QuikSCience Challenge Sierra Burgos, Hayley Castaing, Megan Fokken, Holly Oyenhart, Molly Paschall and Max Sias

Questions: How do we harm the ocean environment? How can we educate our school population in improving the ocean environment? How can we improve the ocean environment through actions at school?

How do we harm the ocean environment?

How can we educate our school population in improving the ocean environment?

How can we improve the ocean environment through actions at school?

Problem We wanted to determine the severity of the pollution problem in the beaches we visit. We visited three beaches and took water and sand samples to test in the lab at school.

We wanted to determine the severity of the pollution problem in the beaches we visit.

We visited three beaches and took water and sand samples to test in the lab at school.

Lab Tests Performed Bacteria - E.coli Can cause serious illness or death Lead Causes development harm, neurological and kidney damage Pesticides Agricultural uses; linked to increased cancer risks

Bacteria - E.coli

Can cause serious illness or death

Lead

Causes development harm, neurological and kidney damage

Pesticides

Agricultural uses; linked to increased cancer risks

Lab Tests Performed (continued) Nitrates/Nitrites From fertilizers and animal waste; causes development problems Chlorine By-products can increase cancer risk Hardness Causes lime scale and higher detergent use pH Can cause heavy metal (lead) leaching, plumbing damage

Nitrates/Nitrites

From fertilizers and animal waste; causes development problems

Chlorine

By-products can increase cancer risk

Hardness

Causes lime scale and higher detergent use

pH

Can cause heavy metal (lead) leaching, plumbing damage

Lab Results Location - South Carlsbad Beach (W1A) 12/14/08 3:40-3:50 pm Bacteria Test - negative Lead - positive Pesticide - positive Nitrate - negative Nitrite - negative Chlorine - 1 ppm Hardness - 425 ppm pH - 7

Location - South Carlsbad Beach (W1A)

12/14/08 3:40-3:50 pm

Bacteria Test - negative

Lead - positive

Pesticide - positive

Nitrate - negative

Nitrite - negative

Chlorine - 1 ppm

Hardness - 425 ppm

pH - 7

Lab Results Location - Leucadia State Beach (W2A) 12/4/08 4:26 - 4:28 pm Bacteria - negative Lead - positive Pesticide - positive Nitrate - negative Nitrite - negative Chlorine - 0.5 ppm Hardness - 425 ppm pH - 6

Location - Leucadia State Beach (W2A)

12/4/08 4:26 - 4:28 pm

Bacteria - negative

Lead - positive

Pesticide - positive

Nitrate - negative

Nitrite - negative

Chlorine - 0.5 ppm

Hardness - 425 ppm

pH - 6

Lab Results Location - Oceanside Beach (W3A) 12/14/08 5:06-5:08 Bacteria - negative Lead - positive Pesticide - positive Nitrate - negative Nitrite - negative Chlorine - 1 ppm Hardness - 425 ppm pH - 6

Location - Oceanside Beach (W3A)

12/14/08 5:06-5:08

Bacteria - negative

Lead - positive

Pesticide - positive

Nitrate - negative

Nitrite - negative

Chlorine - 1 ppm

Hardness - 425 ppm

pH - 6

Lesson Plan - demographics Sixth grade classrooms Two English Learner Development Classes Two Mild/Moderate Special Education Classes Six Regular Classes Total number of students reached through lesson: 245 students

Sixth grade classrooms

Two English Learner Development Classes

Two Mild/Moderate Special Education Classes

Six Regular Classes

Total number of students reached through lesson: 245 students

Lesson Plan Ocean Pollution 3 million tons of plastic and trash in the ocean Pollution hurts marine life and habitats Turtles die from choking on trash and jellyfish get stuck in trash It is our responsibility to stop pollution! English Language Development Class

Ocean Pollution

3 million tons of plastic and trash in the ocean

Pollution hurts marine life and habitats

Turtles die from choking on trash and jellyfish get stuck in trash

It is our responsibility to stop pollution!

Lesson Plan Marine Life and Pollution An oil spill is when liquid petroleum hydrocarbon is released into the environment. Kills birds, sea otters, harbor seals and more. Oil gets in the animals fur and stops them from trapping air for insulation.

Marine Life and Pollution

An oil spill is when liquid petroleum hydrocarbon is released into the environment.

Kills birds, sea otters, harbor seals and more.

Oil gets in the animals fur and stops them from trapping air for insulation.

Lesson Plan *We can reduce pollution -pick up our trash so it doesn’t blow into watersheds and eventually into the ocean. -keep plants in the garden to keep runoff of fertilizers and pesticides to a minimum. -do not pour waste into toilets or down drains. -recycle

*We can reduce pollution

-pick up our trash so it doesn’t blow into watersheds and eventually into the ocean.

-keep plants in the garden to keep runoff of fertilizers and pesticides to a minimum.

-do not pour waste into toilets or down drains.

-recycle

Lesson Plan Student Responses What are three new things that you learned from our lesson? What are three things you can do at school to help reduce ocean pollution? Mild/Moderate Special Education Class

Student Responses

What are three new things that you learned from our lesson?

What are three things you can do at school to help reduce ocean pollution?

Community Service Educating the school population about helping reduce pollution in our oceans. Web page: mvmsscience.edublogs.org Students can link to a fun quiz, ocean pollution photo gallery, lesson plan, powerpoint and ways to stop ocean pollution!

Educating the school population about helping reduce pollution in our oceans.

Web page:

mvmsscience.edublogs.org

Students can link to a fun quiz, ocean pollution photo gallery, lesson plan, powerpoint and ways to stop ocean pollution!