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:

Padlet

3.3.2 Hazardous Waste

kitchen

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. As a group, try to find the MOST items. In the Padlet, post the item you found and what room you found it in.

hazardous waste in your home

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As a group, look at the 4 hazardous waste categories in the icon to the right. What do you think they mean? Post your group's thoughts to the Padlet. Use the numbers in your post to predict what each one means.

hazardous waste categories

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

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hazardous waste impacts

How do we get rid of it?? What can we do?? Work with your group to post some thoughts in the Padlet about how we can dispose of hazardous waste.

hazardous waste disposal

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

why is this important?

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