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6/29/2018

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The book Chemistry on a Budget contains chemistry labs that are useful with inexpensive, easy to obtain materials.
 
During the summer vacation, buying a copy of the lab book Chemistry on a Budget can be very useful.  You can examine the labs and decide what you want to use next year.

There are two versions of each lab, one with a ten-question conclusion and one with directions for a full lab report.  This way the teacher has the option!  Each lab is two pages to allow for one two-sided handout. 
 
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I teach high school chemistry and this is exactly what [I] was looking for. Labs included simple household chemicals that could be easily found. Nice format, easy to follow along procedures, and touches on every topic of our chemistry curriculum.”
 
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*Some of you have already purchased my lab book – be sure to check out Page 141 !
 
“About 22,730 housing units in Ventura County where lead-based paint was used could have the toxic substance mitigated, thanks to a proposed $60 million settlement in an 18-year-old lawsuit. 
The prospective remediation costs arise from a public nuisance lawsuit filed by Santa Clara County in 2000 against three lead paint manufacturers: NL Industries Inc., ConAgra Grocery Products Co. and Sherwin-Williams Co.”
https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2018/05/22/lead-paint-lawsuit-settlement-houses/631131002/
“According to the World Health Organization, childhood lead poisoning can lead to severe and permanent developmental effects on the brain and nervous system and, in high-exposure cases, even death. With lower exposure, it can cause a reduced IQ, reduced attention span, learning difficulties and increased antisocial behavior. Those effects are irreversible.”
 
“Two [of the three] paint manufacturers, Sherwin Williams and Conagra, that want to wipe out potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in legal obligations could send the issue to voters. They could have enough signatures today to put their initiative on California's November ballot. The manufacturers want to dedicate taxpayer money to remove lead paint from homes and schools. The measure would undo a pricey court ruling that holds them accountable for selling toxic paint. John Blackstone reports.“
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/will-california-taxpayers-have-to-take-on-lead-paint-fixes/vp-AAzbjfj
 
I will watch this situation as it develops and post about the results of the ballot application. 
 
For your reference, past Lead Poisoning blog posts include:
12/17/2015     Current Event -- Lead Poisoning
12/23/2016​     Criminal Charges in Flint, Michigan
09/22/2017      Los Angeles Lead Clean-Up
11/03/2017      Lead Levels in Philadephia, PA Soil
11/10/2017      Video -- From Flint: Voices of a
                                        Poisoned City
03/09/2018      12-Year Old Invents Lead Detector
 
Also, past End of School Year blog posts include:
06/15/2014      End of Year Activity – Lab Clean-Up
06/11/2015      End of Year Reflection
06/19/2016      End of Year Reflection II
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During the summer vacation, buying a copy of the lab book Chemistry on a Budget can be very useful.  You can examine the labs and decide what you want to use next year.

*This Blog contains several entries that would be helpful to your chemistry classroom.  Check out the Topic List to help you to find past Blog entries.
 
Also, Write To Me about your successes, challenges, or questions in the Chemistry Classroom.
 
Have a great weekend!

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