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What Have We Done?
Students investigate the effect of dams on the ecosystem. In this environmental instructional activity, students read case studies on the Aswan Dam and the Colorado River Basin and construct a T-chart to compare the effects on the region.
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The Heat Is On- Spread the Word
Students research global warming. In this environmental lesson plan, students research global warming on the Internet and create a project to share their knowledge with others. Students present their projects to their peers.
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Biomes: The Threat of the Sea
Students create posters to raise awareness about Global Warming as an immediate threat. For this environmental lesson, students respond to the video Biomes: The Threat of the Sea by researching global warming and making posters to...
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Oil Spill Solutions
Students build a system to remove oil from a water source. In this environmental engineering lesson, students plan and build a system to contain and remove oil from a water source using various materials provided by the teacher. Students...
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Trash Talkin'
Students analyze classroom solid waste. In this environmental lesson, students weight and categorize classroom waste over a one week period. Students examine ideas on how to limit the amount of waste.
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Recycling and Composting
Students investigate the reasons for and processes of Recycling and Composting. In this environmental lesson plan, students learn to identify renewable and nonrenewable resources and then practice recycling by making recycled...
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Invent an Invertebrate
Design a new organism with recyclable art materials! After learning about the coastal biome, learners brainstorm challenges that a plant or animal may face. They use their ideas to create a creature, complete with environmental...
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Living Environment
For this environmental worksheet learners complete a series of multiple choice and short answer questions on cell types, cell division, chromosomes and plant species.
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Living Environment
In this environmental lesson young scholars complete a series of multiple choice and short answer questions on animal populations, cell structure and chromosomes.
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How the Environment Affects Our Health
Ninth graders explore how the environment affects health. In this infectious disease instructional activity, 9th graders investigate what environmental situations cause infections diseases. Students study the symptoms, treatments,...
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The Lorax
Third graders identify environmental problems. In this natural resources lesson students participate in several activities that support critical thinking about the environment and natural resources. The students write, list, and verbally...
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What Do We Need In Our Environment To Survive?
Young scholars discuss and write about waste management to save the environment. In this environment lesson plan, students discuss what an alien coming to Earth would notice about the environmental needs of humans for survival. They...
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Creek Detectives WISE On-line Research Community
Learners investigate ways people cause harm to the environment. In this environmental lesson, students explore a case study on the Internet. Learners explore all of the online activities and collect data for a presentation.
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Conservation at a Crossroads Lesson 1: What Is Conservation and Why Does It Matter?
Learners explore the concept of conservation. In this conservation lesson, students read articles and primary documents about the Conservation Movement in the United States and compare the movement to today's environmental movements....
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Acid in the Water
Ninth graders learn about the effect pollution has on water and how this affects their community. In this environmental awareness instructional activity, 9th graders expand their vocabulary and create a flowchart that...
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A Symphony of Decomposers
Young scholars discover decomposition. In this environmental lesson, students explore different types of decomposers and their role within the ecosystem. Young scholars also discover how waste interferes with the decomposition process.
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Importance of Marine Protected Areas: an Overfishing Simulation
Students simulate overfishing by conducting a guided experiment in the classroom. In this ecology lesson, students discuss the environmental consequences of overfishing. They research additional information about the issue and share...
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Collect Wildlife Tracks Using Track Preservation Methods
Review the steps for preserving wildlife tracks and then take ecologists outdoors to create plaster casts. This lesson is best used at an environmental or outdoor school situation since wildlife footprints aren't easily located within a...
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Pill Bug Taxis
Pupils study pill bugs and their behaviors. In this pill bug lesson students complete a lab activity that includes sketching a pill bug and testing environmental conditions.
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Human Impact on the Food Web of Santa Cruz Island
What happens when a non-native species is introduced onto an island? Santa Cruz Island, part of the Channel Island chain located off the coast of southern California, provides the perfect laboratory for young environmental scientists to...
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Mapping the Effects of War
Students examine how war can lead to environmental health crises. They read an article, conduct research on a region from the article, and create a poster to depict the geographic region and the environmental health effects of the conflict.
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Wildlife Study Comparison
Young scholars compare/contrast two studies that examine the effects of environmental contaminants on animals. They read an article, identify the components of a research study, summarize the article, and complete a matrix.
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Your Trash, My Treasure
Students create their own sculpture representing the idea of environmental responsibility and recycling. In this science lesson, students observe Les Constellations des Voisines du Pole by Joseph Cornell, make recycled...
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What Living Things Need
Learners apply the process of scientific inquiry to explore how living things are dependent on one another for survival. They match animals with their generalized food source. Students predict what happens to the organisms when their...
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