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Power Generation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine energy issues. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students discuss nuclear power options. High schoolers also discuss energy consumption and create energy reduction guides for students their own age. Many...
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A State Divided - Maryland in the Civil War Era

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use primary sources to see how Maryland was a divided state during the time leading up to the Civil War. In this Civil War lesson plan, students go over vocabulary, and look at maps that show the division of opinions of people...
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Glasgow - A Case Study 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students comprehend the reasons for poor housing in Glasgow in the 1940's. They discuss the conditions experienced by tenement residents and analyze the re-development proposals put forward by the city corporation. Students view "Glasgow...
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Acid Rain Keeps Falling On My Head

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars measure the pH of local rain water. Students map the location of the collected rain water according to pH levels.
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Particulate Matter: How Dirty is the Air We Breathe?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a simple testing device and collect and observe the pollution in the air we breathe.
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Particulate Matter: How Dirty is the Air We Breathe?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work together to collect air samples for testing. They determine the amount of pollution in the air in their community. They discuss their results to end the lesson plan.
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Acid Rain Keeps Falling on My Head

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the pH level of rain water in their local community. They locate each location on a map. They analyze the data and draw conclusions.
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The Path of Pollution

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students conduct a brainstorming exercise that asks them to list all the ideas about air pollution that can be recalled. The ideas are recorded on a chart that the teacher has prepared. The lesson contains sufficient background...
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Careers in Mining

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students examine the different careers related to mining. They watch and discuss a video, take a survey of interests and discuss the mining careers that they might be interested in, and create a drawing of themselves doing one of the...
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Energy: The Big Picture

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Young scholars research about energy related topics. In this earth science activity, students discuss ways to save energy. They create a presentation about their research and share it with the class.
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The Path of Pollution

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students follow the path of pollution from the Chernobyl accident. Students name and locate countries where radiation traveled to, describe how air pollution travels from one area to another, and seqence the travel of radiation in...
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How Can Business Profit from Tariffs? p1

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students investigate the impact of tariffs on businesses and consumers during the 1880s by looking at a political cartoon, solving a short math problem and comparing protectionism in the 1980's to protectionism in the 1880's.
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Let's Catch Some Dirt From the Air

For Teachers K
Students create "catchers" that collect dirt particles from the air. They observe the particulate matter that is collected from the air and discuss the effects and causes of air pollution.
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Educator's Tools: Biodiesel Lesson

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students are able to determine whom Rudolf Diesel was. They discover that biodiesel is a renewable fuel. Students can define what renewable means. They get a clear usable defintion of what triglycerides are. Students get to see how...
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Air Pollution: Visible And Invisible

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe air pollution that is visible and invisible with experimentation. During the experiment the students collect data that needs analysis. The observations are recorded in the lab journal. The data also is represented...
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What's Making It Look So Brown Outside?

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders analyze cars and particulate matter in the atmosphere. They analyze results of particulate pollutants and identify which vehicle gives off more particulates. They identify sources of particulate matter and relate to...
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How Green Are We?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers identify and interpret the importance of energy efficiency in connection with air pollution. They communicate with families and peers about ways to more effectively contribute to the reduction of air pollution. ...
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Australian Products Resource Page

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Australian products worksheet, students study the examples of agricultural, mining, manufacturing, and trade products of Australia. There are no questions to accompany this resource.
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The Environment: Vocabulary

For Students 5th - 6th
In this environment vocabulary worksheet, students complete 12 multiple choice questions, then translate a set of "environment words."