Green Chemistry

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 09.05.09

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Overview
  2. Strategies
  3. Unit Background
  4. The Principles of Green Chemistry
  5. Water Purification
  6. Water Conservation
  7. Classroom Activities
  8. Activity One: Introduction to the Unit
  9. Activity Two: The History of Water
  10. Activity Three: S is for Save the Earth
  11. Activity Four: The Lorax
  12. Activity Five: Water Celebration
  13. Bibliography
  14. Others
  15. Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS)
  16. Endnotes

Green Chemistry: Is Water, Water?

Francisca Eunice Gomez Rebullida

Published September 2009

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Endnotes

  • 1 Carona, Philip. Water p. 6
  • 2 http://www.chemcraft.net/wbody.html; http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/propertyyou.html. (Accessed 7/09)
  • 3 S is for Save the Planet: A How to-Be- Green Alphabet.
  • 4 The University of Texas Health Science Center/Houston/Texas Education Agency/The University of Texas System, 2009. The Texas Reading First Institute in Texas presents effective reading strategies.
  • 5 Armbruster, BB.1992Science and Reading. The Reading Teacher 46(4):346-47
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Baikal. This website provides reading strategies.
  • 6 Carona, Philip. 1966. Water pages 6-7
  • 7 http://www.environment.alberta.ca/. This website provides scientific information about the quality of soil in Alberta. Aug. 14, 2009.
  • 8 http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/qahome.html. (Accessed July 2009)
  • 9 http://www.fairwindscommunityassociation.org/Water%20Conservation.htm. The website provides the information on water usage. (Accessed July 2009)
  • 1 0 http://www.sfenvironmentkids.org/teacher/lesson_plans/wet_appetite6-12. The website provides information the number of gallons it takes to produce one egg. (Accessed July 2009)
  • 1 1 http://www.sfenvironmentkids.org/teacher/lesson_plans/wet_appetite6-12. The website provides information the number of gallons it takes to produce one egg.(Accessed 2009)
  • 1 2 http://www.sfenvironmentkids.org/teacher/lesson_plans/wet_appetite6-12. The website provides information the number of gallons it takes to produce one egg.(Accessed 2009)
  • 1 3 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_water_does_it_take_to_make_1_gallon_of_
  • gasoline. This website answers the question of how much water does it take to make 1 gallon of gasoline. (Accessed July 2009)
  • 1 4 http://media.mgbg.com/wkrg/photos/weather/downloads/Water_Facts.pdf. This website is a good source of information for water trivia. (Accessed July 2009)
  • 1 5 Branley, Franklyn, M. Water for the World on page 11. (Accessed July 2009)
  • 1 6 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_issues_in_New_York_City. The website provides the information about the daily water consumption in NYC. (Accessed July 2009)
  • 1 7 http://www.shsu.edu/~geo_mrl/HydLab1.html. The website provides the information on number of gallons per acre. (Accessed July 2009)
  • 1 8 Branley, Franklyn. M. Water for the World page 11.
  • 1 9 Branley, Franklyn. 1982. Water for the World page 12.
  • 2 0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Baikal. Lake Baikal's flora and fauna information are given. (Accessed July 2009)
  • 2 1 Anastas, Paul. 1998. Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice.
  • 2 2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_industry. The website provided the information on the top 100 chemicals in the US. (Accessed July 2009)
  • 2 3 http://www.epa.gov/safewater/contaminants/index.html. This website provides information on water contaminants. (Aug. 14, 2009)

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