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Kemtec™ Ocean Trash Can Kit
Study effects of pollution on ocean, its inhabitants and surrounding coastline
Supplier: Aqua Phoenix Scientific 9120
Alert:
Choking hazard (1) Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
Includes:
- Instructor Manual
- Student Data Sheets
- Plastic Cups
- Cupcake Liners
- Sand
- Tums
- pH Strips
- Radish Seeds
- Sea Salt
- Styrofoam Peanuts
- Feathers
- Yarn
- Plastic Bags
- Cotton Balls
- Animal Fur
- Wire
Requires : Six 1 gallon milk containers
Description
This exercise examines various types of pollutants, their sources, and their effects on the ocean, its inhabitants and the surrounding coastline.
- Students classify ocean pollution into five basic categories: debris, toxins, dissolved nutrients, particulates and oil
- Activities include: effect of pH of liquids on calcium carbonate, effects of dilution, buffering capacity, salt and acid runoff, acid rain; ability of water to purify itself, and oil spill clean-up
- Students design and write newsletter containing articles with pertinent pollution topics such as current laws, pollution, effects, bioaccumulation and prevention
- Requires four class periods plus research time
- Grades 7-10
- Class size: 24 students
Specifications
| Ocean Trash Can Kit | |
| Study effects of pollution on ocean, its inhabitants and surrounding coastline | |
| Four class periods plus research time |
| 7 to 10 | |
| Instructor Manual; Student Data Sheets; Plastic Cups; Cupcake Liners; Sand; Tums; pH Strips; Radish Seeds; Sea Salt; Styrofoam Peanuts; Feathers; Yarn; Plastic Bags; Cotton Balls; Animal Fur; Wire | |
| 24 Students |
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