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- 1st - 4th
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Students research marine organisms in preparation for a visit to an aquarium. They visit an aquarium to complete research on a marine animal and then share the information with the class post-visit. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students locate, rank and relate data that suggests how environmental determinants affect the health of Canadians. They see how to collect, synthesize and compile environmental information. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the significance of estuarine research reserves. They conduct research, complete a worksheet, and develop an overview of a 10,000 year-old human culture. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students define vocabulary words regarding air quality. In small groups, they match magazine pictures or create illustrations for definitions and terms, and share the flash cards with their group. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students develop an environmental case study for presentation and understand how a case study is used as an analysis tool. The goal of this activity is to show students how techniques of persuasion (including background, supporting evidence, storytelling and the call to action) are used to develop an argument for or against a topic. The example students will be looking at is the developing acid rain problem in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students break into groups for this seven day project to find information to complete a working bulletin board in the classroom. They become meterologists for a day with the goal being to give the students a better understanding of the reasons why the weather changes around them from the causes of pollution and how to prevent it, to changes in climate. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students explore ecosystems. They read or listen to Dr. Seuss' The Lorax to draw conclusions and make predictions about the environmental impact and use of resources. They write poems about real forests and the wildlife which inhabit them, draw pictures and create collages and ads. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students will observe the legal procedures involved in class action lawsuits and gain knowledge of how they are sometimes used as a tool to deter polluters of the environment. Students will also read about the background the Love Canal and how it instigated the passage of Super fund in order to gain an appreciation for the impact that environmental pollution can have on communities. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students read the Dr. Seuss book, "The Lorax". In groups, they answer questions that are related to economics and distribution of goods. They also identify the environmental issues present in the book and perform a skit in front of the class to represent a scene in the book. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students explore issues affecting the Connecticut River. They research activities related to the environment and how to protect it. In groups, students discuss and share researched information. They answer survey questions about the land, rivers, and the environment. Full Review »
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