T- 3.3.2 Hazardous Waste

Continue on to find hazardous items around the house...

Vocabulary & Prerequisite Vocabulary

1. identify examples of hazardous waste
2. describe the dangers of hazardous waste to human health and the environment
3. analyze disposal methods of hazardous waste

Learners Can:

3.3.2 Hazardous Waste

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living room

bathroom

garage

bedroom

I'm in every home, hidden from sight, Some call me dangerous, others not quite. In rooms you'll find me, look around with care, Batteries, bulbs, or old paint beware. Look for hazardous materials around all of the rooms in the Genially. Share what your group found on the Padlet (link in the chat)!

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CHALLENGE! Look around your house to find some hazardous waste items.

hazardous waste in your home

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Look at the 4 hazardous waste categories in the icon to the right. What do you think they mean? Use the numbers in your post to predict what each one means.

hazardous waste categories

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How does hazardous waste impact our world?

Categories:

3.3.2 Hazardous Waste

In the Chat, share some impacts your group thinks hazardous waste has on... -human health -the environment

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hazardous waste impacts

How do we dispose of our hazardous waste?

Volunteers to share?

impacts:

3.3.2 Hazardous Waste

How do we get rid of it?? What can we do??

hazardous waste disposal

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Explore the items to learn more about hazardous waste.

Volunteers?

disposal:

3.3.2 Hazardous Waste

Why is it important for us to dispose of hazardous waste properly? Send your answer to the chat!

why is this important?

Click the book icon to read about the environmental impacts of mining in Johannesburg, South Africa. Use the headphones icon to listen to a recording while you read along.

Click the play button to learn more about the environmental impacts of mining in Johannesburg, South Africa. You can make it full-screen using the box icon in the bottom-right corner of the video.

Categories of Hazardous Waste

Toxic Chemically Active Corrosive Flammable

Click the book icon to read about the environmental impacts of mining in Johannesburg, South Africa. Use the headphones icon to listen to a recording while you read along.

Respiratory Problems

Impair Immune System

Irritation

Neurologic Disorders

Impacts on Human Health

Prerequisite Vocabulary

Pollution - a harmful or poisonous substance in the environment Chemical reaction - process that changes one substance into another substance

Vocabulary

Corrosive - tending to cause a breakdown of materials Hazardous waste - any waste material that is harmful to humans or the environment

• contaminate soil and water
• loss of habitat, food, and water
• air pollution
• depletes natural resources
• harms wildlife, disrupts ecosystems

Environmental Impacts of Hazardous Waste

Respiratory Problems

Impair Immune System

Irritation

Neurologic Disorders

Impacts on Human Health

• products have instructions for proper disposal
• notice warning labels
• disposing of materials properly can help minimize the impacts of hazardous waste

How to Dispose of Hazardous Waste

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Click the play button to learn more about the environmental impacts of mining in Johannesburg, South Africa. You can make it full-screen using the box icon in the bottom-right corner of the video.

• products have instructions for proper disposal
• notice warning labels
• disposing of materials properly can help minimize the impacts of hazardous waste

How to Dispose of Hazardous Waste

For teachers Have your students learn the different parts of the house in a fun and interactive way. Help them practice other languages by translating the names of the different rooms. You can also label each item with its name! For students Drag and drop each item to the correct room where they are to be found. Hint: There are 4 items in each room.

Click the book icon to read about the environmental impacts of mining in Johannesburg, South Africa. Use the headphones icon to listen to a recording while you read along.

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Click the play button to learn more about the environmental impacts of mining in Johannesburg, South Africa. You can make it full-screen using the box icon in the bottom-right corner of the video.

Prerequisite Vocabulary

Pollution - a harmful or poisonous substance in the environment Chemical reaction - process that changes one substance into another substance

Vocabulary

Corrosive - tending to cause a breakdown of materials Hazardous waste - any waste material that is harmful to humans or the environment

Categories of Hazardous Waste

Toxic Chemically Active Corrosive Flammable

Click the play button to learn more about the environmental impacts of mining in Johannesburg, South Africa. You can make it full-screen using the box icon in the bottom-right corner of the video.

Click the book icon to read about the environmental impacts of mining in Johannesburg, South Africa. Use the headphones icon to listen to a recording while you read along.

• contaminate soil and water
• loss of habitat, food, and water
• air pollution
• depletes natural resources
• harms wildlife, disrupts ecosystems

Environmental Impacts of Hazardous Waste