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Environmental Problems and Solutions
In this environmental problems and solutions worksheet, students are given a list of 25 environmental problems. They match them with a given solution and paste the matching pairs to a piece of construction paper.
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Internet Activity-Greenhouse Effect
In this greenhouse effect internet activity worksheet, students use a web site to answer 18 questions about the causes of greenhouse gases, the greenhouse effect, global warming and things to consider to improve the problem of greenhouse...
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Energy Crisis and Energy Alternatives
For this energy crisis and energy alternatives worksheet, learners fill in the blanks of sentences when given terms related to the environment, the energy crisis, renewable resources and non-renewable resources.
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Coastal Surveys
Students investigate the human impact on coastal land. In this coastal surveys lesson plan, students choose a coastal area and complete a survey sheet about the area. They choose a topic about a sea side village called Dunwich to prepare...
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Activity 2: Salinity & Tides
High schoolers explore the effects of tides and salinity on an estuary. In this salinity and tides lesson plan, students complete 3 activities which help them understand estuarine systems. They study the tides in the Chesapeake Bay, they...
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Estuary and Watershed
High schoolers investigate the San Francisco Bay Estuarine Research Reserve and watershed. In this estuary and watershed lesson plan, students complete 4 activities to better understand estuarine systems. They include studying the San...
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Illuminating Climate Change: Connecting Lighting and Global Warming
Students analyze energy usage and connect energy usage to fossil fuel consumption. In this global warming and pollution instructional activity, students what fuels are used to generate electricity and how much CO2 each fuel produces,...
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IB.8 Laboratory Activity-Water Testing (Micro)
Students test different water solutions for the presence of ions. In this water testing lesson plan, students test for iron, calcium, chloride and sulfate ions in solutions. They indicate positive tests based on their results and they...
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One Part A Mini Lab: Water Contamination
Students investigate the effects of ground water contamination. In this ground water contamination lesson plan, students create a mini well and simulate ground water flow through the well with a contaminate (food coloring). They make...
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Plastics by the Numbers
Students investigate plastic resins and their uses. In this plastics lesson plan, students describe major plastic resins and what they are used for, they compare and contrast the properties of plastic resins and they list products that...
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Filling Up
In this filling up worksheet, students calculate the E85 per gasoline-gallon equivalent price to the E85 price per gallon to complete a chart of "alternative fuel". They use the data along with the price per gallon of gasoline to plot...
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Appliance Energy Use and Cost
In this energy usage worksheet, learners use a chart comparing the average monthly kilowatt-hour use of different household appliances to complete 4 short answer questions.
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Random Samples: Estimating Population
With this estimating populations assignment, your class will learn about taking random population samples and calculating the average number of species in the samples to estimate the total population. Students use the given data to find...
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Rechargeable Ni-Cd Batteries
In this rechargeable batteries worksheet, students read about how nickel-cadmium batteries work and answer four critical thinking questions about rechargeable batteries, how they work and their benefits.
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Examining the Stages of Ecological Succession
In this ecological succession worksheet, students answer questions about the process of succession in four ponds given diagrams and descriptions.
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Math in Science-Rain Forest Math
In this rain forest learning exercise, students use different basic math skills to calculate the percentage of Earth covered by rain forests today compared to fifty years ago. They study the effects of how cutting down trees contributes...
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Fertilizers: Friend or Foe?
For this fertilizer worksheet, students read about natural and manufactured fertilizers. They answer four critical thinking questions about fertilizers and their use.
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Integrating Environmental Science-Ozone Depletion
In this ozone worksheet, students read about the ozone layer, its make-up and its depletion. They answer three critical thinking questions about ozone and the ozone layer.
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Polymer Basics
In this polymer worksheet, students use an on line site to complete sentences about plastics, their chemical make-up, their uses, their history and information about recycling plastics.
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Connection to Engineering: Fractions of Crude Oil
In this crude oil activity, students read about the fractions of crude oil and their demand. They answer questions about the data given.
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Integrating Environmental Science: Plastics
For this plastics worksheet, students read about the uses of plastics and their environmental impact. Students answer questions about plastics and their use.
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SI Prefixes and Mass
In this SI prefixes and mass worksheet, students are given measurements of mass and they covert to the given measurement by moving the decimal the proper number of places to the left or right.
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Cloud in a Jug Worksheet
In this pressure worksheet, students create an environment in a bottle to produce a cloud using a lit match and water. They study the effects of changing the pressure inside the bottle on the environment within the jug.
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Experiment Report
In this experimental design worksheet, students fill out their title, hypothesis, independent and dependent variables, data table, graph and conclusion for their lab.