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- 7th - 12th
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Students investigate the WELL BEING of the local community as well as selected areas/regions of the state, nation, and world; realizing the need to conserve, and wisely manage finite and renewable resources. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students research and study various types of finite resources used by Man. They use this information to conduct a community awareness campaign. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students identify how many resources are used to produce an item and why each resource is so important. They examine their own use of renewable and nonrenewable natural resources. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students explore the scarcity of energy resources. They also explore the competition for natural resources and the inadequate distribution of natural wealth among the Earth's nations. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students examine the human impact on natural resources. They read and discuss an article, evaluate nations regarding their environmental problem-solving, develop a presidential speech on the environment, and conduct a natural resources scavenger hunt. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the impact of human behavior on key components of the environment, examine how theirn own personal decisions have added to the problem, and explore possible solutions to the current ecological crisis. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students observe the way that a sponge absorbs liquids and discuss how we our use of natural resources affects the environment around us. They discuss the need to conserve resources so we don't run out of what we need. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore that some resources are finite. They are able to deelop an understanding of commodities-some resources are worth more than others so companies choose to spend more money to find them. Students realize that some environmental damage may occur from recovery of resources. They are able to analyze the role of technology in resource acquisition. Students are able to conclude that predicting remaining reserves is problematic. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students investigate how natural resources are consumed in the environment. The specific study focuses on the human consumption of natural resources. The ecological growth or decline is mapped by students. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify the natural resources which products they use everyday come from. In groups, they trace the lifecycle of a product from natural resources to the finished product. They discover how energy is consumed in each step of the process and identify ways in which it could be conserved. Full Review »

