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CW6: Investigate properties of different materials
CW8: Investigate reactions between acids & bases, use indicators & the pH scale

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Investigate the process of acid rain.

Identify the effects of acid rain.

Evaluate solutions to acid rain.

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NOS1: Students should be able to appreciate how scientists work and how scientific ideas are modified over time.
NOS10: Students should be able to appreciate the role of science in society; and its personal, social and global importance; and how society influences scientific research.

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How the previous lesson impacted today's

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How the previous lesson impacted today's

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What is ACID RAIN? | Acid Rain | Dr Binocs Show | Kids Learning Video | Peekaboo Kidz

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There are many environmental issues in Western Europe, one of them is air pollution. Europe has predicted that hundreds of people would suffer death in two decades because of the government's lack of fixing the problem. The major cause of air pollution is the industrialized factories and fumes from the cars. The effects of air pollution can cause a thick mist or smog in the air by water in the air and smoke mixing together.
The second environmental issue in Western Europe is water pollution. Causes of water pollution in Western Europe are waste from industrial factories and sewage and waste water. The effects of water pollution are lack of fresh water, agricultural jobs decreasing, and less crops grown.
The third environmental issue in Western Europe is acid rain. Acid rain is caused by industrial processes, pollution in the air, and fumes from the car. The effects from acidic rain is destroying soil, crops, architecture, and the environment.
The fourth environmental issue in Western Europe is climate change. Climate change is caused by greenhouse gas. The effects of climate change are changes in average temperature, warmer oceans, extreme weather, and it even effects the people.
The fifth environmental issues in Western Europe is pesticides. Pesticides are caused by insect infestation. The effects are decline in insects and can ruin crops.

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There are many environmental issues in Western Europe, one of them is air pollution. Europe has predicted that hundreds of people would suffer death in two decades because of the government's lack of fixing the problem. The major cause of air pollution is the industrialized factories and fumes from the cars.

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This short video and research excerpt shows that students engage well with active learning and it increases their knowledge retention. This technique is effective across the board and is proven to work well with mixed ability classes, similar to my students.
In this class, active learning with acid rain was limited as it is not feasible to preform many practical activities and we had already tested acidity of rain. So instead, I chose to promote active learning through worksheets to keep students engaged and thinking critically, along with motivating them.

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Active learning improves student outcomes

There is a well-established evidence base supporting the use of active learning. The benefits to using such activities are many, including improved critical thinking skills, increased retention and transfer of new information, increased motivation, improved interpersonal skills, and decreased course failure (Prince, 2004).

As one example, the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) has examined the engagement experiences of hundreds of thousands of students from over 1600 colleges and universities since 2000. The consistent results of these data show that hands-on, integrative, and collaborative active learning experiences lead to high levels of student achievement and personal development (Kuh, O'Donnell, and Schneider, 2017).

My teaching evaluations have gone way up.
-David Saftner, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering (UMTC)
As another example, a comprehensive meta-analysis of 225 science, engineering and mathematics education studies by Freeman et al. (2014) demonstrated that active learning can significantly increase course grades over didactic methods and is particularly effective in small classes of 50 students or fewer. In their analysis, students in courses without active learning were 1.5 times more likely to fail the course than students in courses with active learning.

Students in courses without active learning were 1.5 times more likely to fail than students with active learning. - Active Learning Study by Freeman et al. (2014)

Finally, research reveals a mutual influence between active learning and emotional states. Active learning can positively affect student motivation (Owens, Sadler, Barlow, & Smith-Walters, 2017); in turn, the overall impact of motivation moderates key learning characteristics such as attention and memory consolidation (Cavenagh, 2016).

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Active learning improves student outcomes There is a well-established evidence base supporting the use of active learning. The benefits to using such activities are many, including improved critical thinking skills, increased retention and transfer of new information, increased motivation, improved interpersonal skills, and decreased course failure (Prince, 2004).