QuikSCience QuikSCience ChallengeChallenge

Sierra Burgos, Hayley Sierra Burgos, Hayley Castaing, Megan Fokken, Castaing, Megan Fokken,

Holly Oyenhart, Molly Holly Oyenhart, Molly Paschall and Max SiasPaschall and Max Sias

Questions:Questions:

How do we harm the ocean environment?How do we harm the ocean environment?

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

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

ProblemProblem

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

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

Lab Tests PerformedLab Tests Performed

Bacteria - E.coliBacteria - E.coli Can cause serious illness or deathCan cause serious illness or death

Lead Lead Causes development harm, neurological Causes development harm, neurological

and kidney damageand kidney damage PesticidesPesticides

Agricultural uses; linked to increased Agricultural uses; linked to increased cancer riskscancer risks

Lab Tests Performed Lab Tests Performed (continued)(continued)

Nitrates/NitritesNitrates/Nitrites From fertilizers and animal waste; causes From fertilizers and animal waste; causes

development problemsdevelopment problems ChlorineChlorine

By-products can increase cancer riskBy-products can increase cancer risk HardnessHardness

Causes lime scale and higher detergent useCauses lime scale and higher detergent use pHpH

Can cause heavy metal (lead) leaching, Can cause heavy metal (lead) leaching, plumbing damageplumbing damage

Lab ResultsLab Results Location - South Location - South

Carlsbad BeachCarlsbad Beach(W1A)(W1A) 12/14/08 3:40-3:50 pm12/14/08 3:40-3:50 pm Bacteria Test - negativeBacteria Test - negative Lead - positiveLead - positive Pesticide - positivePesticide - positive Nitrate - negativeNitrate - negative Nitrite - negativeNitrite - negative Chlorine - 1 ppmChlorine - 1 ppm Hardness - 425 ppmHardness - 425 ppm pH - 7pH - 7

Lab ResultsLab Results Location - Leucadia Location - Leucadia

State BeachState Beach (W2A)(W2A) 12/4/08 4:26 - 4:28 pm12/4/08 4:26 - 4:28 pm Bacteria - negativeBacteria - negative Lead - positiveLead - positive Pesticide - positivePesticide - positive Nitrate - negativeNitrate - negative Nitrite - negativeNitrite - negative Chlorine - 0.5 ppmChlorine - 0.5 ppm Hardness - 425 ppmHardness - 425 ppm pH - 6pH - 6

Lab ResultsLab Results

Location - Oceanside Location - Oceanside BeachBeach (W3A)(W3A) 12/14/08 5:06-5:0812/14/08 5:06-5:08 Bacteria - negativeBacteria - negative Lead - positiveLead - positive Pesticide - positivePesticide - positive Nitrate - negativeNitrate - negative Nitrite - negativeNitrite - negative Chlorine - 1 ppmChlorine - 1 ppm Hardness - 425 ppmHardness - 425 ppm pH - 6pH - 6

Lesson Plan - Lesson Plan - demographicsdemographics

Sixth grade classroomsSixth grade classrooms Two English Learner Development Two English Learner Development

ClassesClasses Two Mild/Moderate Special Two Mild/Moderate Special

Education ClassesEducation Classes Six Regular ClassesSix Regular Classes Total number of students reached Total number of students reached

through lesson: 245 studentsthrough lesson: 245 students

Lesson PlanLesson Plan

Ocean PollutionOcean Pollution 3 million tons of 3 million tons of

plastic and trash in plastic and trash in the oceanthe ocean

Pollution hurts Pollution hurts marine life and marine life and habitatshabitats

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

It is our responsibility It is our responsibility to stop pollution!to stop pollution!

English Language Development Class

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Lesson PlanLesson Plan Marine Life and Marine Life and

PollutionPollution An oil spill is when An oil spill is when

liquid petroleum liquid petroleum hydrocarbon is released hydrocarbon is released into the environment.into the environment.

Kills birds, sea otters, Kills birds, sea otters, harbor seals and more.harbor seals and more.

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

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Lesson PlanLesson Plan

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

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Lesson PlanLesson Plan Student ResponsesStudent Responses

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

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

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Mild/Moderate Special Education Class

Community ServiceCommunity Service

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

Web page:Web page:

mvmsscience.edublogs.orgmvmsscience.edublogs.org

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