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Paying With Their Health. Objectives: Students will be able to: Discern similarities and differences using multiple texts, including Upton Sinclair’s The JungleCompare the conditions of immigrant laborers in the food production industry during two points in time Draft an outline for a novel based on current workplace environments described in the reportDramatize first-hand accounts of the work lives of undocumented immigrantsEvaluate web information on the issue Essential Questions: What are the circumstances under which immigrant laborers work?

Paying With Their Health

What are the health effects on immigrant farmworkers in those circumstances? IntroductionEarly this year, the Southern Poverty Law Center interviewed 150 immigrant women from Mexico, Guatemala and other Latin American nations. Undocumented immigrant workers are a huge part of the American food production industry. This is the fifth of seven lessons from the teacher's guide by Teaching Tolerance, also available as a PDF. Glossary A Modern ‘Jungle’1. 2. 3. 4. 2. 3. Download Free Science Activities, Access Chemistry Multimedia, Find Information on Workshops.

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Volcano. How to make a Naked Egg : Imagination Station. How to make a Naked Egg A “naked egg” is an egg that has no shell.

How to make a Naked Egg : Imagination Station

Let me say that again, an egg with no shell. This is not something you normally run across and even when I show a naked egg to someone they often just don’t get the idea that the shell is gone – yet the egg stays intact. You might want to check out the anatomy of an egg to get an idea what we are dealing with. The shell of an egg (typically a chicken egg) is made up of primarily calcium carbonate. CaCO3 (s) + 2 HC2H3O2 (aq) → Ca(C2H3O2)2 (aq) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g) Lab Determining the Density of Unknown Metals - Science Stuff. Environment. Gooru. Science Is Fun Home Experiments. Fun Science Experiments for Kids - Cool Projects & Easy Ideas for Children.

Science. Summer Fun #43: Fizzy Explosion Bags. Over the years we have had much fun with the chemical reaction that occurs between baking soda and vinegar.

Summer Fun #43: Fizzy Explosion Bags

When they were young, they just played/experiment with the two, often with a package of liquid food coloring, pretending to be a scientist or a magician. As they each got a little older, they learned why this reaction occurs. Playing with this reaction never ceases to be fun, though, even if you know why. When I saw this variation of this theme on Superheroes and Princesses, in which the goal is to make a sandwich bag pop with the power of baking soda and vinegar, I knew my boys would enjoy this as a summer activity.

Tear a paper towel into a square that measures about 5 inches by 5 inches. Pour into your plastic bag, 1/2 cup of vinegar and 1/4 cup of warm water. Now here's the tricky part. Science Thursday: Crayon Rocks. We've had a very, very warm winter here in Michigan.

Science Thursday: Crayon Rocks

With such little snow, the ground has been exposed and my little rock hounds have been collecting rocks again. I thought we'd revisit the types of rocks again (sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous) - but this time give them a more active and visual way to think about how each are formed. There are many examples of creating rocks from crayons, but this pdf from the the Exploratorium is very helpful. Materials Needed: crayons, several of each in four different colorscrayon or pencil sharpener4 containers for holding the crayon shavings3-6"x6" pieces of aluminum foilpopsicle stick or other disposable stirrer mugboiling waterProcess: Unwrap the crayons and use the sharpener to create shavings.

Sedimentary rocks Sedimentary rocks are formed from sediments (tiny rock particles that were created by weathering or erosion) that were layered and then compressed. Glow In The Dark Mountain Dew. Seven Layer Density Column at Steve Spangler Science. Measure 8 ounces of each type of liquid into the 9 ounce portion cups.

Seven Layer Density Column at Steve Spangler Science

You may want to color each of the liquids to make a more dramatic effect in your column. Light Karo syrup is easier to color than dark syrup. The only liquids that you may not be able to color are the vegetable oil and the honey. Start your column by pouring the honey into the cylinder. Now, you will pour each liquid SLOWLY into the container, one at a time. The same amount of two different liquids will have different weights because they have different masses. To test this, you might want to set up a scale and measure each of the liquids that you poured into your column.