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of 2008, 48 out of 50 U.S. states require six hours of PD every five years before renewing their teaching licenses, and most states require 120 hours of PD over a 5-year period (Yoon et al, 2008; Loeb, Miller, and Strunk, 2009). Reiterated by the National Research Council (NRC), effective instruction is paramount in promoting students’…

There are many ways to include science and math, and a program has been created to help increase math and science integration. This program is called STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. This STEM program encourages the integration of math and science its goal is for students to follow careers that are in the science and math fields. School is the beginning of students’ paths in this world, and engaging…

conditions. The NWPS has designated 106 million acres of public land as wilderness, 44 million which are in national parks. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) - Created in 1970, NEPA promotes the enhancement of the environment and established what is known today as the President’s Council On Environmental Policy (CEQ). It was one of the first laws ever written that creates a national framework for protecting our environment. Marine Mammal Protection Act - (1972) The MMPA protects…

Affects of pollution in children’s lungs “We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to” Terri Swearing. Earth is the only planet where life exists, therefore, we should take care of what we have. We are destroying the earth, the amount of pollution we create daily is enough to damage our health. Pollution has serious effects on our health and even low levels of pollution is affecting our children’s lungs today. Are we going to do something to change the air quality, or will…

for this phenomenon. Depending on where the pollution is generated, it will be regulated differently, with disproportionate adherence to clean air standards motivated by financial gain of industry (Murphy, 2016). In response to this growing problem the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) was established to set and maintain national standards in the U.S. However, as we have discussed, pollution is not constrained by borders, so the larger conversation is required with trans-boundary…

Energy is a necessity for all people living in America. There are many different ways of generating power, but they all have to follow the second law of thermodynamics. In such cases, they would either use the energy that is naturally around us such as air, water, and even nuclear. Some people stick to the more primitive methods such as coal burning. Which can release large amount of particulate matter and toxic gasses that inevitably contaminate the air around us. American Municipal Power Inc.…

Introduction Today smog is a visible type of air pollution that appears in a thick, foggy haze in the air. There are many sources where smog come from for example, industrial fumes, vehicle emissions, and even comes from paints and hairsprays. In many cities smog is the culprit from vehicle emissions. Smog can be composed of many other chemical compounds thus coming from many different sources. In this paper there will be a discussion of the harmful impacts of smog and what the United States…

citizens who have the symptoms of asthma rose again in 2014 to 6.8% after a consecutive decrease to 5.3% in 2013 from 2010 level of 6.9%. (Toronto 's Vital Signs, 2015) Also, ground-level ozone concentration still keeps high exceeding the Canada-wide standard. (Toronto 's Vital Signs, 2015) Therefore, the prospect of Toronto air quality is still not optimistic and it is potential harm on public…

According to the main website of Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection: Urban Air Pollution No Worse in Israel than in Europe, Ministry Says that the high level of air pollution in Israeli cities is caused mainly by motor vehicles. The high level of air pollution in Israeli cities is caused mainly by motor vehicles, but the air quality isn’t any worse than in large cities in Europe and Canada, according to a report by the Environmental Protection Ministry. Air pollution in Israel has…

Intro: Consider a math final in a stressful period in high school students’ careers. Due to some freak coincidence, every student in a class has forgotten their pencil--and, every student knows that the more pencils they have, the more they work they can write down for partial credit. A pile of used mechanical pencils sits unregulated in a corner. One student, Dylan, realizes that he can take one of those pencils and get a better grade than others in the class. In fact, he can take as many as he…