Essential Question
How did Rachel Carson’s ability to interpret and synthesize evidence from research lead to changes in society's thinking about the long-term impact of pesticides?
Agrochemical
Biocide
Biomagnification
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)
Irrecoverable
Lichen
Nitrates
Pesticide
Phosphates
Riparian
Introduction:
Documentary: American experience. Rachel Carson's Silent spring
Newspaper Article from 1963 Pesticide Controversy is Reviewed
Chapters
Ch 1 Fable for Tomorrow
Ch 3 Elixirs of Death
Ch 6 Earh’s Green Mantle
Ch 9 Rivers of Death
Ch 10 Indiscriminately from the Skies
Labs/Activities
History of DDT
Biomagnification Lab
Greenhouse Gases Virtual Lab
Experiential Learning
Rio Bosque Wetlands Park- Water and soil sampling
Case Study
Silent Spring, 50 Years Later and the Environmental Movement