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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students read and discusss the Preamble of our Constitution. In small groups, they discuss government agencies and taxation. They examine the role of the Environmental Protection Agency and explain that our taxes pay for these services. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students are introduced to the GIS system. They create a map plotting local sites the Environmental Protection Agency has on its EPA Regulated Sites list. They identify a list of schools that are near potentially hazard sites. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th - 9th
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Students examine the effects of pesticides on the environment and bugs. They answer questions as an assessment. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students examine how the EPA encourages communities near Superfund sites to become involved in the Superfund process. They read informational text, and participate in a role-play activity. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students work together to gather information about the EPA's Superfund program. They discuss how to improve human health and the environment. They discover how hazardous wastes are characterized and cleaned up. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students identify activities that produce hazardous waste. They examine how contaminants are spread in air and water. They work together to create a model to show how the contaminants move through water. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students examine how laws on hazardous waste is developed and enforced. They work together to discover how statutes are passed as well. They complete an activity to end the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 12th
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Students' research and identify quantities of numerical data and trends across the United States. Students' interpret how this data is collected and analyzed. Students' recognize air pollutants that the government requires to be monitored. Through exercises, students' look at the concentrations for four pollutants is various cities around the US to determine just how clean the air is. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students investigate the concept of radon and how it develops. They identify the special aspects of radon from other type of air pollution. The lesson requires a guest speaker from the Environmental Protection Agency if possible. There is also special background information for the teacher. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 8th
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Students read letters, poems about Robinson Jeffers. They discuss an environmental problem and create a plan to solve it. After participating in hands-on activities, students then write a letter or email the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) explaining the problem, their plan, and their position. Full Review »
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