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- 7th - 12th
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Students demonstrate an understanding of environmental rift and its causes and effects. They propose ways to minimize or prevent environmental rift. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students go through the process of creating and passing a federal law. They select an environmental issue, research related policies for the issue, draft the bill, discuss it among committee members, bring it before the class and bring it to a vote. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the painting, Spring on the Missouri. They role-play and discuss floods and flood control from the views of an environmental lobbyist and a farmer. 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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- 11th - Higher Ed
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Students use inductive reasoning to study different scenarios related to environmental issues. They evaluate various scenarios to develop common definitions and key concepts in environmental health ethics. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students analyze the pros and cons of public policies. They analyze how public policy issues are influenced by government actions (e.g., transportation, the environment). They research the elements and requirements of the environmental "self-audit" policy, taking notes especially on how it impacts (positively or negatively) other environmental public policies and the environment itself. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the roles that the United States government agencies play in weather forecasting, climate control, and other climate-related environmental issues. They then write letters to President Bush recommending how a new National Climate Service could be organized using resources from these established agencies. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students identify environmental problems and their causes. They explore some of the ways environmental problems are currently being addressed. In groups students explore causes, possible prevention methods, and laws and regulations surrounding a specific environmental problem. Students write letters to an environmental organization stating their views on the way that a particular environmental problem is being addressed. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the structure of the executive branch in order to understand the departments and agencies that implement and enforce policy, specifically energy policy. They read articles and complete guided internet research to share with classmates. 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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