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- 1st - 5th
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Students create a collage that depicts the different ways they, as individuals, use plants. They describe ways in which humans use plants for food, shelter, and clothing and ways in which humans can protect natural areas to maintain native plant species (e.g., establishing conservation areas, wildlife reserves, wetland sanctuaries). Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students discover their own ecological footprint and create a plan for reducing this figure. They extend this to the school and community to see how they are doing on this scale. They discuss the concept of the ecological footprint and why it is an important benchmark. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students determine Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students explore different ways to value the environment and participate in a simulation of a historical debate to protect Yosemite as a National Park. They are assigned various roles in the debate in which they must research and present to "Congress". Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students read an historical essay about parallels between the 1930s and the 1980s such as environmental concerns, crime rates, and economic problems. They then apply inferencing skills to answer questions on a worksheet. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explain characteristics and functions of observable body parts. They identify major bones in the body, list and locate the major systems of the the body through a series of activities such as chalk outlines, body bingo, and toothpick skeletons. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore the motion of common objects. They make predictions and record results for cars running down different surfaces: sandpaper, rubber, felt, smooth and observe how surface material affects movement. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students describe the factors that influence population growth. Using the internet, they research the threat of the rhinos becoming endangered because of poaching. They also evaluate the relevance and adequacy of data they collected. Full Review »
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- 4th - 7th
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Students explain how satellites help scientists to see more than with the unaided eye and how Landsat technology works. Students identify vegetation and fire sites in the rainforest and detect erosion along rivers. They are able to use Landsat data to analyze other questions posed to them. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore forestry. They discuss creating fire breaks to control forest fires. Students create models to determine the best way to manage forest fires. They discuss current techniques of forest management. Full Review »
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