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Combating Coal Ash Lesson

Provided by: Great Lakes Now
Lesson Plans Grades 6-8

Synopsis

  • In this lesson, students will participate in multiple activities to look at the harmful effects of coal ash in Michigan.
  • Students will watch a video that warns about how coal ash threatens the Great Lakes area, read an article detailing the possible dangers of extreme weather near coal plants, experiment with filtration methods, and use the Understanding Global Change website to create models of the cause-and-effect relationships associated with coal ash.
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Subjects: Biology
Authors: Great Lakes Now, Detroit PBS
Region: Michigan
Languages: English

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