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| I. Presentation 5: The Story of Santa Catalina Island | View description | Download files |
| II. Activity 5: Santa Catalina Island Restoration Project | View description | Download files |
| I. Presentation 5: The Story of Santa Catalina Island |  |
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Explains how Montrose Chemical Corporation disposed of hundreds of tons of DDT in Los Angeles that eventually led into the Pacific Ocean. | |
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Describes how scientific data was used to discover the DDT and used by the federal government and the State of California to bring a lawsuit against Montrose Chemical Corporation and others. | |
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Prepares students to graph the osprey and bald eagle data. | |
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Students apply information from lessons 1 through 4 to understand how researchers followed clues to bring about a lawsuit. | |
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Using Santa Catalina Island as a case study, students learn about why using unbiased data is absolutely essential. | |
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| Download Files for Presentation 5 | ||
| • | “TeacherManual5” ( if not downloaded previously) | |
| • | “Presentation5” | |
| • | “Lesson5_WB” | |
| • | “Lesson5_WB_KEY” | |
| II. Activity 5: Santa Catalina Island | |
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| • | Students read about actual restoration projects that have been proposed for Santa Catalina Island area. | |
| • | Students evaluate Santa Catalina Island restoration projects using information given in the restoration background information sheets and lesson notes. | |
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| • | Students gain knowledge about the restoration work scientist are doing to restore the natural resources that were harmed by the DDT discharges. | |
| • | Students lean about the difficulty in restoring animal habitat after it has been damaged. | |
| Download Files for Activity 5 | ||
| • | “TeacherManual5” (if not downloaded previously) | |
| • | “Activity5_Restoration” | |
| • | “Activity5_Restoration_KEY” | |