Science Resources

EMSI Introduction by Gordon Brown (17 Mb)

Cognitive Apprenticeship by Bryan Brown (pdf)

Everyday Instruction by Bryan Brown (pdf)

Mercury Introduction by Gordon Brown (Giant - 150 Mb)

Chemistry of Mercury by Scott Fendorf ()

Problems

Microbiology of Mercury by Alfred Spormann (power point, 212 kb)

Case Studies by Gordon Brown (120 Mb)

New Idria Field Guide by Gordon Brown

 

 

 

Presentations from 2008 Teacher Workshop

EMSI Introduction by Scott Fendorf (power point, 17 Mb)

DDASI Introduction by Bryan Brown (power point, 200 kb)

Mercury: Who, What, Why by Gordon Brown - Use slides from 2006, only slight variation.

Chemistry of Mercury by Scott Fendorff (power point, 2.7 Mb)

Microbiology of Mercury by Alfred Spormann (power point, 212 kb)

Discursive Identity & Conceptual Continuity by Bryan Brown (pdf 4.5 Mb)

New Almaden Field Trip by Andrea Foster (power point, 141 Mb)

Why is Mercury Important to You? by Gordon Brown (power point, 102 Mb)

Problem Sets

Dimensional Analysis Problems (pdf)

Solubitily Problems (pdf)

Top Ten Lists of Minerals

 

Presentations from 2006 Teacher Workshop

EMSI Introduction by Gordon Brown (power point, 17 Mb)

DDASI Introduction by Bryan Brown (power point, 200 kb)

Mercury: Who, What, Why by Gordon Brown (power point, 101 Mb)

Chemistry of Mercury by Scott Fendorff (power point, 2.7 Mb)

Microbiology of Mercury by Alfred Spormann (power point, 212 kb)

New Almaden Field Trip and Winogradsky Columns by Andrea Foster (power point, 141 Mb)

Why is Mercury Important to You? by Gordon Brown (power point, 102 Mb)

 

Additional Science Resources (most from other sources)

Glossary (pdf)

USGS Factsheet: Mercury Contamination from Gold Mines (pdf)

USGS Factsheet: Mercury Contamination of Aquatic Ecosystems (pdf)

Mercury in Seafood (pdf)

The Problem with Mercury Fact Sheet (pdf)

Toxicology of Mercury (pdf)

Handout about XRD and SEM (.doc)

 

Learn about the more about the Enviromental Molecular Science Institute at emsi.stanford.edu

 

General Information on Mercury

Pollution Probe - Provides a primer on mercury in the environment

         http://www.pollutionprobe.org/Publications/Mercury.htm

US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

         http://www.epa.gov/mercury/roadmap.htm

         Superfund for Kids http://www.epa.gov/superfund/kids/

USGS - Geological Survey

         Mercury in California- http://ca.water.usgs.gov/mercury/index.html

         Bioaccumulation of Mercury http://toxics.usgs.gov/definitions/bioaccumulation.html

         Fact Sheet - http://www.usgs.gov/themes/factsheet/146-00/

         Another Fact Sheet - http://water.usgs.gov/wid/FS_216-95/FS_216-95.html

Canadian   Mercury in the Environment - Lots of information here!

         http://www.ec.gc.ca/mercury/en/index.cfm

Properties of Mercury

http://www.minerals.net/mineral/elements/mercury/mercury.htm

New Almaden

Quicksliver Park - Santa Clara County Park

http://www.geocities.com/almadenqs/

Bioaccumulation

Toxic and Harmful Algae Blooms          http://www.bigelow.org/edhab/tracing_toxins.html

Winogradsky Columns

Educational Resources http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/topics/special_collections/winogradsky.html

Video on how to build the column
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/astrobiology/fieldwork/lessons/demo.html
 
Video on what the bacteria are doing in the column

http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/anisamples/microbiology/winogradsky.html

Curriculum on Mercury

Mercury in Schools         http://www.mercuryinschools.uwex.edu/curriculum/toc.htm

Canada Environment - Featured Theme

      http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/community/classroom/millennium/m3-lessons-e.html

San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory - Tern Contaminants Study

      http://www.sfbbo.org/activities/resources.php

Mercury Quest - TIES Project - role playing activity

         http://www.rst2.edu/ties/mercury/index.htm

Chemicals, the Environment and You - Lesson 5 Minamata Case Study

         http://science-education.nih.gov/supplements/nih2/Chemicals/activities/lesson5.htm

Mercury in Your Community

Pollution in Your Community - Scorecard from Environmental Defense

         http://www.scorecard.org/

The Mercury Policy Project

         http://www.mercurypolicy.org/

Mercury Hot Spots (North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation)

         http://www.cec.org/trio/stories/index.cfm?ed=9&ID=119&varlan=english

         http://www.cec.org/trio/special/mercury-hotspots_en.cfm

South Florida

         http://sofia.usgs.gov/sfrsf/rooms/mercury/

Fish in Yuba   and Placer Counties, CA

         http://wfrc.usgs.gov/research/contaminants/STSaiki3.htm

Got Mercury? A calculator to assess risk of many foods

         http://www.gotmercury.org/