Rachel Carson

What elementary school Did Rachel Carson go to?

• Jackson Local Schools

• Perry Local Schools

• Springdale

• Massillon Local Schools

How many books did Rachel Carson?

• 1

• 3

• 10

• 5

Rachel Carson grew up on a farm. This meant she could...

• learn about animals and nature.

• learn how to farm.

• learn imporant life skills.

• learn how to plough fields.

The book that made Rachel famous was..

• Under the Sea Wind.

• The Sea around Us.

• Silent Spring.

Rachel's book Silent Spring is about...

• a quiet spring.

• how harmful DDT is.

• birds dying due to pesticides and the spring being silent without their song.

• birds losing their voices because of the pesticides being sprayed by farmers.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Select the option that is TRUE.

• Rachel Carson banned pesticides.

• Rachel Carson was a zoo keeper.

• Rachel Carson campaigned for pesticides to be banned because they harmed wildlife.

• Rachel Carson asked for more research to be done about the harm caused by pesticides.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Place the following events in sequence: Carson writes "Silent Spring" The EPA is created Carson testifies before Congress Michigan State sprays DDT on campus.

• D, C, B, A

• C, D, A, B

• D, A, C, B

• A, C, B, D

Which statement would Carson most likely agree with?

• Pesticides and herbicides are too dangerous to use safely

• Chemicals should be thoroughly studied for negative impacts

• Protecting bad eagles populations is ore important than eradicating malaria

• Mosquito bites don't cause that much harm

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Rachel Carson's book 'Silent Spring' is credited with launching which major environmental movement?

• A) The Green Revolution

• B) The Organic Farming Movement

• C) The Environmental Movement

• D) The Industrial Revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What was the primary focus of Rachel Carson's book 'Silent Spring'?

• A) The benefits of chemical pesticides

• B) The dangers of nuclear energy

• C) The harmful effects of pesticides on the environment

• D) The importance of recycling

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5