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Warm Up
K-W-L Chart: Air pollution, acid
rain, and nuclear disaster
Create a K-W-L chart, and under your kcolumn, write down anything you already
know about air pollution, acid rain, and/or
nuclear disaster. Next, write down
anything you would like to know about the
topics.
K- Already
Know
W-Would Like
to Know
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What New Things Are We About
to LEARN???????
Standard: SS6G9: The student will discuss
the environmental issues in Europe.
What Should You Be Able to do
with this Standard??????
-EXPLAIN how acid rain (Germany), air pollution
(UK), and nuclear disaster (Ukraine) have
impacted European countries.
Note-taking: Create a Flip
Booklet
Please listen carefully to my instructions!!!
Front Cover
• Problem?
• Causes?
• Effects?
• Solutions?
Environmental Issues In Europe
• Acid Rain in Germany
• Air Pollution in the United Kingdom
• Nuclear Disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine
Problem - Acid Rain In Germany
• is rain, snow, sleet, or other wet precipitation
that is polluted by acids such as sulfuric and
nitric acids.
• Causes caused chiefly from the burning of coal, gas, and
oil by cars, factories, and power plants
Effects of Acid Rain In Germany
• harms the environment over large areas:
a) can damage statues, buildings, and
bridges,
b) has killed entire fish populations in
lakes,
c) can harm forests and soil
Areas Where Acid Rain Is A
Major Problem
• Central Europe- Germany is hit particularly
hard by this problem because of their
large industrial based of their economy.
• Scandinavia
• Eastern North America
Solutions -Pollution
Management
German government passed laws to reduce
emissions from automobiles and factories.
• Some factories developed devices that
remove harmful particles from smokestack
emissions, such as filters, by traps that
use static electricity, or by devices called
scrubbers that wash out particles with
chemical sprays.
Checking For Understanding (CFU)
Q/A
How has acid rain harmed Germany’s
environment??? Explain.
Video Clip: Acid Rain
• Please listen attentively to the video. Also,
any additional facts you obtain from the
video, write them down in your flipbook
on the back cover (additional notes).
Problem - Air Pollution in the
United Kingdom
• Smog is a form of air pollution
• first used in 1905 to describe the
combination of smoke and thick fog that
at times hung over London and other
cities in the United Kingdom
• Causes • caused by the action of sunlight on the
exhaust gases from automobiles and
factories
Effects of Smog
• Can kill (About 4,000
Londoners died within five
days as a result of a thick
smog in 1952)
• destroys plant life
• causes building materials to
deteriorate faster than usual
London-Type Smog
• occurs when moisture condenses with
smoke produced by the burning of coal
• forms smog droplets
• sulfur dioxide is in air in London--attacks
the lungs and makes breathing difficult
(called sulfur smog)
Solution - What is Being Done
to Reduce Air Pollution in the
UK????
The UK has been working hard to reduce air
pollution since the Great London Smog
occurred.
The government has:
– tightened emissions standards for vehicles,
– endorsed the use of cleaner fuels, and
– urged citizens to use public transportation like
buses and subway systems.
CFU
Stand-Up/Sit Down
• If you think the statement below is true,
stand up. If you think the statement is
false, stay seated.
The term smog is a derived from
the words smoke and fog.
Video Clip: London Smog - 1952
• Please listen attentively to the video. Also,
any additional facts you obtain from the
video, write them down in your flipbook
on the back cover (additional notes).
Write all the statements/problems that are
below. Then, put a check mark next to
each problem caused by acid rain in
Germany.
1.)
2.)
3.)
4.)
5.)
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Trees damaged or killed
Fish die
Brick and stonework buildings damaged
Average temperature getting colder
Fewer schools built
Chernobyl Disaster in the
Ukraine
• the worst nuclear accident in history
• April 26, 1986
• Chernobyl nuclear power station in
Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union)
• caused numerous deaths and injuries
• widespread environmental contamination
Note: In the 1980’s many countries were using nuclear power. Nuclear
power plants were producing cheaper energy without filling the air
with pollution and without using up Earth’s supply of fossil fuels.
How Did The Disaster Happen?
• had four nuclear reactors (devices that produce and control nuclear
energy) in service
• operators shut off several safety systems and began to power down
the fourth reactor for a test of the plant’s emergency electrical
power supply
• power surge caused fuel in the reactor to overheat, resulting in a
steam explosion and fire
• produced a radioactive cloud more than 3,280 feet in height
• radioactive substances spread over parts of what are now Ukraine,
Russia, and Belarus
• Air Currents/Winds carried the radioactive material into northern
and central Europe.
Radiation Found In the Ground
After Chernobyl Disaster
The Cover-Up
• Soviet leaders concealed the accident from
the public for nearly two days and refused
outside help
• Eventually, nearby towns were evacuated
• Cleanup workers covered the reactor with
a concrete shell
Effects of Chernobyl Disaster
• 31 people reportedly died from radiation sickness or
burns
• more than 200 others were seriously injured
• Fallout (radioactive material) from the accident caused a
number of health and environmental problems
• increased rate of cancer, skin diseases, respiratory
ailments, and heart problems
CFU: Q/A
In your own words, explain how the nuclear
disaster happened in Chernobyl, Ukraine.
Video Clip: Nuclear Disaster
• Please listen attentively to the video. Also,
any additional facts you obtain from the
video, write them down in your flipbook
on the back cover (additional notes).
Homework Check
Take your flipbook out. Sit quietly and wait
until I come around to check your
COMPLETED flipbook!!!!!
Questions
What is the
problem?
Acid Rain
(Germany)
Air Pollution (UK)
Nuclear Disaster
(Chernobyl, Ukraine)
Check Your Answers
Acid Rain
Air Pollution (Smog)
combination of smoke and
thick fog.
Nuclear Disaster
What are the
causes of the
problem?
Sulfuric and Nitric Acids
=
caused from the
burning of coal, gas,
and oil by cars,
factories, and power
plants
caused by sunlight on the
exhaust gases from
automobiles and factories
•four nuclear reactors were
in service at Chernobyl
nuclear power plant.
•power surge caused fuel in
the reactor to overheat,
resulting in a steam explosion
and fire
•produced a radioactive cloud
more than 3,280 feet in
height
•Air Currents/Winds carried
the radioactive material into
northern and central Europe
How has the
problem affected
the country?
•Damage statues,
buildings, and bridges,
•Killed entire fish
populations in lake, &
•Harm forests and soil
•Can kill
•Destroys plant life
•Causes building materials
to deteriorate faster than
usual
•31 people reportedly died
from radiation sickness or
burns
•laws to reduce
emissions
•factories developed
devices: filters and
•tightened emissions
standards for vehicles
•use of cleaner fuels
•nearby towns were
evacuated
What are
solutions to the
problem?
•increased rate of cancer, skin
diseases, respiratory
ailments, and heart problems
•Cleanup workers covered the
Video Clip
• Please listen attentively to the video. Also,
any additional facts you obtain from the
video, write them down in your flipbook
on the back cover (additional notes).
Whole-Class CRCT Reading
As a class, we will read pgs. 114-117 in
CRCT workbook. Any information you find
interesting or important, write it down on
the last page in your flipbook!!!!
-Answer questions: Write all questions, write
your answers out, and write the paragraph
number that you found your answer!!!!
Computer Lab
Sit quietly and wait for
my instructions!!!