Urban Environmental Quality and Human Health: Conceiving a Sustainable Future

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 08.07.10

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Objectives
  2. Strategies
  3. Classroom Activities
  4. Appendix A - Implementing District Standards
  5. Appendix B - Glossary of Acronyms
  6. Appendix C - Useful Conversion Factors
  7. Appendix D - Graphic Organizer for Sources of Human Exposure
  8. Appendix E - Pesticides Problem Set
  9. Appendix F - Interpreting Tables and Graphs, 1 18
  10. Appendix G - Interpreting Tables and Graphs, 2 19
  11. Appendix H - Interpreting Tables and Graphs, 3
  12. Resources for teachers
  13. Governmental Sources for Pesticide Data
  14. Endnotes

Environmental Health Issues Meet Algebra

Nancy Rudolph

Published September 2008

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Appendix C - Useful Conversion Factors

1 kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams (g)

1 g = 1000 milligrams (mg) = 1,000,000 micrograms (mg)

1 fluid ounce = 30 milliliters (mL)

1 pound (lb.) = 16 ounces (oz.)

1 kg = 2.2 lb

1 inch (in.) = 2.54 centimeters (cm)

1 meter (m) = 100 cm

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