Math Ideas
Facts About Flint
Facts About Dickson
Environmental Racism
Water
100

What does "ppb" stand for?

What is "parts per billion?"

100

Flint is in what state?

What is Michigan?

100

Dickson is in what state?

What is Tennessee?

100

Who suffers the most from environmental racism?

What is non-white, lower income Americans?

100

Water has this primary function for the body.

What is hydration?

200

What does an "LD50 value" mean?

What is a concentration of something that kills half of a test group?

200

The majority of Flint, Michigan's residents are of what race?

What is Black? 

200

The Harpeth River is pivotal to providing what to the residents of Dickson?

What is drinking water?

200
What is at least one form of environmental racism?

What is water, air, soil, noise, land, plastic, thermal, radioactive, etc?

200

How long can a human survive without water?

What is about 3 days.

300

There are [blank] grams in one kilogram.

What is 1000 grams.

300

What percent of Flint's population lives in poverty?

What is 35.5 percent?

300

Who started the lawsuit against the utility company guilty of polluting the river?

Who are the local residents and environmental advocacy groups?

300

What is at least one place where environmental racism occurs?

What is Flint, Dickson, etc?

300

How many cups of water does a human need to drink a day?

What is about 15 cups?

400

When we think of percentages, we can think of them as parts per [blank]

What is parts per hundred?

400

What element and bacteria have infiltrated Flint's water? 

What are lead and Legionella bacteria?

400

Why did the water in Dickson become more polluted during the summer?

What is the sewage loving bacteria could better grow in the warmer months?

400

What is at least one-way environmental justice improves society?

What is ensuring equality, safety, quality of life, etc?

400

Roughly what percent of the Earth's surface is covered by water?

What is about 71 percent?

500

What unit is used to measure LD50's?

What is several different units can be used to measure LD50's, including lbs, kg, g, etc. 

500

What initially caused Flint's water to become so dirty?

What is the switch from Lake Huron to the Flint River caused pipes to corrode.

500

What is the primary cause of "run-off?"

What is the rain?

500

What is at least one thing you can do to stop environmental racism?

What is educate, collaborate, advocate, intent, have courage, etc?

500

Roughly what percent of Earth's water is drinkable?

What is about 3 percent?

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