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- 6th - 8th
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Students research information about the Florida Everglades and discuss why conservation efforts are important in its preservation. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 9th
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Students survey home energy use and develop an energy conservation plan. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students explore the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to discover what's there and pick up clues as to how people have both harmed and helped the native habitats. They study another protected area and see how to balance conservation efforts with human use. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine how much water they use. They discuss how conservation measures would change the amount of water they use. They track and log their family's water use for 3 days and discuss with their family with ways they can reduce their water usage. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students review the steps of the water cycle. Individually, they calculate the amount of water they use in a day and identify ways they can conserve. As a class, they discuss how conserving water today helps future generations and create a survey to give their family members to determine the amount of water they use. To end the lesson, they come up with a new plan for their household to use less water. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate water usage at school and at home. They use graphs and tables to evaluate water usage. Students describe possible water conservation measures. They use graphs and tables to relate data as part of a written report. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the choices people make between economic growth and personal growth and development using the ethical/decision making model. Small groups create and present a position paper describing their feeling for or against the conservation of resources. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students investigate the use of energy resources in the community. Using the tools of research and surveys in order to gather information about home and business energy usage they analyze the information in order to come up with ways to conserve energy. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students design a clubhouse. After investigating forms and sources of energy, students investigate the advantages and disadvantages of each. They consider energy use, conservation and the effects of energy shortages. Finally, students design and build an energy-saving device to be placed in the clubhouse. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students demonstrate the Law of Conservation of Matter. They analyze data that has been collected using laboratory equipment (balances). Students dispel common misconceptions about combustion reactions. They burn steel wool in both an open and closed environment to comprehend what happens to matter during a chemical reaction. Full Review »

