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Curated OER

Bottled Water Ban

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Convenience, taste, portability ... what's not to love about bottled water? Apparently, a lot. Scholars analyze the four main arguments supporting and opposing the sale of bottled water. They explore the health, environmental, and...
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ProCon

Milk

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Milk: It does a body good ... or does it? Using the provided website, scholars sort through information to answer the question. They review a chart demonstrating lactose intolerance by ethnicity and region, and they also compare the...
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Columbia University

Nasa: Sedac: Water Resources and Consumption

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of twenty-four data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine water resources and issues around the world. They look at dams and reservoirs, floods, drought,...
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese Collaborative Projects: Down the Drain: How Much Water Do You Use?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Meet another classroom and study how much water your class uses compared to another class that may be in another part of the world. Through a variety of activities and gather data be able to collaborate with others via the internet to...
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Other

Sierra Club

For Students 9th - 10th
Find factsheets and other information on clean water, commercial logging, urban sprawl, wildlands, and other environmental priorities, as well as review the environmental records of politicians, get involved, and much more.
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Better Planet Productions

Earth Care: Wat Er We Good For?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
By performing a water audit at school and at home, students will become aware of ways to reduce their water use.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

The National Academies: Our Energy Sources: Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
Electricity is considered a secondary energy source because it is generated from other sources such as water and wind. Learn about electricity demand in the U.S. as well as the challenges we face in the future to continue to provide...
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US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Access to information, policy initiatives, advice, and analysis on issues of energy efficiency and renewable energy, from the U.S. Department of Energy. Its network is responsible for tracking the technological, economic, and...

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