E-waste: Issues and Effects Assignment
This assignment will be marked and count towards your final course grade.
PART 1:
1. Watch the e-waste video below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHL9ZeT0VJA
2. Using Google docs, Word, Pages (or hand written on paper) answer the following questions:
- Where is Ghana?
- In your own words, briefly explain what e-waste is?
3. Where does most of the e-Waste in Ghana come from?
4. Explain the Health and Social hazards as a result of dumping e-waste in Ghana.
(Be specific and detailed)
Think in terms of the opening of the video - First it feeds them and then it kills them.
Describe the hazards that pose a threat to human health and life
Describe social impacts that effect how people live their everyday life
5. Short Answer -
Why do the children light fires?
What are they looking for?
Why are they looking for these materials?
Why are the fires unsafe?
6. What steps or actions can you can do to help eliminate your e-waste.
Part 2 Short Answer
Watch the CityNews story below that features a local Toronto company making a difference to battle
e-waste. It may help to google the company as research to help you answer the question.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ7uhMpuGS4
Explain what the company (www.spartagroup.ca/) is specifically doing to reduce/eliminate and process e-waste in the Toronto area. Be specific by describing in your own words and understanding what their process for recycling is.
Assignment co-created by Mr. Elsie and Mr. Snyder
PART 1:
1. Watch the e-waste video below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHL9ZeT0VJA
2. Using Google docs, Word, Pages (or hand written on paper) answer the following questions:
- Where is Ghana?
- In your own words, briefly explain what e-waste is?
3. Where does most of the e-Waste in Ghana come from?
4. Explain the Health and Social hazards as a result of dumping e-waste in Ghana.
(Be specific and detailed)
Think in terms of the opening of the video - First it feeds them and then it kills them.
Describe the hazards that pose a threat to human health and life
Describe social impacts that effect how people live their everyday life
5. Short Answer -
Why do the children light fires?
What are they looking for?
Why are they looking for these materials?
Why are the fires unsafe?
6. What steps or actions can you can do to help eliminate your e-waste.
Part 2 Short Answer
Watch the CityNews story below that features a local Toronto company making a difference to battle
e-waste. It may help to google the company as research to help you answer the question.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ7uhMpuGS4
Explain what the company (www.spartagroup.ca/) is specifically doing to reduce/eliminate and process e-waste in the Toronto area. Be specific by describing in your own words and understanding what their process for recycling is.
Assignment co-created by Mr. Elsie and Mr. Snyder
Video for part 1
A documentary produced about toxic e-waste wasteland in Ghana
A documentary produced about toxic e-waste wasteland in Ghana
Video for Part 2
Source: CITY TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ7uhMpuGS4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ7uhMpuGS4
Visit this site for more information of the realities of e-Waste in Ghana
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2014/01/pictures-ghana-e-waste-mecca-2014130104740975223.html
Additional e-Waste Video
University of British Columbia documentary
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/ghana804/video/video_index.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2014/01/pictures-ghana-e-waste-mecca-2014130104740975223.html
Additional e-Waste Video
University of British Columbia documentary
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/ghana804/video/video_index.html
e-Waste Rubric
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