It is an excellent swim in the river and under the waterfalls for a nice cool-down from the hot sun. It is slippery and requires scrambling and walking through the river (sometimes waist deep). You will need non-leather sandals (soda harms leather). This is a 20 minute hike one-way up a river gorge. You would visit Lake Natron either on the way the Serengeti or on the way back. Lake Natron is a 3+ hour drive from the Lake Manyara area, and 4-5 hours from the northeastern entrance to the Serengeti (Klein’s Gate). The best months to visit are June-July and December-January. On the drive between Lake Natron and the Serengeti, the vast number of Maasai villages and cattle is amazing. On the drive between Lake Natron and the Arusha/Lake Manyara road, you can see many Maasai villages, termite mounds, gazelle, giraffe, zebra, baboons, bee boxes, and birds such as vultures, ostrich, starlings, Cory Bustards, and kites. Local, fresh springs form surprising oases in this landscape. The lake is extremely high in sodium carbonate, algae, and zooplankton supporting vast numbers of flamingos and other water birds, especially during and after the rainy season. It is also home to the only active volcano in Tanzania: Ol Doinyo Lengai (Mountain of God). “We are still carrying out research to find out the best mining methods,” they said.Lake Natron is the lowest point of the Great Rift Valley in Tanzania (600m / 2000 ft). On his 2011 tour to the area, President Kikwete acknowledged that “what matters here is the application of sophisticated technology which is not harmful to flamingo’s breeding” and to that end, a representative from The National Development Corporation said in a September public meeting in Dar es Salaam that their intention was to find a way to mine soda ash using safe technology that does not harm flamingos. “We cannot continue to mourn about our country being poor while our minerals are lying untapped,” he said, adding that “at times I wonder whether those who are opposing this move are really patriotic.” The Tanzanian government (represented in the project as The National Development Corporation) continues to see the soda ash project as a way to reduce poverty, provide jobs, become self-sufficient, and increase revenues. On a tour in 2011, he reminded reporters that Lake Natron’s natural soda ash deposit was one of the richest in the world and he portrayed the plant as a path to national prosperity. Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete set an ambitious goal of nearly doubling Tanzania’s industrial sector by 2025. Isaacs government argues that the soda ash of Lake Natron is too economically enticing to ignore. MONGABAY NEWS NOVEMTanzania weighs new soda ash plant in prime flamingo territory by Jenny R. What is involved in studying the environmental impact of a construction project?.Why are some lakes salty? And why are some lakes alkaline?.If you expect students will not divide evenly, you may consider randomly assigning them roles or sides in the debate. Students may prefer to take one side of the debate or the other.Encourage them to use as many focus words from this and other SciGen units as they can in their arguments. The focus word chart linked on the unit overview page should be used as a resource for students to review definitions and sample sentences. Students establish and maintain a formal style. Using credible sources, students support their claim with logical reasoning and relevant, accurate evidence that demonstrates an understanding of the topic or text. Students obtain, evaluate, and communicate information. Students engage in an evidence-based debate.
Students use academic language and scientific facts to support or refute a position. After reviewing some simple ground rules for a class debate and considering two perspectives on the construction of a soda ash factory on the shores of Lake Natron, students engage in a class debate.
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