SCIENCE 5A UNIT 5 LESSON 5
ONLINE LESSON
PORTFOLIO ITEM
Today's science lesson is teaching my kid
that DDT is the reason the Bald Eagle population declined.
"Today you will complete an Inquiry Skill activity
about the effects that dangerous chemicals, called insecticides,
had on bald eagles in the United States.
In this lesson, you will be asked to interpret bald eagle data
that was collected from 1966 to 1980.
Interpreting the data will help you understand
how the insecticide, DDT, drastically reduced the population
of bald eagles in the United States.
Be sure that you take your time when creating graphs
with the data you are asked to interpret."
Then she is provided worksheets to interpret the data herself,
all leading to the preconceived notion that DDT
adversely affected the Bald Eagle population before it was banned.
ONLINE LESSON
PORTFOLIO ITEM
Today's science lesson is teaching my kid
that DDT is the reason the Bald Eagle population declined.
"Today you will complete an Inquiry Skill activity
about the effects that dangerous chemicals, called insecticides,
had on bald eagles in the United States.
In this lesson, you will be asked to interpret bald eagle data
that was collected from 1966 to 1980.
Interpreting the data will help you understand
how the insecticide, DDT, drastically reduced the population
of bald eagles in the United States.
Be sure that you take your time when creating graphs
with the data you are asked to interpret."
Then she is provided worksheets to interpret the data herself,
all leading to the preconceived notion that DDT
adversely affected the Bald Eagle population before it was banned.
CONCLUSION:
This assignment just flat out lies to my student. Way back in 2006, an article by junk science debunker Steven Malloy (www.junkscience.com) details the actual reasons behind the fluctuations in Bald Eagle population. And it had nothing to do with DDT. Most telling is the statement, "'The use of DDT under the regulations involved here does not have a deleterious effect on freshwater fish, estuarine organisms, wild birds or other wildlife.' Yet it’s the myths, not the facts that endure. Why? The answer is endless repetition."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,202447,00.html
WATCH YOU KID'S SCHOOLING LIKE A HAWK AND SEEK THE TRUTH FOR YOURSELF. THEY ARE LYING TO YOUR KIDS.
This assignment just flat out lies to my student. Way back in 2006, an article by junk science debunker Steven Malloy (www.junkscience.com) details the actual reasons behind the fluctuations in Bald Eagle population. And it had nothing to do with DDT. Most telling is the statement, "'The use of DDT under the regulations involved here does not have a deleterious effect on freshwater fish, estuarine organisms, wild birds or other wildlife.' Yet it’s the myths, not the facts that endure. Why? The answer is endless repetition."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,202447,00.html
WATCH YOU KID'S SCHOOLING LIKE A HAWK AND SEEK THE TRUTH FOR YOURSELF. THEY ARE LYING TO YOUR KIDS.
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