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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Environmental Politics and Policy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How did environmental issues enter into the world of politics and policy? Explore this impressive collection of resources to enhance lessons.
Website
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Important Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
This official site for the EPA describes the issues of the day. Learn about topics such as water, air, climate, wastes and pollution, green living, and more. Find important ways that you can get involved in protecting the environment.
Activity
Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Environmental Issues Game

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Guidelines to create a homemade Jeopardy! game focused on environmental issues.
Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Environmental Research Center: Forces of Change: Listening to the Prairie

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A large collection of lessons on prairie agriculture for Pre-K to Grade 12, organized into grade level groups. They cover such topics as foods that come from agriculture, animal farming, soils, and environmental issues. These lessons on...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: International Environmental Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
This article deals with global warming and its possible consequences on climate and terrestrial ecosystems.
Handout
The Environmental Literacy Council

Environmental Literacy Council: Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the considerable variety of materials on Earth, and the basic properties which set them apart. Read how all matter on Earth comes into play when it comes to environmental issues.
Professional Doc
The Environmental Literacy Council

Environmental Literacy Council: Teacher Resources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Environmental Literacy Council offers teacher resources for a variety discrete subjects and grade levels in this website. Teachers looking for classroom activities, labs, and quizzes about environmental science that are reviewed by...
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The Environmental Literacy Council

Environmental Literacy Council: For Students

For Students 9th - 10th
Environmental Literacy Council wants to build a fundamental understanding of the systems of the world, both living and non-living, along with the analytical skills needed to weigh scientific evidence and policy choices in young people....
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: "The Lorax" an Environmental Issue

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students watch "The Lorax" as an introduction to environmental issues. Students need not have prior knowledge of terms. This lesson follows the learning cycle. Students design a plan to make the Truffula trees sustainable and...
Interactive
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Earth Science: Environmental Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of environmental issues in this quiz game.
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Other

International Debate Education Association: Debates: Environment

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A selection of debate topics focused on environmental issues. Each topic includes a clear statement of the argument, a list of points for and against, suggested support for each (point and counterpoint), and a bibliography that supports...
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Other

Chevron Corporation: The World of Chevron Human Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about Chevron's products & services, their stand on environmental issues, their explorations in the U.S. and Canada, and a general overview of the company. Also late breaking news is available at this site.
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Peace Corps

Peace Corps: Working With Environmental Issues

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Water is a concern for the health through parasites and diseases in West Africa. This lesson emphasizes the importance of clean water.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Water Resource Issues

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn about water management challenges. They will hear from water specialists and analyze data concerning the availability and environmental impact of the use of water. They will make an evidence-based argument that supports...
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National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Kids' Pages

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about keeping our environment clean with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences' Web Page. There are web resources for environmental issues, games and activities and coloring pages, too.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Epa's Environmental Education Center

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A collection of fact sheets, brochures, and web pages about environmental issues. Topics include acid rain and air pollution, ecosystems, human health, waste and recycling, conservation, and water-related concepts and issues.
Lesson Plan
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Tceq: Lesson Plans & Resources for Teaching Environmental Sciences [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
A large collection of lesson plans on environmental topics. The lessons are broken up into the broad categories of air, water, and waste, and look at issues around quality, pollution, conservation, and recycling. There are activities for...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Introduction to Environmental Engineering

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students are presented with examples of the types of problems that environmental engineers solve, specifically focusing on air and land quality issues. Air quality topics include air pollution sources, results of poor air quality...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Terrestrial Biomes and Land Use

For Students 9th - 10th
How we can live sustainably on our natural resources while also preserving enough nature so these resources can be replenished represents one of the most important questions in environmental science. Through learning about terrestrial...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Water Pollution and Treatment

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about water management, treatment and purification- global issues that must be addressed to ensure a continued supply of safe water for the growing human population and for the organisms with which we share this planet.
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Other

Clean Japan Center: Recycling

For Students 3rd - 5th
Japanese content for elementary students. Helps younger children explore environmental issues. Topics include recyling, ozone destruction, global warming, and stewardship of natural resources. Good illustrations. Also includes reading...
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Learn the Issues: Air

For Students 9th - 10th
Air pollution occurs both inside and outside and is dangerous to individuals as well as to the planet. The Environmental Protection Agency oversees laws and regulations related to air quality and has gathered a wealth of information to...
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Other

The Earth Times

For Students 9th - 10th
The Earth Times newspaper covers the latest in environmental issues such as world population, conflict-resolution, governance, human-rights and trade.
Professional Doc
Other

Green Teacher

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Green Teacher is a well established Canadian magazine for environmentally conscious educators. Each issue highlights environmental issues around the world, and includes lesson ideas. Visitors can register for free webinars. A past issue...

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