Colorado Mining Pollution

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Colorado Mining Pollution

• Ann Klotz
• Jane McDonald
• Rae Lyn Platt
• Keri Selmarten
• Team 17
• Wheat Ridge High School
• Wheat Ridge, Colorado

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Module Description

• Students will focus on differing aspects of
  watershed health during their studies of biology,
  chemistry and mathematics.

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Purpose

• To explore the local implications of mining
  activities on the Clear Creek Watershed

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The Objectives

• Students will gain a better understanding of
  water systems
• Students will utilize various computational
  models such as Stella and Excel to better
  understand a problem
• Students will learn various methods to display
  and analyze data

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Even More Objectives

• Students will see cross curricular connections
  between mathematics, science, and social studies
• Student analysis of scientific concepts will lead
  to a greater understanding of a societal issue