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My Students
NEWS FLASH! Exxon Valdez spills approx 30,000,000 gallons of oil off Alaska in 1989. Deep Water Horizon explodes and sinks releasing approximately 210,000,000 gallons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
Our school is located on the windward side of the island of Oahu, in the state of Hawaii.
The per capita income for the town is $16,089 and nearly 50% of the population is Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
About 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The student population is about 92% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
My Project
I am starting a new class at my school, Environmental Science. The environment is a major issue and future generations need to understand its impacts. I want to make this class fun and active by doing real science with real labs.
The Oil Spill Clean Up Kit will present to the class various oil spill scenarios and monitor the effectiveness of oil-eating microbes. Additionally, students will simulate three spill scenarios on beach sand, gravel, and cobbles to observe the difference. The class will also explore bioremediation methods for other waste chemicals and compare their effectiveness to traditional clean-up methods.
Inquiry Investigations Learning How Pollution Affects Plants Lab will challenge students with a series of controlled experiments which simulate the impact that man-made pollutants have on plant growth.
Oil spills and other marine pollutants have a serious effect on your ecosystem.
These labs will show my students the different ways to clean them up and some of the negative effects on plant life.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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