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- 9th - 12th
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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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- 9th - 12th
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Students complete various activities that focus on the impact that current transportation systems have on the environment and identify alternative fuels which may have a better impact on environmental health. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how environmental health relates to the built environment. They read an article, identify environmental health/built environment issues in their own community, complete a worksheet, and develop solutions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine basic human rights as defined by the United Nations. They develop a list of rights by class consensus, read an article, answer discussion questions, and complete a worksheet. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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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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- 9th - 11th
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Students learn the criteria for and create the framework of an impromptu speech about an environmental health issue that is especially important to them. Students write a speech about an environmental health problem based on the material learned in this quarter's science and social studies classes and the research conducted in the last language arts class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine four separate environmental health issues using fish-bowl technique, and discuss roles of both government and citizens in maintaining a pollution-free environment. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students analyze the influences that result in health problems. They identify environmental and genetic factors that influence health problems. Students scan the newspaper looking for articles on health and health problems. They share information regarding environmental and genetic sources for disease or injury. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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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 »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discover the relationship between genetics and health. Using information about many popular diseases, they calculate the risks based on hereditary and environmental issues. They create a promotional campaign to help their peers realize their health risks. Full Review »

