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Students create lyrics for an environmental blues. Full Review »
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Students examine the clinical effects of environmental toxicants on living organisms by collecting and analyzing scientific data and identifying ways of detection and diagnosis. Full Review »
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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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Students examine the history of the Manhattan Project and the legal basis of the environmental cleanup program. They watch and discuss a video, read about the federal laws governing hazardous waste cleanup, and answer discussion questions. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students examine the history of the Manhattan Project and the role of public input in the cleanup program. They watch and discuss a video, identify current issues facing the Oak Ridge Reservation, and complete an online scavenger hunt. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students 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. Full Review »
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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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- 5th - 12th
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Students communicate and defend a scientific argument, during a role-play on environmental justice issues in Chester, PA, they find and review information, summarize data, speak clearly and logically, construct a reasoned argument, and respond appropriately to critical comments. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine interactions within the environment and environmental engineering careers. They discuss and view photos of natural and manmade environments, explore various websites, create a web to identify interactions between living and non-living parts of an environment, and analyze a Moebius strip. Full Review »
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Students investigate the environmental effects from an oil spill and identify ways environmental health is affected from individual through global levels. They identify ways to clean up oil spills, and read an article about the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Students then observe a simulated oil spill clean up involving an aquarium and motor oil. Full Review »

