Lead Poisoning and IQ Graph Analysis Activity
This assignment has students analyze IQ data taken from young children living near a metal smelting plant who may be exposed to lead contamination. Students will graph the relationship between lead concentration in the blood and IQ, then issue recommendations to the town based on their findings.
Essential concepts: Risk assessment, neurotoxins, lead, lead poisoning.
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