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- 11th
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Students examine the history of public concerns associated with pesticide use, and identify conservation organizations that examine pesticide use. They write reports to evaluate conservation organizations. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students research an environmental issue and decide on a course of action. They write a reseach paper and present an oral presentation based on the research. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students examine recent trends in Canadian perceptions of, and participation in, environmental issues. They assess their own personal perceptions on the health of the environment, comparing them to their class and to the Canadian public's views. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students in an alternative setting for pregnant teens and young mothers, as well as special education children, examine environmental topics through literature. Included in this unit is a visit to neighborhood libraries to select children's books on the environment. Through reading and research, students work together to create an original book. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students complete an environmental simulation. A mysterious illness infects more than a dozen people during a summer in Kildare, USA, and the possibility of an epidemic is sending fear throughout the town. Students play the parts of environmental health investigators to find what is causing the illness, how it is being spread, and what should be done in order to resolve the problem. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students work in teams to synthesize their air, asthma, air contamination, and environmental health knowledge as well as additional research to represent a particular point of view persuasively. They create a handout and presentatin materials to help communicate this knowledge and point of view. Pupils use these materials, to practice public speaking to present their work. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students review artwork that relates to the environment and communicates a value. They view and analyze art by Andy Warhol, Eric Carle and Albert Bierstadt and then create original pieces with an environmental theme. 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
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Students research an environmental concern or an endangered animal or plant. Students identify the problem and a solution. Students then create a report in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students create collages of an environmentally friendly city and a city that promotes pollution. They create a town, including: roadways, river, lake, or other large body of water, and sky reflecting environmental conditions of the town. They identify several causes of environmental problems in a city, as well as solutions for (and alternatives to) those problems. Full Review »
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