Mathematics and Society - OS X Lion Server

Students will often be more interested in a topic like pollution when it concernstheir immediate environment. The population of foreign countries will not beas meaningful to them as the population of their own city or town. If a nearbyriver is polluted or is becoming polluted, water pollution is a real concern.Start by gathering statistics about the immediate area, Have students helpyou find information from the following sources.Look in the Telephone Bookin the governmental listings under city, county, state and U.S.:Air Pollution AuthoritySanitation DepartmentWater Pollution BoardU.S. Forest ServiceSoil Conservation ServiceFish and Wildlife CommissionsParks and Recreation DepartmentTraffic EngineeringEnvironmental Quality DepartmentMotor Vehicles DepartmentBureau of Land Managementin the yellow pages:Recycling CentersWater Pollution ControlGarbage CollectionAir Pollution ControlEngineers: Environmental and AcousticalAssociations (environmental clubs in the area)Call or write and ask for free brochures, pamphlets or publications that includestatistics in any form,particularly numerical data, tables or charts.Read Newspapers and MagazinesCollect articles or advertisements that relate to pollution, to the energycrisis or to other environmental concerns. The information in these materials caneasily be used to make up mathematics questions on a student sheet. A sample ofsuch an advertisement is shown on the next page.177