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- 7th
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Students are introduced to Earth day--- what is it and why do we care, ease into topic of pollution, where have they seen pollution in their community, steer conversation in the direction of the Anacostia. They are reintroduced Anacostia in the first few minutes, students are reminded of the previous day's discussion on pollution in the river. Students sort through *fake* river pollution and choose an item to talk about. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students examine the concept of kindness to others. They define kindness, listen to various stories about random acts of kindness, and create an e-mail chain describing their own acts of kindness that is sent around the world. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the history of air pollution dating back to the Roman Empire. In groups, they research the different types of pollutants in the air and how they can affect the environment. They participate in various experiments to test the effect of air pollution on different living things. To end the lesson, they create solutions to the problem of pollution. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students take a virtual field trip to the city hall. They discover that local governments provide goods and servicees to the community by collecting taxes. They use the internet to answer questions as a class to end the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students choose from the following list a method of presentation: writing piece, poster, diorama, song/rap, skit, PowerPoint presentation, or web page of a representation of a habitat, adaptation, an example of how we destroy/promote animal survival. They then provide a bibliography of resources cited. Full Review »
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- 5th - 9th
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Students bring in photographs of themselves from when they were a baby until the present time. Using the photos, they organize them into the correct caption and write a sentence to accompany them. They discuss how they feel when they think about earlier times in their life. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students determine which types of garbage are biodegradable and which are nonbiodegradable. They practice measuring skills, hypothesizing, taking data, and writing a lab report. Students observe the relative biodegradability of metal, plastic, and paper products. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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The students will design a lab to test the mechanism that triggers spore dispersal. They should have some clues after making observations of the life cycle. Part of the fun here is to let the students devise a method for testing this mechanism and be able to repeat the protocol with similar results. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students create an ecosystem as a class. They have already produced smaller ones. They use a pond or something similar on school grounds to meet the needs of certain plants and animals of their ecosystem. Specifically created will be a terrarium and an aquarium. They record observations as they work. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students encounter that crime is a choice. The fixed and potential monetary costs of crime. Potential non-monetary costs of crime. They, after all the research, write a short essay addressing the question "Is the choice of crime worth the costs?" Full Review »
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