Environmental Justice
Mrs. Saleem's Honors Biology (P.5)
  

An Analysis of Michigan Communites in Detroit and Ann Arbor

Understanding Goals:

•    What are some causes, types and impacts of pollution?
•    Define Environmental Racism.
•    Define Environemental Justice.
•    How do I extract demographic and environmental information from charts, graphs and tables?  And, how do I draw conclusions from this information?
•    How do I navigate the web and gather pertinent information?
•    Do you think there is a case of Environmental Racism when looking at the Detroit and Ann Arbor communities?


Major Concepts:  Pollution, Environment, Racism, Justice


Project (5 days):  Click on Project to see Outline and Paper Rubric

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Picture Courtesy of www.epa.gov What are some causes and types of Pollution? Picture Courtesy of Prof. Bryant's Webpage What is Environmental Racism?

Picture Courtesy of Corpwatch.org Cases of Environmental Racism

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