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- 4th - 5th
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Students are introduced to the environmental hazards their community is facing. In groups, they develop a list of the ways humans have changed the Earth and how these changes have lead to environmental hazards. They record their observations on what types of pollution they see during a week and graph the results. To end the lesson, they role-play the various roles within a food chain and how insecticides can interupt the cycle. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the composition and practical application of parallel circuitry, compared to series circuitry. They design and build parallel circuits and investigate their characteristics, and apply Ohm's law. They recognize that electrical engineers, materials scientists/engineers, mechanical engineers, and physicists contribute to the development of electronic technologies. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students investigate and compare the differences in power consumption of different electrical devices. After a review of work and power, students estimate the items that use the most power before testing each electrical device with a wattmeter. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in a simulation activity where they must decide whether or not to preserve an untouched forest. During the role play, students attend public hearings, discuss the pros and cons of nature development, create presentations in favor and opposition of the bylaw and have a group discussion. Additional games and activities dealing with land use are included. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students discuss the idea of obesity and health. They create PowerPoint, Inspiration or Smartboard presentation of findings related to obesity in American schoolchildren. The presentations will be made to a group of their peers, the school principal and food services personnel. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students examine the characteristic of Long Island Sound. In groups, they use the internet to describe how the Sound formed and what environmental changes have altered it. They also discover what humans have done to affect the Sound and what can be done to correct the problems. To end the lesson, they develop their own plan to reverse the damages made by humans. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students observe physical features of Daphnia and explain how characteristics allow them to survive, investigate Daphnia's ecological interactions, and observe how Daphnia turn red under low oxygen conditions through increased production of hemoglobin. They then discuss how invasive species can populate foreign area, predict type of adaptation that has allowed it to invade North America, and discuss what impacts an invasive species can have on ecosystem. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students are introduced to the economic concept and term of Production. The materials used are from Econ and Me, a program prepared by the Agency for Instructional Technology. Classroom discussion and activities require inductive and deductive reasoning related to real world examples. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore the key economic concepts presented in this lesson deal with opportunity costs and trade-offs such as decision making, budget, and cost. The students will read the children's literature story Pigs Will Be Pigs by Amy Axelrod. After reading the story, students will participate in class and small group discussions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research definitions of private sector, public sector, competition, and market. They learn the difference between the private sector and the public sector. The students use these definitions to further knowledge of business. Full Review »
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