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- 9th - 12th
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Students build a bubble powered rocket and launch it. They examine the stress to their immediate environment, identify alternative choices, and assess the cost of repairing the damage. They relate their findings to other environmental stresses. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore land use by humans and discuss the environmental effects of diferent land use decisions. They assume the role of community planning engineers and create a future plan for their community. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine how environmental engineers determine possible sites for drinking water wells. They listen to a teacher led-lecture, and create their own groundwater well model using a coffee can and wire screening, observing how adding red food coloring to their model demonstrates how a pollutant can migrate through groundwater into a drinking water source. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students investigate an Native American tribal group. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The subject areas to focus on are religious life, history, social structures, economics, geography, and environment. Students create a chart to present the information found. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students conduct a water quality experiment on a local stream using benthic organisms as a water quality indicator. Based on the results from the experiment, students determine how engineers use this background information to make decisions about stream modifications. Prior to the experiment, students study the history of engineering flowing water. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate an environmental issue that is evident in their town or region. They predict what happens to their area in fifty years as a result of this issue. They look at both positive and negative aspects by drawing two pictures. They design a plan to educate their community about the environmental impact. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students list environmental problems they are familiar with and check the ones they think affect the polar regions, and they research and answer questions about environmental issues affecting the polar regions. Students discuss their findings; and create a magazine advertisements to encourage the public to support environmental protection of the polar regions. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students become aware of the environmental, social and economic issues related to the production of blue jeans. They explore the relationship between individual clothing choices as well as global issues. In addition, they summarize the conditions under which textile items are manufactured. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students compile a chronological list of pedal power through history. They discuss environmental benefits of pedal power and define intellectual property, design and patent. Class discusses why it is important for them to protect their invention. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the Industrial Revolution and the social and environmental changes that resulted. As they read about the Industrial Revolution, students take notes and develop study cards. In groups, they complete drawing and reading activities. Full Review »
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