Man Made Environmental Disasters Project


1- Project will be done in groups of two. Groups will meet and divide work.
A limited time will be given for this work. If you don't work efficiently as a group, you will not have time to finish.

2- Choose a topic from the list below for your project.

3- The focus of your project is to:
Create a news report about your topic and Present it to the class.

4- Use a Powerpoint or Prezi Type Presentation for your project. Other presentation media will be considered (eg. Open Office),
but it must be approved by your instructor and it must be compatible with school software. It is your responsibility to prove it before approval.

5- Have a bibliography of at least 3 sources

6- Present the project. The presentation should be a minimum or 1o minutes. All team members must participate in the presentation.

7- Your Goal - To inform the class about your topic.

GRADE
Presentation 30%
Content 50%
Bibliography 10%
All group members contribute to the presentation 10%




Topics

Bhopal, India-Union Carbide gas leak

Gulf Oil Spill-BP

Erin Brockovich-P,G,& E

Chernobyl, Russia-Nuclear

Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone-fertilizer runoff

Great Pacific Garbage Patch-trash disposal

West Virginia/Kentucky Coal Sludge Spill- Massey Energy

Anniston, Alabama PCB Poisoning-Monsanto

Picher, Oklahoma Lead Contamination-Mining

Love Canal-Hooker Chemical

Libby, Montana Asbestos Contamination- W.R. Grace

Exxon Valdez oil spill-Exxon

Tennessee Coal Ash Spill-TVA