justice issue

Agenda
Finish

poster activity and definition of justice Break into groups of 4 for research of environmental justice issue.

Environmental Justice issue project

Thursday/Friday- 1 hour preparation Monday/Tuesday- 1 hour preparation - 1 hour to present 4 members 2 doing research both on 1 computer 1 taking notes from research group 1 working on popplet presentation. http://popplet.com/

Issues

Visit the following website to pick an issue to research. http://www.nrdc.org/health/diseaseclusters/ http://www.umich.edu/~snre492/cases.html You can google disease clusters You are NOT limited to these, if you would like to research another issue, get an approval from me.

Research questions

Where does it take place? When does it take place? What is the issue? What is the health hazard? How does the health hazard affect the body? What are the demographics of the people that are affected? (Race/ethnicity).

Presentation must answer every question above as well as include 1. At least one photograph 2. At least one quote from a primary source 3. If possible a short video