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\nTropical Deforestation\n

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\nIn this natural resources worksheet, students read a 1-page article about tropical deforestation and then respond to 11 short answer questions. Students then write a memo on deforestation and select 1 of 3 assessment activities to complete.\n
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\nIt's Goin' Down; The Rain Forest\n

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\nMiddle schoolers discover the global problem of deforestation. In this environmental lesson, students identify organizations on the quest to stop deforestation. Middle schoolers also discover what they can do to solve this global dilemma.\n
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\nArt, Literature, & Environment\n

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\nStudents communicate their thoughts on the environment by creating picture books for middle school students. Students include their thoughts on population, deforestation, water, energy, endangered species, and waste in their picture...\n
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\nAmazon Deforestation\n

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\nStudents answer a quiz on rainforests. They plan an advertising campaign to let consumers know the effect their purchases are having on the environment. They list the reasons for deforestation and possible alternatives.\n
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\nRain Forest Deforestation\n

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\nSixth graders explore the destructive deforestation of rain forests in Brazil to clear the land for crops and livestock. Students demonstrate how the burning of a forest releases carbon dioxide by performing an experiment.\n
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\n\"Deforestation\n\n
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\nDeforestation\n

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\nStudents identify the different tropical rainforests in the world using a map. In this ecology lesson plan, students describe the different methods of deforestation. They create a memo and present it to class.\n
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\nThe Environment\n

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\nStudents explore the issues that influence our environment and research ways to decrease the negative impact that humans have on the environment. Misconceptions about environmental issues are addressed in this lesson.\n
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\nThe Influence of Human Activity on the Environment\n

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\nThe surge in human population in the last 2,000 years, due in large part to better health care, has brought a surge in the demand for resources and in pollution. The graphics, photographs, and real-life examples in a thought-provoking...\n
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\nHow Many Trees Are There?\n

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\nYew'll be amazed at how many trees there are on Earth. PBS Digital Studios model for viewers how the answer to the title question was determined using satellite information. Along the way, learners will encounter a myriad of statistics...\n
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\n5 Human Impacts on the Environment\n

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\nIt is estimated that within 100 years, there will be no rain forests. The video on ecosystems covers the impact humans have on the environment. It includes ecosystem services, the importance of biodiversity, deforestation,...\n
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\nBugs for Breakfast\n

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\nMore people in the world eat bugs as a source of protein than the number of people who don't eat bugs. Viewers consider bugs as a food source to solve multiple issues. Our Hungry Planet introduces bug-based food as a possible solution to...\n
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\nStopping Deforestation in the Amazon: A Publicity Campaign\n

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\nHigh schoolers investigate the environment by designing a group project.  In this ecology lesson, students identify the man made threats to the Amazon while reading environmentally conscience vocabulary terms.  High schoolers...\n
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\nThe Carbon Cycle\n

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\nHear how carbon functions on our earth and the purpose it serves. The carbon cycle is illustrated with narration for your junior high or high school biologists. Global temperature increase is also included, though the clip cuts off...\n
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\nStewardship\n

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\nMiddle schoolers explore deforestation and cultural mandate. In this stewardship lesson, students complete a KWL chart about deforestation and discuss how stewardship relates to the cultural mandate after reading silently in...\n
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\nRainforests of Madagascar: Role Playing and Decision Making\n

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\nStudents examine reasons for deforestation and become familiar with Madagascar and its culture, while describing biological and abiotic components of a rainforest, and looking at aspects that must be addressed to resolve the issue of...\n
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\nFailing Ecosystems: Haiti and the Caribbean\n

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\nNinth graders study the impact that climate has on the land. They discuss how deforestation leads to erosion and soil damage and how trees and vegetation help to stabilize the land. They draw a large map of the Caribbean and show Haiti...\n
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\nForests/Natural Resource Management II\n

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\nStudents write about the importance of trees. In this natural resources activity, students look at deforestation occurring across the globe and present what they learned to the class. As closure, all students write a poem about the...\n
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\nEcological Impact of Wood Extraction\n

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\nStudents explore their local environment by conducting a class experiment. In this deforestation lesson, students discuss the effects of wood harvesting on forests around the world and research environment related vocabulary terms....\n
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\nBank On It! Worksheet\n

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\nIn this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a 2 paragraph selection regarding deforestation. Students fill in the 19 blanks in the selection using the words in the word bank.\n
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\nThe Great Kapok Tree - Economic Impact of Deforestation\n

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\nStudents read \"The Great Kapok Tree\" by Lynne Cherry. They, in groups, research the economic impacts of deforestation in areas with rain forest and identify resources that humans use from the rain forest.\n
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\nTimber: Living and Working in an Arkansas Forest\n

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\nUpper elementary and middle schoolers examine and research the history of the Timber Industry in the state of Arkansas. An economic component is quite prevalent in this lesson as well. Groups of learners work together to write essays...\n
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\nUrban Ecosystems 2: Why are There Cities? A Historical Perspective\n

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\nSecond in a series of five lessons, this lesson encourages preteens to consider cities as urban ecosystems. First, they keep a food diary for a few days. They visit the Natrional Agricultural Statistics Service website for current data...\n
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\nRainforest Deforestation and the Water Cycle\n

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\nStudents create terrariums (mini rainforests). They observe and discuss the life processes that occur in their terrariums and how changes in these processes affect the plants and organisms inside. They collect and graph data and present...\n
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\nShrinking Rainforests\n

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\nIn this rainforests instructional activity, students study satellite images and rainforest facts. They complete 8 short answer questions that follow.\n
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