E-Waste Science and Technology

E-Waste is a world-wide problem due to the huge quantities of electronics devices we consume then discard and the hazards of the materials in the devices. The student will comprehend the sources of E-Waste, analyze effects on the environment, evaluate solutions to the problems, and design E-Waste management strategies using the "4-Rs" --- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Remanufacture.

	Week 1 Module overview, E-Waste sources and effects, project assignment (option), class and lab procedures.	Week 2 Materials and elements inside PC, chemical and physical properties (Periodic Chart), materials hazards.	Week 3 E-Waste harms the environment and humans. The water cycle and how it can be contaminated. Potential hazards to humans (science of toxicology).	Week 4 Some solutions to E-Waste, the 4-Rs, public awareness and producer responsibility, EPA, local laws.	Week 5 A closer look at one strategy-recycling, processes, technologies, economics, remanufacturing.	Week 6 Students respond to needs and create a sustainable recycling enterprise.
M	What is E-Waste-Attention Grabber and Motivation Activities-Reading Assignments Module overview. Unit introduction-motivation-attention grabber. Lesson Plan. Reading assignments. Resources. Lesson grabbers and preparations options. Review weekly lesson plan Attention Grabber Present module overview Student reading or homework assignment Permit students a long-term project option versus evaluations and some labs Links for Lesson: E-Waste Lesson Plan Week 1 E-Waste Module Overview ppt Long-term Project Guidelines (option) Article: "Exporting Harm" Drowning in E-newspaper article CBS News-Computer Makers Slammed Attention Grabber-Friend or Foe	E-Waste Chemistry-Attention Grabber and Motivation Activities-Reading Assignments Unit introduction-motivation-attention grabber. Lesson Plan. Reading assignments. Resources. Optional background presentation on the atom. Lesson Grabbers and Preparations options Review weekly lesson plan Download Periodic Charts for display or handouts Download vocabulary sheet for preview or evaluation Handout reading assigmnment (copied or from web site) Administer pre-post test Select some excellent chemistry activiites and games from Jefferson Lab Teacher Resources Present lecture on the atom if needed or have students review as homework Links for Lesson: E-Waste Lesson Plan Week 2 Periodic Chart of the Elements Periodic chart vocabulary list Reading Assigment-Just Say No to E-Waste Sections 1-3 Reading assignment How Atoms Work Periodic Chart pre-post test Lead Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Mercury Jefferson Lab Teacher Resources PowerPoint on the Atom from How Stuff Works	Environmental Effects of E-Waste-Attention Grabber and Motivation Activities-Reading Assignments Unit introduction-motivation-attention grabber. Lesson Plan. Reading assignments. Resources. Lesson Grabbers and Preparations options Review weekly lesson plan Invite guest speaker on water quality from local water district Reading assignment-Love Canal Timeline Reading resource. EPA Toxicology Guide Demonstrate Water Cycle in a Bag or Awesome Aquifiers Grabber-The Plume Effect Experiment Grabber-Soil Absorption Experiment Links for Lesson: E-Waste Lesson Plan Week 3 Guest speaker invitation and guidelines Love Canal Time Line Toxicology Educators Resource Guide-readings and exercises Water Cycle demonstration Awsome Aquifier demonstration Plume Effect Experiment Soil Absorption Experiment	E-Waste Solutions-Attention Grabber and Motivation Activities-Reading Assignments Unit introduction-motivation-attention grabber. Lesson Plan. Reading assignments. Resources. Lesson Grabbers and Preparations options Review weekly lesson plan Student reading assignment Guest speaker from local recycler or landfill operation (option fieldtrip) Grabber-Newspaper Scavenger Hunt Links for Lesson: E-Waste Lesson Plan Week 1 Reading Assigment-Just Say No to E-Waste Sections 4-6 Reading Assignment-Strategies to Promote Clean Production SVTC Guest speaker guidelines California Senate Bill 20 on E-Waste Newspaper Scavenger Hunt	Recycling Processes and Technology-Attention Grabber and Motivation Activities-Reading Assignments Unit introduction-motivation-attention grabber. Lesson Plan. Reading assignments. Resources. Lesson Grabbers and Preparations options Review weekly lesson plan Guest speaker from electronics recycler, producer, or local government Reading Assignments-UMass Recycling Tech Reports Links for Lesson: E-Waste Lesson Plan Week 5 Guest speaker guidelines UMass Tech Report-Recycling Vendor Survey UMass Tech Report-Recycling Processes (Use Alt Lab 1) UMass Tech Report-Materials Market Potential (Also see Week 6)	Recycling Business Planning-Attention Grabber and Motivation Activities-Reading Assignments Unit introduction-motivation-attention grabber. Lesson Plan. Reading assignments. Resources. Lesson Grabbers and Preparations options Review weekly lesson plan Lead Class in Waste Disposal Costs Exercise Guest speaker (business owner-entrepreneur-financer) on business planning Examine sample business plan (grant proposal) Intro-Discussion-Lifecycle of a cell phone Links for Lesson: E-Waste Lesson Plan Week 6 Waste Cost Exercise Guest speaker guidelines Sample business plan model (grant proposal) Lifecyle of a Cell Phone Chart
Tu	What is E-Waste?-Lecture-Guided Discussion-Theory Present PowerPoint lecture or conduct guided discussion. Link for Lesson: PowerPoint-What is E-Waste	E-Waste Chemistry-Lecture-Guided Discussion-Theory Present PowerPoint lecture or guided discussion. Some teachers may want to augment presentations with more background on modern atomic theory. If you use the periodic table pre-post test at the beginning of this week, you may want to go over it now or include some of the test questions to explain more basic theory to students. Presentation Menu Principal PowerPoint Presentation Optional Additional Presentation on the Atom Links for Lesson: PowerPoint-E-Waste Components Presentation on the Atom Pre-post test on the Atom and Periodic table	Environmental Effects of E-Waste-Lecture-Guided Discussion-Theory Present PowerPoint lecture or guided discussion Link for Lesson: PowerPoint-E-Waste Effects	E-Waste Solutions-Lecture-Guided Discussion-Theory Present PowerPoint lecture or guided discussion Link for Lesson: PowerPoint-E-Waste Solutions	Recycling Processes and Technology-Lecture-Guided Discussion-Theory Present PowerPoint lecture or guided discussion Link for Lesson: PowerPoint-E-Waste Recycling	Recycling Business Planning-Lecture-Guided Discussion-Theory Present PowerPoint lecture or guided discussion Link for Lesson: PowerPoint-Recycling Business Plan
W	What is E-Waste-Laboratory Activity Options-Guided Practice Laboratory-guided practice. Choose primary lab activity or an alternative. Present Lab safety procedures. Laboratory Menu Dissasemble Recyclable Items Identify Recycleable PC components (StRUT Classes) Categorize recyclable components Present lab safety procedures Links for Lesson: Week 1 Lab Guide Alternative Lab 1- Clean Up Hazardous Waste Data sheet-composition of a desktop computer Lab safety procedures	E-Waste Chemistry-Laboratory Activity Options-Guided Practice Laboratory-guided practice. Choose primary lab activity or an alternative. Laboratory Menu Element Analysis (Physical properties) Periodic Chart Applications (choose from 3+) Atom Model Building from Jefferson Labs Links for Lesson: Week 1 Lab Guide Alternative Lab 1-Arranging the Elements Alternative Lab 2-Periodic Table Alternative Lab 3-Teaching Periodic Chart Alternative Lab 4-Atom model building and reading the periodic chart Alternative Lab 4-Atom Modeling Procedures	Environmental Effects of E-Waste-Laboratory Activity Options-Guided Practice Laboratory-guided practice. Choose primary lab activity or an alternative. Laboratory Menu Site a landfill using satellite images and topographic maps Model and analyze water source contamination (mathematical modeling) Links for Lesson: Week 1 Lab Guide Alternative Lab 1-Grave Mistake (Groundwater simulation using MS Excel) MS Excel Table for Grave Mistake Alternative Lab 2-Siting a community landfill using satellite maps Alternative Lab 3-Incredible Journey Alt Lab 3 Data Sheet-Incredible Journey Water Cycle Alternative Lab 4-Water Cycle Lesson Plan Alternative Lab 5-Groundwater Google Satellite Maps (for landfill siting)	E-Waste Solutions-Laboratory Activity Options-Guided Practice Laboratory-guided practice. Choose primary lab activity or an alternative. Laboratory Menu Evaluate cost-benefits of e-waste soultions Design, construct a recycling device using engineering design process Evaluate local/state waste management policies Links for Lesson: Week 4 Lab Guide Week 4 Lab Design Project Engineering Design Process Summary	Recycling Processes and Technology-Laboratory Activity Options-Guided Practice Laboratory-guided practice. Choose primary lab activity or an alternative. Laboratory Menu Create and quantify recycle processes Remanufacture PC to customer requirements (StRUT Classes) Links for Lesson: Week 1 Lab Guide Alternative Lab 1	Recycling Business Planning-Laboratory Activity Options-Guided Practice Laboratory-guided practice. Develop a simple business plan to recycle electronic products. Choose primary lab activity or an alternative. A PC recycling business plan case is under development Laboratory Menu Create business plan for recycling enterprise Use specific format and content for the plan Links for Lesson: Week 1 Lab Guide Business plan format and guide Alternative Lab 1
Th	What is E-Waste-Laboratory Activity Options-Guided Practice Laboratory-guided practice. Choose primary lab activity or an alternative. Laboratory Menu Dissasemble Recyclable Items Identify Recycleable PC components (StRUT Classes) Categorize recyclable components Links for Lesson: Week 1 Lab Guide Alternative Lab 1 Data sheet-composition of a desktop computer	E-Waste Chemistry-Laboratory Activity Options-Guided Practice Laboratory-guided practice. Choose primary lab activity or an alternative. Laboratory Menu Links for Lesson: Week 1 Lab Guide Alternative Lab 1	Environmental Effects of E-Waste-Laboratory Activity Options-Guided Practice Laboratory-guided practice. Choose primary lab activity or an alternative. Laboratory Menu Site a landfill using satellite images and topographic maps Model and analyze water source contamination (mathematical modeling) Links for Lesson: Week 1 Lab Guide Alternative Lab 1-Grave Mistake (Groundwater simulation using MS Excel) MS Excel Table for Grave Mistake Alternative Lab 2-Siting a community landfill using satellite maps Alternative Lab 3-Incredible Journey Alternative Lab 4-Water Cycle Lesson Plan Alternative Lab 5-Groundwater Google Satellite Maps (for landfill siting)	E-Waste Solutions-Laboratory Activity Options-Guided Practice Laboratory-guided practice. Choose primary lab activity or an alternative. Laboratory Menu Evaluate cost-benefits of e-waste soultions Construct a recycling apparatus Evaluate local/state waste management policies Links for Lesson: Week 1 Lab Guide Alternative Lab 1	Recycling Processes and Technology-Laboratory Activity Options-Guided Practice Laboratory-guided practice. Choose primary lab activity or an alternative. Laboratory Menu Create and quantify recycle processes Remanufacture PC to customer requirements (StRUT Classes) Links for Lesson: Week 1 Lab Guide Alternative Lab 1	Recycling Business Planning-Laboratory Activity Options-Guided Practice Laboratory-guided practice. Choose primary lab activity or an alternative. Laboratory Menu Create business plan for recycling enterprise Links for Lesson: Week 1 Lab Guide Alternative Lab 1
F	What is E-Waste-Evaluation Options-Student Presentations Assessment-evaluation-student presentations Link for Lesson: Evaluation Options	E-Waste Chemistry-Evaluation Options-Student Presentations Assessment-evaluation-student presentations Evaluation Options Review vocabulary list Choose from evaluation and discussion alternatives Administer pre-post test Links for Lesson: Evaluation Options Periodic Chart pre-post test	Environmental Effects of E-Waste-Evaluation Options-Student Presentations Assessment-evaluation-student presentations Links for Lesson: Evaluation Options Grave Mistake Simulation Evaluation and Discussion	E-Waste Solutions-Evaluation Options-Student Presentations Assessment-evaluation-student presentations Link for Lesson: Evaluation Options	Recycling Processes and Technology-Evaluation Options-Student Presentations Assessment-evaluation-student presentations Link for Lesson: Evaluation Options	Recycling Business Planning-Evaluation Options-Student Presentations Assessment-evaluation-student presentations Links for Lesson: Business Plan Presentation Guidelines Evaluation Options