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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students identify the role of government in protecting the environment, and participate in a game where they run a profitable or unprofitable power plant in changing market conditions. They summarize the pros and cons of emissions credit trading. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students read about the marketing of permethrin-treated clothing to help prevent insect borne illnesses. They design a poster to create awareness of an insect, animal or plant species which is harmful to humans. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students divide substances into categories: made of chemicals/not made of chemicals, synthetic/naturally occurring, and toxic/nontoxic. They observe a mystery chemical and determine what precautions they need to take when handling an unknown substance. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students identify environmental hazards on a simulated field trip. They analyze the exposure and suggest methods to eliminate or reduce exposure to toxic sources. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students read about the trend of labor unions and environmentalists working together to effect changes for the sustainability of farming and protection for farm workers. They conduct surveys, read a speech by Cesar Chavez and write original speeches. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students identify the sources of lead in their local community and how to prevent further contamination. As a class, they watch a video about the effects of lead on the body and use the internet to discover any new technology that can cause lead poisoning. To end the lesson, they participate in a field trip and discussion on how they can prevent lead from contaminating their area. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students create and distribute flyers, mailings, posters in public areas to help make people aware of how to protect yourself from carbon monoxide. Students research what carbon monoxide is and what can be done to protect those in the community from it. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students review the stages in the life cycle of a salmon by selecting pictures of the salmon at different stages, and describing the stage. Students play the "Life Cycle Game" to simulate the life cycle of the salmon. Students make a list of things they can do to protect salmon. Students choose one or more final projects to complete, these range from making a poster to becoming involved in an environmental project. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students compare and contrast the diversity of ways in which living things meet their needs. They explore the adaptation of camouflage. Students discuss ways in which animals protect themselves. They predict which animals have a better chance of survival based on their colorings. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the effect of a chemical (they choose) on the germination of seeds. They calculate % chemical concentrations in water, form a hypothesis, and discuss the ethics of using animals in biomedical research. Full Review »
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