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- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Students become familiar with cloud forest, become aware of the different animals in the cloud forest, and explore the impact of deforestation. They research a particular animal and present their findings to the class. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 7th
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Students read "The Great Kapok Tree" by Lynne Cherry. They, in groups, research the economic impacts of deforestation in areas with rain forest and identify resources that humans use from the rain forest. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students read about factors that can impact Earth's climate and demonstrate understanding by answering reading comprehension questions. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students illustrate a rainforest animal that they observed in a slide presentation or in the books and pottery figures that were displayed in the classroom. They study the causes of deforestation and explain the reasons for saving the rainforest. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students for groups which represent a different set of people affected by the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest: the Brazilian government, poor migrant farmers, tribal people and environmentalists. The groups prepare a 10 minute presentation. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the benefits and environmental costs of underwater logging. They read an article, design an underwater logger, and evaluate their proposed design. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the many uses of water and keep diaries of the amount of water used at home. Once they have brainstormed water-related problems, students create water issue maps and discuss them. In groups, students rank the most and least vital issues of water use and mis-use. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students study the issues affecting the environment. They work in small groups to discuss how humans contribute to the conditions. They create a list of the top ten environmental threats. They research a topic based on common interests and write a report, make a poster, collage, or Power Point presentation. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students examine the importance of trees and the consequences of deforestation by utilizing a fictional story. They discuss and analyze, within groups, the story "The Lorax" as it relates to the proper and improper use of natural resources. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify and explain that remote sensing can detect changes on the Earth's surface that occur over time, and name at least three: urbanization, deforestation, and succession. They select a global change issue to investigate and prepare a short presentation to the class with audio-visuals about their issue(s) or what are the hot topics in current events. Full Review »
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